I’ve eaten here a couple of times and wasn’t disappointed. Its covered, open-air dining "room" isn’t exactly lovely, but can hold a lot of people. Their two-for-one Happy Hour special seems to go on all night. The pizzas are far from New York City quality but still tasty, especially when you’re sick of tortilla chips and salsa. I tried a chorizo and black olive, and a green pepper and onion. Both were delicious and crispy, great shared for a snack when the idea of dinner seems too much. The house band, Expressions, plays every night on a stage viewable from the whole restaurant. These guys can play, great if you like the pan flute. They play South American music with Mexican standards mixed in.
The owner and some waiters danced with a few of the customers while we were there, but the little dance floor is usually empty. Shame, because the music is great.
Karen’s seems to be into flaming dishes: waiters prepare flaming entrees of chicken, beef and shrimp table side for you. The Flaming Mexican Coffee is a Kodak moment if ever I saw one; three waiters perch on chairs one higher than the other, all holding stainless steel gravy boats. The one sitting highest ignites his gravy boat full of liquor and pours a flaming cascade into outstretched ladles until finally, the bottom man carefully pours the liquor into a cup of coffee.