That's great! I've never been to the one in Cloquet but I do love Mexican food. We'll have to check it out.

Secretseasons, thanks for the reassurance. I'm kinda nervous about going to Mexico Lindo, I just came back from a week in California, where I indulged in some goooood Mexican food, as it's made only west of the Mississippi. (Washed down with margaritas, of course). I'll have to check it out; if the food is indeed good, my prayers will have been answered, as they were when Hanabi opened its doors.

We went opening night and were pleased!  My margarita was a bit weak, but the food was tasty and the service was good considering it was the first day.  We can't wait to go back and dine outside!

We had dinner there tonight! It was good. Mr Claire had a stew I can never spell it, he said it was fabulous. I had fish tacos -- not as good as the fish tacos I had in Pacific Grove Monday. ..  but come on. They were good. Pitcher of Margaritas -- most yum. Slow service, but very friendly, kept us updated on status of our order. I can hardly wait for the deck to open up.

I also went tonight. At 5:45 there was a :15 wait, busy busy busy. All I can do is confirm what others are saying. Food was very good. Staff was flustered, very obvious most of them haven't dealt with this level of volume before, and our waiter hadn't worked around Mexican food before so had trouble with some of the names. I had NEVER seen Baja Billy's nearly as busy. I am happy they are there, but as Adam suggests, go during off peak if you can. 32oz tap Summit for $5.75 + tax is not too shabby either.

I ate at the bar, and there were empty tables the entire time I was there, so I have no idea what the three host(es)s were talking about with the hour to hour and a half wait.

I met one of the cooks last night, Aldo. He said it was the fastest he's ever had to cook since becoming a cook.

Ditto on the tastiness of the fish tacos!  I went there with some friends this evening, and even though the place was packed, our food came pretty quickly and our server was great.  Looks like they're getting the kinks worked out as the weeks go by...

Went there Friday for lunch, had chicken fajitas -- YUM -- in fact, made a chicken fajitas omelette with the leftovers the next morning. Sat. went there again for lunch -- fish tacos. My comrades at both lunches enjoyed their meals as much as I did. I had the same server both days, a young Latina who was capable and friendly. I think it depends on who you get as server, I know a guy who used to be a server at Chester Creek Cafe and is now serving at ML and he is one of the best servers in this city. 

The food is fantastic and more authentic than any other place around here, and I have pretty high standards, having grown up in a town with a lot of Latinos, who sometimes paid my father for services rendered with enough homemade Mexican food to feed our large family.