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| - It was hubby's birthday so we made a reservation to check it out, have a wonderful time and see what all the fuss was about. We walked in after coming from Anejo where we had some drinks. Wow, what a difference! There was a bar here but this is for sure a sit-down dinner type of place. The retro floor, the red velvet booths and mismatched chairs were unexpected as were other aspects of this restaurant. Back towards the bar it was modern and beautiful and more of what I expected the restaurant to look like. The washrooms were gorgeous too, like the bar. There was funny, weird art on the wall near the washrooms. Just nothing seemed to fit together in this place and maybe that is what was intended.
There is a nice private room that would accommodate 12 people at the back near the bar.
Our waiter was great and explained the menu and answered any questions we had.
I myself would describe this place as Latin/Asian fusion. You get chopsticks with your tapas no matter what you order!
Ordered: the rhubarb mojito I had read about - meh, I would never order one again. The glass was so full of rhubarb, I think it absorbed all my alcohol! I choked this drink down as it was not so good. $12
Also ordered was a rum and coke for $16. Crazy $. Then the food - pork bellies (not for me but hubby loved them and how they were prepped), the calamari which was really nice with coconut and lime and the shrimp tacos - very small, you get 3.
As a nice gesture, our waiter brought out a little bowl of fruit mixed in with tequila and a cream whip on top that was to die for. I could have eaten a liter of that. Apparently the chef is from Columbia and he did a really nice job with the food. By 7pm, the place was packed.
I won't come rushing back but was glad for the experience of it.
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