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| - I love the fact that a fancy steak restaurant took the bold step of not just offering vegan options, but actually adding the word, "vegan" in their title. Gutsy move for an omni restaurant. I have visited a couple of times between August 2017 and February 2018, trying the vegan options from their dinner and lunch menus. Of the two, the lunch menu is my favorite.
First visit I ordered carry out from the dinner menu:
FILETE DE COLIFLOR-
$15.30 - Ordered sans the cheese. Although I found the cauliflower "steak" to be cooked and seasoned to perfection, there was too much "bone" in the middle and not enough edible cauli-florets. I also found the accompanying sweet potato bland. It could use some vegan butter or brown sugar.
YUQUITAS -
$7 - I wasn't a fan of their yucca. It was lacking in flavor, but it came with a yummy dipping sauce.
ARROZ DE AZAFRAN Y FRIJOLES NEGROS -
$8 ($4 each) - The rice itself was bland, but mixing the rice with the black beans made for a winning combination. The black beans are very flavorful.
VERDURAS CON AJO -
$4 - This garlic infused spinach dish was excellent. I love garlic and salt and this side order had plenty of both. (On the menu in August 2017, but I didn't see it on the menu in Feb 2018.)
COCONUT CAKE -
$5 - A delicious little bundt of joy. The coconut taste was subtle, which was perfect for me, as I'm not a big fan of coconut.
On the second visit, I dined in for lunch and opted for the LOS TRES COMPADRES on the vegan lunch menu. For $17, you get a 3 course lunch with your choice of appetizer, entre, and desert:
ALBONDIGAS DE VERDURAS -
Veggie balls in delicious mole sauce. Delicious! You only get one veggie ball with the 3 Course Lunch special. $9 when ordered a la carte off the tapas menu, but I'm not sure how many albondigas come with the tapas portion.
EL GRINGO NEGRO
Their own homemade vegan black bean and veggies patty with vegan chimi mayo and spicy ketchup. A-MA-ZING! This is no ordinary veggie burger. The flavors, the spreads, the surprising papas fritas topping, and the buttery bread all made for an excellent hamburguesa vegana. Even the presentation was outstanding. I was extremely impressed with El Gringo Negro and would certainly order it again. $11 if ordered a la carte.
BUÑUELOS
Their version of vegan buñuelos are basically sweet tortillas topped with fruit, raspberry compote, and vegan vanilla ice cream. It was alright, but unimpressive. I wouldn't order it again.
I love their inventive vegan dishes and appreciate their effort to offer quality options for non-meat eaters. Keep it up, Fuegos!
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