We finally made it to Ricardo's! My boyfriend and I arrived just before the evening rush although the patio was already full. We didn't mind sitting inside since the interior was pretty nice. We ordered jerk chicken, cheese empanadas and roti to munch on. First round of drinks was mojito for me and dark and stormy for him. The drinks were pretty good as we hoped for since it is a rum bar after all. I had the Tiki bomb as my second drink which I did not like on the first sip but it kinda grew on you after a while.
On to the food review: the cheese empanadas were very good. Hard shell on the outside and gooey cheese inside. The sweet vinegar dipping sauce also helped balance the saltiness of the empanadas. I was pretty excited about the jerk chicken but it turned out to be just ok. We were a bit disappointed since it was on the sweet side and had to ask for the hot sauce (which was the bomb) to make it taste better. The chicken though was very moist and juicy. I think they forgot our roti order so I had to follow it up. Not sure if it was hurriedly made or it was supposed to cook that way but the roti was fried instead of grilled. It was very oily so the accompanying butter was useless to put on it.
Service was good at first before the rush but I feel as if they could be better organized with who should serve which area of the restaurant. Our server was everywhere and had to wait for a little while when it was time to pay. I have no problem with waiting but if we had paid faster then they would have a faster seating turnover.
Overall, it was a good experience and we would definitely come back and try more cocktails.