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| - Our dinner at Fuego Bistro last night was stellar.
Our mission: to explore Cuban-inspired meals for an upcoming Cuban party. We accepted with glee, and we finished with happy, full bellies.
First things first: drinks. Three of us ordered a different type of mojito: mango, blood orange and pomegranate. I had the mango mojito, and it was very good, but I could really only have one because it was rather sweet. My friend Cara doesn't do rum, so she got her signature margarita ... sort of. Our waitress, Suzie, was fantastic. "Oh, you want the skinny girl margarita - I'll take care of you, don't worry." Her other famous line of the night was, "Don't worry, if you don't like your drink, I'll drink it for you and we'll make you another." When we DID like our drinks, it was "Oh, so I guess I'm staying sober tonight."
The four of us shared the signature empanadas and the jumbo sauteed prawns - both very good.
For dinner, I ordered the Natural Farm Chicken Breast: pounded, panko breaded in a sauce of tomatillo cream, goat cheese, bacon and tortilla pico de gallo. I chose the Green Chili Cornbread Casserole and Sauteed Organic Green Beans for my sides. Half of the meal is sitting in my fridge right now, waiting for me to visit it at lunch time. The portions were so huge!
The rest of the table featured the Cola and Pineapple Soy Braised Angus Short Rib Roast, the Signature Pernil Asado, the Homemade Tortilla Soup and the Fuego Salad. Two thumbs up from every diner. And, I was not the only one who went home with leftovers.
My husband gets some Yelp brownie points for telling our waitress, "My wife here, she's a big time yelper. She'll write a great review of this place tomorrow. " Suzie said, "I'm glad you just mentioned Yelp because now I can take 20% off your bill." And she did.
Fuego Bistro IS tucked away - be sure you have clear directions with you. You can't expect to see if from a main road like 7th Street.
Enjoy!
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