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| - If you are picking up Spanish and you want to learn one word, you might consider that word to be 'fuego'. Just don't scream it in a movie theater or any other densely populated place where people are looking for excuses to get their trample on.
You see, Fuego, which means 'fire' in Spanish, also happens to be the name of another kick ass, hidden Phoenix restaurant. (Although with 136 reviews and counting I'm not sure if 'hidden' is appropriate any more.)
Understand this... I am not one to use 'lingo', but I found myself describing the pernil asado plate with the side of green chile cornbread casserole and chipotle cheddar mashed potatoes as 'the bomb'.
Yeah. I know.
I even said it out loud. Defcon one faux pas. Get out the dead culture carbon-dating machine.
Now here is where it gets worse. Not only did I use this expression once, but I used it again and within a span of minutes of the first offense.
Yep. The horror and the humanity.
So, if we define a 'bomb' as something that, when detonated, levels everything inside the immediate area, and by 'everything' we define that as most of the metro Phoenix restaurants alive - then yes, Fuego is 'the bomb'. Usually my wife would be blushing and apologizing to restaurant patrons for being within earshot of such verbal offenses but she was right there with me, elbows to the sky, eyes ablaze, emitting barely articulate grunts and enhanced hand gestures in what we now lovingly refer to as 'the Devouring'.
Even though they have expanded, the restaurant is a small place so making reservations is recommended. We arrived a few minutes before 6pm on a weeknight and the restaurant could have easily charged us full price for the appetizers we ordered but they honored the happy hour price. (And we did not even ask for it!) Sweet!
For appetizers I had the signature empanadas and my wife had the ancho dusted wild salmon croquette. Both were amazing and only tantalized us for the main dish. The main plates are large portioned and we even took some home. We then finished the evening with their homemade key lime pie and coffee. Service was quick and efficient and food was delivered at perfect temperature. The prices have increased a bit since a year ago, but it's worth it because when you dine at Fuego you get to partake in a restaurant that respects the art of the food. I hope this restaurant stays around a long time.
We were there for a birthday so we went with appetizers, drinks, main dishes and dessert, but you can easily come away in the 2 dollar sign ($11-$30 per person). Do the happy hour thing and you'll even save more.
So, be like a caveperson and go discover Fuego. If you are reduced to slack-jawed grunting and lame superlative lingo, don't say I didn't warn you.
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