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| - A trip to Phoenix and some quick Yelp searches in Fountain Hills brought my wife and I to this inconspicuous local restaurant. My wife and I love discovering hidden local gems, and I believe we hit the nail on the head with Sofrita. With its Latin American charm, excellent service and fresh food, I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for some delicious modern Mexican/Latin American cuisine.
For starters, I live the ambiance of this place. It really has that local feel (reminded me of some of the local places we discovered in the Caribbean). With an open kitchen, bar, and indoor and outdoor seating, you'll feel at home the moment you step through the door. The staff let us pick any table available (inside or outside) and handed us some menus. We then started with some drinks, a white sangria for my wife (with lime, pineapple and orange) and an iced tea for the driver (me). Both drinks were very refreshing.
When it came time to order some food, we started with some chips and guacamole. The guacamole was very unique (the avocado and spices were mixed with jalapeƱos, tomato, green onion, lime and pipitas) but SO good, especially with the tortilla chips, which were crunchy and had the perfect amount of salt. We then moved to entrees - shrimp street tacos and pork verde tacos. Wow were these delicious! The pork verde tacos were hot, juicy and sweet/spicy (fixings included vinegar slaw, pineapple salsa, and pepitas on a double corn tortilla). The shrimp tacos were equally fresh and juicy. Homemade cuisine at its finest!
When all was said in done, we left feeling incredibly satisfied. I'd love to visit this place again and highly recommend it to others in the area!
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