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| - LUNCH REVIEW
First off - No air conditioning in the afternoon in July in Vegas? You got to be kidding me. At one point we thought we felt some air coming on, but it was so light we weren't sure if we were simply imagining it. Sorry, but I got to dock you a star just for that.
Second - They had like one waiter for the entire room. There were a couple of bus boys and a bartender, but they were useless when it came to things like getting our check. We pretty much had to rely on flagging down the hostess because the ONE waiter kept disappearing in the back. Took forever to get out of there once we ate.
HOWEVER, I can't dock them any points because they made up for it by being honest on the check - I did my math wrong and wrote an extra $10 for the total. If they had taken that extra $10, that would be another story.
Now, FINALLY, on to the FOOD.
Starter plate of BREAD. (Don't know why they give you this as half their dishes come with the exact same bread anyway.) This starter plate of bread was stale. Eww. The bread that came with other dishes was less stale, but still not very delicious. However, the SWEET BUTTER was delicious. Better than the apple butter at Lucille's.
The Good:
GARDEN VARIETY SALAD - I liked this salad. It had a good blend of sweet and sour, but I loved the addition of the feta cheese. Mmm. Somehow the feta just made it work.
FRIED CALAMARI - Fried pretty well, and I loved their sauce. It was something creamy and no doubt filled with fat, but who cares when you're in Vegas?
CAMARONES AL DIABLO/AL AJILLO - Diablo is chile and ajillo is garlic butter. Camarones is shrimp. I thought the chile sauce was outstanding. That sauce was so good, we were dipping everything in it, and thankfully they give you plenty of sauce to work with! The garlic butter I thought was okay - nothing special but not bad either. If you love garlic like I do, it might be a bit light for you.
FRIES - Good, but nothing compares to the Boiling Crab's cajun fries. NOTHING. (http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-boiling-crab-garden-grove-2)
Definitely try the dipping sauce that comes with it (looked like the sauce that came with the calamari, but I can't be sure if they're the same or not.)
The meh:
The DUCK ROLL was only okay. I didn't particularly enjoy the sauce - I thought it was a little too sour.
THAI BEEF SALAD - dressing was a little too salty for my tastes, but the beef was pretty tender and even better when we dipped it in the AL DIABLO sauce.
BAKED ATILLA - Cheese fondue with sausage? How can you go wrong? Well, by using a really bitter cheese. If you like that sort of thing, go for it - otherwise, stay away.
PAELLA - I love the idea of paella, but I seem to have a hard time finding paella that I actually like. The flavor always seems to be a bit off. Don't know if it's just me being incompatible with the authentic flavors or what, but yeah. I honestly didn't like the flavors here too much, but the rice was the perfect texture (I hate when it's too soggy) and the seafood was fresh.
Dessert:
PASSIONFRUIT CHEESECAKE - it's less sweet than the others, so if you get other desserts, eat this first.
TRES LECHES CHOCOLATE - MMMM. Not too sweet or too rich, and it's got lots of cocoa flavor.
FLAN - Good, but not quite rich enough. Caramel was pretty awesome though.
LEMON-BERRY TART - rock hard but good with the condensed milk.
Note: They play their music kind of loud - It was just on this side of unbearable for me (but note that I have a low tolerance for decibel levels). Late night when the place is packed would probably be worse with people trying to talk over it. I did like the music though - they mostly played world music with a Spanish feel.
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