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| - Despite being able to speak Spanish, I can't really remember the names of anything that I ate. I was too busy swooning to be able to function properly.
Upon arrival, the menu seems a bit sparse and not so vegetarian friendly, but we went down the "Let's just order a bunch of appetizers" route and split about four or five. This was a good idea except that all of the appetizers come with the same leafy salad. I personally was into that (the salad dressing has a nice kick!) but my companion was expecting some variety in that department. I ate all the salad.
Before even getting our apps, we got complimentary tortilla strips with two types of mild salsa and some some sort tortilla chip with smokey onions and cilantro (?) on top. As I said, I was too overwhelmed to take note of the names but it was great. And who doesn't like complimentary (free) food?
Our appetizers came out at almost all the same time which is a bit difficult to deal with but, oh, we dealt with it. First up was the guacamole (we got a small) which was bar none. Get the guacamole.
Then came this platter of pan-fried cheese, served with that aforementioned salad, pico de gallo, and soft, small tortillas. This was my favourite but there were only three pieces and I managed to snag just one. It was a daily special and no, I have no idea what type of cheese it was, but it was extremely delicious. It should be on the regular menu.
Both of us got that same leafy salad, but I got tuna and my (com)padre got the cheese. I give the cheese a thumbs down. The tuna was OK, but it did come with minced avocado.
Finally, we ordered this dish that consisted of hardboiled eggs wrapped in tortillas and smothered with pumpkin seed sauce. It looked and sounds not so saboroso but it was. My eyes deceived me so I only got one bite, but that's OK. But as my partner devoured the rest of it, making me say it was probably really good.
After eating all of that (it was a hearty meal but not overwhelming, which was nice) and downing a glass of sangria, I figured the evening was over. Which it was, until someone (not I) asked for the dessert menu.
The churros. Oh, the churros. Get the churros. I rarely ever eat churro-like foods but being that I was already living it up with my second sangria and knew that I wasn't paying for dinner, we went for the dessert platter, which included our choice of churros and a meringue. The meringue came with berries, which was a nice surprise in autumn, but the churros were just unbelievable. And a good tip - the dessert platter is a wise choice because it lets you pick two items and saves $4.
During this whole meal, there was an amazing musical act. Beautiful. Spanish guitar and a jazz singer covering all the well-known South American songs ("Girl From Ipanema" and "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás") that often were so charming that it got us to stop eating and induge our ears. All five senses were satisfied with the time spent at Frida.
After reading the Yelp reviews, I was determined to make it to Frida and I am so glad I did. Seriously, how could you not want to go here? Did you SEE Kat's review? Anyway, the only way I managed to score a meal here was to take my dad, who was visiting from out of town. He told me to do better in school if I want to afford this lifestyle - our bill came out to over $100. Good thing I had downed two drinks to stay composed, ouch!
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