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| - This restaurant is located in Bloor West Village, so don't be shocked at the prices. It is owned by Cuban expats and they have integrated some of their traditional cuisine into the main dishes. Ambiance was nice and casual. Although most of the crowd were well-dressed, as is the norm in that part of town, the staff did not treat us like second-class customers because we were not dressed to impress and we had two small kids in our party.
On to the food!! I am currently on a high protein, low-carb diet, so I had to order something that did not have rice (the paella was clearly OUT) or pasta and...well you know the deal. I ordered the Pollo Asado ($22), which was stuffed with spinach and manchego cheese. Now, I am a sucker for manchego cheese, which I consider one of the world's best (especially with some serrano ham...), so this dish was a no-brainer. The waiter recommended I substitute their Cassava fries for the garlic mash. Either one was a no-no for my diet, but I got the fries anyway and just had my friends eat it. Alright, I did eat TWO fries...and they were FANTASTIC!!....:P The chicken was perfectly seasoned, for my taste, and was just enough of a serving for me to get full. I was savoring every bite with a little of the truffle jus!! The stuffing was delicious, with the potency of the cheese still present, albeit lessened somewhat mixed with the spinach.
I also tried a little bit of the ceviche appetizer ($13), served in a parfait-looking glass. It was wonderful!!! It wasn't TOO lemony, and I couldn't even taste that cilantro "taste" that I loathe with a passion!
I should add that I used Yelp's check-in option while I was eating at this place and was pleasantly surprised to get a pop-up coupon - $25 for a Price-Fixe meal!! BONUS! Two people at my table had ordered the $35 Price-Fixe meal, so i figured this was a coupon for $10 off that particular menu option.
Well, I was wrong. Apparently, there is a separate set of dishes that comprise the meal you get with the $25 coupon. No big deal. I wasn't expecting the coupon anyway, so no harm no foul! I later found out that the $25 gets you the "Cuban" price-fixe set of dishes, which is described on their website, but not on their actual in-restaurant menu (kind of like Burger's Priest "secret menu...).
The owner was apologetic (the coupon didn't really indicate that there was a separate menu item that corresponded to it) and she gave us 2 "Bloom Bucks", which were good for $20.00 off our next tab. Now THAT was going above and beyond even though everything would have been fine if she had not!!!
Good service alone gets me to come back to a place at least one more time...even if the food is so-so; however, pair great dishes with service that is just as good...I'm definitely coming back and will also recommend the place. I'll most likely return when I can reintroduce carbs into my diet again!!
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