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| - This was a tough one for me - a toss between a three or four star, but overall, for a West-end neighborhood, local jaunt, this becomes a four star.
Azarias is a tapas-style restaurant, and the vibe was happening. Pictures of the owners line the walls, and they have great booth seating here.
As for the food, our table started off with a variety of tacos, which IMO, wasn't that great. I have had better tacos (like at Union Social Eatery!). The shrimp taco was disappointing as it was dry and all you could eat was the batter. The beef tacos were mildly better as it was kind of the drier side as well. The tuna tacos were the best. My husband commented that perhaps the tacos weren't saucy enough for me, so valid point.
The mains (which you can share) were better. Shortrib and Risotto were all yum.
Wine selections are decent and decently priced, and even though I didn't have any, the cocktail list was pretty inventive.
Service was sublime. Our waiter was engaging, made sure we were never without food or wine, and was all smiles.
In the end, this was a great place for a Friday night dinner. When we left, there was a group of bachelorette's coming to celebrate so Azarias definitely can be a romantic place or a night out on the town. While the food wasn't out of this world, I would come back for the overall ambiance.
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