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| - Unimpressed. Food is okay, and service is good, but it's just not that great.
The food alone would be 4 stars if they were charging a bit less (Yes - I think value matters. Almost anyone can serve you an above-average meal if price isn't an issue.) The empanada was pretty good, but $3.50 for a tiny little beef empanada is ridiculous. They're street food, for chrissake. (The pickled onion condiment with them is really good, though.) I had the tortilla de papa, which was pretty good, and my partner had a chicken dish (name escapes me) that was pretty good as well, and the salads were good.
Back to the pricing thing: they do have Inca Kola, which I love, but they charge $2.50 for a can. I only got one because my partner had never had one, but $2.50? Really? I know the profit's in the drinks for restaurants, but a 12-pack of it cost the same as a 12 of Coke the last time I saw it in a grocery store.
Service was good. Very friendly. 4 stars.
Decor leaves much to be desired. This is usually an area that doesn't bug me too much with restaurants, but this place looks ratty - worn carpet, cheap tile, faded pictures of someone's trip to Peru, furniture that looks like it belongs in a chain motel breakfast room. The knickknacks for sale are nice, but they're not in a separate area, so it feels like you're eating in the middle of a gift shop. Again, not awful if you're charging $5-7 or so per plate, but not when you've crossed the $10 threshold. 1 star.
I'm split between 2 and 3 stars, but I'm skewing low on this place.
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