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| - For whatever reason, some of my friends assume that if I choose a restaurant, it will be good, even if I've never been there before and have no real idea. Morcilla, thank you for allowing me to keep this reputation (although I cheated a little, I love Cure so I knew this was probably going to be good).
As soon as I walked in the door, something about the lighting and the decor made the restaurant seem cozy and cute.
Delicious looking pintxos lined the displays and hanging above us were huge blocks of meat. All of the food surrounding us made us even more excited to try the food.
We ordered a sampling of plates to share and each was quite good. Pigs feet and cheeks croquetas -- fried deliciousness. Basque butter lettuce salad -- an elevated take on Caesar salad, tasted fresh and good. Champignones a la plancha -- tasted almost like a tartare with that egg yolk mixed in, good. Pulpo -- haven't had a lot of octopus lately and this convinced me that I'm missing out, so good. The Costillas de la Mantanza -- a sweet, glazed plate of ribs; now maybe I'm biased because I love ribs, but these were probably my favorite!
We ended on the churros plate. The churros were dusted with a good heaping of sugar and a perfect blend of doughy and crispy. The chocolate was very dark and rich but I wish I could taste more hazelnut!
The short version of this review: Morcilla is great and you should go there. I love Cure, but I think I might love Morcilla even more!
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