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This place has great food, great service and a great atmosphere.
It's not too fancy but it's not too casual, and just strikes that great balance, which is probably why I saw such a wide array of dining groups here: there was a couple on a date, lots of families, two friends chatting and dining, old couples, you name it!
Service here is great. The servers are attentive but not overbearing, and are very sweet. They make great recommendations about the options you are given. They wear a uniform, which adds a nice, professional touch.
The food. Wow. I had fish of the day (red snapper. It's MP, and it was only $18.95). This came with circular fried plantain patties, a whole fried, moist and flaky fish, and an avocado and tomato salad. Another dish was the Carne Asada, with the marinated beef strips (slightly chewy and tough with character, the way it's supposed to be), rice with beans, with sweet and soft plantain which is the best I have ever tasted (you can choose crispy or soft plantain), and a cabbage salad with avocado slices. All the sides are designed to go really well with the main item. A dish we ordered that I haven't seen mentioned on Yelp is the Churrasco ($16.95). It's pretty much steak. They ask how you want it done. The meat was perfectly medium as requested, and it came with mashed potatoes and steamed then lightly oiled vegetables (see my photo). It comes with chimichurri sauce, which was delicious. It was really good, but this dish had less character than the Carne and the Fish, because it was more like what I could get at a typical steakhouse (creamy mashed potatoes and steamed veggies, you know?). The ceviche which we had as appetizer was just as good as everyone says.
I love their drinks menu. All mixed drinks are $8, I think a jug of San Gria was $20, bottles of wine range from $31-$39. Super modest.
This place knocked my socks off. I am so grateful to the owner chef for making this place exist, and to the lovely ladies that were our servers.
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