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| - When you're eating spicy food - it's great if you don't have to go outside into the 116 degree patio to cool off. Perhaps it was the incoming storm bringing along humidity - or perhaps it was that the tiny place had the thermostat set at 84 with the sun beating in the window - regardless no one seemed concerned except the diners.
The food was very good - the dinner selections were over $20+ but quite large ($5 charge for plate splitting) however there were only about 7 options. Lunch menu sounded good - and had more choices, but isn't available after 3 (or 4).
We started with the pork nachos & empanadas. Nachos were filling - but well - they were nachos. The empanadas were savory, slightly spicy and fresh tasting, flaky and had a delish sauce.
Personally I settled for appetizers - Cubano pork sliders and a side of carrots. Sliders were good, the pulled pork nicely seasoned and accented with their purple slaw. Chile Maple Carrots were lacking any maple and left your mouth a little tingly from the heat. I also had a mojito - which is one of their specials but wasn't anything to write home about.
My hubby had the Pasta de Fuego - huge portion, lots of veggies, chicken and sausage in a tasty spiced cream sauce. He got an extra side of the chipolte cheddar mashed - those were my favorite thing there.
Our companions split the seafood chile relleno. They enjoyed it - I didn't try (scallops are not my friend). They had the jalapeno cornbread as a side - it was good, full of corn, crusty outside, moist middle and bits of bacon. They also had a sangria - which mostly tasted like wine with an orange slice floating in it (yeah - I know, what is sangria if not wine with fruit floating in it - but it can be much more).
We would have stayed for desert as we were celebrating a birthday - but it was too hot. Believe me - if I'm too hot to eat cake it's pretty darn warm. We did have a groupon - but it didn't get talked about till we were ready for the bill, so there was no disparaging service. The waiter did seem quite pretentious - perhaps he just treats everyone like they don't quite deserve to eat there.
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