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| - First comment: I really enjoyed the food we ordered at Comida. We started with guacamole prepared table side with chewy chips. Then came flautas, sopes de barbacoa and tamal ahogado. I really loved everything excepting the chewy chips. I know, I am accustomed to crispy chips and these just seemed greasy.
The reason for my lower rating boils down to two things. I wanted a by the glass wine that somewhat resembled Chardonnay. There were three white wines offered. When asked, the waiter suggested the middle wine and when I asked for a taste, what was brought was something kin to Prosecco - a light sparkling wine, nothing like a Chardonnay at all and he couldn't tell me what the other wines were like. I ordered a scotch.
The other issue was service. What I realized is that at least in the wine department, the server seemed to have not been trained. In addition to the wine problem, we had some trouble getting our server's attention because he was in a discussion with the bartender. Understandable except our table of three was three of three total diners at the time (it was early.) When two others came in, he was busy with them for a while so one of my group wanted to get another glass of wine. We were in a little bit of a hurry so she just went over to the bar and asked the bartender for a refill. He then acted a bit annoyed, said our server needed to take the order (again, there are five people in the restaurant.) He did refill her glass - but really? Why not "I'll be happy to refill your glass and let your server know." Again, I mainly see lack of training.
The entertainment of the evening was when a poor soul walked in and asked if they served fried pickles. (Yes, the Penguin sign is still up but Comida looks nothing like the good ol' Penguin.) He was sad.
This was my second trip to Comida. The first was a private gathering on the patio. Everything was really well done then (still a problem finding a wine I liked.) So, I am not going to let this be a final trip to Comida. I'll try them again and probably order one of those delicious looking margaritas!
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