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| - I first ate at a restaurant down in Florida by the same name, although I later came to find this was not the same one. I did my research, and thought this place really appealed to me. I like to try many types of food and have somewhat adventurous taste min food. Since it is a tapas restaurant, I made sure to order off the tapas and ceviche menu rather than an entree. I ended up having ahi tuna ceviche in the Latina credo style with pesto and sriracha, the artisan cheese plate tres quesos, Cuban sushi, and my husband had the fire and ice crab ceviche with habaneros and prickly pear granita. We got lucky, and sat at the bar to watch the chefs, and the sous chef accidentally messed up a special order, so we got the mess up on the house. He served us a Peruvian po me style ceviche with toasted pine nuts, pesto, herbs and spices and olive oil. Everything was deliscious beyond words and full of intense flavor. The Cuban sushi which incorporated both salmon and tuna along with jicama was probably one of our faves. My ceviche was deliscious, as we're the pickled vegetables it was served on. The. Cheese plate included Manchego cheese, a marbled sage cheese and the barely buzzed beehive, a mixture of 4 cheeses with the end dipped in espresso grinds. The barely buzzed was strong and had wonderful taste. The fire and ice crab ceviche was spicy but not as spicy as I thought. The sensation of heat from the habaneros and the iciness of the prickly pear granita resulted in a sensation and flavor explosion. It is definitely worth trying. The Peruvian poke scallop ceviche was very flavorful and a nice counter to the spicier ceviches we had. For dessert we ordered soapapillas which came with a sorbet trio of strawberry, coffee and tropical. The environment is very upbeat with lots of Latin infused music and bright colors and decorations reminiscent of jazz in New Orleans. I had a wonderful experience with everything from the ambiance to the food and will definitely be back.
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