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| - This was only the second time I've been here. Both times were during the lunch hour.
Tinoco's is a tiny little restaurant. I love the intimacy of it. The piping and ventilation that jut out of the walls give it character, as my friend would say. That and the tables shaped like giant paint palettes and the menus with the paint brush and clear acrylic medium varnish all go with the whole shabby chic art thing they got going on. But I don't really like the cramped quarters.
Tinoco's in one of those places where I can ponder over the menu for a long time and not know what to get because it all looks good.
Our waiter was really helpful. At first when we asked him what items he liked best, he said, "Its all good." Not helping. But then he started listing off all of the items he liked. Which was like, half the menu. He also told us the specials. Convinced me to get the special of the day: orange roughy and halibut in a lobster sauce over spinach and mashed potatoes ($21). Mm mm. So good, make me wanna slap yo' mama.
Some of the other things he recommended were the Lobster Ravioli ($14), Nicoise salad, Capelinni Checca ($10), and the Cilantro Jalapeno shrimp ($14). They all sounded good. And I totally could've justified ordering more than one entree. They serve a lot of fish dishes. Salmon, orange roughy, mahi mahi, and more salmon. All of their pastas look really good. I almost got the Al Vodka ($14) because al vodka is always good.
My friend got the "Lighty Cajun" Salmon salmon salad ($13; sic on the quotes, I'm not a grammartard) which she really liked.
We both loved the bread, too. Sometimes the bread can be the deal breaker. In this case, the bread was a great way to kick off the meal and leave our mouths watering for more. It wasn't hard bread. My friend even asked for extra bread to take home after the meal. The waiter gave her SIX hunks of delicious bread.
I totally could've taken leftovers home, but I horked it all down.
* off the strip, non-casino
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