What a very pleasant surprise! I came in not knowing anything about the restaurant (fiancee told me we were going when we got in the car) so thus had no expectations.
The place (on the inside) looks like a pimp my ride version of a big renovated garage. There are garage doors in the place to boot. It's totally decked out with funky chalk boards and hippy wall beads. I was wondering what type of Latin American fare this was until I saw the Columbian flag.
I kind of got the vibe like this would easily make 'Diners Drive Ins and Dives' whenever they next come to CLE. It has a very cool atmosphere and keeps you looking around at all the unique art work and items on the walls. Definitely very thoughtful and not chincy or thrown together.
Food was delicious! I had beef sitting on a bed of fried sweet plantains. The flavor was definitely there and our service was great.
I will only add this as a slight negative: she had suggested a fried plantains dish to us for the appetizer but then also directed me to the entree as well. I should have known better because it ended up just being wayyy too much fried sweet bananas for my taste and I probably would have picked something else. Overall was very intensely rich as an entree after the app.
Regardless, the dishes were very flavorful, I can't wait to come back and try the Arepas!
I'll leave with this thought: this place sort of reminds me of eating at an awesome spot in Austin, TX. It has that kind of vibe, FAN!