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| - Understandably, things get hectic during Restaurant Week, and here seemed to be no exception.
I made a reservation ahead of time for a party of two for Restaurant Week. We were seated right away and the host kindly asked our diet preferences on whether vegan or vegetarian options were needed for the menus (a plus for those in need).
Our server didn't appear until about 15-20 minutes after to greet us, but luckily we used the time to get our order for the first two courses ready. After this, we didn't see him until he brought out our bottle of wine we ordered (without ice to chill, at first). The appetizers were fantastic - the Queso de Chiva came out with a sweet/spicy chile sauce with warm bread and the Calimar Frito had an evenly crispy exterior.
Our entrees arrived after we'd been seated for at least an hour. I'd gotten a salmon dish with Mexican street corn, a perfect combo of buttery and savory and would totally recommend. My SO ordered a medium steak that included some tasty jalapeƱo mashed potatoes. Sadly, it was brought without a steak knife and it took my getting up and finding our server to get one brought out. Once he cut into the steak, we saw it was a very deep red and bled quite a bit. During the experience, our server didn't stop to check how we liked the food, fill waters, or ask if anything was needed, which we would've liked for follow up on the steak. We ended up sharing my entree and boxing the steak to cook it more at home. Even after taking it out of the box, we saw it still bled in the container.
Our server didn't ask if we wanted to finish the three courses and proceeded to just bring the check and have items charged separate. It's a tapas place, so we were prepared for the smaller portion sizes, but we ended up going to another restaurant to get food since sharing a tapas-sized entree and apps wasn't filling for two people.
I'm not sure if they were a bit understaffed for the evening, if our server was over-assigned, or what the situation was (it didn't seem so busy we couldn't be checked on), but I can surely recommend Fuego's food. For the service, I hope Fuego's takes this feedback into consideration.
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