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| - After a recommendation, the DH & I set off on a Sunday evening dinner to try this new pan-Latin restaurant in regent square. As many know Sunday is the worst day out of the week to eat at any dining establishment. I was hesitant, but I thought why not? I'm very glad we did because the food blew us away.
The restaurant is small, with a very chainesque design. The menu has a lot of options especially for vegans as well as a big price range, 10-22!
We started off our meal with an appetizer, the Empanadas del dia. The day's selection was a kicked up cheese empanadas, served with a tomatillo sauce. It was cooked to perfection, and the cheese didn't overwhelm the empanada. I liked the fact that it was a fried item, but it wasn't greesy which emapanda's tend to be. My only complaint was they only give you three per order, and they are quite small. I wouldn't have minded an extra one.
For my entree I opted for one of the priciest things on their menu: Camarones al caribe con ajo (Cuba) which is pretty much Grilled shrimp in a house-made lime and garlic sauce. It was A-mazing! Served on-top of flavorful rice (although it was a little too oily in my opinion). The DH got the Pescado del dia or Fish of the Day, which was a steelhead fish grilled and topped with a tasty cilantro based sauce, and served with plantain mash and roasted red onions.
We finished our meal off with a very moist, and sweet Pastel de tres leches con fresas en dulce - my fav! I've been thinking of making a tres leches cakes for days now, and this totally satisfied me! The cake which really looked like cornbread was served with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. A perfect ending to this meal.
The DH who always saves a little piece of his favorite part of the meal for his last bite, couldn't decide which one to pick! This NEVER happens. We really enjoyed this restaurant, and would definitely place it on our top ten list of dining establishments in Pittsburgh. We'll definitely be back! It was a extremely tasty meal with fresh flavors that just kept opening up in our mouths. I would highly recommend this place. So excited that Pittsburgh is finally catching the Latin bug!
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