Fuego is appropriately named, because this place is on fire. I'm not a big fan of Nuevo Latino places, because usually they underdeliver and end being more Mexican than Latin American.
The setting here couldn't be better. Stop the presses. Finally a restaurant.....not...in...a...strip....mall. It feels like it's a neighborhood cafe you would find in New York or something. It's located on a side street off 7th St. and Bethany Home in a cozy courtyard building. Kind of hidden. About 10 tables in the whole restaurant and a few patio tables.
The food here is outstanding. For apps, we had empanadas and the coconut scrimps. It seriously had to be the best empanada I have ever had. The pastry crust had just the right texture of flakes and bubbles. It was filled with ground beef and herbs and topped with black beans, corn and pepper jack cheese.
Get the Pernil asado. It's oddly reminscent of the cochinita pibil at Barrio, but better. Drinks were pretty cheap ($5 Bacardi and coke), and the service was great. The owner served us. He was casual wearing a black hoodie, so it caught us off guard, but he was quick and attentive.
I really couldn't find anything wrong with the place, but don't feel it's entirely a 5 star place. 4.5 stars.