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| - This was our second visit to Deseo. Our first was on Valentine's Day, where a fixed price dinner meant we could not use our Localdines coupon, but we didn't care. It was an incredible meal with outstanding service and we couldn't wait to go back. The meal we enjoyed Saturday night was not quite as exceptional, but it was very, very good nonetheless. The service was still excellent and the Rainbow ceviche is to die for (And DH HATES fish, so to see him devour ceviche is like this amazing moment!)----we only wish it came with a spoon, so we could have scooped up more of the delicious citrus-y juice that accompanied the ceviche. Instead, we sopped it up as best we could with the delicious yucca flour rolls. That was the only "low-point" in the service---we asked for extra rolls and the server was disgruntled and almost tossed the rolls on our plates. And those yucca flour rolls are so exceptionally, incredibly good. If I knew where to get yucca flour, I swear I would try to make them at home, if I was any sort of baker. Just beyond delicious! So don't be stingy! We started with the Rainbow Ceviche, which I think has Ahi and Calamari and Salmon with a touch of jalapeno and a sprinkle of black and white sesame seeds, so it is as beautiful as it tastes. DH ordered the Kobe Vaca Encebollada, which was a grilled skirt steak and I ordered the Yuca-Wrapped Dorado al Ajillo. The plates that arrived swiftly to our table were beautifully presented----I really do believe you eat with your eyes as much as your mouth. They totally had eye-appeal.
DH said the flavor of his meal was wonderful, but he hated the quality of the steak---he discarded quite a lot it as too chewy and fatty. He said the flavors were so wonderful though, and he thought it was just the nature of the cut of meat, and that next time if he ordered beef he would go with the tenderloin or else try the pork or chicken. The potatoes were so delicious, he wished for a larger portion. My fish dish was incredibly tasty, beautifully browned to a crisp finish, albeit the tiniest bit overcooked. And I have had gloriously browned fish that was perfectly moist and tender, so I just think it was a tiny misstep by the kitchen. The amaranth that came with it was so unusual and delicious---I can't even describe it except---yum! I wanted more than the soup spoon (it literally came on a soup spoon!) quantity they gave you. There were tiny flaws in execution, but overall flavor and presentation was wonderful, so I have to give it four stars because we are totally fans and totally going to be back. We didn't order desert but the after-dinner coffee rocked though---wow! I was bright and bushy-tailed after one cup despite a big meal and several glasses of wine! We don't care for the South American wines too much, but it is a South American-themed restaurant, so it is what it is, and after a couple of glasses, who cares? Our server Jason was very good---attentive without stalking. The service at Deseo is top-notch. If it hadn't been for the bread guy being kind of surly when we asked for a bit more bread---oh, and then when we were trying to get every bit of the delicious ceviche juice (is that what it is called?) he kept trying to take the dish from us, even while we were dunking our bread bits into the sauce! Go away! (Actually, it's a good thing he did eventually carry the dish off, or we may ended up just drinking the juice from the plate---yes---that good!)
All in all, another very lovely experience and we will totally return every month or so, just for the ceviche! Actually, DH---the man who HATES fish---said he wouldn't mind just coming in for a dinner of ceviche and yucca rolls! (Who are you and what have you done with my real husband?) I felt the prices very reasonable---actually, less than an Italian restaurant (disappointing!) we went to last night and a million times better in all aspects---taste, service, and ambiance. And the Kierland Westin is a gorgeous resort---take time to stroll through and admire some fabulous art!
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