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| - Truly, I'm a fan of Firefly on Paradise but, the Main Street location is just ok...for the comparison to be explained below...
AMBIANCE
Dark reds, contemporary, loungey. Unlike it's sister restaurant, this establishment isn't "stuffy" because it boasts tall ceilings and a lot space between tables; therefore, no bumping into the tables next to yours! Cleanliness-wise, this restaurant looked so clean, I might've demonstrated the "5 second rule", though luckily my eating skills were top-notch last night. This location is located in The Plaza Casino on the second floor. It has a wonderful view of the Fremont Experience.
MENU
I think it was exactly the same, including the reasonable prices! For the non-Firefly frequenter... The menu is made up of mostly all tapas (small plates/portions) which include hot, cold, meat/poultry, and seafood tapas. Some of my absolute fav's are the:
Bacon wrapped stuffed dates
Manchego mac & cheese
Stuffed mushroom caps (ground chicken and chorizo stuffed)
Baked tetilla (similar to queso fundido)
Tres leches (dessert--three milk cake)
For the traditional folks out there, there are a few large plates, though I cannot remark on them since I've never tried them.
FOOD
Presentation of food was nice--just like Paradise. One really nice thing I noticed was our order of stuffed dates had 5 dates instead of 4! Our food was cooked remarkably the same as the Paradise location--good! Except, there was an order pulpo asado that was way over cooked; some pieces seemed tender to chewy, while some where just too charred and had the texture/density of a brick. However, overall, the food was good and pleasing, just like the Paradise locale.
SERVICE
Quite surprisingly, it was pretty dead last night (Monday around 8pm) with about 25% occupancy--unike its sister locale who's always bumping 7 days a week. Our server and food runners were friendly but seemed a bit unorganized and astray. This is where the star rating dropped. Our water was brought immediately but, this is a protocol service Firefly does with all tables (just like the bread and olives). Our party of four (4) orders a Coke, riesling, and cabernet, it took awhile to get them, almost long enough for me to ask where they were. No biggie. Our food order was taken promptly after our drinks were served. We clearly ordered two (2) bacon wrapped stuffed dates but were only served one :-(. Luckily, our bellies were too full for us to ask where the second order was. Also, we order pulpo asado but were brought the Big Bowl salad. Miscommunication but, still no biggie. In the middle of our dinner, we were almost served another order of stuffed mushroom caps, though we declined them because we were already served our one order. About two minutes later, I saw they were served to the next table who were eagerly awaiting them. Disorganization from their staff, still no biggie, to be human is to err. Though, here's my two big bangs that made my Asian eyes squint. I was drinking a Coke, and my glass remained empty for probably 10 minutes or so...okay, okay...but I HAD to ask for a refill, argh, duh, if it's empty just bring another or ask me if I'd like another. The second big bang was, the dirty dishes piled up! I don't mind stacking my dirties to help the server out, I don't mind them being left there because the server is getting slammed, but I do mind it when the restaurant is at only 25% occupancy, the dirties are piled up, and there was NO attempt at taking dirties away. On our servers behalf, I can definitely understand when plates aren't taken because there's a few morsels of yummy goodness left but, these were bare to the bone and like I mentioned, stacked. We weren't even being piglets, only 11 tapas plates were ordered. I guess I had the expectation of the Paradise location who are awesome about turning over new/dirty plates and keeping extremely organized! The Main Street locale needs some help, SOS!
BILL
It was correct, even with the one miscommunication and one stuffed dates plate being omitted!
OVERALL
Nice place to dine and be a tourist again. Firefly on Main Street can easily gain 5 stars in my book with a little elbow grease, attentiveness, communication, and organization. Like I mentioned the food was wonderful, just like its older sister, but lacks the fluidness and wisdom of the elder sister.
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