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Went for dinner last night arrived at 6:20pm, the restaurant was full and there was already 6 parties ahead of us on the wait list. Crazy yes. But even after a 1 1/2 hour wait, it was with worth every minute.
Went for dinner with four people, if you are less than that I'm sure the wait isn't as long.
Let me first voice my disgust with a few fellow patrons of the restaurant. There we are, standing in the door waiting for a table. There are two 4-tops of girls, both tables are clearly done their meal, and just sitting there, nursing a half bottle of water (free water that is). One by one, all individually, the take turns going to the washroom, occupying the tables for another 20 minutes. Its not like they don't know there is a huge wait list and that there are people waiting for their tables. Irritating because even the staff were annoyed with them. Staff were super friendly and apologetic about the wait.
Once seated, we quickly glanced at the menus (drink & food) and got to ordering. All menus are on chalk boards around the restaurant.
For drinks we ordered: 3 shots of whisky, two Grand Electric Sours ($8), a glass of red wine ($8) & Tecate beer ($6 for a tall boy). The Grand Electric Sour is their house cocktail, sort of like a whisky sour but with egg white in it. Its pretty amazing, just order one.
Food: all of us were dying of hunger (its about 8pm by this time). We ordered 4 appetizers: Chicken Fritto ($12), Guacamole & Chips ($8), Tuna Ceviche ($8) & Spicy Squid ($9). First out was the guacamole & chips, both very good, chips made in house. The guacamole had just enough spice & was super creamy. Up next was the Tuna Ceviche which is now my favourite dish in the city. Super cold, tender pieces of tuna, soaked in citrus then piled high and with some sort of white creamy sauce (sorry, I don't know exactly what it was). Served on a small round tortilla chip. The level of flavour in this dish was incredible. So good we ordered a 2nd order of it. The spicy squid was good, reminded me a bit of Guu Izakaya's, red sauce with a bit of bite. The Chicken Fritto was very good as well, chicken wings and drum sticks slathered in a deep red sauce (tomato base i believe) with tons of fresh lime and cilantro.
Tacos: Best in the city hands down. Tacos are $3.25 each. We all ordered 4 & shared. We ordered the Pig Tail tacos, Baja Fish tacos, Pork Belly Tacos & the Beef Cheek tacos. All were super amazing but the crowd favourite was the pork belly taco with pineapple.
Even though were were super full, we had to try their version of Key Lime Pie ($5). Served in a small mason jar, the pie elements are layered: graham cracker crust at the bottom, then a delicious tart yet sweet lime filling, then whipped cream. TO DIE FOR. Do not miss it.
If I could give Grand Electric another star I would. Service was professional yet casual, friendly but not in an overly friendly annoying way. By far my favourite meal thus far of 2012.
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