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| - Zocalo, been here twice, first time, thought it very fine, the broken bread platter, cucumber chicken, with salad, spread, and with just exceptional squeezed grapefruit juice. Love sitting at the counter facing out, put my feet up (you'll see), all's fine except the fact both times I thought to myself, this place needs a fan or a couple, slow setting is fine, but gotta get the airflow going.
Second time had the sausage, mmm, think it could been fried/browned a bit more, and the inside was just warm, so maybe finish in the oven would be better, the hummus (I think) was not seemingly day-fresh, had a bit of congealed look, bread and salad fine. Again, the drink: chilled apple juice, really nice.
So why only 3 stars? Well, I'm just a bit affronted (yes, affronted, so I can be better typecast as all too sensitive snob) by the service. Yeahhhh, I know, the place has got a homey feel about it, and everyone's quite chill, but who doesn't like service that aims to please. It's not quite a tavern, is it? Yeah the front of house service have a real rough edge to them, kinda take it or leave it feel, here it is, eat up. Remember it's just a feeling, it's not actually verbalized, no one ever says it. Again, I'm not at a tavern, yet the service reminds me of service I have received at taverns, dives, ya know, places on strip malls, pit stops.
So why not hire some friendly, service-oriented, fun, maybe young service staff who are not quite seemingly embittered or so hardened. It's not that the staff seem like they've done time, but they've, ya know, seen "stuff".
Recap: Food, good; service, rough. Needs fans, younger friendlier staff.
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