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| - Wow! My husband and I absolutely loved Valdez. Loved it! The food, drink, service, and atmosphere are fantastic. If we lived closer to Toronto (we are from Boston), we would be eating here all the time!
Valdez serves Latin American street food, including fried empanadas, squid ink ceviche, and a milky dessert made with dulce de leche. The restaurant itself is casual and fun. The corridor space has two larger bars and elm-topped tables painted in flashy reds, yellows, and blues to warm-up concrete floors and grey steel fixtures. The kitchen is also open so you can enjoy watching the chefs cook your food.
We started off our meal with a watermelon craft beer and a margarita that was possibly the best margarita I've ever had. The flavors were very balanced and the glass was rimmed with a peppery paprika, a very nice touch.
For our appetizers, we ordered the shrimp cerviche and guacamole and empenadas to share. Everything was spectacular. The empenadas had me making a "mmm" sound as I chewed. And, the guacamole was without a doubt the best guacamole I've ever head. Since dining at Valdez, my husband and I have actually tried to figure out what makes it so much better than every other guacamole we've had. The plantain, yucca, and potato chips was also a nice change from the typical tortilla chips served.
For our entrees, we shared the chicken fajita and the pupusa dish. Both were delicious, and we ate everything on our plates.
Even though we were quite full, we decided to try the tres leche rice pudding dessert. This was the only item we ordered that we were disappointed in. The dessert was very average, which is fine. I think we were just expecting more since everything else we ate was fantastic.
Lastly, our server was fantastic. She explained the menu very well, and she was always there if she noticed we might need to order another margarita. We also only waited for maybe ten minutes to get our appetizer and only five to get our margarita.
I've noticed on this board that not everyone is loving Valdez. For people thinking about dining at Valdez, we visited after the restaurant had been open for about a week and a half. Everything we ordered was beyond delicious, and we didn't experience anything but fantastic service. I therefore assume that many of the people who weren't blown away by the restaurant went while the restaurant was still figuring out its menu, etc. Therefore, I encourage you to try the restaurant for yourself. You won't be disappointed!
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