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| - We went here on a groupon, on a Wednesday evening. The main restaurant was fairly empty, and a little worn-down. We were offered a table on the heated, covered patio, but declined because it was pouring down rain and 45 degrees outside. Some of the dishes lacked subtlety. I had the Portuguese seafood platter, which was good, but a heavy saffron flavor predominated the dish. However, the stuffed hot banana peppers with veal in tomato sauce were incredible. My dinning companion had a salad special with grilled grapes and goat cheese. Again, this was good, but the grapes were a little over-powering. Before leaving, we checked out the patio, and then regretted our choice to eat inside. In order to get to the patio, you walk past the exciting, open kitchen. Once outside, we found an intimate, surprisingly warm and cozy space (on an otherwise cold and rainy evening), filled with patrons. I will return, and definitely look forward to the patio experience.
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