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| - Say hello to one of my new favorites! Came here with five of my girlfriends after a brain-draining 10 hours of class (whoever thought that would be a good idea NEEDS TO DIE...but I digress) for a much-needed night of good food, good company, and good drinks, and V Picasso more than delivered. Without further ado, the evening rundown:
Sangria: White was pathetic, but red was far more potent than it tasted. Think fruit punch with wine for taste, and fruit punch with wine and something far stronger than wine for eventual kick =P I was pleasantly tipsy within 30 minutes (then again, this is KDPhi Zeta chapter Miss One-Shot-Wonder 2007 here).
Soup: (Complimentary!) Artichoke and goat cheese soup was absolutely divine. Creamy artichoke balanced out the pungency of the goat cheese quite nicely, and it was delicious with bread.
Food: From first to last, zucchini tostas, gambas al mole, duck, and puerco pinchos. Whoever thought of zucchini, goat cheese, sage, and most importantly, honey on a baguette is GENIUS. The gambas al mole was a close second, with plump, crisp shrimp served with the best mole I've had since I left Oaxaca, the homeland of mole. Duck was okay (or perhaps I was too stuffed to appreciate; it was my last entree), quite serviceable but nothing mindblowing like some of the others. Finally, puerco pinchos (pork) was a little dry and flavorless save for copious amounts of chili powder.
Dessert: lavender and bay leaf creme brulee!!!!!! Perfect finish to a wonderful meal. It wasn't as set as it could've been, but the flavoring more than compensated for the pudding-like consistency.
Overall, a wonderful 3 hours very well spent. The food was delicious, the service attentive and friendly, decor chic, and someone who must've been Mr. Victor Fuentes came by several times to check up on us. Will most definitely be returning for parts 2, 3, and more ;)
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