I don't get what Howard Seitfel sees in this place. It was fine, but below other restaurants in the valley that aspire to this level. My co-worker found the grilled octopus to be disappointing and below Talavera's (given his extensive time in Portugal I'm inclined to trust his judgment). My fish meal was not noticably better than Wildfish or Olive + Ivy. Ambience is strange, sandwiched in a motel's courtyard. Service was indifferent and the meal dragged. Maybe that negatively influenced my view....
Relatedly, who is this Esquire critic? CPH wasn't that great either...