I had a great time at this resturant on Pittsburgh light up night thanks to the excellent service I received. The decor is bright and colorful and the open kitchen is a real show. The food for the most part was really good. The problem was the items that were good were really good and bursting with flavor but they really over shadowed items that were less flavorful. We made the mistake of ordering some of the "light up night special tapas" that were put to shame by the rest of the meal. I was in a group of 4 at happy hour which allowed us to try many different tapas.
We had 2 preparations of sushi, the traditional preparation with shrimp was fantastic and fresh tasting while the avocado with corn prep paired with salmon was good but not as good as traditional.
We also had the beef brisket tacos and the salmon tacos, the beef tacos were very good with flavorful tender beef but the salmon tacos which were a "Light Up Nite special" were not very flavorful at all and the fish, while cooked well was not seasoned at all. It was basically a small piece of fish on a tortilla.
We tried the Chicken quesadillas and Vegatarian tostada both very good with creamy melted the cheese and a great cre'me fraiche.
The Cuban sushi roll was amazing the meld of perfectly coordinated flavors made this my favorite dish of the night and I highly recommend it.
I was conflicted by the Nicaraguan wings. The chicken was cooked perfectly but the sweet smoky almost charred flavor was a bit off this was not helped by the almost flavorless jicama ranch which accompanies them. I wouldn't get them agian.
The Corn and goat cheese croquettas were perfect creamy, crunchy, and delicious. The dab of herb coulis that adorns theses was the best sauce of the night. I wished I had a bowl of it for dipping. My only critique is I would have l loved more of them.
However the Crab cakes, also a light up night special, are hardly worth writing about. Don't get them I'm glad they are not on the regular menu.
The free sangria came in handy with such an expensive meal but the mojitos were the star.
I will be coming back and I make it my goal to try the whole menu.