The Essex is a short walk for us and we tried it last night, for the first time, for a birthday dinner. We received a very nice, warm welcome as we arrived. Service was great... they seem to work like a well-oiled machine, despite being so new.
We both really liked the atmosphere. They have a pretty nice wine selection, and enough enticing menu choices that we had a tough time deciding. Yirleana was very helping answering questions that we had. We chose the Tuna Poke Tacos, the Beef Sopecitos, Korean BBQ Shrimp Tacos, and the Chorizo Stuffed Fried Olives.
The Tuna Poke Tacos and Beef Sopecitos were my favorites (fabulous!), but everything was also very good. I would have liked a crisp, rather than soft, taco texture for the Shrimp Tacos, but that's just a personal choice and I still really enjoyed them. Next time I will attempt to try something new, but the Tuna and Beef were so good that it may be a challenge not to order them again!