man, another let down of a restaurant in Cleveland....we've been stuck in a rut of the familiar for a little while and are trying to expand our list of places we frequent, so, cue the "try a new place with mixed reviews" music.
Stopped in here on a Tuesday night after our boathouse practice looking for something light and refreshing. I've heard good things from several people (a few negatives too though) and figured since we were kind of in the area to give it a go. Walked in and stood around for a while....and waited, and waited some more, finally wound up asking some of the other patrons if there was a host/hostess that would seat you, they weren't too sure either. Finally caught the eye of the bartender who said we could just seat outselves at the one open table...ok, thanks dude. Is it so hard to put up a sign saying "please seat yourself" if you choose not to have a host? Makes it a bit easier for people who have never patronized your place before.
Both of us work early in the morning, so alcoholic drinks were out (even though I probably should have had one judging by what everyone else says about the margs), I got the Pom Fizz and my better half got the Mango FIzz, both were quite good, I thought the Mango one was better after trying both, just seemed to have a nicer blend with the lime flavor.
Decided on a couple apps and a quesadilla. Got the guacamole and the fried plantains. As least the chips had salt on them because there was no seasoning in the guacamole whatsoever....I mean, I can mash up an avacado just as easily as the next person and that's what basically came out to us. Bland, boring, would never order it again, is it so hard to throw in a little cilantro and maybe some lime juice and hot sauce? Fried plantains were actually pretty decent, a little larger than what I'm used to being served in the Carribean (usually they cut them a little smaller), but very good nonetheless. However, the pico de gallo they served with it didn't really mesh all that well, they should probably come up with a different sauce for the dish.
Chorizo and potato quesadilla with mild peppers added in there....to be honest, all I tasted were the beans...was there even any cheese in this thing? I mean, I know beans are cheap, but get something else in there too. And, once again, needed to be seasoned. The quesadilla itself broke apart while eating, it seemed almost brittle, like they used stale tortillas or something. I could make better at home.
I dunno, I think this restaurant will probably continue doing well due to their drinks, but I probably won't bother coming back because drinks just don't do it for me if the food isn't good as well....at least it was cheaper than roseangel.
Although I DO have one question.....can someone explain to me what exactly they are trying to go for? Are they a Mexican restaurant? Caribbean that serves pad thai? A juice bar with food? I was slightly confused by the menu options....meh, the search continues for restaurants to add to the rotation....