. . "Hits and misses, but it'll cost you a pretty penny to find out (unless you're fortunate enough to read the reviews ahead of time). Finally made it in here for lunch but was disappointed with some of the dishes, especially considering Candela's perceived reputation and price point.\n\nCrispy Pork Belly...5 stars. Excellent! Perfectly prepared cubes of porkbelly...a light but flavorful crispy exterior and tender, juicy interior. The light green apple slaw helps to balance the hardy protein, but still, you'll want to order a carb or veggie dish to tame the porkbelly's immense flavors!\n\nVegetable Tempura...4 stars. Tempura broccolini, carrots, and yams drizzled with a candied ginger sauce. This is a nice take on the Japanese staple. The vegetables are perfectly fried but needed a few more seconds on the draining tray/plate...the tempura was a bit greasy on some of the vegetables. Also, it would've been nice to have the ginger sauce on the side as the bottom vegetables had little to no sauce on them. In addition, a side of soy sauce would've made use of the accompanying pickled ginger slices and as an alternative for those who didn't care for the sweet ginger sauce.\n\nCalamari...3 stars. Fried mini calamari rings and tentacles topped with ancho chili mayo, coconut sprinkles, and lime salt. Well seasoned calamari and tasty toppings..it's a nice blend of the sweet and savory, almost too much for the taste buds to handle (but in a good way). Unfortunately, the dish was held back by an exuberant amount of oil...just way too much grease left at the bottom of the dish, as well as on many of the calamari pieces leaving them soaked and soggy.\n\nBeef Short Rib Tacos...3 stars. Shredded beef short rib topped with sour cream and mango salsa. A generous portion of short rib in each taco. There's plenty of sour cream, as well, and just a touch of mango salsa. At best, this was an average dish. There's just something about these tacos that's missing. The taste of the short ribs is decent and the dressing added another layer of flavor, but the tacos just didn't wow me."^^ . . "3"^^ . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . "2015-04-24T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ .