It's pretty good. I really like the ceivche, of which they make three different kinds--fish ceviche, shrimp ceviche, and mixed fish ceviche. The waitress that I had today told me that the fish in the fish ceviche is called "Mai" or "Mye" or some such. She could have meant Mahi Mahi, but the fish tasted better than that. As much as I love the fish in the citrusy marinade, the small things always seem to make a big difference. I ordered coffee, and the cute waitress brought it to me cold. Okay, one faux pas with this outing. Not bad. She was really nice and explained things to me thoroughly.
Shortly after you are seated, a basket of warm bread rolls arrives on your table. Artisan breads these are not. And unfortunately the rolls were microwaved. So unless you eat your fill of bread in the first five minutes, beyond that cut-off point you're going to end up with stone hard, cold rolls unless you ask for a refill of the basket. Never done that. Not even sure they would oblige you. I am sure they would. The owners and servers rave about the green sauce that arrives. You're supposed to pour or squirt some of it onto the saucer and dip your bread in it. Okay. What is the special sauce made of? Good question. According to one food blogger at KevinEats, it's called "guac-hued aji." Don't ask. It's made with cilantro, garlic, hot peppers, and "other ingredients." These special recipes always make me nervous. It's like if you were to ask what's in it, you might get an answer that goes along the lines of "If I tell, I'll have to kill you." So I don't ask. I'll taste. It's pretty good. You taste the cilantro. You taste the avocado mix. You taste the peppers. Beyond that I can't tell you.
Two more small complaints. Remember, a great memory with anything or with someone revolves around the small things. I can overlook the coffee being cold. Though I must say I was disappointed with the taste. It tasted awful. I've had better coffee at a breakfast diner that specializes in hot water and coffee taste. To complicate the absence of good tasting coffee, it came with half 'n' half served in those little plastic, sealed, white cups. Forget the premeasured portion, I am doubtful that those cups contain any real dairy. Why not serve real cream in one of those silver cups with a manual lid.
Yes! One of these!
The rolls are tasty if for no other reason than you're hungry when you first sit down and you want to nosh on something. The fact that the bread comes with single-serving restaurant butter and a green sauce doesn't impede your desire too much.
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So the butter wasn't real butter.
So these two things--the butter substitute and the cream substitutes were minor disappointments.
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