Patty C.
Yelp
I've been meaning to stop by for awhile now, as I had heard good things about this place. As one of the more upscale restaurants in the area, my expectations were high. Unfortunately they did not quite deliver.
When we requested the wine menu, it wasn't available. Apparently it was being redone. This made it a little more challenging to select a glass.
We ordered the kabob special as an appetizer instead of main, requesting the meat to be cooked medium. While we were waiting, the server asked if wanted to add another appetizer, as the kabob would take longer to cook. So we went ahead and ordered the empanadas. The kabob came out less than two minutes later. Oh well. While the bacon wrapped shrimp portion of it came out deliciously, the beef was well done and tough. The table side show seemed a bit unnecessary and excessive, as it involved melting a disc of butter over the meat. The empanadas were quite tasty and of good size, though I didn't care for the included basil cream sauce.
As for the mains, my dining partner and I split the rack of lamb chops, which came with sautéed zucchini, squash, and carrots. We ordered this medium as per my dining partner's request. As it was being carved table side, I noticed the lack of pinkness, and while the server said it was cooked medium, it was obviously not. I mentioned it to the server as it was served to me plated, and she asked if I would like it remade but mentioned it would take awhile. I said I would give it a try because I didn't want to wait. Well, one bite, and I knew it wasn't going to work. It was cooked well done and was extremely tough and dry. It took quite some time for our server to reappear, and I had to flag her down to have the dish remade. This time I asked her to go ahead and cook it medium rare, as it was my preference and the chef had a pattern now of twice overcooking the meat. While it did take some time, It came out beautifully the second time with a beautiful pink blush, well seasoned, and tender. Pass on the mint pepper sauce that was served with it. I really disliked it.
The meal ended with a complimentary tres leches cake which was quite delicious, since we were celebrating a birthday. I wish we could have been given an extra dessert to take home or some other comp for the inconvenience of the lamb fiasco, but none was offered. The lamb ended up costing over eighty dollars at market price, which I felt was a bit steep.
All in all, it was a mixed dining experience. The overcooked meat especially dampened our visit, as that was what we were most looking forward to.