Jessica Wallen
Google
I want to give more stars, because I don’t believe that what I experienced is emblematic of the restaurant. But I do feel that it is possible for them to prevent others from having the same experience in the future, so here goes: It would be very helpful if purse hooks were installed under those high tables. It’s a cozy floor plan and there’s really not practical place for a person’s bag. When those hooks get installed… remove the chewing gum patrons have tucked away there. I am disgusted by grown people of any socioeconomic background who think this behavior is ok. But, it is none the less apparently quite common, regardless of your tax bracket. So, it falls upon the good folks working at La Fe to roll up their sleeps and snap on some disposable gloves, because I wish I was exaggerating, but in my exploration for a purse hooks, I lost count of how many wads of chewed gum my fingers found before I realized there were no purse hooks.
Lastly, I ordered the Ahi stack and I am a fan of raw ahi. It wasn’t rancid, but it was stale and had that fishy taste fresh ahi doesn’t not. In an effort to mask this I believe they over salted and sauced the fish. I was hesitant to complain as I didn’t want to detract from my group’s experience but one of my party tried the ahi and piped up to our server on my behalf. While the server removed the dish from the bill her response was insulting as she clearly said we were mistaken about the freshness and must just not like their seasoning. I’m sorry, I’m not a child tasting broccoli for the first time. And even if I were to have an unsophisticated palette, it is really not a good move to assume a defensive line as a representative of the restaurant. We weren’t being loud or attempting to draw the attention of other patrons, so I was embraced and uncomfortable for the rest of the time we were there. But the other dishes looked lovely and everyone celebrated as we intended and I think the staff even changed the air conditioning settings to make one of our guests more comfortable which was lovely. They also gave the birthday girl a beautiful desert. So I hesitated to write this review, ultimately I did so because I honestly believe the team there strives to provide a wonderful experience for everyone.