Liberty Kitchen & oyster bar

Liberty Kitchen

and oyster bar

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Service (staff):

- Friendly 

- Knowledgeable

- Approachable 

- Detail oriented

- Fast

- Chef/manager never visited the tables

Ambience:

- Bright

- Spacious

- Clean

- Only valet parking

- Different set ups 

- Loud yet calming

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 4.7/5

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Mac & Cheese

blue cheese & bacon

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- Cheesy

- Adequate quntity of blue cheese

- Plenty of bacon

- Very sticky

- Sharable 

- Crispy bread

- Warm

- Chunks of bacon 

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Dish: 5/5

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Gulf Of Mexico Seleets

cocktail sauce, fresh horseradish, lemon & crackers 

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- Fresh

- Clear

- Briny 

- Savory 

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Dish: 5/5

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Creole Whole Crab, Shrimp & Andouille Gumbo 

with creole potato salad or rice, fried oysters & okra, scallions

added jumbo lumb crabmeat 

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- Tasteless

- Lack of seasoning

- Soy savory 

- Warm

- Not fresh 

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Dish: 2/5

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Lobster Bolognese

Orecchiette, lobster cream essesnce, lobster meat & vegetable sauce, grilled garlic bread

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- Not warm enough

- Creamy

- Chunks of lobster

- Plenty lobster meat

- Fulfilling

- Delicate

- Bread: not fresh, cold, unprovocative 

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Dish: 4.3/5 

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Inversion Coffee House

Inversion Coffee House 

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Service (staff):

- Friendly

- Counter service

- Lack of attentiveness

- Hispter 

- Laid-Back

Ambience: 

- Tiny

- Glass walls

- Art walls

- Bright

- Mixed crowd 

- Intellectual retreat

- Great for studying

- Pastries and baked goodies consumed by early birds

- Low key music played in background

- Not for social butterflies but great for the bookworms

- Wifi available

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Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

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•Telf• (713) 523-4866

•Web• www.inversioncoffeehouse.com

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Cortadito

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- Pretty

- Not hot enough

- Bold flavor

- Appropriate size

- Bitter kick

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Drink: 3.7/5

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Blueberry Muffin

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- Fresh

- Moist

- Full of berries

- Spongy

- Sweet

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Dish: 4.7/5

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Cappuccino 

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- Milky

- Foamy 

- Watery

- Not strong coffee flavor (lack) 

- Hot

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Drink: 2.7/5

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Weights + Measures

Weights + Measures 

restaurant + bake shop + bar

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Service (staff):

 

- Detailed oriented

- Terrific

- Manager visited the table

- Highly friendly

- Welcoming

- Knowledgeable

- Talkative

- Polite

- Approachable

- Rushing a little bit at the end of the dinner

 

Ambience:

 

- New and Trendy

- Bar, Main dining room and patio

- Open Kitchen

- Spacious

- Modern décor

- Glass walls

- Bright  

- Busy

- Enjoyable

- Young/adult crowd

- Business Casual

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 5/5

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Smoked Salmon Bread

dill mascarpone, cucumber

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- Fresh

- Chunks of salmon

- Well balanced the salmon and the cucumber

- Cream: smooth, citric, spreadable, mild  

- Bread: soaked, buttery

- Overall: an average selection. We expected more from this dish

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Dish: 3.3/5

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Potato Gnocchi

truffle butter, parmensan

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- Lack of truffle

- Perfect consistency

- Enough firmness

- Thick 

- Sharable

- Large portion for a (small plate)

- Delicate but plain

- Plenty of parmensan

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Dish: 4/5

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Citrus Cured Salmon Filet

mediterranean vegetable ragout, tarragon beurre blanc

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- Tart

- Large portion  

- Fulfilling

- Lightly salty

- Sadly overcooked

- Dense texture

- Deep flavor

- Well cooked veggies

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Dish: 4/5

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Doughknots

cardamom sugar, honey

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- A must

- Soft

- Spongy

- Fresh

- Sweet

- Sharable

- Large pieces

- Perfect for a sweet craving

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Dish: 5/5

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Croissant Brioche French bakery & cafe

Croissant Brioche 

french bakery & cafe 

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Service (staff): 

- Counter service

- Fast

- Knowledgeable 

- Basic

- Distance

Ambiance: 

- Authentic French felling 

- Counter service

- Crowded

- Cozy

- Tiny 

- Tight seatings 

- Shareable tables

- Busy on weekends

- Casual 

- Difficult parking

- Bright 

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Service: 4.3/5

Ambience: 4.5/5

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•Tel• (713) 526-9188

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Cappuccino 

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- Cold

- Big

- Watery 

- Mild

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Drink: 3.5/5

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Spinach Quiche

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- Moist

- Savory

- Fulfilling portion 

- Plenty of spinach

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Dish: 5/5

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Croissant 

melted ham and cheese 

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- Crunchy

- Flaky

- Toasted

- Warm 

- Melty

- Cheesy

- Buttery

- Provocative 

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Dish: 5/5

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Baguette

turkey and cheese 

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- Exquisite Dijon flavor

- Fulfilling portion

- Cold inside 

- Toasted outside

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Dish: 4.5/5

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Drexel House

Drexel House

eatery & wine bar

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Service (staff):

- Knowledgeable

- Friendly 

- Manager visited the table 

- Kind 

- Serviceable 

- Dedicated 

Ambience:

- Spacious patio

- Tiny bar but pleasant 

- Bright 

- Mixed of crowd 

- Enjoyable background music

- Slightly messy 

- Casual 

- Difficult parking 

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 4.3/5

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Cheese & Cured Meats 

smoked gouda, manchego, spanish serrano, warm bread, rasberry jam & pears

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- Delicate

- Delectable 

- Delicious sweet rasberry jam

- Jam: smooth and with chunks of raspberries  

- Fresh, warm, toasted bread

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Dish: 5/5

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Sweet Caroline Pizza

pulled chicken, pear, white cheddar, crushed walnuts & truffle oil 

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- Fulfilling

- Sharable

- Lack of truffle 

- Crunchy on the size

- Soft bottom 

- Chicken: tasteless, dry and overcooked   

- Fresh and juicy pieces of pear

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Dish: 3.7/5

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Funghi Pizza

oyster, cremini & portabello mushroom, mozzarella, tomato sauce 

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- Fulfilling

- Over toasted

- Full of mozzarella (cheesy) 

- Plenty of fresh mushrooms

- Crunchy

- Smoky 

- Woodsy 

- Sharable 

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Dish: 4.3/5

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60 Degrees Mastercrafted

60 Degrees Mastercrafted 

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Service (staff):

 

- Detailed oriented

- Non-Customer oriented management (lack of details and management related to the incident) 

- Manager visited the table

- Friendly

- Welcoming

- Knowledgeable

- Talkative

- Polite

 

Ambience:

 

- Brunch and dessert Buffet with the option of one entrée

- Bar, Main dining room and patio

- Live music

- Spacious

- Rustic and wood décor

- Bright

- Half open kitchen

- Plenty of seats

- Busy

- Only valet parking

- Energetic 

- Business Casual

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Service: 3.7/5

Ambience: 5/5

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Benedict Duo

crab cake benedict, chive hollandaise & Cajun benedict, tasso ham, creole hollandaise, fresh garden vegetables

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Eggs: cold but good consistency

- Creamy

- Fulfilling

- Fresh veggies

- Appetizing

Crab: well seasoned, fresh, provocative

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Dish: 4.7/5

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Seared Scallops

lemon risotto, fennel, tomato-herb salad

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Beautiful presentation, but unfortunately we had a hair incident. Dish was not consumed. The manager came over to apologize, and they replaced the dish, but the appetite was gone. They also brought us a free mimosa pitcher.

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Dish: 0/5

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Ranch Fritata

baked eggs, beef bacon, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, roasted potatoes, cheddar cheese, salsa

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- Simple/unimpressive 

- Fulfilling

- Mix of flavors

- Earthy  

- Full of cheddar flavor

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Dish: 3.7/5

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The Blue Fish

The Blue Fish

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Service (staff): 

- Lack of knowledge 

- Attentive 

- Serviceable 

- Lack of details (cleaning the table) 

- Food came out fast

- Rushing

- Manager visited the table

Ambience: 

- Spacious

- Only valet parking or on the streets 

- Dark

- Loud

- Busy 

- Glass decor 

- Casual

- Mixed crowd

- Neon Lighting 

- Hard to read the menu 

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Service: 3.7/5

Ambience: 4/5

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Ahi Tower 

tuna tartare marinated in sesame oil over snow crab mix / avocado salad / bedded on a sushi rice infused with creamy wasabi sauce and various caviar

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- Delicate

- Fulfilling

- Perfect to start out 

- Fresh

- Provocative 

- We had to reordered it 

- Salty

- Fishy 

- Highly recommended 

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Dish: 5/5

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Mega Lobster Roll

whole rock lobster tail panko encrusted, asparagus, cucumber, avocado, masago, spicy mayo, eel sauce and lobster mayo 

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- Large size

- Sharable 

- Spicy 

- Fresh 

- Slightly sweet 

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Dish: 4.7/5

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Volcano Roll

diver scallops baked in spicy aioli sauce served over california roll

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- Baked 

- Warm 

- Creamy 

- no spicy at all

- Full of scallops 

- Sharable 

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Dish: 4.3/5

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Rock Manhattan Roll

shrimp tempura, snow crab mix, fresh jalapeño, topped with spicy tuna and crabstick, three types of caviar with creamy wasabi, eel sauce, spicy mayo, and sriracha

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- Crunchy

- Messy

- Mild

- Sweet kick 

- A pretty large size 

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Dish: 4/5

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Las Vegas Roll

spicy crab salad, masago, spicy tuna with avocado, wrapped in soy paper and topped with chili sauce and spicy mayo

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- Simple

- Highly spicy 

- Fresh

- Large size of tuna 

- Pretty big each piece of this roll 

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Dish: 4/5

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Radio Milano

Radio Milano

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Service (staff):

- Distant

- Basic

- Cold

- Chef came to the table 

- Slow

- All hands on deck 

- Knowledgeable 

Ambience: 

- Bright

- Two floors (bar/patio downstairs & main dinning upstairs) 

- Peaceful 

- Modern 

- Spacious 

- Pool view

- Open Kitchen 

- Valet and self parking

- Clean 

- Relax

- Quite 

- Overpriced 

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Service: 3.7/5

Ambience: 4.3/5

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Cremini Mushroom Cappuccino

latte foam, crostini biscotti

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- Gentle

- Perfect temperature

- Enjoyable

- Adequate size 

- Strong in mushroom flavor (lovely)

- Earthy 

- Creamy 

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Dish: 5/5

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Root Celery Soup  

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- Delectable 

- Perfect Temperature

- Hot (pleasent) 

- Fresh 

- Tart Kick

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Dish: 5/5

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Beet Ribbons

true luck texas goat cheese, 

arugula, walnuts & grilled chicken

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- Fresh

- Sharable

- Lack of goat cheese

- Delicate 

Chicken

- Big piece

- Well cooked

- Extremely salty

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Dish: 4/5

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Ciabatta Burger

robiola, mushroom, fries

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- Fulfilling

- Fresh buns 

- Unimpressive 

- Messy

- Beef: Well cooked, Juicy but tasteless

- Tasty and crispy fries 

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Dish: 4/5

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Bombolinis

apple butter, sage cream 

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- Heavy dough

- Apple fusion 

- Sweet 

- Mild 

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Dish: 4.5/5

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Paul's Kitchen

Paul's Kitchen

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Service (staff):

 

- Terrific

- Lack of a few details (ordering)

- Knowledgeable

- Attentive

- Funny

- Cordial

- Kind

- Welcoming

- Serviceable

- Manager/chef never visited the table or dining room

 

Ambience:

 

- Dim

- Energetic

- Noisy (chattering)

- Business casual

- Middle aged crowd

- Spacious

- Bar/ main dining room / patio

- Music: alternative (high volume)

- Enjoyable

- Wood décor

- Only valet parking

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 4.5/5

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Braised Goat Empanadas  

avocado, guajillo chile, radish, arugula, charred tomatillo salsa

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- Tender

- Soft dough

- Lack of salt

- Sharable

- Great and fresh side salad

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Dish: 4.3/5

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Crabcake & Gumbo

jumbo lumb crabcake, gumbo sauce, preserved lemon, bitter greens, cherry tomatoes

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- Spicy

- Enjoyable but unimpressive

- Sharable

- Great combination of the crab with the gumbo sauce

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Dish: 4/5

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Beef Tartare

mustard sauce, capers, shallots, arugula, charred sourdough

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- Great portion to share

- Peppery

- Big chunks of beef

- Heavy

- Thick

- Unprovocative

- Unappetizing 

- Unfinished

- It disappointed us

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Dish: 1.7/5

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Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder

citrus mojo, sweet potatoe puree, cilantro – lime crema, charred poblano’s & onions, queso fresco, cilantro

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Pork

- Tough but flavorful

- Fatty

- Greasy

- Semi dry

- Smoky 

 

Puree

- Smooth

- Light

- Sweet

- Soft

- Delish

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Dish: 3.7/5

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Churros & Hot Chocolate

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- It’s a MUST

 

Hot chocolate

- Hot

- Bitter kick at the end

- Mild

- Gentle

 

Churros

- Soft

- Sharable

- Perfect portion

- Delicate  

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Dish: 5/5

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