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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Agora

Agora

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Service (staff):

- Counter service

- Sociable but unimpressive 

- Laid-Back

- Rushing 

- Straight to the point 

- Knowledgeable 

- Reserved 

Ambience: 

- Cozy 

- Bright (day) , but too dim (night)

- Only one cashier

- Lack of outlets 

- It could be a little bit hard to find a table

- Two floors and a patio

- Cabin feeling 

- Busy 

- Mixed crowd 

- Music comes from a jukebox 

- Difficult to find a parking spot 

- Comfortable and uncomfortable chairs (variety of chairs) 

- Pleasant 

- Relaxing 

- Chill 

- Steep stairs

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Service: 4/5

Ambience: 4/5

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Mocha 

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- Lack of chocolate flavor

- Great Temperature

- A littke Watery 

- Unimpressive 

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Dish: 3.5/5

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Latte 

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- Enjoyable 

- Provocative

- Ideal Temperature 

- Just a touch of foamed milk (perfect) 

- Mild

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Dish: 5/5

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Almond Croissant 

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- Large

- Stale 

- Hardly flaky

Filling:

- Delectable

- Plenty of it 

- Sweet 

- Thick 

- Nutty 

- High almond flavor

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Dish: 3.3/5

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WoodBar

WoodBar 

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Service (staff):

 

- Team work

- Knowledgeable

- Attentive

- Amiable

- Straight to the point

- Detail oriented

 

Ambience:

 

- New

- Cozy

- Clean

- Modern

- Full Bar

- Small bites

- Delicate

- Rustic

- Petite

- Illuminated

- Lovely background music

- Relaxed

- Laid-Back 

- Casual

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 4.3/5

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Cappuccino

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- Perfect Temperature

- Strong coffee flavor

- Bitter aftertaste

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Dish: 4.7/5

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Grilled Asparagus With Mushrooms Confit

thai red curry butter

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- Spicy

- Well cooked

- Sharable

- Great portion

- Slightly sweet

- Fresh

- Mint kick

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Dish: 5/5

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Pulled Pork Tacos

pickled red onions, pear tomato pico and queso fresco

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- Unimpressive

- Simple

- Sharable

- Crispy

- Crunchy

- Flavorsome

- Pork: juicy, room temperature, flavorsome

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Dish: 3.3/5

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Empanada Trio

butternut, shitake & smoked mozzarella; chicken, spinach, sultana & goat cheese; Beef picadillo & manchego

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- Soft

- Flaky

- Sharable

- Recommended

- Beef: well seasoned, tasty

- Spinach: light, smooth

- Butternut: exotic, unique, provocative

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Dish: 5/5

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Crab Cakes Over Fried Green Tomatoes

scallion remoulade and jalapeno chimichurri

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- Fresh crab

- Creamy

- Crust: spongy, not crispy  

- Cold

- Perfect green tomatoes

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Dish: 3.7/5

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Cafe Brasil

Brasil

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Service (staff): 

- Counter service

- Serviceable 

- Amiable

- Team Work

- Fast/Quick

- Attentive 

- Kind 

Ambience: 

- Double Ambience ( 2 patios and a dining room)

- Plenty of tables

- Mixed crowd 

- Energetic chatter. (adequate volume, not noisy)

- Perfect to finish some work

- Dim during the night

- Cozy

- Pleasant 

- Chairs are not comfortable 

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 4.7/5

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Goat Cheese Salad

with arugula, cherry tomatoes, roasted beets, seasonal fruit, and balsamic vinaigrette topped with baked goat cheese

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- Fresh 

- Fulfilling 

- Tart and earthy flavor 

- Great portion of goat cheese 

- Chicken: over seasoned and salty but well cooked

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Dish: 4.3/5

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Spinach Caprese

baby spinach, fresh mozzarella, basil, tomatoes, red onion and toasted pine nuts in a balsamic vinaigrette 

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- Fresh

- Green

- Over dressed 

- Plenty of tomatoes and pieces of mozzarella

- Bitter 

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Dish: 4/5

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Fresh Mozzarella 

mozarella, spinach, tomato, artichokes and walnut pesto

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- Fresh 

- Soft 

- Fulfilling 

- Sharable 

- Slightly bitter 

- Barely sweet

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Dish: 4.3/5

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House Made Tamales

chicken and pork 

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- Hot

- Spicy 

- Fulfilling 

- Heavy 

- Well seasoned 

- Lack of filling 

- Dry

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Dish: 3.5/5

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