Review from Barrio

So I'm a little busy right now so I haven't gotten around to this... blah, blah, blah... are any of you even reading this?

So when entering the restaurant I was very pleased with the ambiance and decor but was surprised at how snug the restaurant was. As we sat down we were greeted by our waitress that seemed in a hurry and not to patient. While at Barrio we enjoyed a few cocktails that were very tasty. We had the Macho Camacho which had a very distinctive flavor with the Blood Orange Ancho. The Caesar Chavez which was just a good old Margarita! The Old Cuban that was unique but good. The Cobra Verde that had a nice sutle cherry lime flavor. And then there was the Black Bonita that was fabulous and we could have thrown a few of those back a piece they were so good.

Then we ordered a few small plates and a few tacos/enchiladas which consisted of:
GUACAMOLE - which was served chunky so we weren't really sure if we were suppose to wait for them to mash it or do it ourselves?!?
BARBECUE PORK SOPES - good, tender, and tasty.
BLACK BEAN & CHICKEN TOSTADA - The best small plate we had... very tasty and we'd definitely recommend.
POTATO SOPES - We didn't know what to think of these, they were kind of weird tasting.
QUESO FUNDITO - You can never go wrong with queso but I would recommend adding the chirizo for more flavor.
FRIED MAHI MAHI TACO - This taco was excellent and something different and the citrus pico added the perfect flavor.
GRILLED SKIRT STEAK - This one was also good but a tad greasy with the mushroom and steak combination.
CHICKEN ENCHILADA - Simple but good.
SPICED SHRIMP TACO - Definitely good flavor.
POTATO-CHORIZO TACO - Our favorite taco, it had a the most spice and flavor.

Throughout our dinner the service was so so. She took away our menus when it's obviously a place you continually order throughout your visit. Then she took cocktail's that weren't finished. Basically she was just going through the motions and was just "there". During our visit we go a little shower when a waitress spilled a drink upstairs and it splattered on us below.

All and all we were very pleased with the restaurant. We would definitely recommend the tacos and enchiladas versus the small plates because they had better flavor and were cheaper. The cocktails were spendy but delicious. I will definitely return but maybe try making it during their happy hour to save money on the cocktails.

**** (4 OUT OF 5 STARS)

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Review from Boba Cafe

Walking into Boba Cafe I have to say I had a lot of doubts, even though I had read some great reviews I was surprised to notice the empty bar I don't think they even used the bar for water - so I knew they didn't have a liquor license and so it wasn't looking good. Then looking at the huge menu I got really excited and wanted to try something different. We started off with the Appetizer Sampler which included Springrolls, Eggrolls, Wontons, Wings, and Chicken Satay. I think the springrolls were excellent, the eggrolls were really greasy, Wontons are always good and they were a little sweet, the wings didn't have much flavor, and the chicken satay also didn't have any good flavor. But we did finish the whole appetizer... or should I say I did cause I was super hungry! We then ordered our dinner which a few of the items we wanted were not available due to the peanut recall. So we finally settled on the Boba's Sizzling Platter Wraps, Stuffed Curried Crepes, Spicy Siam Combo, Spicy Peanut Chicken which we substituted cashews for the peanuts. The Boba's Sizzling Platter Wraps were nothing special - I thought instead of putting the meat and mushroom in the lettuce and rice paper wrap it was better just to through it over rice and add some spices. The Curried Crepes were... terrible, they were so huge and had no flavor of curry whatsoever. It tasted like an egg pancake with a little coconut milk. I think we all took a bite and then covered it up with our napkin. The Spicy Siam Combo was good and had good flavor and the Spicy Peanut Chicken was also really good. The restaurant was clean and our service wasn't the best but she wasn't terrible either.

I don't think we'd ever return to this restaurant, I realize we have to take into consideration where the restaurant is located and how cheap the food was. But personally I will not return and if you do go please steer away from the Crepes even though it is one of their signature entrees!!

***(3.25 out of 5 stars)