Have been twice. First time was an evening visit with a guest. We got a couple empanadas and did some sharing. \"Peking\" Duck, \"Bulgogi\" Beef (x2), and \"Samosa\" Veggie. Bulgogi Beef was nothing special but the Peking Duck was pretty tasty, as was the Samosa. Nothing mind-blowing, but good food. Had a delicious Thai Iced Tea to wash it down. Decided to try out their desserts as well, something I don't normally do, and therein lies my mistake.\n\nOrdered the Oreo/Chocolate Empanada and the Pumpkin Empanada (seasonal, I would assume) and we didn't like either. I didn't try the Pumpkin so I can't comment on that but I did try the chocolate empanada and it was awful. No exaggeration, just awful. The center was not melted, or soft, or anything you would presume from ordering a chocolate empanada. It was filled with a tough chocolate paste of some kind (very gruff, unpleasant texture in your mouth) with broken bits of Oreo cemented within. Most of it ended up in the trash.\n\nCame back another day and asked about the dessert I got. \"Is it usually supposed to be melted or warm in the center?\" The woman working let me know that it is *supposed* to be. When I described what I had experienced to her, she couldn't believe it. I had been served a dessert that hadn't been cooked or prepared in any way. She offered me a freebie, which I appreciate, but my second trip was a lunch run and I don't really do daytime dessert. Perhaps the younger guy who served it to me was new?\n\nAnyway, second trip was a lunch run that consisted of two sandwiches and a couple empanadas (\"Patio\" Chicken and Chicken Paella). The empanadas were tasty enough but one of the sandwiches was a Cubano and they apparently ran out of the bread they use for Cubano, so they substituted. That's forgivable, but they didn't toast or 'press' the sandwich like it was a Cubano and the result was a soft/soggy bun that greatly diminishes the Cubano sandwich experience.\n\nI work nearby so I thought I timed the order correctly but I arrived when they told me to and it was another 10-15 minutes before I left with my food. Something to keep in mind if you've got limited time... I didn't really mind because I figured the extra time would give me a chance to get another Thai Iced Tea but learned (only after paying) that they were out of the ingredients to make it. I was offered a Green Milk Tea or something similar but didn't feel like chancing it with something I've never tried, so I acquiesced for a regular Green Tea. This is cheaper than the Thai Iced Tea but there was no refund or partial refund discussed. I would like to believe they'll give me a free Thai Iced Tea next time I stroll in but who knows. The regular green tea that I asked for didn't taste like regular green tea, pretty sure they gave me the green tea with some sort of berry or fruit flavor involved. Meh.\n\nWhen they are on their A game, I imagine this is a pretty good place. Points off for uncooked dessert (\"gross\" doesn't cover what my mouth experienced), long wait for food, soggy Cubano, wrong tea, and not being aware of what's in stock before letting people pay. It's very possible that I just had a really unlucky run (within a couple days of each other) so I am more than willing to try again. Staff is friendly enough. So here's to hoping their ingredients arrive, they get a better review and I finally get some Thai Iced Tea.
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