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Jim Dee -
4 years ago
We tried Roberto's this evening -- went in a little early (about 4:45pm, so there were no other customers at the time). We usually like to go into crowded places, or places w/ a decent pool of customers, as it always seems like something's wrong if there aren't people there. But, Roberto's seemed nice, so we figured we'd give them a try. As far as the place itself goes, it's a nice atmosphere -- clean, nice artwork, etc. And as far as the service goes, they're all super friendly and excellent. The food? ... It was okay. I won't say anything negative about it, but I also won't totally praise it. We tried a few items -- all vegetarian, so keep that in mind, as this seems to be more of a steak and seafood place. We had the mango gazpacho, which was decent. They serve it as a blended soup base, and then you add in the other items (cukes, tomatoes, etc.). Pretty tasty, actually. We also had an alfredo pasta dish and a Mexican veg sampler dish. The pasta ... pretty basic. That's not to say bad, but I wouldn't recommend this place as a pasta destination, at least not vegetariano. I found it could have used more Parmesan, and perhaps a different pasta noodle. The Mexican sampler had a few interesting tid bits in it. There was a veggie ball w/ a filo dough wrapper that was pretty unique and tasty. A fried stuffed pepper was also pretty tasty. The other items (enchilada, rice, beans)... also pretty basic. Ergo, if you're a vegetarian, I'd say you're looking at a "3" meal -- not bad, but perhaps they have some opportunities to expand their skills in this area a bit. The service, though, was top-notch. The guy (Enrique) even gave us each an after-dinner cocktail (Kahluah, Baileys, vodka) as a free dessert. So, that was nice. :-)