a swingin' little place. i'm embarassed to say it took me 7 years to finally try this place, but we were glad we did and it was worth the wait. the famous bar with the swings is a true novelty, but we elected to sit at a table. the atmosphere is a bit dark, when the place is filling up you're gonna be cozy with other patrons, but none of that bothered us. we arrived on halloween night, just before the dinner rush, and all the staff were in costume. stephanie was our server and she was friendly, prompt and very helpful in choosing dishes. we decided to just make a meal out of small tapas plates, but the soups, the cajun tenderloin and the paella all looked like worthy entrees for the next visit.
on this trip we started with the plantain tostones which had a nice texture and mild sauce; the wasabi pea encrusted tuna was outstanding, although possibly misnamed. there is no "encrusting" here, but justgreatahi tuna with a wasabi sauce and garnish of gossamer thin tortilla strips that burst with flavor on the tongue. the jerk chicken wings were meaty, not greasy and the sauce was very good. the sauce on the bbq shrimp was even better--we would eat anything doused in that sauce! and the dessert was a nice cake with caramel sauce that was just right as a finisher. all that and a couple glasses of wine for $55. not bad!