((This is Bram's post, but Lori is going to add comments within the post like this:
Lori: Going to add my comments within posts so that it flows a bit better! /end Lori))
Food is a good way to bring soul and body back in sync. After lazing about in the beach for a few hours and retiring to our room for margaritas and a nap, we eventually found the energy to go out hunting for food. Lori set a task for me: pick where we go for dinner. I agreed to do so, initially on the condition that she would agree to go wherever I picked. That proved to be a little bit too much for her to agree to, so we came to a compromise: I would create a short list (3) and she would make the final selection. From this convoluted process, we arrived at El Mero Negrillo.
Lori: I'm not a control freak at all :) /end Lori
The service was very good and the layout nice. There was a bit of a mixup with our order but once all was said and done it worked out well.
Lori: First the happy hour margaritas. Yes, they are blue-green, because instead of triple sec, they use Curacao. Tasted fine./end Lori
Lori: Then the usual complimentary chips and salsa. Four different house salsas: peanut, bean, jalepeno and habenero. All tasty /end Lori
Lori: Dinner special included a small shrimp salad (very tasty), shrimp broth (I thought it was disgusting, but Bram didn't mind it), fish fillet (pan fried grouper), glass of wine, coffee and dessert./end Lori
Lori: shrimp tacos with chipolte sauce. The sauce was perfect, with just a bit of heat and not too smokey. Came with handmade corn tortillas, which were a bit thick and chewy for my taste./end Lori
Lori: The dessert was a cute little valentine cupcake. The service was very attentive and friendly. All in all a decent meal, but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to go back.
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I'm sure Lori will have more comments to add on the meal!
Lori: Tell me, do you prefer my comments within the original post like this? Or previously as separate comments after Bram's post?/end Lori
Hi Lori and Bram ~
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that you're doing some taste-testing before we get there :-) Where is this located? Would it be a good happy hour stop? The blue-green margarita intrigues me.
See you soon!
Dee Dee
El Mero Negro is 1 building west off the corner of 5th and 26th. Yes, a good happy hour stop. The benches are particularly comfy, and the margaritas were 2x1 (50 p).
ReplyDeleteI love you two....this foreign food porn is soooo good for my soul!
ReplyDeleteAnd booze too! Don't forget the medicinal properties of tequila.
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