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María

We were there on a Tuesday at 2:15 p.m., and there were only two tables occupied inside. We ordered paella, and it was brought half-cooked with the rice still hard. They brought us the main courses from the menu without us having finished the first courses, and when we refused to take them, the Peruvian waiter ranted and told the Venezuelan waiter he was going to mail them to us. The grilled salmon was toasted on the outside and raw on the inside, a sign it had been made in a hurry. The fries were frozen, hard, and dry; I told the waiter they were raw, he took them away, and brought them back a little later, exactly the same, so I didn't eat them. The cachopo... nothing like a cachopo, just a burnt, open sole. The desserts were all dairy products, yogurt, yogurt cream, not a single piece of fruit. A girl at another table had celiac disease, and despite the menu indicating it was a gluten-free dish, they brought her a gazpacho with BREAD in it!!! This is where all the red flags are going off! These businesses, left in the hands of Latinos, all end the same: with an arepera (food vendor) as a cook and filth for food. I wouldn't even give it to my dog. Be very careful if you suffer from any intolerance, and don't even go near this "food house." The daily menu may seem affordable, but if you have to skip half of it, it's not worth it. Edit to respond: My comment isn't xenophobic; I'd be wrong if I were married to someone from another continent. However, your response is ridiculously victim-like and very common among those who use the word "xenophobia" as a license to respond when they have no arguments and to remain less than mediocre. Instead of empty proclamations, what you need to do is improve, not worsen. This isn't the first time we've been to this restaurant, and it's getting worse. Invest in trained waiters and cooks, although of course, you'll have to pay them more ;-)

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