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Média de Avaliação
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I was really excited to try this place as I?m always on the hunt for amazing and authentic Latin cuisine, and when I walked in the door I was pleasantly surprised by the wide variety in their menu. I was with my mom and we ordered an assortment of pastries and a couple of empanadas and while we waited I snapped some pics of the adorable atmosphere. As we moved down the counter and deeper into the restaurant to make sure we were socially distanced I noticed something a little off putting. One of the ladies that was working had come out of the kitchen and walked up to the woman at the grill who was making my food and started talking to her. This of course is not an issue, what bothered me was that she was eating food from a plate she was holding in her hand and talking very close to someone who was cooking my empanadas. I waited to see if this would be a brief encounter which to my surprise it wasn?t, and as I saw food falling from her fork I felt I had to say something. As politely as I could I asked if she could eat her food away from the grill and my food that was being prepared. To my astonishment she not only began to defend herself, but the woman making my food suddenly said ?that?s my daughter!? I was so shocked by their response that I just paid and left. Without even having my first bite this place left a bad taste in my mouth from this one encounter and I most likely won?t be going back and wouldn?t recommend purely based on their customer service. I?m half El Salvadoran and have worked in family restaurants since I was legally able to. I was always taught to never eat food in the prep area and certainly not where customers can see you unless you?re sitting at a table on break. Have you ever been to a restaurant and seen employees eat their food while they?re making yours? Nope, and there?s a reason for that. I haven?t worked in a restaurant in a minute but I?m pretty sure the health inspector would still frown upon that. And hey, I?m all for people making honest mistakes, but to then argue and get so defensive over these actions was just not acceptable in my eyes. It?s unfortunate because I really wanted to support and like this place, especially since my godmother is Chilean.