The bistro is colorfully decorated and cozily small. The owners, a German-Latina team, seem to…read morejibe well together. This is a good thing as sound travels quite well within the confines of the space and all snippets of conversation were instantly heard.
I was keen on ordering an empanada and the bistro carries both Colombian and Argentinian varieties. The owner mentioned what the fillings were to me in Spanish. Pollo, Carne, etc...-no problem. I wasn't sure what sort of empanadas I had had in the past, so I asked what the difference was between those from Colombia and those from Argentina. The owner then recited what the fillings were again, but, this time, in German, then he retreated from the table. Okay, thanks for the repeat. I decided to get up and take a peek at the display counter and I could see that the difference was contained in the pastry casing around the filling. Colombian=cornmeal pastry; Argentian=white flour pastry. Why the owner couldn't communicate that I don't know.
An empanada was chosen, put on a panini grill to be warmed up and shortly delivered to my table. Unfortunately, my snack hadn't yet thawed out since it had been pulled from the freezer and was still frozen on its underside while being marginally warm on its top half. An unexpected bite into something frozen (crunch!) is pretty funky, but not a huge problem. I got up and asked if the empanada could be heated a bit more and mentioned that it was still partially frozen. After a decent wait of almost ten minutes the empanada was delivered back to the table replete with wee bite that I had spit out. Had it also been warmed up on the panini grill? Figuring that the darn thing would be now super hot, I took a cautious bite and burnt my mouth anyway. Ooopsie. After that, the whole thing tasted like 'hot', if that makes any sense.
I'd chalk the experience up to an off day all around. However, would I be inclined to go back? Naw.
From the looks of things, both the blended juices on offer and the home made cakes on display might be the way to go here.