El Pacifico recently opened in the former La Fogata space at the pointed corner of Central Ave and WIllow St in Lynn. The place has nice painted artwork murals on the walls, table seating, counter seating near the kitchen and along the windows and a back room lounge & bar in the back. For food, they offer a variety of dishes including seafood, soups, salads, pasta, tacos, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, chicken, Peruvian chef's entrees, kids menu and desserts. The prices here are moderate, entrees in the $12 (burger & fries) to $45 (lobster, filet mignon) range.
I stopped by for dinner recently on a busy evening. I decided to be seated along the window since I was solo and received prompt service including the hostess who took my order. I started out with a glass of bottled water ($3 plus tax) with a glass of ice & lime (no free tap water). I was also given complementary hot rolls and butter, which were pretty good.
For a starter, the Fried Calamari ($14 plus tax) came with ample breaded and lightly fried calamari rings served with a cup of homemade tartar sauce (plenty of chopped pickles) and garnish. The breaded calamari was crisp outside and a bit oily and slightly chewy and actually better than others I've had this year. For dinner, I went with the Chicken Marsala ($17.99 plus tax) which was served over thin spaghetti and not linguine. This pasta dish was very excellent which had a crisp and seasoned grilled chicken breast over soft cooked thin spaghetti tossed with a fresh sliced mushroom wine cream sauce and topped with greens garnish & orchid. The portion was good and I finished my dinner.
I passed on the offer for dessert since I already had baked goods earlier. The check with tax and before tip was $37.44 (cash price). They note that credit card fees will be added if using a charge account. Overall, a good filling dinner on a busy night and I headed off to go watch some fireworks after dinner. read more