See Us Eat: Dinner at Esperanto, New York, NY

Friday, April 20, 2007

Dinner at Esperanto, New York, NY

We headed to Esperanto on Avenue C for some Cuban food. We had never had Cuban food before, save for Cuban sandwiches, and we were pleasantly surprised. Almost everything we had was very tasty and the mojitos were out of this world.

Plantain Crusted Goat Cheese $9
Innovative and delicious.

Empanadas $8
One each of meat, chicken and veggie empanadas. Flaky crust and tender filling.

Shrimp and Mango Salad $10
The shrimp were well cooked and the salad itself had a very flavorful dressing.

Crab Cooked in Banana Leaf $12
Served with homemade plantain chips, this was almost soupy, but in a good way.

Whole Fish $18
A bit overcooked and not that flavorful.

Crab Coconut Soup $9
Almost curry-esque and even though it was thin, it was very flavorful.

Coonut Rice
This came with the fish and was the best rice we've ever had. We usually don't even eat rice, but this was light, fluffy, coconutty and buttery all at once.