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Mini-Review: Aló

Posted on August 19th, 2008 4:14pm by Stephen Edmondson
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My quick (and overdue) review of Aló Cenaduria and Piqueos. Summary? Best lunch I’ve had this year.

We started with the Street Stand Raw Vegetables ($6.50). Think jicama, radish, and cucumbers with chile, lime, and salt. Simple, and fairly standard for true Mexican food, but executed just right. It’s something I could eat every day—a trend that carried throughout the meal. Light, spiced perfectly, and fresh, fresh, fresh.

We continued with Peruvian Yellowtail Cebiche ($8.50). Spelled with a “b” because it’s Peruvian. I will hold all future ceviche to this bar.

Based on a recommendation, the last dish was Aji de Gallina ($13.50.) It’s a savory chicken and rice dish with aji amarillo sauce and walnuts. Aji Amarillo? That’s a yellow pepper (aji) based cream sauce. Much lighter than you’d think, but still savory. Chicken and rice never tasted so good.

Ended with a Cafe Alo ($3.95). A perfectly drawn shot of espresso mixed with hot milk, and topped with froth. Think café con leche, done stronger, and better.

5 Comments to “Mini-Review: Aló”

Marco @ August 19th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

Street “strand”? “Raddish”?
Stephen Edmondson @ August 19th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

Told you it was a quick review. Too quick, apparently.
Margie @ August 19th, 2008 at 5:44 pm

Too funny! I don’t care what he did wrong, it made me want to go to Alo again soon!
Todd M @ August 19th, 2008 at 11:35 pm

Stephen, how can NN ever take your review SERIOUSLY with so many misspelled words???

(Sorry, NN, you set yourself up for that one! haha )
Jennifer Chininis @ August 20th, 2008 at 11:39 am

Really? Your best lunch? I went in there the other night with two friends, and I am still stumped about how we spent $115 on a couple of appetizers and a couple of glasses of wine. They were good, yes. But not worth $115!

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Mini-Review: Aló