Sauteed shrimp with garlic and chili. ¥88
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
These shrimp were pretty large and yummy. I loved the deep garlic flavor, although they were a bit overcooked and verging on tough. I did like the cute presentation though.
Truffle potatoes and rosemary jus. ¥98
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
I’m actually not 100% sure if I identified this dish correctly since we tried so many things that night, but I think I did. Anyway, I do remember that the meat was tender and very flavorful.
Iberian ham croquettes. ¥98
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
These were wonderful! They had a soft molten center that tasted amazing. The exterior was fried perfectly and they were just packed with flavor!
Potatoes in spicy sauce. ¥50
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
I like aioli, but this amount was a bit overboard! You had to wade through that pile of aioli to actually get to the potatoes underneath (it kinda grossed me out). The potatoes were great though as was the aioli. I just wish there was less of it.
Baby sardines, escalivada lemon, charred garlic sprouts and crispy bread. ¥95
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
Mmm, these were super tasty. The little sardines tasted great with the smoky bell peppers and charred garlic sprouts while the crispy bread added the needed crunch.
Bread topped with crushed tomatoes, side of olives. Complimentary
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
This was a great way to start the meal, with complimentary pan con tomate. The tomato topping was flavorful and delicious and you can never go wrong with yummy olives!
Serrano ham, bechamel. $7
Julian Serrano, Las Vegas NV
Ugh, another over-priced tiny-assed tapa from Julian Serrano. This kind of crap gives tapas a bad name. And it was over-fried! Lame.
Fried breaded shrimp, padron pepper, allioli. $7
Julian Serrano, Las Vegas NV
Three lonely pieces of fried shrimp just doesn’t do it for me, especially since these were pretty dry. Everything here was really small, even for tapas so I wasn’t very happy.
Tuna tartare, cucumber, crispy wonton, avocado, ponzu. $8
Julian Serrano, Las Vegas NV
These tuna tartare cones were on the small side, but they were fun to eat and yummy. I wish the tuna was less chopped though since the texture was on the mushy/mealy side.
With vanilla bean ice cream. Chef’s tasting $45
Tinto, Palm Springs CA
I wasn’t excited about dessert because I was SO full from the chef’s tasting. Well thank goodness because these dessert weren’t very good. They seemed like ordinary hotel-type dessert made in large production. Pretty lame.
The Saguaro Hotel.
Lamb meatballs, sherry cream, truffle. Chef’s tasting $45
Tinto, Palm Springs CA
Between the cherry cream and truffle, this was a very aromatic dish (and almost too aromatic – it was almost nauseating). The lamb meatballs were tender, juicy, and yummy though.
Garlic and paprika sausage. Chef’s tasting $45
Tinto, Palm Springs CA
I love Spanish chorizo. It’s so smoky and flavorful. These grilled skewers of chorizo were lovely. Mmm…
Vittle Monster 