FINO

I am so glad we finally tried this place out.  And on a perfect day, too- we sat outside and the weather was so nice. 

Come on Saturday between 5 and 7 pm to enjoy their Saturday happy hour.. $6 classic cocktails and small plates for $2 or $3.  (Click on the menu to see it larger)
The "Brandy Daisy" is apparently the inspiration for several modern drinks such as the Margarita.  It had a nice citrusy flavor, not too sweet.
These are all pre-prohibition cocktails.  People liked delicious drinks 100 years ago too.

Ok, so I'm trying this whole "after the jump" thing.  Notice the "Click here" below for seeing the rest of the food and drink!  Just click it.  You won't be sorry.
The Jerry Thomas Manhattan was too strong for my taste, but Ryan loved it:

Below are the fried olives stuffed with anchovy ($2) and a crab-stuffed piquillo pepper ($2).  Though it was really tasty, the pepper was probably our least favorite item of the evening.  I think that says something about how great the food is here.

Took a break to admire the sunset (who am I kidding, I was still stuffing my face while stealing glances at the sunset)

The Spanish onion soup was great, and the crunchy bread finished it off perfecty ($8):

White gazpacho.  My favorite for the night.  And I don't even usually like cold soup!  The cream, the almonds, the grape halves, such a nice combination of flavors. ($6)

They had several yummy sounding Mediterranean Spreads... we went with the red pepper, walnut & pomegranate spread.  ($5) Who came up with these combos of flavors?  So good.

The harissa beets & apples salad involved lime yogurt and spiced pepitas.  I did not know what a pepita is, looks like it's a pumpkin seed. ($8)

Back to my usual tricks ordering a salad with cheese and fruit in it.  This one is watercress with pears, cabrales & candied pecans.  You really can't go wrong mixing sweet & salty in a salad.  ($8)

Fried goat cheese.  ($8) This ended up being kinda the dessert of the evening, since we were too full at this point to consider an actual dessert.  Our whole meal ended up consisting of cocktails, small plates, salads & soups!  Didn't even make it to the entrees.  Anyway, the goat cheese was soft & warm and served with some breads to slather it on.  I may have enjoyed it more on an empty stomach, by the end of the meal it was kind of overwhelming.  Still good though!

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