Caribbean Breeze Latin Grill

MAJOR UPDATE

Titi's became the Caribbean Breeze Latin Grill over 6 months ago. The same owner, the same WOW factor, and same wonderful chef. However, the restaurant is now more focused on a unique Caribbean/South America feel. (You will read reviews for both restaurants on this page; focus on the 2012 and later reviews).

I went in at lunch today with two friends and we were immediately greeted at the door and seated; most of the staff were dining together with the owner and these wonderful dishes kept coming out for them to try and learn how to describe. Our waitress was describing the dishes when the owner, chef, and manager came over for a chat.  We were given the royal treatment; the concept was explained and choices were offered. We chose the Caribbean Breeze Botanas sampler (and should have stopped with that as we boxed half of it for dinner), Ropa Vieja, Chicken in a cream sauce, and Chocoflan. Every single bite was perfect and presentation beautiful; we sampled Caribbean, Peruvian, and Cuban.  At the end of the meal the owner, manager, and chef wanted to know how everything was and we could not gush enough. I am going back as it seems at night it is very romantic with excellent wine choices and for me a drink with an umbrella, table side preparation including New Orleans style bananas foster, and a sea bass la-di-da.

Yelpers, this is truly a gem.

AMAZING... FOOD.. SERVICE. AMBIANCE. Do not be fooled by appearance from the outside. The food was so fresh and carefully prepared. The service was amazing.... like we were a part of their royal family.

We dined here for the first time tonight using a Groupon.  I was reluctant to buy the Groupon because they did not have a website and there was no online menu.  They have a Facebook page, but still no menu.

The hostess seated us in a booth.  We were the only ones there.  I needed a flashlight to see the menu.  They had  wonderful colored photos of many of the dishes on the menu.

We ordered the Beef Empanadas, Steak Mofungo, Carne Asada, and a side of Tostones with my entree.  The server said nothing about the Empanadas taking 15 minutes, but from reading Jennifer B.'s review I was prepared to wait.

The server brought out a complimentary plate of appetizers.  There were 4 saltines on a plate covered with a slice of radish and red onions.  She said to use the lime.  They were good.

My side of Tostones came out next.  Maybe there was a language barrier that the server didn't understand that I wanted the Tostones WITH my entree.  I liked the small silver dollar size of the tostones.  They were crunchy, yet soft in the middle.  I usually don't salt my food, but I salted these.  The garlic/sour cream dipping sauce was good, but I prefer the traditional garlic sauce.

The Beef Empanadas came out with the entrees.  They were brushed with an egg wash and baked, rather than fried.  There was flour on the bottom of the Empanadas.  One was slightly burned.  They were huge, but not filled with much meat.  I would prefer 4 little Empanadas.  The Green Aji sauce was good.

The Steak Mofongo had a small piece of tough steak on the side.  The Mofongo had steak mixed in with the pork skin and plantain rather than in the center.  The vegetable soup was salty.  The tostones were bland.

The Carne Asada was charred and very dry.  The thin cut of meat only needs to be cooked a few minutes.  The Chimichurri was very acidic and herbal.  The rice was seasoned well.

The plates of food were beautifully prepared, but just not cooked right.  We will not be back.