Dos Caminos

For our holiday lunch, my work group went to Dos Caminos (373 Park Avenue South and 27th Street) for lunch last week.

It was great. The place is much bigger inside than its external storefront shows. It was nicely decorated and had a somewhat hip/metro feel. It was on the dark side but the company was fun and the conversation was light.

We (around 10 or so of us) finished a couple of pitchers of Sangria. The red sangria was much better than the red.

Service was awfully slow, but since lunch was on the company's time (and tab) I didn't mind. By the time my food came, I forgot what I had ordered....

We got nachos for appetizers. The chips were nothing special but the guacamole is prepared on a station near your table, but it's close enough that you can watch - although they don't call your attention to it. You can't choose to customize your guac, like you can in this other restaurant in Hoboken, but that's alright. Real and fresh guac is good!

I ordered an appetizer that had some octopus in it. It was the best octopus I ever had. It wasn't hard and chewy at all. It was so soft, it almost melted in your mouth. It was like dining on a lobster claw. I don't remember what my entree was, but since I don't remember, it wasn't anything special.

Dessert was great. The pumpkin flan was awesome!! Just like a regular Spanish flan, but with a hint of pumpkin. There was also ice cream and sorbet, they were good but not great.

Prices were reasonable enough, most entrees were in the $12-$20 range.

My rating: 4.5 cereal boxes out of a possible 6.

Enjoy the holidays!