点评:My wife and I aren't into Latin American cuisine but friends persuaded us to have dinner at Carnivale because it is a "wow your senses" type of restaurant with a lively atmosphere, colorful decor, original artwork, festive vibe, food from Spain, Mexico, South America, Central America and the Caribbean and one-of-kind desserts. How about cotton candy and caramel popcorn? It reminded me of carnivals in the 1950s with Ferris wheels and bingo games, a throwback to the good ole days and a great way to end a wonderful dining experience. Located at 702 West Fulton Market Street, in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, Carnivale opened in 2005 with a fresh approach to dining out, a Latin fusion cuisine that promised something new and different but altogether satisfying. Open from 1 to 8:30 on Sunday, 5 to 9 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 5 to 9:30 on Friday and 4 to 9:30 on Saturday, it offers everything from quesadillas and empanadas to several versions of traditional paella. We started with beef empanada, shrimp quesadillas with wild-caught shrimp, Qaxaca cheese, greens and Chipotle aioli and Caesar salad with Romaine lettuce, sourdough croutons, home-made Caesar dressing and parmesan cheese with salmon. For her entree, my wife chose lamb shank with Spanish style fava bean stew, Piquillo pepper, spicy peas and pickled onion with mashed potatoes. I thoroughly enjoyed an order of Ox Tail paella with braised Ox Tail in Spanish sherry, baby carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, spinach, roasted mushrooms, pepper, bone marrow and bomba rice. The cotton candy and caramel popcorn dessert made a couple of 80-year-olds feel like teenagers all over again.
翻译:我和妻子不喜欢拉美菜,但朋友们劝我们去 Carnivale 餐厅吃晚餐,因为这是家“让您惊叹”的餐厅,气氛活跃,装饰色彩缤纷,有原创艺术品,节日气氛浓厚,有西班牙、墨西哥、南美、中美和加勒比海地区的美食,还有独一无二的甜点。棉花糖和焦糖爆米花怎么样?这让我想起了 20 世纪 50 年代的嘉年华,那里有摩天轮和宾果游戏,让我重温了过去的美好时光,也是结束美妙用餐体验的绝佳方式。Carnivale 餐厅位于芝加哥西环路西富尔顿市场街 702 号,于 2005 年开业,采用全新的用餐方式,提供拉丁融合美食,保证提供新颖、不同但令人满意的美食。营业时间为周日 1 点至 8 点 30 分,周二、周三和周四 5 点至 9 点,周五 5 点至 9 点 30 分,周六 4 点至 9 点 30 分,提供各种美食,从油炸玉米饼和馅饼到多种传统海鲜饭。我们先吃了牛肉馅饼、虾仁油炸玉米饼配野生虾、Qaxaca 奶酪、蔬菜和 Chipotle 蛋黄酱,还有凯撒沙拉配罗马生菜、酸面包块、自制凯撒酱和帕玛森奶酪配三文鱼。我妻子选了羊腿配西班牙风味蚕豆炖菜、Piquillo 辣椒、辣豌豆和腌洋葱配土豆泥作为主菜。我非常喜欢一份牛尾海鲜饭,里面有西班牙雪利酒炖牛尾、小胡萝卜、欧洲防风草、红薯、菠菜、烤蘑菇、胡椒、骨髓和炸米饭。棉花糖和焦糖爆米花甜点让一对八十岁的老人感觉自己再次回到了青少年时代。