June 14th, 2012
Eating in…Lewes, Agave, Restaurant, Mexican Cuisine, Review, Delaware Beaches…2-Hour Wait?
Ay bendito, por favor, dejenme entrar…no puedo esperar. A lo mejor hablando en Espanol trabajara en una proxima ocasion.
Agave, located at 137 2nd St., Lewes, Delaware, 19958, has been serving some of the best Mexican cuisine in Coastal Delaware. It is not just the quality of the food, and the presentation. Their prices are excellent, as well. Their tel 302-645-1232. No website, but you can find Agave on Facebook.
No reservations. In the past, and before they expanded, you still had to wait a reasonable amount of time. Locals knew at what time, or what day to go to avoid crowds. People were really raving about the food. Including myself. The Chiles en Nogada are excellent, the chili is one of the best I have had, their corn roasted with queso fresco, messy but worth it.
At present, what I hear the most is the long waiting period; unreasonable. I think restaurants want to be known for their good food and not for the amout of time customers have to wait.
For the ones that are like me….there is no way I would wait for 2 hours. It’s just not going to happen. And, it did not.
I told my friend, Susan, to meet me at Agave on Thursday, June 7th. Lunch would be the way to get into Agave. We arrived right at Noon.
We were elated to find it empty; not for long. But, at least, we had the pick of the table.
Our lunch was delicious. Susan decided to have the Puffy Tacos. Two Puffy Tacos stuffed with grilled Mahi-Mahi, jicama slaw, pico de gallo, and Mexican Lime Crema, with a side dish of rice and black beans. I have had these tacos before and Susan thought they were the best she had ever eaten.
The tamale that I ordered was so good. It was made in the traditional way with corn flour, chicken, green and red peppers, raisins and a mole sauce. Since it is made with corn flour, it is gluten free. The mole sauce is made on a container that could be contaminated with glutens, so I would just leave it out, if you have a gluten allergy.
The tamale came first all wrapped up in a banana leaf. A pull of the banana leaf so that you can see the actual tamale.
Because the tamale was so delicious I decided to go with my husband this week. That trip to Agave is what prompted me to write about the long wait. So, when they told us 2 hours, 8 of the people that were there, including us, left.
The hostess was letting people through to look here or there; a little bit chaotic.
If you give them your name and telephone, they can call you with a 5 minute notice. Someone I know was asleep when they called her.
There must be another way to handle it. I don’t want to be waiting for so long with my guests when they could be enjoying their Avocado Martini!!
Hasta luego. Espero puedan resolver ese problema porque, en realidad, su comida es deliciosa.
Hablamos pronto…que lo pasen muy bien….
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