dragonfly

san juan, pr

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derek and i were intrigued by this place (owned by the same company that owns aguaviva and the parrot club) because it advertised "latinasian" cuisine. obviously fans of latin and asian cuisines, we decided to try it out. this place is located in a very touristy area of san juan, near where the cruise ships dock. i'm not sure why it tries to be so fancy, but they frown on people wearing shorts so they made derek wear a sarong! i was very confused, yet amused. and no, i'm not posting a picture of derek in the sarong, this is a food blog!

the food was hit or miss. the hits - stir-fried noodles with fried chicken and deep fried lobster dumplings with truffle sauce. i can't believe that no one thought to add fried chicken to chow mein before - it was brilliant. and lobsters with truffle is such a luxurious combination that its hard to go wrong. the miss - duck nachos were drenched in hoisin sauce, but it was a clever idea. the place was trendy and expensive - if that's what you're looking for, i would recommend - but for me, the food wasn't worth the price. derek in a sarong, though, was priceless.