"This restaurant needs a lot of help. First of all, the atmosphere could definitely be spruced up. Candles on all the tables were really cute and could have added to the atmosphere, but none of them were lit. Tables were haphazardly put together and felt like they came from The Halfway Cafe. A tapas restaurant should have a cozy atmosphere and this one just doesn't have it. The food was horrible. I can't describe how badly it was. We ordered the garlic shrimp which came out faster than our drinks (which were watered down) could be served to us. It was cold, which makes you wonder if it had been sitting around for someone else and they just decided to give it to us. The calamari looked, smelled, and tasted as if it came from the freezer section of a grocery store. The dipping sauce accompanying it appeared to be some sort of salad dressing. Terrible! The brussel sprouts were flavorless and mushy. Dates wrapped in bacon is a staple for a tapas restaurant. The dates should be sweet, warm and chewy with the bacon crispy and salty surrounding the date. The version at Azucar was chewy, flavorless, and just sad. Lastly, the patatas bravas, another signature dish for a tapas restaurant fell short. Again, the potatoes felt like they came from a bag of frozen potatoes. These did arrive hot to our table and the sauce was passable. Lastly, while the service was friendly, they needed a little help here too. As I mentioned earlier, the dishes started coming out of the kitchen before our drinks even arrived. Tapas should be timed to come out in waves. Not all the food piled on your table at once. The runner had no place to put all the food at one point and she uncomfortable piled them anywhere she could. The wait staff and kitchen should be trained to time the dishes so that everything is not on the table at once. It felt rushed on top of everything else. Azucar is not worth the price they charge and is a joke of a tapas restaurant. I'd advise going anywhere else."
