You can't go to a restaurant just once and really pass judgement. Some places have off nights, others seem too good to be true.
With that in mind, I had to pay another visit to Skyway's previously praised El Agave, just a couple of nights after eating there before.
The food held up on the second visit. They know how to cook seafood, and use really good quality seafood. The shrimp are really superb, nicely cooked and huge.
What was lacking this time was service. It was a waitress rather than the owner who previously served us. Maybe it was the kitchen's fault, but the food was pretty slow to arrive.
Maybe there's a bad feng shui energy about the place? There's a separate little room within the main dining room, and it was dark...just seemed strange.
So, on a 0-4 scale, 0 being putrid and 4 being dining ecstasy, I'd have to say the food is a 3.5...service(average of both nights) a 2, atmosphere 2, and value a 2.
This was a Friday night, and many restaurants are full on Fridays.
El Agave had a few customers, maybe 4 tables full, and perhaps that overwhelmed the kitchen, I don't know.
The slow service this evening was a bit of a disappointment, since I was so gung ho on the place a couple of nights ago.
But the food remains far above average for Seattle area Mexican food.
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I don't think Tin Foil Hat or Mikelle have sampled the wares at El Agave, but in my always humble opinion, El Agave's food is about as good as La Fuente's. It's a "weirder" place, being Skyway.
I guess you just have to go there to experience their strange vibe.
The portions at El Agave are a bit smaller, but still very adequate, where La Fuente really piles it on.
The menu at El Agave is larger and has more unusual things on it. It also has a full bar. La Fuente probably wins in the service department: they're fast and efficient and courteous. El Agave can be good, can be bad servicewise, but the food is consistantly fine.
If you like Mexican, I recommend Casa Durango just on the other side of the street from La Fuente. Durango is a 'real' mexican restaurant. That atmosphere isn't that great, but the food is good and the margaritas are excellent.
I've heard good things from other people about Casa Durango. I'll have to check them out.
One risk of trying to go to El Agave is that sometimes they're not open when they should be. We tried going at 7PM last night, and they were closed. Are they out of business?
I don't think so. It's more likely that business was slow and they decided to go home, but who knows?
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