Taste for Tapas?

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Eivissa, a latin-inspired tapas restaurant in Old Town. I went with a large group of girls from work and so we had set up a tasting menu ahead of time. I'll tell you right off the bat, that is the way to do it. We tasted over 10 of the dishes and even though there were some misses, the majority were very delightful. Here is a quickie guide to their extensive menu...

Avoid:
- Patatas al aioli. The menu says potatoes in a creamy garlic sauce, but it was actually more like mayonnaisey potato salad.
- Chicken meatballs. They aren't on the menu, but if they are on special when you are there, politely avoid that at all costs. The meatballs were so tough and stringy it was hard to even get a knife through. Under seasoned and underwhelming.

Order:
- Paella. We had the vegetarian version, and it was full with chunks of eggplants and peppers - big hit with the whole table.
- Patatas bravas (aka crispy potatoes). Nothing out of the ordinary, but these fry wedges were a solid side dish.
- Croquetas de pollo y jamon. Basically yummy little baked ham and cheese nuggets. Seemed a little like kid food, but hey, everyone loves nuggets.

- Fish meatballs. As I said earlier, all of the meatballs must have been a special or a new addition, but what the chicken meatballs lacked, the fish meatballs hit out of the park. They were incredibly flavorful with giant chunks of fresh fish rolled up into a breadcrumb concoction that thankfully did not have an overwhelming binding agent.

- Datiles en jamondates. Dates wrapped in ham and stuffed with almonds. These were hands down the highlight of the meal for me. Perfectly executed and presented.

Now let's get down to business. Food is overshadowed at Eivissa by a strong and powerfully delicious element: SANGRIA. From the delicate white sangria flavored with Acai to the sinfully delectable red sangria with its notes of vanilla and cinnamon. They were sinfully delicious and some of the most delicious sangria I've ever had in my life. Right next to Second City, so grab your significant other, get a few apps, a glass of sangria... or nine... and have a good laugh.

Not a great pic, but you can see it's spacious and I really liked the birch covered walls.

Couldn't find a veggie pic, but here is the seafood paella.

MAIN ATTRACTION: Red & White wine Sangrias.