MADRID: On any day of the week, we now can get duck empanadas, ceviche and plantains for lunch or dinner a half-block off Cass Avenue.
Bolero Latin Cuisine launched last weekend at 51 W. Forest Ave. in a dramatically redesigned building that had been Mid City Grill, a coney spot.
The decor is spiffed up considerably and the dishes are from Peru, Brazil and Argentina. Executive chef Roberto Caceres studied his craft in Spain and worked in Miami, Melody Baetens writes at the Detroit news.Vince vazquez, who opened vicente’s cuban cuisine on library Street downtown in 2005, is the owner.
Tapas offerings include deep-fried green plantains, wine-steamed mussels, corn tamales and tequeños, which are Venezuelan dough wrapped cheese sticks that are fried.
The new spot serves three styles of Peruvian ceviche, which caceres says varies from the ceviche Metro detroiters may be used to eating because of ingredients like Peruvian peppers and ginger.
Bolero has a full bar with beer, wine and cocktails, including regional favorites like cuban mojitos, peruvian pisco sour and Brazilian caipirinhas.
