A coworker suggested we meet in Simi Valley instead. This sounded like a plan because it was WAY closer for me. Plus, there is a place called the Simi Valley Town Center that is filled with interesting restaurants and shops. My sister agreed to meet there and I pointed out a great looking restaurant that seemed to sell itself as a Tapas Bar. The restaurant was called Limon Latin Grill.
But, it wasn't a tapas restaurant. It was nothing but a glorified Mexican restaurant with some sophisticated flair. Excited about the possibility of delicious appetizers, I was disappointed by the selection.
The three of us shared a plate of calamari. It was light but hardly breaded and yellow. I think they mixed saffron in the batter to make the calamari yellow but it was a tad unnatural. The dipping sauce needed salt.
We received a plate of tri-colored chips with some kind of cheesy salsa. The weird thing was that the cheesy salsa was cold. If it had been warm I may have liked it more.
I decided against dinner and instead got the 1/2 dozen Rockefeller oysters. These came with cocktail sauce and horseradish. The horseradish was bland and the sauce was flavorless.
A fellow diner got the Ropa Vieja. Despite the fancy name, this is a plate of stewed shredded beef, beans and rice. The rice was mixed with those square vegetables--something I thought was more common in Asian cooking. The beef was pretty good, but it wasn't worth the price.
The third person at our table got a Latin salad with chicken. The only thing Latin about it was the addition of papaya and pineapple. It was a good salad, but nothing special.
We sat on the patio which was nice looking but a little chilly and it was right next to the parking lot so there were car sounds. The mall has a lot of prime inner real estate and not one restaurant is inside there, all the restaurants which should be inner facing are outer facing.
I don't recommend this restaurant. If you happen to be in the town center and you're looking for some food try one of the other restaurants instead.
Limon Latin Grill
1555 Simi Town Center Way
Simi Valley, CA 93065
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