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Restaurant of the Weekend: Paladar Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar

By Joe Tone on Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:16 am

A combo of plantain, yucca, and malanga jazzes up Paladar's guacamole.

I’ve had better experiences than Tuesday’s visit to Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar, in Woodmere. Right from the beginning, in fact, my lunch seemed cursed, marred by a perfect storm of errors and oversights. So then why am I telling you to head over to this Nuevo Latino outpost in Eton-Chagrin this weekend? Actually, I can give you several reasons. ...

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