Hubby and I dropped by last night - as I spotted the name change on my way home. Turns out it was opening night! I ordered tacos - was very surprised (and slightly disappointed) that they were crispy and not soft tacos. Flavours were pretty good, the red (shrimp) and yellow mole (chicken) were tasty from what I could discern, sadly there was just a tiny dab on each taco (more please). Nice and spicy, but serving sizes and prices seem a bit off. While we weren't overly impressed by the food, the vibe was friendly, and heck, it was their first night! Excited to have another food option in the 'hood and will give it another try in a month or so.

Since I live in the 'hood, I had high hopes for Cowbell - my husband and I finally made it there last night and were unfortunately disappointed. While the service was excellent, the decor charming, and the gin martinis top notch, the food, alas, was not so great, which in turn makes the prices seem inflated. I started with the greens - nice and fresh, but the dressing was too oily and overpowered the simple freshness of the greens. Husband had the beef carpaccio, as he loves beef, but described it simply as okay. I was sad to see no poultry or fowl on the evening's menu, so I went with the trout with brussel sprouts and mushrooms. The trout was so salty by the end of it I was actually making faces, and ended up drinking glasses of water all night long (reminding me of the salt fish of my youth - but not in a good way); and the "brussel sprouts" were actually 5 leaves peeled from the sprout, undercooked and tough - while I was expecting something lovely and roasted (I actually really like brussel sprouts). Thankfully, my husband enjoyed his pork trio - belly, shoulder and a third cut (loin?)- "Delicious!" he exclaimed. But after our starters and mains and a few slices of the tough bread (but served with lovely butter) we were still hungry (and I'm a light eater) - so we ordered desserts - chocolate torte and molasses cake. Again, okay, but not great; and for $9 each, I'm expecting freshness, richness and flavour. They were more $4-$5 in quality. So all-in-all, very underwhelming. Unfortunately, there is just to much competition out there for me to give this place a second chance.