The highlight of the meal was linguini with lobster in rose sauce. The cooking is delicately flavorful, with hints of Indian and Chinese spices. Shogog Ngopa is an exquisite vegetarian dish of gingery sliced potatoes with spinach and fresh coriander leaves. At Xango, a South American restaurant near the theater district, the upper level dining room is another charmer and the food is very impressive. Ceviche mixto is shrimp, squid and fish with red onion, roasted tomato and lime juice.
Marinated onions add flavor.
Since prices are obviously low, a more expensive meal was in order. Next was an artistic salad of large leaves of radicchio and green lettuce served with outstanding balsamic vinegar. Under the shrimp were broccoli rabe, a tender carrot, new potatoes and banana.