Guacaya Bistreaux 337 North Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401

"Went here for a double date weeknight dinner. Ambience is nice, service is nice and if you are going after 6.30-7, I highly recommend doing reservations. We were early by 5pm and it was pretty empty. Their happy hour is between 5-6.30 pm which worked great for us. Although not too many options on their HH menu. Between the 4 of us we ordered empanadas, patagonian red eyed shrimp (which wasn’t descaled so we had to send it back and they were very cool about it), jerk chicken rissoto, tajadas (sweet plantains), and truffle yuca fries. Everything was tasty but we did find it to be overpriced. Moreover, one of us opted out of the pork from our entree but till got charged the full price. Many places I have been to minus the meat charge but they didn’t, which was disappointing. I wouldn’t recommend this place if you are vegan or vegetarian. They don’t have a lot for you except for the sides. They have an option in the appetizer tacos but they were out of cauliflower."

"Overall, the food was amazing both in presentation and flavor. We had the patacones rellenos, yuca, maiz, and salmon. The service was mediocre. We sat at our table for a long time before the waiter finally noticed we were there."

"We had a party of 6. We ordered the spicy shrimp Cesar but got charged extra for shrimp. Total number of shrimp that came on the dish was 4. The shrimp was a whole separate line on the check and it was $10. So $27 for a blacked spicy shrimp salad where the dressing tasted like a spicy thousand island dressing and there was A LOT of dressing. The menu said it came with shrimp but we had to pay extra for the shrimp? Wholly confused. When it came time to pay, we had 6 people so we suspected there could be auto gratuity but the payment device didn’t make it clear and the server was also unsure. I asked for the physical receipt and it showed auto gratuity, but the device in front of our face was asking for EXTRA gratuity - which is fine but it just seems like it’s being presented under false pretenses. I also ordered the jambalaya and it never came but luckily I asked about it before they even started cooking it so we could cancel it all together. Truffle yucca was good; sauce they came on top of was amazing. Crawfish chowder was super tasty, nicely spiced, great flavors and ingredients, there was something fried in it to give it an interesting crunch."

"I've attempted to go a few times (on Thursdays), and street parking was so horrible that we gave up and went somewhere else. This time we went on a Wednesday, it was so much better! Loved the atmosphere, food was really good and our waiter was nice. It was a little expensive but I would go back. Mac n cheese was decent. The fries and empanadas were really good."

"This is my new favorite spot. The food was outstanding. The jambalaya was delicious! They also have half a chicken and a whole fish dish that I really want to try next time. It smelled incredible."