{"id":71597,"date":"2022-03-03T06:13:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T10:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=71597"},"modified":"2022-03-27T11:48:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:48:01","slug":"visiting-margaritaville-times-square-restaurant-my-first-ever-margarita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/71597\/visiting-margaritaville-times-square-restaurant-my-first-ever-margarita\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Margaritaville Times Square Restaurant: My First-Ever Margarita"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disclaimer:<\/i><\/b> I’m an introvert who jumps at loud noises, about to join my first-ever margarita-making class, to enjoy my first-ever margarita. But let’s back up and explore the scene of Margaritaville Resort Times Square, the restaurant. <\/span><\/p>\n

Margaritaville Resort Times Square: The Restaurant<\/b><\/h2>\n

You can look for prices online, but you won’t find them. Other than that, there is little to no mystery in the dining experience. Strobe lights and Margaritaville music appear on the hour, sparkling over a towering top half of the Statue of Liberty. <\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone is wearing tropical-colored shirts. The tables are laminate and the glasses are plastic. It has the air of a family-friendly vacation, minus the fact that it is pouring rain outside and we’re in the heart of what equates to a New Yorker’s worst nightmare \u2013 Times Square. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Entrees<\/b><\/h2>\n

The ahi tuna tartare is served with crispy chips so brittle, they shatter under the weight of the tuna. It’s fun but messy; you’re probably better off intentionally breaking the chips and sprinkling them on the tartare like a garnish. <\/span><\/p>\n

The tuna itself is supple and well flavored, with hints of soy and sesame punctured by lime. The guacamole, too, is perfectly fine (at the time of this writing, we have yet to be affected by The Great Avocado Shortage of 2022).<\/span><\/p>\n

The entrees are vastly different. The \u201cwagyu\u201d stir fry is below mediocre, with slices of beef that, while tender, could never truly be considered like wagyu of the Japanese variety. To be fair, it is very ambiguous on the menu, offering no quality confirmations. The sauce, however, is irreparably salty, saved not even by the otherwise delightful and crispy deep-fried yucca. <\/span><\/p>\n

The fish tacos are not worlds apart, but galaxies. The perfectly charred tortilla, the mild heat from the habanero crema, more of that guacamole I can’t complain about. The fish is well-fried, toeing the line of crispy and crunchy, not too oily, and the fish is pleasantly meaty in texture. <\/span><\/p>\n

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