Vida
Southwest Grill is located inside Double Tree South Hotel on 3650 S 72nd
Street in Omaha, NE. Happy Hour is every day from 4:00PM-6:00PM. Happy Hour
consist of 30% off Appetizers, $4 Wells, and discounted Draft Beers.
Upon
arrival to Vida I was amazed of the beautiful décor. It automatically gave me a
warm and comforting vibe that most hotel lounges provides. I did like that my
guest and I had the option to choose our own table. It was also a plus that
Happy Hour is anywhere in the lounge, not just secluded to the bar like most
places. I first ordered a Cranberry, Pineapple, and Vodka Cocktail ($4). I
simply adore the combination of tart cranberry with sweet pineapple, but not
with this drink. My drink was absolutely watered down and taste like bland
kool-aid with just a splash of Vodka.
For
appetizers I tried the poppers (grilled jalapeno, bacon, tricolor peppers cream
cheese). I had high expectations of this dish since the waitress said this dish
is popular. Well…my taste buds didn’t think it deserved popularity. The poppers
came out luke warm and didn’t taste grilled at all. The bacon didn’t have any
flavor to it neither did the cream cheese. Just a blah piece of pepper.
Next I had
the boneless wings and I chose the honey chipotle flavor. These wings was okay.
The ranch that was provided was bland and runny. Along with the wings we also
sampled the Guacamole. Guacamole is a hit or miss. Sometimes if you miss all
you need to do is add an ingredient. Unfortunately they missed a couple of
ingredients. This guac was in DESPERATE need of salt and maybe a pinch of cumin.
Just a complete fail.
Overall I
give Vida 2 smiles. Customer service was great, but the food and drinks was
just bland. Bland doesn’t work well with my happy taste buds. If you go to Vida
please let me know what you think! Happy Eats!
