I went here with my husband and in-laws and had a lovely dinner despite a few minor flaws in service.
I ordered an appetizer of chips and salsa which was interesting. It tasted like they used lemon juice in the salsa instead of lime juice, so it made for a welcome change of pace.
There was much more salsa than chips and when I asked for just a few more chips to polish off the salsa, our waiter brought us out a whole order more of chips and salsa without checking with us. I'm not sure where the failure of communication was, however there were several other moments where the table collectively raised an eyebrow due to service (waiter taking our orders with his elbows on our table, not bringing back change from a $100 bill...).
For entrees, I had lamb sopes which were presented beautifully. My husband and father in law both had cebiche (proclaimed marvelous) and mother in law had the fish tacos which she enjoyed.
For dessert I had the chocolate cake (which happened to be a roulade) and the rest of the table ordered the rosewater flan. The flan entranced all who tasted it, however the cake was dry and unimpressive.
Chocolate cake and minor service missteps aside, the quality and presentation of the food will bring us back to Yelapa in the future. It is a wonderful new restaurant in Houston.
Pros: Presentation, price
Cons: A few missteps from the waitstaff, chocolate cake
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