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Ask Donica about whose father was in the kitchen, while she was on the floor waiting tables and Ildefonso was behind the bar and bussing tables when the doors opened. I managed a restaurant around the corner at the time and Ildefonso was there the first week that the doors opended.

It probably was her families money that opened the door, but it was Ildefonso's family that made Cafe Madrid.

After his father passed, his mother took over the kitchen and the quality of the food became better....she and her food are at De Tapas in Addison....

Sorry to say, my "Si" dining experience was not as lovely. The service was not only SLOW, but super-snobby. In this economy, you can't look a gift horse in the mouth...even if I'm only a pony. I still work hard and enjoy dining out. The paella was gummy (undercooked, perhaps?). And, dude, TOO many damn choices. It's not sushi, it's tapas. I challenge you to take me to Spain to ANY "tapas" joint that serves 50+ different things. The place is cute, I'll give him that, but give me good food and great affordable wine over average anything. I have seen the owner of Cafe Madrid mingling but have never had the chance to meet her (is she Spanish? does anyone know - she looks it). She's always there, and the food has been consistently great since opening (what like almost 20? years ago - that's like dog years' in that biz). I really don't care who got what when, just keep the good tapas, paella, oxtail stew and affordable wine flowin' my way on Travis! Thank goodness I can walk home after!!!