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GOOD EATING; Homey Tapas

Published: June 11, 1995

EL CID ++ (212) 929-9332; 322 West 15th Street, $; American Express, Diners Club

At this friendly, unassuming little Spanish restaurant and tapas bar, which attracts a crowd of neighborhood regulars, the food is homey and gratifying, and prices are reasonable. The menu is heavy with tapas: lean country sausage in red wine sauce; marinated octopus scented with paprika, roasted eggplant and peppers, and potato and onion omelet, served cool. Entrees include paella, a combination of saffron rice, shrimp, tiny clams, chorizo and lobster, and roast veal with wild mushrooms and sherry sauce. ($25 and Under: 4/29/94)