Tag: Mexican
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Elena’s Mexican Restaurant
I had booked this reservation 3 months ago and because this restaurant was so popular, this was the soonest I was able to book for a weekend brunch. Of course, we had since come here as walk-ins, once for lunch during the work week and once for dinner. Since we had the reservation, we decided…
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Elena’s Mexican Restaurant
Just decided last minute to try a walk-in at Elena’s since we really enjoyed our lunch here awhile ago and wanted to see what dinner was like. We were told we’d have a 45 minute wait, so we went to the bar and ordered some margaritas. Andrea had the spicy watermelon (jalapeno tequila and mezcal)…
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Elena’s Mexican Restaurant
I wasn’t jam packed with meetings today so we both had a little extra window to grab some lunch. I recommended we try out Elena’s in West Portal since they opened up in February. There’s a lot of buzz around this restaurant since it’s opening. It’s owned by the same couple (Elena and John) behind…
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Californios
It was Andrea’s birthday so I booked dinner at her favorite restaurant Californios. This is our 5th timing dining here and it 4th time since 2022 (first time we ate at their previous location when they were still in the Mission). We last ate here in November, before it trip to Mexico City and Oaxaca,…
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Dalida
For tonight’s dinner, we went to Dalida. We’ve been meaning to eat here for a few months, but I’ve had to keep pushing out the reservation, but we finally made it. Chef Laura is also in the current season of Top Chef, although we haven’t yet watched the latest episode (the infamous restaurant wars), so…
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Movida
This week, we wanted to try something a little different so we went to Movida, a lounge/restaurant not too far from the ballpark. The cuisine was a fusion of Mexican and Persian cuisine which was unique and sounded interesting. The lounge opened up last October and recently received a mention in the latest Michelin guide.…
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Californios
It’s only Wednesday, but we were having withdrawal from CDMX and Oaxaca, so I knew it was only a matter of time until we gave in and went back to Californios (we held out almost 10 days, lol). The menu had changed up since we ate here a month ago before our trip so almost…
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Maximo Bistrot
Our last dinner in Mexico. We ate at Maximo which was another restaurant recommended by Chef Val at Californios (as well as the concierge at the St. Regis when we were in CDMX a week ago as well as one of the drivers). We didn’t really know exactly what to expect. Restaurant had a big…
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Criollo (dinner)
Dinner at Criollo for our last meal here in Oaxaca. We had been here twice for desayuno already including earlier that day in the morning. We had seating the back back area at a new bar type seating that the chef had newly set up for a future omakase type menu. We receive a preview…
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Almú
They had a comal for cooking and had moles simmering. We had the tlayudas since we hadn’t yet had those. They are basically a giant tortilla with lard, beans, and cheese and then the tortilla is folded in half and grilled so all of the ingredients are on the inside, so it essentially ends up…