Sunday, February 14, 2010

El Vitral -SD

When this tequila lounge and restuarant opened up in front of the petco park last fall, I was quite excited as it brought more classic Mexican dishes than the standard place and offered over 200 different tequilas to sample.

The interior is a fusion blend of modern lofty architecture but with classical Mexican touches, including iron works, bold colors and a mixed outdoor/indoor sitting area that spills out into the park in front of petco.




The bar scene, adorned with bottles for sampling:



The starter was a trio of guacomole, a pumpkin seed topped guac with cojita cheese, a sweet citrusy and jicama blend, an the traditional tomatoe garlic blend:



The chips came out nice and warm, crisp and lightly salted.

A bloody was ordered, spicy with a mix of clamato juice:




A mahi mahi ceviche was lemony and tomatoe based, fresh fish:




The chilaquiles verdes were layered strips of tortilla, baked with fresh tomatillo sauce and cotija cheese, with two poached eggs...



Across the table, omelet de huitlacoche (a type of mushroom) came out nicely dressed in a red chili sauce

The food was prepared well, good attention to detail and packed with flavorful bites.

The beans and rice came out on The side:




With tequila tasting every first Thursday and $4 margueritas and bloodys on sundays.. The refined presentation of classic Mexican dishes with modern teqniques brings on a great addition to the village area. Be careful as one of their margueritas is the $300 special!

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