Saturday, May 13, 2006

The Best Mexican Restaurant in San Diego

We finally added a new restaurant to our repertoire. We have been overly conservative for the last year, sticking to the same places mostly. I do love eating at the Fishery though!

So, we discovered a great Mexican restaurant, El Agave Teguileria, close to Old Town. They have great starter plates, a fabulous collection of moles, a variety of seafood dishes and the biggest selection of tequilas I have ever seen. Their margaritas are pretty expensive, but at least they are sharp, not sweet and watered down.

After a big plate of starters which included shrimp empanada, shrimp sopecito, two crispy beef taquitos, mushroom poblano quesadilla, pickled cactus paddles, guacamole, crispy potato taquito and cuitlacoche (corn fungus) tlacoyo, C had Calamar a la Talla, fresh squid served with a light chile pasilla sauce, and I had Camarón Cancún, sautéed large shrimp laid in a mango sauce with a splash of mustard, sprinkled with coconut and served with tropical fruit.

One more place to recommend. They have a nice overbuilt terrace and a nice atmosphere.

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