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| - Dined at Zocalo on Saturday, August 4th. We were staying at a nearby hotel and the concierge attempted to make a reservation for us but was told they did not take reservations on the weekend. Through Yelp we noticed that we had the option to make a reservation via Open Table so we did and it was confirmed.
Arrived at Zocalo promptly at 7:00 p.m. and were immediately seated and served chips, salsa and water. Salsa was not to my liking, it was a chunky fresh salsa, I prefer a more blended salsa with some cilantro in it. Chips were okay, nothing special, definitely not made in-house or served warm.
Margarita menu was good, lots of variety. Didn't really pay much attention to the tequila section but it appeared they offered a lot of different tequilas. Drinks were okay, I have had tarter and stronger margaritas, but it was certainly acceptable.
The BEST part of our meal was the guacamole sampler that we ordered! The original gauc is excellent and then they offer some interesting and tasty guac variations. We tried the tomatillo and bacon variety and the roasted pumpkin seed, they were both great!
For dinner I ordered the taco combo plate. I got one pork taco and one beef. They were both good, the pork was a little watery which deconstructed the corn tortilla a bit. I had a side of refried beans, they were actually quite good. My dinner companion had the shrimp and chicken fajitas, reported they were good. Not the best, not the worst, solidly okay.
The atmosphere was pleasant. Around 8:30 a live band started playing in the bar area, it was a nice night so the front of the place was opened to the street. Service was good, waitress was friendly.
Would I go back? Maybe. But there are other places in the area I would like to try first.
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