We went here on a double date night with some good friends who are also foodies, to celebrate the last day of school. The parking lot was small but as soon as we walked in to the lawn area we were in awe of just the space itself! Ocotillo's menu is small but packed with quite a flavorful punch with crazy but super delicious combos.
To start with, the four of us started with 3 "Small" (one was vegetables) plates. I wish I could remember all of them, but they do change out items fairly often and the menu doesn't have all the same items as when we were there about a month ago. One was a salmon dish with super super thinly sliced salmon. The Crispy Chicken Meatballs were to die for with crispy coconut on the outside and the green curry sauce added a nice tang as well. The Pecan Wood Smoked Beets were a surprise for me. I'm just not a beets fan at all and had only ever had the canned slimy grossness at Thanksgiving. But these were simply divine with the pistachios and ricotta.
Then, we ordered 3 of the large plates. I wasn't as fully impressed with my dish, the Crispy Whole Fish for two. I'm not one to enjoy my dinner looking at me and this one came with the head and eyes still right there...staring at me. But the presentation was definitely on pointe. At the time, it came with the most buttery tasting brown rice (except it was coconut oil I think). My friends each got the Pork Shank, which was HUGE, and super juicy and then the Ocotillo Chicken.
It's fairly new to the neighborhood and well worth a visit! Go with friends so you can share multiple dishes and flavors.