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| - Our friends suggested this cool cantina after our initial Irish choice in the Strip was found to be full of raucous religious folk doing a fundraiser.
Thank goodness for that, as this place was infinitely cooler and more interesting than the other, and the food was very authentic Mexican and a great deal.
After a slog through the main bar (dark and cool and hip without being grotesque) we made it to the back room with the ginormous t.v. We ordered chips, guacamole, salsa and seitan tacos. The seitan was braised and cut to mimic carne asada, and was almost totally spot-on, minus the greasy mouth feel that pork leaves you with.
Our friend had the pork belly tacos, which he polished off in minutes, before we could even get a good look. He's a sous chef in fine dining so he knows good food, and he proclaimed his tacos to be outstanding.
The salsa was spicy enough to make itself known but not too hot as to damage your mouth. The guacamole was PERFECT, like mamasita would make, on the chunky side with real avocado and onions and spices.
I don't drink much so I ordered the Shan Diego, a mix of lemonade and IPA. It was refreshing and light, and perfect with the food. Unfortunately my sis ordered sangria and didn't care for it, so she took my drink and I ended up with her cherry Kool-Aid sangria, which was a bit of travesty and probably shouldn't be called that.
The service was excellent, friendly and constant, and we felt super welcome. Love the vibe of the entire place, it's right on.
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