Upscale Mexican | Santa Clara, CA

Marcia Z.ECISMar 10, 1997

 wrote in article ...
> Hi,  I am looking for an upscale Mexican rest. in SF or the Bay Area.  I
> am the editor of Kitchenette, an online mag celebrating Bay Area
> experiences of the palate.  I want to find a great one. Does anyone have
> any suggestions?

I don't know how upscale you want to go, but I like La Paloma, in Santa Clara on El Camino Real.

Brian O.Tezcat.COM - Specialists in human interconnectivity.Mar 16, 1997

JRothen318 wrote:
>
> "upscale" and " mexican" is sort of an oxymoron. You might mean authentic
> rather than "upscale". In Mexico City upscale restaurants are very
> consciously non-mexican cuisine. Any restaurant that has pretentions of
> being "classy" and Mexican - look out. I've found the best Mexican food in
> an informal environment with very cold beer.

A restaurant like Topolobampo in Chicago certainly qualifies as upscale and as Mexican.

You can still get a cold beer, if you like.

--Brian O'Laughlin