My girlfriend and I ate at this new mexican place tonight- what a surprise! Totally wacky decor- like a campy interior decorator's fantasy of a 17th century spanish palace- lots of gilt and so forth. Completely unpredictable menu. I had a stuffed chile dish that had nuts, pork and ground beef in it and a cranberry based cream sauce! Viv had a stuffed chicken with almonds. Amazing. They had literally no dish I'd ever tried before, and it all sounded deelish. The food was almost technicolor, too: her sauce was bright even for a Hollandaise, which it was not. I think these folks should be applauded for taking the basic elements of mexican cuisine and getting wildly creative. I'll eat there again! There's a balcony (it's the old Testarossa space) and in the back room is a full bar - tended by a person of decidely indeterminate sex! The bill was slightly spendy by mexican jernt standards, but this was a New Thing- a mexican Concept Restaurant, and as concept restaurants go, this was aces and a bargain in the deal. It does seem in some way to be connected with the Galerias down by the intersection of freeways and the Roanoke Tavern - there is a vinyl sign advertising happy hour which uses a logo I've seen at that location.
Seattle, WA