One of my favorite restaurants in Cincinnati was a modern Mexican joint called Nada. Although I miss the guacamole, Mexican mac & cheese and mahi tacos at Nada, I have been optimistic I will be able to find quality Mexican food out here in Southern California. This past Tuesday, I launched into a journey which will surely help bring this hope to fruition - an evening meet up with a fun group every other Tuesday or so at a new taco spot throughout the greater San Diego area, appropriately called "Taco Tuesdays." We will scour all taco joints in search of the rare five sombrero rating.
Tuesday's journey started at a place in Del Mar called En Fuego (http://www.enfuegocantina.signonsandiego.com/). It was quite a bustling place. Unfortunately, I arrived a bit late so the chips were not warm (ding the sombrero rating) and En Fuego did not offer a variety of salsa choices. Although the two tacos (one mahi and one carne asada) and mango margarita I ordered were quite strong, the tacos came on corn tortillas. Perhaps it's because I'm not truly authentic but I prefer my tacos on flour tortillas. There is something about the texture of the corn tortillas that I just don't like.
Overall, the atmosphere was fun, the food was pretty tasty and the group was a ton of fun. I rated En Fuego a 3 and 3/4 sombreros - not too shabby but still room for improvement. More to come in several Tuesdays...
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