Adobo Grill

A few weeks ago, I met some girlfriends at Adobo Grill.  I'd been there once before and had a pretty enjoyable experience, but it's not a place I usually think of going since it's right downtown and parking can potentially be a pain.  We were meeting on a Tuesday evening, though, so parking wasn't bad.  I found a spot not far away, paid the meter, and headed in to meet the girls.

One of my friends had a Groupon, and generously offered to spring for some guacamole ($7.99) for the table.  Adobo does that fancy table-side guacamole making service, which is moderately entertaining to watch, and they customize it for you (spice level, cilantro level, etc.).  It's a solid guacamole, a bit chunky and nice and garlicky.  It's served with some nice thin flour tortilla chips.

We all also got house margaritas ($8.99), which are also pretty solid.  Good amount of lime, a taste of tequila but not overpoweringly so.  I'm not a huge fan of the way they're served in martini glasses--they do make glasses especially for this drink, and they are called margarita glasses, ahem...pretentious much?--but that is me being nit-picky.

For my main dish, I got Enchiladas Carne ($14.99), i.e. shredded beef enchiladas.  The sauce was nice (it was "creamy ancho salsa"), with good chili flavor but not much heat.  It was topped with cheese and sour cream, and served with rice and beans.  They were no duck enchiladas, but they were tasty.  (Side note--we have returned to Delicia a few times since my initial review, and I've gotten the duck enchiladas every time.  Amazing.)

Adobo is a pretty good "fancy" Mexican restaurant.  Do I like others better?  Yes.  Would I generally rather go to a run of the mill strip mall Mexican restaurant where the bill is cheaper and the white cheese sauce flows?  Yes.  But Adobo is tasty, so the occasional outing there is welcome. 

Website:  Adobo Grill