Farewell to Mario’s La Fiesta March 27, 2011

After reading an article that the original owners of Mario’s La Fiesta were retiring after 52 years of running the restaurant, J and I headed back for a bit of nostalgia. As we searched for the address we discovered that they were no longer at their original Telegraph location, but across the street nearer to [...]

TACOLICIOUS *** February 23, 2010

I happened to be on Chestnut and needed a late weeknight dinner. Good chance to give Tacolicious a whirl. I was a bit wary of the place because I haven’t had much luck with a similar sustainable organic Mexican kitchen situated on the other side of town, and from the first time I saw it [...]

TAQUERIA SAN FRANCISCO ** February 18, 2010

I’ve gotten into the habit of going straight to the Tonayense trucks and having tripe tacos on a fairly consistent basis.  Today, I decided to mix it up by trying out Taqueria San Francisco which is only a hop, jump and skip away at 24th and York.  TSF is in a clean, well lit corner [...]

EL DELFIN **’ October 19, 2009

Looking for soup and menudo, so we ended up at El Delfin.  The menudo was full of tripe in a thick and deeply flavored red broth.  The tendon and tripe were prepared so that each piece was thin and tender.  My only issue with the dish was that the stew broth was too thick and [...]

POC CHUC *** September 18, 2009

Poc Chuc panuchos, fried to a crisp and stuffed with their delicious black beans. Topped off with shredded turkey and some ultra spicy and vinegary salsa and you’ve got the crunchy, spicy, vinegar and herbs against the earthly beans and turkey. It looks like the place is busier than it used to be, but the [...]

Berkeley Oakland Tour April 3, 2008

CHICHEN ITZA*** December 14, 2007

Update: This place is now Poc Chuc. Just returned from dinner at Chichen Itza, the restaurant formerly known as Popol Vuh. The food was a great value, the overall quality of the food was high and dishes well executed. There are few places in the City, if any, that eight people could eat this well [...]

LOLO*** December 4, 2007

Several weeks ago, dinner at Lolo. First off, extremely friendly staff some of whom hail from from Guadalajara the original home of the proprietors. The menu is a mix of the favorites from the couple’s restaurant in Mexico with some influence from their Turkish co-owner. The menu is indeed eclectic with everything ranging from heirloom [...]

EL DELFIN*** November 6, 2007

In search of a place to sit down and enjoy a long meal, we headed to El Delfin on 24th Street. The service was very homey and we were immediately given freshly fried tortilla chips. The two rounds of sangria were reported as excellent. We had the molcajete volcano as a starter then two types [...]

POPOL VUH**’ Revisited October 9, 2007

This place has been renamed POC CHUC and serves the same excellent panuchos, beans and tortillas as before. When you’ve got a cold, nothing hits the spot like soup. The spicier and saltier the better, because all subtle flavors are lost to your cold. Perhaps that is why I thoroughly enjoyed the Mondongo at Popol [...]