It turns out the owner of the restaurant, Jose Cruz, is from the same village in Mexico as Frida Kahlo. That definitely gives him some Frida-credibility. But Jose also built his famous culinary reputation at The Mansion. Yes, that Mansion.
I started off with a Frida-Rita (there's fresh guava in the margarita!) which was strong and sweet. Our appetizer was taquitos stuffed with potato and sprinkled on top was queso blanco. It came with a side of guacamole. The taquitos were flavorful and surprisingly light. That guacamole was so fresh that I could smell it even before the plate hit the table. They also brought out chips and salsa. I've never had salsa like that in my life! It was so good I was eating it with a fork!
M ordered arrachera a la chininque which was a skirt steak with roasted peppers and beans. The peppers were in this creamy, spicy sauce. Delish! The beans were so good that M wanted to order a giant bowl of them to go. I ordered sabana de pollo which was a pounded chicken breast covered in a mixture of queso blano and mushrooms. It also came with rice and sauteed veggies: carrots, peppers, chiles and jicama. ¡Aye Chihuahua!
M and I absolutely LOVED everything at Frida's. I can only remember 2 other times that food made me swoon and that was in Rome and Paris. And now I can add Frida's to the swoon-worthy list! What can I say? I'm crazy in love and now I kinda want to grow a unibrow.
Me in front of Frida's Bistro after the feast!
4 comments:
You are totally taking me there next time I go for a visit!!!
What about crack soup at Wolfgang Puck's??? Didn't that make the swoon-worthy list? Huh, Huh?!
Food like that makes me kind of forget about the uni-brow. Mustdo.
Wolfgang Puck's crack soup was awesome and is an original. Kinda like Freebirds. But not swoon-worthy. It's just that hard to make the swoon-worthy list. And it goes to show just how good the food is at Frida's!
Liv and Gunther - next time you're in Dallas we'll make a date to go!
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