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We went here with another couple who has quickly become one of our best tasting companions! They notice more things about the restaurant and have more comments than we do!

Let me start that we aren’t usually fans of the nice Mexican restaurants and would often choose to go somewhere and order a numero dos (or #2, for those that took French in high school) than eat at a fancy Mexican place. However, we are always up for anything. Anyway, we had reservations on a Friday night. It wasn’t overly crowded, good looking crowd. We sat right in the front next to the bar and the kitchen. I got a margarita when we walked in. It was good, better than most, but nothing worth writing in a blog about…..whoops. Anyway, we sat down rather quickly. They immediately served us chips and salsa, both of which were really good. The chips were not like the cheap crappy ones from Chilis, but were thick and hearty, like I like ‘em (no not like that). The salsa was spicy enough and had a good flavor. It was a good start.

The menu was large enough. It had a good amount of fish dishes and all the spicy Spanish dishes that you could want from burritos to beef medallions in chile sauce to Mexican rack of lamb. Main entrees range from $14 to $25, so it is cheaper than Rosa Mexicano, but is certainly no Cazedores. I ordered the burrito, looking for something more Mexican than Spanish and Jenny got the chili rubbed swordfish. The lady friend we were with got the salmon and the other dude got the beef medallions special. My burrito was just, “EH” and Jenny’s swordfish was really good. I should have gone with something more exotic because my plain Mexican burrito, was just that, plain and boring. Jenny enjoyed hers and our friends were pleased with their choices.

Service at this southwestern joint was ok, nothing out of the ordinary, which is just fine by us. Prices were reasonable. The place is tough to find if you are a suburbanite and don’t happen to travel by Oakland Cemetery too often. Agave is worth going to, but no need to full out rush. After coming back from Tempe, AZ recently, this place ain’t as authentic as it looks, but still not a bad place to grub.

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