Major noms this week. Here’s your food and drink roundup:
Xolo, the fourth restaurant from the foodie power couple behind Flora, Tacubaya, and Dona Tomas, officially opened for business this week at 1916 Telegraph, across the street from the Fox Theater. The casual Mexican restaurant is already doing solid business in its first week, according to Andee Brown, a Flora manager who’s currently pitching in a couple doors down at Xolo. “We’ve had a lot of interest, a lot of people coming through,” she said. I stopped by Thursday night around 7 and, indeed, the restaurant— a sunny, deceptively large two-story space with robins-egg blue walls and an open kitchen — was more than half-full on its very first night of dinner service. Meanwhile, some poor keyboard monkey/intern at Grub Street has typed up the full menu; check it out here. Of particular note: the birria, a delicious-looking goat dish available only on Fridays and Saturdays; the extensive selection of burritos and tacos both traditional (chile verde) and more creative (surf n’ turf); the respectable wine and beer selection; and, especially, the prices, all of which are below the ten-dollar mark. Also, and most importantly: the aptly titled “danger dog,” an artery-clogging gauntlet of bacon, mayo, avocado, pinto beans and jalapeno, all atop/encasing a hot dog. Herewith, blurry iPhone pictures, just for you!:
Cute, right?? It’ll eventually be open til 11 Monday-Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
