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Ahogada torta
- face down
- guajillo red sauce
- sauce can be on side if preferred
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yucatan chicken
- spicy
- roasted longer ticket time
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chipotle prawns are?
spicy
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Flan is?
which means?
Baked, which is traditional, so texture is denser
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mole negro
- Oaxacan mole negro, except traditional and complex version
- bitter and semi-sweet.
- not a simple chocolate sauce
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baja tacos
can be prepped either ? or ?
Why can't it be grilled?
- batter dipped/fried or seared
- delicate nature of fish
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Can carne asada be well done? Rare?
Yes. But when past med rare, very tough. Can do, but it will be tough like meat gum (extremely chewy). Same w rare.
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Achiote means?
Blend of Yucatan spices. Annatto seeds are component responsible for distinct color. Ours has Mexican oregano, chipotle, and pineapple juice
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Picadillo
- Like meat hash, another pop Latin American dish.
- Ours- ground pork, raisins, chile powder, cinnamon.
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Masa
Spanish for dough. Dried cornmeal, so our tortillas gluten free.
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Mole
- traditional Mexican sauce, roasted pepper base, variety of other ingredients. Ours is Oaxacan Mole Negro, w ancho and guajillo chiles, plantains, chocolate, peanuts, sesame, almonds, garlic. Also has bread as binder, so not gluten free.
- -WTF did gluten ever do to anybody?
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What are some items brought in directly from Mexico?
Chapulines (grasshoppers), clayudas, mole base, oaxacan cheese, costeno chiles.
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5 ingredients that go into our mole negro?
ancho chiles, guajillo chiles, peanuts, almonds, bread, plantains, sesame, garlic, chocolate
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Mad Hatcher, Carlton farms, Painted Hills Ranch, Rancho Gordo, Quilceda?...
no hormones or ABs, free range, and humane animal tx.
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MH Chicken
Ephrate, WA, just west of Gorge
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Carlton Farms
Carlton, OR, SW of Portland
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Painted Hills Ranch
Fossil, OR, east or Portland in central OR
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Rancho Gordo Beans
Napa CA
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Quilceda Farms
Marysville WA, 40 m N of Sea
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Long ticket times?
Yucatan Chix, Chile relleno, Churros
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Flour tortillas?
No, but ours our hand made, using masa flour. Corn based
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Crickets? Really? Where do they come from and how are they prepped?
No, grasshoppers. Brought up in Oaxaca. Toasted in a pan w chile and lime
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Cheeses
differences? pasteurized?
Asadero- Mexican semi firm mild and tangy cow's milk cheese that we combine w Jack in the Queso Fundido. Good melting cheese. Pasteurized.
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Oaxacan
semi-soft, like mozz. Stretched by hand, then rolled into a ball like yarn. Unpasteurized.
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Cotija
Hard. Cow's milk. Aged, sim in text to parm but simpler salty flavor. Pasteurized.
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Is tora bread gluten free?
no
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Clayudas?
no. flour in corn in them
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Spicy?
Pequin Jalepeno, chipotle, habenero, serrano, costeno
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not spicy?
Guajillo, Poblano
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Fresh peppers?
- Jalepeno, Habenero, Poblano, Serrano
- the rest? dried.
- just hot peppers, son
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What is chipotle dried w?
smoked jalepeno
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What is guajillo dried w?
mirasol chile
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Blanco (joven)
Put in what before bottling?
- blanco- white, joven- young
- unaged tequilas unaged, right from still.
Stainless steel barrels, several months but that doesn't affect flavor
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Reposado
rested
min 2 mos, less than 1 yr
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anejo
aged
at least one year, less than 3
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extra anejo
min 3 years in oak barrels.
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tequila is aged in?
oak barrels. Barrels can be new, or used whiskey, bourbon, sherry, port, or wine barrels
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tequila
vs
mezcal
vs
Sotol
- t- blue agave. State of jalisco, or a small part of 4 other states
- vs
- maguey plant, another kind of agave. Mostly in Oaxaca
- vs
- Sotol, made from Desert Spoon plant- not agave. Mostly in Chihuahua
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Pisco from?
Cachaca from?
not mexican
grape brandy mostly from Peru and Chile
sugarcane, mostly from Brazil
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Why does drink list have just teq?
Focus just on Latin spirits to compliment food and environment. We can sub another kind of liquor, also sub teq w something else if pref.
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Marg mix?
fresh lime, lem, oj, and simple
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agua fresca?
NA refreshment made w water, sugar, and fruits or cereal grains
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Horchata? Dairy? Refills?
agua fresca w rice, water, cinnamon, vanilla. Condensed milk in it. Free refills
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Which are not made in house? Which are?
Mole bitters, passionfruit puree
jale teq, hib gren, hab teq, kah, horchata, van teq, poq punch.
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Papio chard
mellow round bodied easy drinking
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alianca vinho verde
effervescent, lt bodied, clean n dry
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vega murillo
bright, lt bodied, dry
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caymus condundrum
complex, full bodied, juicy
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papio merlot
mellow, round and smooth, soft tannins and fruit
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Iuvene Rioja
light and vibrant, fruit forward, dry
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Villa montefiori cab
powerful, bright, red fruit, med body, tannin
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Jubileo zin
intense, rich berry layers, zesty acidic finish (tannic)
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William Hill Cab
supple, dark fruit, soft tannin, earthy body
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Rose- chono-
dry, floral, notes of ripe ras
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take out?
Yes, lunch counter/day, hosts/night
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how late for food?
1am, 7 days/week
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Before?
- 100 years ago, auto dealership.
- Was part of orig REI space. Just now, office space for bldg owner
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Owners?
James Weimann, Deming Maclise, Rich, Courtney, Dustin Matt
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James and Deming opened
Bastille
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When did it open?
Mar 28, 2011
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Cool light fixt, metal work?
Most mex in orig- some were brought in and some salv in US on West Coast
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Name?
Inspired by sign salvaged from restaurant on Gwood ave in 70s and 80s
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