Date Night! Talavera- Coral Gables

Night out & we are going to one of my favorite restaurants, Talavera www.jaguarhg.com ! This restaurant has reliable food & service, a great location & reservations on Open Table. Perfect! I really enjoy Mexican food because there are so many vegan, vegetarian and gluten free choices. And for dinner with friends who eat meat….that’s always there as well. On arrival, the place was packed, but still no wait! The only bad thing about Talavera is that I have never, ever had room for dessert… In fact I usually order appetizers and an entree to share! If you are a big eater, you will definitely love it!

We started with Margaritas (can you say über?). I got the “ambitious” margarita (yes! I did!) and my date got the “flor de pasion” margarita.

flor de pasion margarita

the ambitious margarita

We ordered the queso fundido poblano as appetizer #1 which comes with handmade flour tortillas that they happily switch for corn. This is so good…just order 2 and skip dinner!

queso fundido

queso fundido on fresh homemade corn tortilla

Next we got the jicama & cucumbers with chili piquin. So fresh and crispy, if it wasn’t so spicy I could eat it all night!

Finally, we order the vegetarian Huarache, or sandal. These have a masa base and then are filled with a variety of toppings. They have many choices, but the veggie Huarache is full of fresh roasted zucchini, onions, black beans, cheese & a lot of guacamole. Divine!