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Branded arsenic “Mexican psyche food,” the fashionable eatery known arsenic El Camino Mezcal & Tequila Bar made its debut successful West Palm Beach’s The Square past July. Since then, the largest determination to day has been serving up bare (and thirsty) patrons successful its tremendous 8,500-square-foot, second-floor location.
El Camino restaurants are known to beryllium immoderate of the busiest restaurants successful the country. For example, the West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale locations are presently servicing from 50,000 to 70,000 customers a month.
Last year, Modern Restaurant Group transformed the erstwhile Brother Jimmy’s barbecue edifice into its 3rd outpost of their sizzling blistery fashionable El Camino postulation pursuing the archetypal opening in Delray Beach successful 2014 and Fort Lauderdale successful 2018. Later this year, they volition beryllium opening a 4th determination in Boca Raton that promises to beryllium their biggest 1 yet.
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What makes El Camino truly radiance is the antithetic information that they marque virtually everything successful house. From the kicked-up blistery sauces to the flavor-filled salsas, their oculus was surely successful each item erstwhile committing to offering a scratch kitchen.
The payoff for their painstaking labor?
Becoming 1 of the champion Mexican restaurants successful town, serving up to a packed assemblage astir each nighttime of the week.
The West Palm Beach 2nd level determination is much than quadruple the size of the beloved Delray location. The buzzing, apical country spot boasts indoor and outdoor eating options on with 2 bars – 1 located wrong the monolithic edifice and 1 outdoors connected the rounded terrace overlooking the plaza.
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A agleam and colorful interior boasts murals painted by section creator Ruben Ubiera, lime greenish booths, soaring ceilings and tons of wood and brick accents that lend to its chic vibe.
Our affable server told america they person a acold pressed foodstuff country wherever they compression caller lemons, limes, watermelons and oranges each day.
We got started with a Guava Habanero margarita, a delicious operation of Reposado tequila combined with habanero, agave, caller lime, and guava nectar. The 50/50 margarita was conscionable arsenic good, simply prepared with Ilegal Mezcal Joven Blanco tequila, caller lime and agave.
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A sojourn present would beryllium remiss without starting disconnected with their famed chips and salsa, oregon chips and guacamole. If undecided, we urge indulging successful both. Trust us, you’ll beryllium gladsome you did.
A lukewarm and perfectly salted handbasket of freshly made chips arrived accompanied by an addicting sampling of their homemade charred tomatillo salsa and morita salsa. The caller guacamole is made to bid filled with cilantro, lime and jalapenos. You tin bid it classical benignant oregon spicy for a small kick.
The Mexican thoroughfare maize was the champion we person ever sampled, topped with lime aioli, chipotle, cilantro, and cotija cheese. You tin bid 1 to share, but it’s truthful bully you won’t privation to.
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There is simply a monolithic postulation of tacos connected the paper here, taking each signifier – deliberation veggie, chorizo, shrimp, barbacoa, pork belly, carne asada, oregon crispy fish, to sanction a few.
El Camino is good known for their sizzling fajitas, truthful we opted for the Achiote Chicken. An tremendous (and juicy) sampling arrived accompanied by each the acquainted sides – pico de gallo, sour cream, charred tomato, caramelized onions, peppers, guacamole, and Monterey Jack cheese.
The cheesy, Achiote Chicken enchiladas were a standout arsenic good accompanied by Mexican rice, salsa roja and achromatic beans on with a generous sampling of sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. The overstuffed chickenhearted burrito (also disposable with smoked brisket, shrimp, carnitas oregon veggie) is simply a must-try, complemented by a prime of pinto, smoky black, oregon refried beans.
This summer, they volition beryllium celebrating their one-year day successful The Square.
(Keep an oculus retired for personage sightings - Janet Jackson was successful Florida aft reportedly selling her NYC condo and seeking existent property successful South Florida. She was spotted astatine El Camino’s Fort Lauderdale and Delray locations successful the aforesaid week, enjoying chickenhearted enchiladas and strawberry lemonade).
El Camino Mezcal & Tequila Bar is located astatine 700 South Rosemary Avenue successful West Palm Beach.
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