594147 Fri Feb 06 22:23:23 -0800 2009 6 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 4395254 Reposado finally brings the Silicon Valley area a wider-ranging menu in a Mexican restaurant. At last, a place where not every single dish is served with rice, beans, and/or tortillas! We started with the sopitos (chicken, pork, and beef) and a corn soup with chili. We then had the roasted chicken pipian and the grilled salmon filet with mole verde. All were good; I was especially fond of the sopitos and the salmon. The food is good if not yet at the level of greatness of a Frontera Grill, a Gabbi's, or a Distrito. But it's new and promising; hopefully it gets up to the next level in time. The wine list is OK, but could use some more regionally-appropriate choices. How about the great Mexican Nebbiolo from L A Cetto like they serve at El Callejon in Laguna Beach? Or a nice Argentinian Torrontes? Or an Albariño by the glass? There are no draft beers yet, and no tequilla list, both of which are common at many other sit-down Mexican restaurants in the area, and which go so well with this food. The room is great - attractive, festive, and loud (but not as crazy loud as some places like this are). I think they've only been open a month but they were doing great business on our visit. They have an excellent location, a menu that so far is unique to the area, and good-tasting food. Hopefully this marks a new stage of growth for Silicon Valley Mexican restaurants as places see that you can do good business with more interesting menu choices! Michael Fri Feb 06 22:23:23 -0800 2009 10707 mdg 1 4409489 We went the night after they opened. I wish I could share your enthusiasm, mdg. The meal was fine, but nothing memorable. It's not in the same universe as Frontera in any way, quality of ingredients, creativity, distinctive flavor, inspired menu. The owner said he wanted to have a place where people could eat Mexican food other than the rice and beans thing and show off what creative Mexican cooking can be. But his menu wasn't that interesting and doesn't do service to the idea. I realize that it was the second night. We'll go back before long and give it another shot. I don't know Gabbi's or Distrito. I'll check out the former next time I'm in LA. Distrito means going to Philadelphia, not such a likely event for me, though not completely so. Wed Feb 11 20:53:21 -0800 2009 4395254 109657 maigre 1 5126748 We went tonight to try it and have little enthusiasm. It isn;t that the food is bad, it just isn't special and certainly not worth the price. i have no problem paying for quality but this just doesn't do it. I had a pepitad crusted salmon with rice and chile arbol sauce. The waitress described the dish as a pumpkin seed sauce so I was expecting a pipian, but it was a standard chile arbol salsa. Good, but I can get just as good at many local taquerias. The salmon was $30 for a very thin uneven cut, which resulted in overcooked fish. Rice bland. Tortillas are hand made but made from mass market masa so nothing special - tasted like my Chavez tortillas. The high points were the mojo marinated pork chop and the conchinita pibil. Both nicely flavored, but the sides on both lacked balance and flavor to bring the dish together, I am not a stickler for 'authenticity' but pibil works so well with pickled red onions and habenero salsa, neither of which were served here. The vinegar dressed cucumber didn't stand in well for these. One son had the chicken fajita kids dish. Fine but nothing special. However i don't ever expect much from kids' menus. Service was friemdly and upbeat but a bit superficial and salesman-y. I wish it would fulfill my desire for a non taqueria or regional Mexican, but I will have to head up to Poc Chuc for that still... Fri Oct 23 20:39:04 -0700 2009 4395254 15001 jsaimd 1 5190120 My experience has been consistently quite positive. They incorporate fruit flavors such as mango, which I love, as well as corn in all its tasty forms. For the price I wish they were serving sustainable seafood/meat and organic vegetables. I also prefer to have a lot of non-fried vegetarian options. These are often factors in my restaurant choices. I wouldn't recommend the variation on caesar salad, which lacks interesting flavor. I wish they would add some other meatless salads to their menu. The tortilla chips are from a package and include the red-dyed ones, which turns me off at a high-end restaurant. My favorite dish there has been a salmon special with chipotle sauce and -yum!- coconut rice. Tue Nov 17 17:47:19 -0800 2009 4395254 146636 eldub 2 5190372 I have been a few times and generally agree with the other posters. The place isn't bad, but it's not living up to the price. They certainly put out a menu and appear to be going after an upscale concept. The Frontera reference is a good one, but without the folk art. But we found the food to be lacking execution. Average chips, some dishes lacking flavor, the molé was out of balance, we got shrimp that still had veins. All of that says poor execution and cutting corners. Tue Nov 17 20:10:05 -0800 2009 5190120 130031 Shane Greenwood 2 5191509 They took two adjoining spaces and made it into a really nice room with tall windows and a nice energy. The restaurant looks great. The food does not fit the atmosphere or the prices. I've now been twice and had a nice meal both times but nothing too memorable...proven by the fact that I can't recall what I've eaten there either time. I would come back as part of a larger group since I do like the energy and the feel of the space and I do want the restaurant to get better and succeed. For a nice meal with just me and my SO, I'd go elsewhere. Wed Nov 18 09:19:50 -0800 2009 5190120 1104765 vis 1 5199443 I don't usually email restaurants but I did in this case, because I think the space is great and there is promise there. Anyway, kindly the manager invited us back on the house. So, we dined there last night, and things were much better. i think the price points this time were only a tad too high - probably $5 or so per plate IMO. i had the lamb chops, which were nicely rare (as requested) and good cuts. The mole was a bit sweet and not earthy or complex enough for my tastes, but still good. The potatoes were a bit too creamy/greasy for my tastes, but the veggies were very nice. And they won me over with the cocoa nibs on the plate. Overall, a successful dish with a few quibbles, mainly personal taste. My husband had the short ribs, which is very much liked. We also had the ensalada mixta, which was meh - the nopales were actually very well prepared, but were overpowered by the celery in the salad. The tacos were good - the chicken was particularly good. The carnitas had a good citrus undertone, but the braised style carnitas withou the crispy bits I like. The carne asada good, but nothing special as was the fish. The tacos are not greasy at all, served with a small amount of fresh guac. They are small tacos - with one 3" ish tortilla. I will return for sure when they have the prix fixe menu. I would recommend it for groups. It isn't a destination for me, but not much in PA is. I think it performs well, but again, just a bit too high in price for me. Service was very good - and I don't think the waiter knew we were being comped until the end. Sat Nov 21 21:50:39 -0800 2009 4395254 15001 jsaimd