From the restaurant's website:"Located in Downtown San Jose, Mezcal boasts one of the most distinctive dining rooms in San Jose. The brick exterior, metal work and indigenous Mexican motifs, set the restaurant apart from its neighbors. Although the design is urban upscale, there is nothing watered down about the menu. Mezcal proudly serves authentic Oaxacan regional cuisine utilizing family recipes passed on from previous generations. Mezcal specializes in homemade moles that include Estofado, a sweet mole made of mild tomatillos and peanuts; Coloradito, a red mole made of tomatoes and chiles de arbol; and the very popular Mole Negro, which is deeply complex with a mixture of chiles, chocolate and spices."
Kids' menu. Full bar. Serving lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly. "In addition to the excellent Oaxacan food, what makes Mezcal a standout is its cool, modern, minimalist design. You won't find sombreros and serapes on the wall here. Instead, there are colorful animal sculptures from Oaxaca set into recessed displays backlit with colored washes."
— Stett Holbrook, Metro, July 15, 2009
ADDRESS
25 W San Fernando St,
San Jose, CA 95113
LOCALEATS AWARDS
Top 100 Restaurant
DESCRIPTION
From the restaurant's website:
"Located in Downtown San Jose, Mezcal boasts one of the most distinctive dining rooms in San Jose. The brick exterior, metal work and indigenous Mexican motifs, set the restaurant apart from its neighbors. Although the design is urban upscale, there is nothing watered down about the menu. Mezcal proudly serves authentic Oaxacan regional cuisine utilizing family recipes passed on from previous generations. Mezcal specializes in homemade moles that include Estofado, a sweet mole made of mild tomatillos and peanuts; Coloradito, a red mole made of tomatoes and chiles de arbol; and the very popular Mole Negro, which is deeply complex with a mixture of chiles, chocolate and spices."
Kids' menu. Full bar. Serving lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly.
"In addition to the excellent Oaxacan food, what makes Mezcal a standout is its cool, modern, minimalist design. You won't find sombreros and serapes on the wall here. Instead, there are colorful animal sculptures from Oaxaca set into recessed displays backlit with colored washes."
— Stett Holbrook, Metro, July 15, 2009