Mexico DF is a fun, quasi-"upscale" Mexican restaurant located off the Embarcadero near Market. I don't really know what neighborhood that's considered...someone who works in Fi-Di might be able to help w/ that. Anyway, in an effort to get in with the wine buyer there, I dropped in for some dinner the other night with my boyfriend. It was around 7pm, and the bar was packed with tequila-seeking business folks. We were, thankfully, able to get a great ("quiet") spot in the lounge right away though.
First we ordered the happy hour guacamole. This was excellent. $5 for a canoe-shaped plate of guac with chips stacked around. The guac was nice and chunky, and really generous on the avocado. There's nothing worse than watery/sour creamy guac, cuz you can totally tell they're scrimping!
Then I ordered the lamb tacos and a juicy Zinfandel to pair. My bf purposefully ordered a classic margarita, but accidentally ordered lengua tacos, expecting filet mignon. I wonder if he would have noticed the difference, had I not told him he ordered tongue tacos! They were pretty weird, to be honest. The flavor was great, but it was simply cubed tongue pieces, bone-dry, with a lil side of spicy salsa. The spice covered any weird flavor, but the texture is what really got me. He managed to choke down 2 of them, but also devoured 1.5 of my lamb tacos. Now those were divine, especially with the zin. Rich, saucy, full of dark smokey flavor (the lamb, that is). And the zin: dark fruits, full bodied, chocolate notes, great tannic structure--perfect!
As if the meal couldn't get any better, the wine buyer then brought out a delicious complimentary dessert: Mexican cheesecake w/ coffee/tequila sauce and a fortified tannat! It was a perfect pairing, and a perfect ending to my meal. The cheesecake was not overly sweet, and the texture was a bit dryer than traditional cheesecake, so this was a perfect invitation for the sweet, juicy, smooth tannat. I'm not a huge fan of fortified wines, especially if they're really alcoholic like port, but this was just right.
All in all, I'll definitely go back, and hopefully order something to pair with one of my wines!
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