Puebla la Cucina Mexicana???

Despite some of the previous descriptions of the restaurant, my girlfriend and I went to Puebla on Saturday evening. It's been about two weeks since it had opened. I went ahead of her and did a search for the bodies left from the Friday into Saturday massacre of their first weekend. I found no chalk outlines, so I waved her in and we entered. This what I have to report.

We got there at around 9:00 pm. A man who asked if they had burritos or a roasted half-chicken left disappointed. Wrong venue slacker guy. We were seated right away. We looked over the menu and split a few dishes. The Mole Rojo Asada was fragrant with ancho and chocolate, the portions of pork were generous and tender. A small portion of corncob added a nice sweet balance to the savory broth. It was spicy enough, but adjusted to the neighborhood Scoville Scale. The Sopa de Tripa (if you like tripe) was very clean and well prepared. The tripe was cut into nice bite sized strips that broke apart easily. The soup base was thinner than mondongo. It was silky and had a nice flavor, spicy enough to sweat the brow. The grilled skirt steak was tastey, but a tad bit tough, but this is a skirt steak after all. I'd suggest marinating it for at least four hours before grilling. I wasn't too crazy about the side of beans.

I'd go back again, they said they'd be adding pupusas to the menu.

alafairnadia wrote: pupusas! I'm moving in.

not sure that's a good sign. they should try to get poblano cuisine right before they branch out to salvadoran.

happy to hear that it's improving. i will try them again in the spring. i'm sure by then, they will be top notch!

In Mexico they are called sopes. Google translation tool says: "lo mismo"

Subject: Threat or Treat

Smokin' Joe wrote:
wiki:

A Mexican dish that is similar to the pupusa is called a gordita (literally, "the little fat one"), but gorditas are usually open at one end.

So I went to the Google. I did an image search for Gordita and I have to say what I found was shocking. Amidst the Taco Bell ads I found a lot of images that were NOT of the Latin treat in question. :oops:

Pen, I'm afraid so lad. But you'll have to look for youself. And for love of God, don't change your safety prefs. It sorta remdinds me of the time I Googled images for Klondike Bar in a meeting. Boy was my face red.

That Yarn Guy wrote: It sorta remdinds me of the time I Googled images for Klondike Bar in a meeting. Boy was my face red.

wdf (brooklynese for wtf)?

You should try the seafood soup at Gran Castillo de Jagua (available on Fridays only). It's delicious, packed with seafood, and half the price of the soup at Puebla!

wolverinechef wrote: Thanks so much for the suggestion. I've been wanting to try that place but I've heard mixed reviews about it. I guess I'll have to see for myself .

mixed reviews about el carneviento, aka el gran castillo de jagua? not on this board, baby.

you can't have too much of a fear of grease and sodium, but if you can get over that, it's fabulous. and still the best $1.50 cafe con leche around.

mexican, however, it's not.

I went through a bunch of gorditas from a street stall in Cozumel. Nice little meat pockets stuffed with onion & cilantro mmmmmmmmmm....