Mi Zacatecas in American Canyon

Chile Relleno at Mi Zacatecas. This time they brought it out sans sauce, but they brought us some chipotle when we asked for it. These and the rellenos at Green Chile are defintely the best I know of in the Bay Area. On these, the breading is crisp, the chile cooked to a nice soft consistency, and cheese isn't just some generic Monterey Jack delivered by a Sysco eighteen wheeler--it has body and depth and oozes like lava. 

The sauce helps, but it would be superb without it.

You can't fake the cheese oozing like that.

Now here's the real discovery: our first time having a seafood dish at Zacatecas--this being a tostada appetizer with shrimp, octopus and fish ceviche. Perfect combination of fresh flavor, bright colors, spot on texture. 

Lime! Oh yeah, and perfectly ripe tomato, red bells & avocado.

Chicken enchiladas with verde sauce. As perfect a rendition as I've ever had. Chicken was shredded but still moist & flavorful. Green sauce clearly made from scratch, as I'm sure the tortillas were. Rice and beans done exactly how they should be with soul & depth.

Chicken enchiladas with Chipotle sauce. Same thing as above, just a different sauce,  which clearly was made in-house from scratch. Good to know there's a place nearby doing Mexican cuisine how it should be done.

Robin & I returned to Mi Zacatecas recently. This time we got the Mocajete Mi Zacatecas, above left,  with chicken, carne asada, prawns, with a side of guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and beans. Below, you can see the chipotle chicken enchilada and chile relleno with rice and beans.

Outstanding Mexican Restaurant in American Canyon. Above: carnitas plate, perfectly cooked, with a Negra Modelo on draft.

Tried some ala carte items to get an idea about their game. They can bring it. First up, a chicken enchilada with a chipotle sauce that was vivid and intense. Chicken cooked right and shredded. Outstanding pork tamale, and finally, one of the best chile rellenos I've ever had.

A pasilla/poblano better perfectly cooked, with oozy Mexican cheese. Look at it! Stunningly good. Prices seem slightly high, but you damn well get what you pay for. Next door to Allspice, my favorite Indian restaurant on the west coast.