How’s this for a bit of a return to normalcy — another restaurant coming to Capitol Hill. Solving our long-running “Autopro mystery,” the people behind well-loved Queen Anne Mexican restaurant Mezcaleria Oaxaca say they’re bringing their “authentic Oaxacan food” and “most diverse nationally noted selections of mezcales in the city” to Capitol Hill.
“The new restaurant, which has been in the works for well over a year, is scheduled to open in late summer of 2013,” the restaurant’s announcement cheekily reads.
OK. We’re probably imagining the cheek.
But CHS has, indeed, been on the case to figure out what was going on with the Autopro project since late last summer. We got very close to the answer this fall but guessed wrong. Turns out, we were looking at the wrong Jon Alberts project for what was coming next. But credit? We told you about the Graham Baba part.
(Image: CHS)
You might give CHS a break, however, for being unable to conceived of yet another Mexican restaurant coming to Capitol Hill. With these two, we counted 17 projects open or in the works — one of those newbies will be La Cocina de Oaxaca at Melrose and Pine. Try not to confuse it with Broadway’s La Cocina or the new Mezcaleria Oaxaca project. That 17 didn’t include Latin-inspired cafe Cintli — make it 18.
[mappress mapid=”36″]Or, 17. Broadway’s Taco del Mar is muerte as of last week or so — we haven’t tracked down any clues on what’s next. Meanwhile, the long-shuttered La Puerta in the Broadway Market can’t be revived as a restaurant — we’re told Gold’s Gym is expanding into the space.
Back on E Pine, the well-guarded secret of Mezcaleria Oaxaca adds another 2013 Capitol Hill food+drink project to look forward to with its planned “late summer” opening. That should be just in time to enjoy the “rooftop area for alfresco dining” being added to the former auto garage. By then, CHS will likely get over not being able to properly break the news on the mezcaleria. Nothing a good margarita above a sunny E Pine can’t fix.
You can learn more at mezcaleriaoaxaca.com.
You forgot about Torta, the new Mexico City style sandwich shop.
The food is delicious and authentic and the people who run it are MARVELOUS and wonderful individuals, with a real sense of community and shared responsibility.
Didn’t forget it al all — linked under the words “these two” above
http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2013/02/torteria-barriga-llena-la-cocina-de-oaxaca-joining-hills-burgeoning-mexican-food-scene/
Torteria Barriga Llena. And I agree. It’s great.
Their real gem is Carta La Oaxaca in Ballard IMO. Hope it’s more along those lines.
Looking forward to checking it out, but it’s only a block away from Fogon, another new Mexican restaurant.
Rancho Bravo, Poquitos, Tacos Chukis, El Farol, Barrio, La Cocina, that new torta place, Fogon, and now this. Don’t get me wrong, I love Mexican food, but this is starting to get a bit much.
We need a Thai/Pho/Latin fusion restaurant. With a nail salon in the waiting area.
Mexican is the new Thai!
For the record…I’m totally okay with that as long as there’s some authenticity in the mix.
Instead of these fancy Mex places all we need is a Beef Booze and Burros place
BBB and cheap but good Mexican food
Never!
You can never have too much Mexican
I am very excited and can’t wait..capitol hill has not tasted real authentic oaxacan food..la Carta de Oaxaca and mezcaleria Oaxaca serve the most delicious and real authentic food you have ever tasted.
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