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Rosa Mexicano
1701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave
West Palm Beach, FL 33410
561-625-3120
Part of a chain of glitzy Mexican restaurants that got started in New York in the 1980s and probably the first to make tableside guacamole, Rosa still does it best. Chopped onion, salt, and jalapeńos are mashed into a paste inside a big lava stone mortar, or molcajete, along with a couple of ripe Hass avocados, then given a few turns with more chopped onion, tomato, lime, and cilantro. The result is pristine, glistening, and very green, served with fresh corn chips, soft tortillas, and two kinds of sauce. But the guac is only the start of a grand meal: Choose from grilled white fish ceviche tossed in a carrot-habanero-lime marinade; stuffed pulled barbecued duck; a chicken mole de Xica enchilada. A swirl of red and yellow slow-cooked rajas and onions tops off a plate of grilled boneless beef short ribs, the Mexican version of pot roast. And a delightful dish of tender baby goat tacos emanates an entirely different kind of heat in an altogether different register.
- Full Review: Rosa Mexicano (10-19-06)
- Best Of 2007: Best Chain Restaurant
- Cuisine(s): Mexican
- Hours: Lunch Monday through Friday 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. Dinner Sunday through Wednesday 4 till 10 p.m., Thursday till 11, Friday and Saturday till 11:30. Brunch Saturday and Sunday 11:30 a.m. till 4 p.m.
- Price: $$, $$$
- Serving: Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
- Alcohol: Full bar
- Reservations: Recommended
- Parking: Lot Available, Valet
- Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
- Attire: casual
- Features: Takeout, Private Party
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