Last week Doug (my fellow blog contributor and boyfriend) and I went out to dinner at Mojave, located on 31st Street in Astoria, NY. Located right at the last stop of the N/W train, the relaxing decor and dim lighting quickly make you forget the outside noise. The place was not too crowded (it was a Wednesday) and they had a man with a guitar singing Frank Sinatra songs in Spanish. While he was playing, I thought the music was a bit loud (Doug disagreed), but it was still bearable. They started us off with some blue corn tortilla chips and 2 different salsas. I'm sad to report that a few of the chips (very few, but still worth noting) tasted a bit stale. We then started ourselves off with a pitcher of their red wine sangria. Mmm, mmm. The sangria is loaded with apples and is the reason I chose the place, I would recommend it to all.
For starters we ordered the guacamole. Now, neither Doug nor I are crazy guac people. We both can either take or leave it. However, since having some at Rosa Mexicano (http://www.rosamexicano.com), I've been willing to try at other restuarants. I have to say, Mojave is the second best guac that I've had, the first being Rosa Mexicano. We just about cleaned the plate and our food arrived. Doug ordered the Blue Corn Enchilladas with Chipotle Chicken Breast (which I have gotten before and like, but I will let him write about it if he desires), and I ordered the Salmon Tacos. The Salmon Tacos were delicious with a hint of sweetness coming from chopped up pineapples mixed into the taco. It came served with rice, sour cream (can you ever have enough?) and more guac. The rice, to me at least, tasted the same as most Mexican restuarants, which is good. I usually prefer to see what's in the taco, but they came "face down," so as I cut them and bit into them, I did not know what to expect. There was quite a bit of salmon wrapped in those bad boys (you get two) and they were cooked medium-rare to medium. I was full after one and brought the second one home, it was just as good the next day!
I'm sorry to report that we did not venture into their dessert world. A pitcher of sangria, guac, and an entree did not leave much room for that. However, they have a chocolate fondue on the menu that sounds delicious. Next time I'm there, you know what I'm saving room for!
I took a picture of the tacos (taken from my BB, so pardon the quality).
