Agave Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar

So we decided to start our reviews with a new joint here in Healdsburg. Agave Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar is located at 1063 Vine St. Healdsburg Ca 95448.
707-433-2411, open everyday from 10am to 9:30pm and can be found online at http://www.agavefreshmex.com. Taking a read from their website, one can see they are focusing regionally which is always a great way to start.

"Agave offers an array of authentic regional dishes featuring rich, fresh and unique flavors of the region of Oaxaca or South Pacific Mexico.
Our menu features seasonal offerings to take advantage of the freshest ingredients available, and to ensure that there is always something new and exciting for our guests to enjoy.
All sauces, salsas and moles featured on the menu are made fresh in-house daily.
Aside from its emphasis on regional Mexican fare, Agave is proud to offer a limmited selection of fine Tequilas, Margaritas Y Mas....
Vamos a Agave amigos. Vamos. Vamos..."

And now we will get on with the Review!

The staff is very attentive, and as soon as we walked in the door, an quick hello and a gesture to sit where we liked, found us making our way to the patio to enjoy the sunny afternoon. It looks like they recently added the patio, and the local spots right there in the Vine Center all share a little piece of the real estate. It really adds to the location. Wrought Iron tables and chairs umbrellas make the patio very enjoyable. Round of beers orderd, Tim refuses to "Fruit His Beer", I one the other hand think it's the way a great Cervesa. The debate continues...

Quick Service, the owner stopped over to thank us for visiting and chatted us up about the foods and his new place. Didn't catch his name, we should be a little better about that next time!

Took a look at the menu, found the tacos on the bottom of the page, Ordered Al Pastor and steak, Tim got his Al Pastor and chicken. Chorizo, lengua, fish on menu.
We got our tacos quickly and can I just say, glad we ordered only two each! This puppies are HUGE! and for only $2.50 each a great deal, now onto the rating!

Salsa is smooth with some great heat some bites came across with hints of lime and roasted pepper, I do get a little tomato paste here and there.

Tacos: chicken is juicy citrus, salsa witha kick "good"

Steak not a cheap cut of meat, flavorful but not over marinated. Enough heat is in the salsa to keep the common cold away, lip numbing.

Al pastor: wow, pork has a unique flavor...bbq? Pineapple soft warm tortillas 2 per taco

Ratings Tim Brian
Tortilla 4 4
Filling 3.5 3
Topping 3 3
Heat 4 4
"Heat lip numbing"

Tim's Score 14.5/20
Brian's Score 14/20
Total Score 28.5/40

All in all a great experience! We will be going back again! Until next time!

Cheers!
Brian & Tim, The Taco Bloggers!

Welcome to the THUNDERDOME! (Taco Style)

Well fans...I think there are two of you,
It's time for the first Taco Blog from the Taco Bloggers. Let's start with a little backround. Tim and Brian have a passion for tacos, namely Al Pastor. For Tim it started with his trips down to Mexico where Al Pastor is made on a spit with pineapple juice dripping down the face of the delicious meats as it slowly roasts. For Brian it began on a hot afternoon when he got a chance to stop by the local taco truck for the first time. On the recomendation of Tim he ordered a couple Al Pastor Tacos and was SOLD! So now just like the Blues Brothers We are on a Mission, to find the perfect Sonoma County Taco! We decided since not everyone is a fan of Al Pastor to move into other meats, but the rules stay the same, Specific Criteria will be placed on each Taco and they are as follows...

we are using a 1-5 scale, with 1 being un edible and 5 being a masterpiece of Taco Heaven! We will be rating:

Tortilla
Filling
Topping
Heat

Brian & Tim will rate the tacos seperatly and then combine their totals for a final score of X out of 40 with 40:40 perfection!

So Eat Up, Read Up and Comment away! Let us know your favorite taco joint in Sonoma County and we will check it out!