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Fodor's Mexico, 26th Edition

Casa Oaxaca

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Chef Alejandro Ruiz is behind some of the most creative food in southern Mexico—rack of lamb in pineapple-and-vanilla sauce and venison tamales with mole are just a few examples. Wild game is featured heavily on the menu, though the kitchen also has a way with red snapper. Not one course falls short here: appetizers incorporate local herbs and greens, and desserts such as a guava tart with rose-petal sorbet perfectly balance citrus and sweetness. The specialty cocktails are excellent, especially the sangria. The room is modern, open, airy, with white stucco walls, simple wooden tables and chairs, and a beamed ceiling. It's casual and effortlessly romantic. The restaurant shares a building with one of the finest art galleries in town, Galería Quetzalli, so you can browse after you eat.

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Address: Calle García Vigil 407, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, 68000 | Map It
Phone: 951/516-8889; 951/516-8531
Website: www.casaoaxaca.com.mx
Location: Oaxaca City

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over-rated but wonderful artwork

There are 2 Casa Oaxaca restaurants. One is in the small hotel and the other is located near Santo Domingo. While I agree with the previous poster that the food is over-rated, the ambiance and service were very good. The artwork in the larger restaurant (not the hotel location) is worth seeing.

by cintal, 6/16/08
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Terribly Over-rated

Terrible room, average food, and indifferent service. How could you go so wrong? This room had terrible ambiance, and the food was average, with prices that would have made me expect much more. There are much better restaurants in Oaxaca, Try El Teatro Culinario, which has yet to be reviewed here.

by chinesebookie, 3/27/08