August 31st, 2010

Agave, Restaurant, Tequila Bar, Mexican Food, Lewes, Delaware, Review, Delaware Beaches

Hola:  Espero todos esten bien en tan bonita noche.

I started this blog a year ago in July and Agave was one of the first restaurants I reviewed.  If you would like to see that post all you have to do is look under the Archives and click on the month of July, 2009 and scroll to 7/27.

I had not even planned to go out to dinner.  Once in a while I do have to stay home and cook.  I love cooking.  But, I found myself driving north from Rehoboth Beach to the town of historic Lewes.  By the way, the traffic was light, what a relief!!

Agave is located on 137 2nd St., Lewes, DE 19958.  Tel. is 302-645-1232.  Agave is on Facebook.

Just like the many times I have dined in this restaurant, tonight was another good one.  I have not been in some time, though.  Waiting for the smoke to blow as they say; not because of the peppers cooking in the restaurant, but because of the crowds.

I sat at the bar.  Those colorful martini glasses were still there; an extensive selection of Tequila, as well.

For a Tuesday night at around 7:30 p.m. the restaurant was pretty crowded.  Agave has opened an upstairs room which is perfect for having a drink while you wait for a table.  There are no reservations taken at Agave.

The first thing that caught my attention on the menu was a soup called Crema de Cilantro (Cream of Cilantro).  It was a light cream cilantro broth with “queso fresco” and roasted poblanos.  Delicious and it has been a new summer addition to the menu.  Perfecta y muy bien sasonada.

Agave uses a lot of “queso fresco” which is like a crumbled goat cheese.

For my entree I ordered a Caesar Salad, which had a house made dressing topped with “queso fresco” and crispy bacon, house made croutons, and topped with fillet.

I have had this salad many times and it was still very good tonight.  The croutons were particularly good also.  They tasted a bit like cornbread.

I noticed that it said that the Caesar Salad was invented in Tijuana.  I did not know that or who Caesar was. 

Caesar Cardini, an Italian born Mexican, was responsible for its development.  He was living in San Diego; also worked in Tijuana avoiding the restrictions of prohibitions.

There are several stories on how or why he created the salad.  He apparently added the dramatic flair of the table-side tossing “by the chef”.

The other entree ordered was Chiles en Nogada; meat stuffed poblano chiles with seasonings like cumin, cinnamon and azafran.  A nut sauce was drizzled on the top and a side dish of rice and beans was included.

Poblano Pepper is a mild chile peper from the State of Puebla, Mexico.  When it is dried, it is called Ancho Chile.  It is one of the most popular peppers grown in Mexico.

Chiles en Nogada is a sophisticated dish most popular during the Mexican Independence festivities.  It incorporates green, white and red ingredients just like the colors on the Mexican flag.

It was a very nice dinner; casual and relaxing like all dinners should be.  Lewes looked so pretty, people sitting outside eating ice cream at King’s Ice Cream or just strolling.  Yes, it was picture perfect.

Buenas noches….hablamos luego…..

Note:  Information for this post was taken from Wikipedia.