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Poquito's Mexican Restaurant Review - Seattle
By Don & Peggy Doman

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Poquito's Restaurant Sign in Seattle - image.During the summer of 2016 I was planning on meeting one of our marketing clients at a restaurant. I wanted some place nice . . . but a little bit different. We usually stay at Mildred's B&B on Capitol Hill, and so somewhere a block or two from Broadway is where I looked for my dining adventure. I found Poquito's. They served grasshoppers . . . not the drink . . . but the insects . . . and I was hooked. Peg and I have written over one hundred articles on food and nutrition. I love watching shows on the Food Network and I like world cuisine. Insects are an inexpensive protein. According to an article in the special July/August issue Discover Magazine, "The Future of Food" explains that "humans can digest about 80 percent of an insect compared with just 50 percent of a chicken or pig." Mealworms are an up and coming insect crop. Mealworms only need one tenth of the land needed for raising cattle and you don't have to rope and brand them. My meeting fell through, but I remembered the name, Poquito's. I wasn't ready for mealworms, but grasshoppers could be a good start.

Peg and I were in town for a granddaughter's graduation from Seattle University. While we were there I dropped Peg off to shop at Dick Blick for art supplies and drove around the block looking for a place to park. I just happened to see Poquito's. I had never been there before and wasn't looking for anything in particular. When Peg was through shopping I suggested dinner and Poquito's. She said yes to both parts of the suggestion.

We parked two blocks away, nearer to Seattle U. than to Poquito's. When Peg got a good look at the neon sign, she thought that Poquito looked more like Seattle legend Ivar Haglund wearing a serape-based sport coat. The dining room was closed, but we sat at the bar. We had a good hour and a half before graduation.


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We felt right at home. Sitting at the bar we could see out the window. Across the street is the Comet Tavern.

Years ago we used to see plays at the Empty Space Theatre where my cousin Lavinia Moyer performed. In those days, people would bring their dogs to the Comet . . . it was a hippie dive. Evidently, it cleaned up well. We love the activity in and around Capitol Hill. A few years ago we enjoyed the revival of the Fringe Festival of One-Act Plays. We walked past one of the black-box theaters on the way to Poquito's.


Grilled corn at Poquito's Restaurant Seattle - image.I ordered the Grilled Corn and Chapulines - Toasted grasshoppers with chile-lime salt seasoning. Peg ordered the Ham & Egg Mollete. While we waited Peg had a glass of Merlot. I had a lemonade. We enjoyed looking at the ironwork and beautiful tiles around the bar and the dining room. Very nicely done.

My Grilled Corn came first. The grilled corn is sliced off the cob and served with crema, lime, cotija, and chile pequin. Cotija is a hard cow's milk cheese with roots in Mexico. It is named after the town of Cotija, Michoacán. The tiny chile pequin peppers are some of the hottest peppers known (Scoville rating 100,000 - 400,000). They are hottest when they are green. I think the tiny hot peppers are just used for flavor at Poquito's and as such were perfect. I dived into my grilled corn. The cheese and everything else blended into a crunchy offering. I had already eaten a few spoonfuls when my grasshoppers were delivered.

I think I will make my own version of the grilled corn for several deck parties we have planned for later this summer. Even though the Poquito's grilled corn was down a few notches from what dedicated chili fanciers can endure, I will try to deliver a little less spicy side dish for my friends. I'll have other sauces and chili available for those who are more adventuresome.


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Grilled corn and grasshoppers at Poquito's Restaurant Seattle - image.Right off the bat, I wasn't pleased with my grasshoppers. I had simply popped a few into my mouth. They tasted too salty. Next I added a pile to my grilled corn and tried a bite with both grasshoppers and the grilled corn. Yowser! Success. I quickly stirred the grasshoppers into the corn and shared with Peg.

Like me, she enjoyed the combination. I don't know that I would cook my own grasshoppers, but I will try them again. As a condiment I think they could enhance tacos, fried rice, and salads. I think they would go well with Asian food as well.


Ham and egg Mollete at Poquito's Restaurant Seattle - image.As soon as Peg's Mollete was delivered she was singing its praises. The ham and egg mollete: Vande Rose Farms ham, black beans, house telera bun, Asadero cheese, two free-range eggs sunny side up, and pico de gallo.

Asadero cheese is a white, semihard cheese from Oaxaca, Mexico. It tastes similar to mozzarella and is made from cow's milk. The black beans were smeared across the bun. The telera bun is a soft bread roll, most often used for making Mexican tortas. The eggs were cooked enough to be cooked, so that cutting into the yolk, allows the golden goodness to spread its flavor and taste through the multi-layers.

We skipped dessert, but next time we'll come for a full dinner and try a few more items. We will leave a little extra tummy room for the Tres Leches Cake: With strawberry-lemon curd, fresh berries, whipped cream, and piloncillo crumb. Piloncillo is unrefined sugar pressed into a cone shape. It tastes similar to brown sugar with a touch of molasses flavor. Its name means "little pylon" because of it's shape.

The staff were all friendly, the restaurant was eye-catching with it's tiled walls, and the food was a treat. Do yourself a favor and stop in. They also do brunch on the weekends.

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