101 North
Copita Tequileria y Comida
739 Bridgeway, (415)-331-7400. L-D daily.
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| exterior of Copita Tequileria y Comida in Sausalito, California |
Casual and colorful, this Mexican cantina is like something you might find in Mexico City. Sometimes diners even enjoy the sight and aroma of chickens sizzling on the wood-burning rotisserie that opens to the dining room. Featuring an attractive mahogany bar with back-lit shelves holding tequila bottles, this spot has bar seating as well as a wall banquette and tables and chairs. Fenced-in seating is also available sidewalk-side.
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| dining room at Copita Tequileria y Comida in Sausalito, California |
The seasonal menu at Copita is a mouth-watering delight to navigate. A variety of tequila cocktails are offered--I enjoyed a tasty, colorful Blood Orange Margarita--on the “rock,” as in over one giant ice cube. A large variety of tequilas and tequila flights are also an option, not to mention beers, wines, and sangria.
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| Blood Orange Margarita at Copita Tequileria y Comida in Sausalito, California |
Appetizers include a delicious tortilla soup stuffed with shredded wood-roasted chicken and plenty of avocado, roasted Brussels sprouts, a tasty guacamole or chips and salsa, and several ceviches. Tacos are a menu favorite and available in twos and fours. Fillings usually include al pastor (spit-roasted pork with carmelized pineapple salsa) and carne asada (flank steak with charred tomatillo salsa). Chicken, fish, and cauliflower are also often options, and sometimes you’ll see oysters, lobster, or shrimp. I opted for crispy pork belly with pickled red onions and pumpkin-seed mole and was not disappointed. For dessert a tequila-spiked Oaxcan chocolate milkshake is perfect paired with buñuelos (baby donuts stuffed with a creamy rice flour and butter mix).
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| crispy pork belly tacos at Copita Tequileria y Comida in Sausalito, California |
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| enchiladas with mole at Copita Tequileria y Comida in Sausalito, California |
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| Oaxcan chocolate milkshake with buñuelos at Copita Tequileria y Comida in Sausalito, California |
The menu changes with the season. Organic non-GMO corn is used exclusively for the housemade masa, which is the base of many dishes, and everything on the menu is gluten free--even the desserts.
Restaurant owner is Joanne Weir, who formerly worked at Chez Panisse. An accomplished chef, she has hosted several cooking shows on PBS (“Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence” and “Joanne Weir Gets Fresh”) and written several cookbooks, my own favorite being “Kitchen Gypsy,” in which she tells enticing tales from her Chez Panisse days and shares a few of the recipes used here at Copita.
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| wood-burning rotisserie at Copita Tequileria y Comida in Sausalito, California |
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images ©2024 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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