Cuisine
Open
Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sat.-Sun.Open late
Features
- Valet parking
- Dress code: Resort casual
- Entertainment: Live music Sat.-Sun.
- Full bar
- Outdoor dining
- Reservations suggested
- Romantic setting
- View
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 SOL Cocina Restaurant Review: Rather than serving up free chips and salsa, SOL Cocina guests are given whole tostada rounds with a unique bean and pine nut dipping sauce. Handmade cocktails are worth imbibing, like the cucumber jalapeño margarita or the ginger tangerine martini. Many come for the customizable and fresh guacamole, but those with sensitive palates may want to steer clear of the spicy jalapeños with their guac. Four kinds of “street” tacos --- beef, pork, chicken and fish --- are satisfying enough. Chef Deborah Schneider’s small-plate appetizers are truly tiny, but the chorizo and mushrooms con queso and the tableside-carved grilled sweet corn are rather good. Entrées such as the Kobe-style skirt steak with tomatillo and the barbacoa-style shortrib serviceably stretch the conventions of typical Mexican food. Schneider further extends the boundaries of Mexican cuisine by featuring several vegetarian and vegan delights on her menu. The late-night bar menu after 10 p.m. attracts a good-looking crowd of Newport Beach couples and singles, and the weekend brunch provides early-risers plenty of Mexican breakfast items amid the sounds of live music. |
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