has this week not been the absolute longest?! so many friends and coworkers told me by tuesday, they felt like it was friday and i felt that in the depths of my soul. you know what makes fridays exponentially better? great mexican food, greater service and the greatest company. welcome to puesto!

first things first – if you are going to puesto in santa clara, you have to request to sit in sergio’s section. he is the absolute best, has great attention to detail and is truly hilarious. we felt instantly connected to him and will be going back for another visit soon. next – be sure you are there with great company. nick and i met five years ago this month courtesy of a mutual friend (ryan – you are a gem). shortly after meeting, we felt more like family. i believe in celebrating milestones in all of my relationships so we decided we needed a five year anniversary dinner to honor being part of one another’s chosen family. puesto did not disappoint.

the margaritas were fresh, flavorful, packed a punch and were not overly sweet. i knew from a previous visit that we had to have the lobster guacamole but could not say no when sergio brought us the guac trio above to enjoy with our cocktails until our lobster guac was ready. of the three, the nogada (with fresh pomegranate and mango) was my favorite. it tied us over perfectly until this beauty arrived.

the lobster guacamole was just as good as i remembered. at this point, i knew i wanted to enjoy another cocktail so i needed to keep dinner light (both because i had plenty of chips + guac AND because i do personal training mondays, tuesdays and thursdays with grit and gratitude – i do not work that hard to throw it all away). the kale caesar with a dollop of guac from our trip plate paired with the short rib quesabirria taco was a combo i will likely get again and again.

if i could have had 10 of these tacos, i would have. nick built an assorted taco plate and loved them all.

it was clear we were going to be here for quite awhile – we were having too much fun with sergio, the food was great and the conversation was never-ending. i saw a guava margarita on the menu and figured why the hell not?

nick is the ultimate pusher so tequila shots were in order.

for dessert, i had a couple of bites of the mango cake but my real dessert was the espresso martini. the cake paired with the chocolate bark was unexpected but so good.

i left puesto with a full belly and a full heart. always say yes to good guac, captivating conversations, fabulous friends (love you, nick! ladies – he is single!) and partying at puesto.

xoxo,

k.tap