Cadillac
Bar & Grill: Authentic Mexican Cuisine's
Triumphant Return to SF
The
Cadillac Bar & Grill is back in San Francisco. Most of the
new Mid-Market crowd would be perplexed since they never knew
it was gone. Now located on 9th Street in the Twitter Building,
the roots go back to the Cadillac Bar which started in 1926
in Nuevo Loredo , Mexico but we knew it for the nearly two decade
run pre Y2K in San Francisco. The Cadillac opened in 1982 South
of Market with a classic Mexican look that made us feel that
we were South of the Border.
Restaurateur Michael Rodriguez
It
won Best Mexican Restaurant in San Francisco multiple times
for their Authentic Mexican Cuisine. It was famous for their
Tequila Poppers https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Tequila-Popper
and Hand Shaken "2 ounce pour" Margaritas made with
fresh citrus juice served by the glass or pitcher. Today some
might call them Scratch Margaritas with a San Francisco pour.
We were crushed when The Cadillac Bar closed in 1999 to make
way for the Moscone Center expansion.
Dining
recently at the new location prompted us to reminisce about
our misspent youth and fun times at the Cadillac. We spent many
great Friday nights there unwinding after a long week working
in sales for Tech Start-Ups. We also celebrated numerous Birthday
Parties "back in the day" there with Bob, Carol, Ted
and Alex to name a few mostly drinking and sometimes dancing
on the tables!
Mesquite Grilled Jumbo Shrimp Fajitas
Returning
to the Cadillac Bar on a busy Friday at lunch time we were warmly
greeted by Restaurateur Michael Rodriguez who was one of the
original owners. Wearing an original 1990's vintage Cadillac
Bar hat made us instant celebrities and a round of Tequila Poppers
was sent to our table. The slamming of the Tequila Poppers on
the table by the handsomely dressed waiter and subsequent downing
of said Poppers got us ready to see if the cuisine still stacked
up to our fond memories.
We ordered the Puffy Baja Fish Tacos served with Mexican Rice
and Frijoles Charros. These Mahi Mahi tacos were delicious,
perfectly prepared with quick fried corn masa tortillas and
served in a light cabbage mix. We also ordered The Mesquite
Grilled Jumbo Shrimp Fajitas served with guacamole, Pico de
Gallo, sour cream and tortillas with Mexican Rice and Frijoles
Charros. The Jumbo Shrimp were beautiful and grilled with just
the right amount of spice with traditional sides. These were
both excellent lunch entrees!
Baja Fish Tacos
The
Cadillac Bar is back and is getting the accolades it deserves
including Open Table Diners Choice Awards. You will find delicious
Authentic Old Mexican Cuisine which will pair perfectly with
Hand Shaken Cadillac Margaritas made with Premium Tequila. As
we looked around the large dining room which holds 400 guests
we saw many large parties who were probably experiencing The
Cadillac for the first time but appeared to show the same joy
that we did! Working in San Francisco you'll be pleased to know
that Happy Hour is from 3PM -6PM Weekdays. We look forward to
returning soon to enjoy more Tequila Poppers and the authentic
Mexican cuisine.
Cadillac
Bar & Grill
44 9th Street
San Francisco, CA. 94103
415-554-0181
www.CadillacBarandGrill.com
@ CadillacSF
By Carol & Joe Davis
Dining Detectives