Quixote
Mexican restaurant · San Diego
2223 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104
Highlights
Gothic church setting, Oaxacan cuisine, artisanal moles & mezcal
Gothic church setting, Oaxacan cuisine, artisanal moles & mezcal
"A recipe for a good time at the Lafayette Hotel starts in The Gutter (the bowling alley bar), before heading into church, literally—the stained glass and floor were salvaged from a decommissioned church in Mexico—at Quixote. Seated on wooden pews in this church-themed Mexican spot, you can eat Oaxacan fondue and guacamole with fried crickets surrounded by dripping candelabras and imposing statues. Or just fuel up on mezcal Old Fashioneds before heading downstairs to Lou Lou’s Jungle Room to dance the night away at a free show." - candice woo
"This head-trip of a Oaxacan restaurant inside the Lafayette Hotel was Frankensteined from a decommissioned Mexican church, including not-so-subtle references to heaven and hell. Wooden pews, stained-glass windows, and candelabras dripping with wax are the backdrop for velvety and complex black mole that puddles underneath a duck carnitas-topped memelita (a toasted masa cake), or tuck into grilled octopus sauced with tomatillo-spiked mole pipian. Instead of holy water, douse yourself in agave spirits—the mezcal list will absolve you of all worries, at least for one night." - ligaya malones, candice woo, cora lee
"A feast for your eyes awaits at this Oaxacan restaurant and mezcalería inside the glamorous Lafayette Hotel. Chef José Cepeda prepares upscale Mexican dishes like the memelita with duck carnitas and cotija adobado, as well as braised lamb belly with a grilled cactus leaf and chichilo mole, the latter served with supple corn tortillas. All of this can pair with the diner’s libation of choice — think the Motomami with Oaxacan rum and smoked pineapple or vibey Vibras with mezcal, guava, and grapefruit-infused liqueur — to create the perfect combination for a night at this venue, which is adorned like a gothic church from another era." - Roxana Becerril
"This head-trip of a Oaxacan restaurant inside the Lafayette Hotel was Frankensteined from a decommissioned Mexican church, including not-so-subtle references to heaven and hell. Wooden pews, stained-glass windows, and candelabras dripping with wax are the backdrop for velvety and complex black mole that puddles underneath a duck carnitas-topped memelita (a toasted masa cake), or tuck into grilled octopus sauced with tomatillo-spiked mole pipian. Instead of holy water, douse yourself in agave spirits—the mezcal list will absolve you of all worries, at least for one night." - candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candic
"This head-trip of a Oaxacan restaurant inside the Lafayette Hotel was Frankensteined from a decommissioned Mexican church, including not-so-subtle references to heaven and hell. Wooden pews, stained-glass windows, and candelabras dripping with wax are the backdrop for velvety and complex black mole that puddles underneath a duck carnitas-topped memelita (a toasted masa cake), or tuck into grilled octopus sauced with tomatillo-spiked mole pipian. Instead of holy water, douse yourself in agave spirits—the mezcal list will absolve you of all worries, at least for one night." - Candice Woo
