Tres

Everyone knows if you are trying to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, you should head to a fancy Mexican restaurant.

The folks at Tres aren't picky.  Give them any country's major holiday and it is celebrated with tequila. 

Besides the cool decor, complete with vaulted ceilings, iron sculptures, brick walls, heavy wooden tables and an open kitchen.  Interior designers eye candy.

Woodstock and me

The cuisine is pretty remarkable, too.  Over the times that I've visited, I've sampled the guacamole, queso fundido, al pastor pollo tacos (chicken), carnitas tacos (pork), carne asade tacos (steak), and the pozole verde.  I highly recommend the queso fundido and carnitas tacos, but I can't remember a tastier pozole I've consumed in the past decade. 



Smuggled in shot glass for tequila flight

The drinks?  Well, there are a couple of winners here.  The house drinks, Tres Margarita and Tres Altos Margaritas, are delicious and smooth.  However, I tried the La Paloma (fresh lime juice, grapefruit soda, and tequila), and then ordered six more just to make sure I liked it.  Me likey.  Me likey a lotty.

I've also done the tequila flight tastings.  Which are supremely fun if you have a full stomach of Mexican and are playing catch up on St. Patrick's Day. 

I have been here many times, and will return again. 

Uno... dos...Tres... viva Mexico en San Francisco, todos!

Tres | 130 Townsend Street (at 2nd), San Francisco CA | www.tressf.com