Don’t hit guac bottom this week as we celebrate everything Mexican…head to your fave cantina to get your green on for National Guacamole Day on Saturday, September 16.
While the day itself doesn’t seem to have any particular poetic origin, it is the perfect excuse to indulge in the tastiest of dips. Whether that bright green, creamy and chunky mixture is piled high on tortilla chips or used as a garnish, guacamole is a delicious way to enhance a meal.
Guac your world on Saturday at these five venues and say arriba to a fiesta of fun:
Those seeking authentic Southern California fare find SoCal Tacos food truck at various locations around Brisbane. This retro food truck parks up at Weller’s Hill Bowls Club in Tarragindi and All Inn Brewing Co in Banyo as well as trundling around the city streets dishing up Mexican fare with flair.
Say hola to street snacks such as prawn tostadas with guacamole, pickled red onion, jalapeños, SoCal mayo and coriander; or gobble up pulled pork tacos with pineapple salsa Verdi, pickled slaw and coriander.
Inspired by Mexican and Peruvian cuisine, Calle Rey on King Street brings innovative plant-based fare to Newtown. Grab a Margarita to whet the whistle from the restaurant's Diablo Pisco bar and settle in beside the vibrant Day of the Dead wall mural, among potted cacti and pendent globes glowing moodily overhead.
Encouraging the consumption of plant-based nutrition is the ethos behind an innovative menu, dishing up choices like smoked chicken nachos - black beans, sweet potato cheddar, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and jackfruit ‘chicken’.
Bringing San Fran Mexican to the shores of St Kilda is Bay City Burrito on Shakespeare Grove. Reflecting the restaurant's fresh, laidback charm is a rustic, vibrant fit out of colourful panelling, communal tables and an open kitchen, which creates a friendly vibe inside.
Born out of the Mission district of San Francisco, Bay City's menu boasts choices like guacamole and salsa sampler to start, before chowing down on a marinated chicken burrito with black beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream and salsa.
Fun and funky kitsch-style dining awaits at Muchacha Mexican Kitchen on Pitt Road in North Curl Curl. Don a sombrero as you enter this vibrant eatery, where brightly coloured floral tablecloths and mismatched plastic stools set a playful mood for Mexi-Cali fare at its best, either indoors or alfresco, watching the world pass by.
Expect healthy, delicious modern dishes created using sustainable and ethically-raised meat and poultry, along with fresh produce, like fully loaded chilli con carne with pickled jalapeños, guacamole, chipotle yoghurt and white corn tortilla chips.
Kissed by the salty simplicity of a sweltering afternoon in Mexico, Sayulita on Rosenthal Avenue in Lane Cove provides a perfect pocket of harmony for discerning diners. Named after the quintessential Mexican seaside town where locals wake up to the perfumed warmth of corn dough, this lively venue resides in foodie hub The Canopy and projects a laid-back vibe of a terracotta tiled bar, white subway tiles and trailing greenery.
A carefully curated menu dishes up food to share – think starters of salted pork crackling and housemade guacamole, followed by slow-cooked carnitas pork tacos with salsa rojo and pico de gallo.
