Gracia Cocina Mexicana, or simply Gracia, is a
Mexican
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restaurant in
Seattle
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's
Ballard neighborhood, in the
U.S. state of
Washington
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.
Description
Gracia is a
Mexican
Mexican may refer to:
Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
restaurant on Ballard Avenue in
Ballard, Seattle. The menu has included tacos with pork, duck and lamb,
burritos
A burrito (, ) is a dish in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine that took form in Ciudad Juárez, consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped into a sealed cylindrical shape around various ingredients. The tortilla is sometimes lightly grilled or steamed t ...
,
enchiladas,
gorditas
A ''gordita'' () in Mexican cuisine is a dish made with masa and stuffed with cheese, meat, or other fillings. It is similar to the Colombian and Venezuelan arepa. ''Gordita'' means "chubby" in Spanish. There are two main variations of this dis ...
, huarachitos, and seafood
tostadas. The Queso Fundido has vegetarian
chorizo
Chorizo (, from Spanish ; similar to but distinct from Portuguese ) is a type of pork cured meat originating from the Iberian Peninsula.
In Europe, chorizo is a fermented, cured, smoked meat, which may be sliced and eaten without cooking, or ...
and
corn tortillas, and the Pulpo a la Macha has octopus,
focaccia, salsa macha
aioli
Aioli, allioli or aïoli ( or ; Provençal oc, alhòli or ''aiòli'' ; ca, allioli ; es, alioli ) is a cold sauce consisting of an emulsion of garlic and olive oil; it is found in the cuisines of the northwest Mediterranean, from Andalusia ...
and onions. The drink menu has been described as "
tequila- and
mezcal-driven".
History
The restaurant opened in February 2016. The business participated in
Day Without Immigrants 2017
Day Without Immigrants (or A Day Without Immigrants) was a protest and boycott that took place on February 16, 2017, to demonstrate the importance of immigration, and to protest President Donald Trump's plans to build a border wall and to potent ...
.
Reception
In 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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,
''Eater Seattle'' included the restaurant in a list of "Where to Get Terrific Tacos in Seattle for Takeout and Delivery". The website's Dylan Joffe, Megan Hill, and Jade Yamazaki Stewart included Gracia in a 2022 list of "16 Marvelous Mexican Restaurants in the Seattle Area". Hill and Stewart also included the business in a 2022 list of "15 Spots for Fantastic Tacos in the Seattle Area".
See also
*
List of Mexican restaurants
This is a list of notable Mexican restaurants. Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic ...
References
External links
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Graciaat
Zomato
{{Restaurants in Seattle
2016 establishments in Washington (state)
Ballard, Seattle
Mexican restaurants in Seattle
Restaurants established in 2016