Dublin has a new Mexican restaurant at Hacienda Crossings. El Dorado Modern Mexican Kitchen and Cantina opened a month after Cinco de Mayo, in the space Black Angus left when it closed in 2021, according to the Pleasanton Weekly’s Tri-Valley Foodist column. The shopping center lists the restaurant in its directory.
The cook behind it
Owner Jésus Gonzalez developed the recipes. He learned from his father, who owned several restaurants in Fort Collins, Colorado, and his family is from Jalisco. Gonzalez also has hospitality experience in Sonoma and Santa Rosa.
What to order
- Molcajete Mixto: skirt steak, chicken, shrimp and chorizo in green tomatillo sauce, served sizzling in a lava-rock bowl. It is one of the most popular dishes.
- Mole: Gonzalez says his has 25 ingredients, including spices, nuts and Mexican chocolate.
- Specialties: tableside guacamole, 7 Mares seafood soup and quesa-birria tacos.
- Dessert: sopapillas, churros with house-made dulce de leche, and chocoflan.
There are vegetarian versions of the fajitas, tacos, enchiladas, molcajetes and burritos. Happy hour runs on weekday afternoons, with a second one on Fridays starting at 9 p.m.