Red Agave

I like this blog thing. But I'm not the best blogger. Mostly in that I don't always have my camera handy. And let's face it...no pictures=boring blog entry. But, so be it. Take it or leave it. But I hope you take it because I'm about to tell you about Red Agave, a great Latin restaurant here in town that serves tasteful food and drinks. It's one of those places that if I have visitors in town and they're looking for a good place to eat it'd be at the top of my list. We headed there for date night this week (which, embarrassingly, was our first date night since....hmm...still thinking...I'll have to get back to you). The restaurant is small, but just right for a Monday evening. We started with drinks: a large Red Agave margarita for Matt and a fresh mint lemonade for me. Seriously, you can go just for the drinks themselves. Pregnant or not, I had a few sips of the margarita and it hit the spot. But I was very pleased with my lemonade...slightly frizzy and such a refreshing taste. We ordered the pork pupusas for an appetizer. These were savory little triangles of flat bread with pork and cheese and a salsa and slaw that accompanied them just perfectly. For the main course, I got the halibut which was just near perfect. It had a buttery/garlicy/limey sauce and came with greens and mashed potatoes. I couldn't help but eat every bite. Matt got the enchiladas with free range chicken and a green/red sauce. Very good as well. Drawbacks? The food took quite a while to come out. A long while, really. Also, it's on the more expensive side. So, it's not your weekly go-to spot. But all in all, I highly recommend this place.

Red Agave
454 Willamette St.
Eugene, OR 97401
www.redagave.net