Diego’s Spirited Kitchen
With the recent downturn in good Mexican Food Options in Bend, I decided to cast a wider net in search of some. I asked around if there was any good Mexican Food in Redmond and every single person I asked said to go to Diego’s Spirited Kitchen. That has to be a good sign right?
I’m always up for taking recommendations. If the restaurant sucks then it just tells me that your tastes are shit and I don’t have to pretend to like your culinary preferences. NO, I will NOT go to Cafe Yumm with you!! Unfriend!!
But I have some friends that I do trust and I just happened to be in Redmond. The Wife and I were able to get in and decided to with the Pork Osso Bucco even though that seemed odd for a Mexican restaurant.
Diego’s Pork Osso Bucco – Slow cooked till falling off the bone – good, with Crimini, Portabella and Porcini mushrooms served over buttermilk mashed potatoes finished with black truffle oil. $25
Fall off the bone was right. Tender, juicy pork that just melted in your mouth. I actually didnt even order this. This was the Wife’s dinner. I hate mushrooms so I convinced her to get it so I could try it. I went conservative with Carne Asada just in case her’s didnt work out. We were both full and very happy.
We also started with the shredded beef Taquitos and were very happy with them. Served with a large dollop of guac and sour cream. Nice start to the meal for $9.
My Carne Asada was good. Your typical steak plate but better. Just all around better. I like that it came with black beans as the default, much better than refried beans. Traditional Mexican style grilled skirt steak served with guacamole, tortillas and Pico de Gallo.$18
Diego’s Spirited Kitchen
http://www.diegosspiritedkitchen.com
447 SW 6th Street
Redmond, OR 97756
Phone: 541.316.2002
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Since I love the chicken chipotle at El Rodeo (and nobody touches it’s my go-to meal at all Mexican restaurants) and didn’t love it at Diego’s–though it was really pretty good, and since my husband really likes Diego’s, it’s where I now experiment. The steak salad is excellent, but the other day I went with their Outback burger, and it was the best burger I’ve had in ages (I do love the one at Deschutes Brewery). It is hefty on meat and comes with pepper jack, chipotle mayo and pico de gallo on toasted ciabatta–and I ordered it with crispy bacon. The pico was fruity (which I never love, but it was tolerable), but the sandwich was heaven. I think I’ll ask for savory pico to substitute next time–and there will be the next time. Oh! and the best part! I ordered it with salad with creamy caesar dressing on the side, and that turned out to be the over the top dipping sauce. The salad was good, too.
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