DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA – A big, long-empty restaurant space in Dublin is coming back in style, with a brand new Mexican “Cantina” concept that just opened its doors.
El Dorado Modern Mexican & Cantina has opened at 4814 Dublin Blvd. in Hacienda Crossings, taking over the former Black Angus restaurant near the Hacienda Drive exit.
The space had been sitting empty for years after Black Angus closed in 2021. El Dorado had been announced for the property well before its opening, with signs installed and plans in motion through 2025. Now, the new restaurant is officially serving guests.
Dublin officials say the restaurant is serving modern Mexican food in a casual cantina setting, with tortillas made fresh in-house.
The menu is broad, beginning with familiar shareable starters like nachos, quesadillas, flautas, fried calamari and tableside guacamole. There’s also comfort food like enchiladas mole, enchiladas suizas, sopes, quesabirria tacos, carnitas, chile verde, chile colorado and a carne asada plate.
And there’s seafood. We’re seeing ceviche, shrimp cocktails, campechana, camarones a la diabla, camarones al mojo de ajo and a $29.99 seven-seas seafood soup.
On the dramatic side, El Dorado offers molcajetes — the volcanic-stone bowl dishes typically filled with grilled meats, seafood, vegetables and sauce. The restaurant also has a vegetarian molcajete, along with veggie fajitas, enchiladas, tacos, tostadas and burritos.
The cantina part of the name suggests drinks. And that appears accurate!
El Dorado’s cocktail menu includes classic margaritas, fruit margaritas, palomas, cantaritos, mojitos, pina coladas and several styles of micheladas. A margarita flight is listed at $28, while the tequila selection includes recognizable bottles such as Don Julio, Clase Azul, Codigo 1530, Patron, Cazcanes and G4. There is also a mezcal option, plus Modelo, Pacifico, Negra Modelo and other beers on draft.
El Dorado Modern Mexican & Cantina is located at 4814 Dublin Blvd. in Dublin.
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