Andalú - not from Andalucia!

We recently stopped by Andalú on a very crowded Sunday afternoon.
I have to say the food was very nice but if we had not seen the name before entering, it would have been hard to know what the concept of the restaurant was.
The most "Spanish" dish we saw, and tasted, was the Castillian Hot Cocoa with donut holes - which I was hoping might be an attempt at making buñuelos, but unfortunately tasted more like the Mexican style churros! I enjoyed a great order of chilaquiles but there was little else on the menu that was hispanic, left alone Spanish or Andalucian!
Our waiter was patient and helpful and although not a Spanish speaker, he had a great tattoo in Spanish, which he kindly let us photograph.



The other staff were ok, nothing special, and the decor, as the food, had no connection to Spain!

Unfortunately this one gets no pomegranates from us as it lacked any authenticity :(

Andalú
3198 16th St. at the intersection of Guerrero and 16th St

Restaurant Review - Colibrí

Another great find!
We had a wonderful, authentic meal, surrounded by only a few other customers, some of whom were Spanish speakers. The staff spoke Spanish and the decoration was definitely reminiscent of some of the restaurants I ate it while living in Mexico City.
The food was delicious. Home made, traditional but with some modern twists.
I'm guessing the evenings will be a lot more buzzing with atmosphere as we went for a very late lunch during the week. The tequila selection is huge and the bar is a great place to hang out!
Whether it is for lunch or dinner, we will definitely be back!

Colibrí - Mexican Bistro
438 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Between Mason & Taylor, across from the Curran and A.C.T. Theatres.
Phone: (415) 440 2737