Located few blocks from Grand Central, Sinigual is a great Mexican restaurant: good ambiance and exciting menu come to mind when I think about this place that is quite big.

Going there, there are few staples you have to try: their house margarita (if you do not drink alcohol, they have a lemonade), and their guacamole that is really good, perfect made, with nice chunks of avocado, served mild as requested, and not overly salty. Only issue with that guac is the fact that it is supposed to be made table side. Not that it would make it taste better, but I enjoy seeing a little show, especially if advertised on the menu. But as Jodi said, “they said table side, but it does not mean it has to be your table!

For her main, Jodi got their vegetable fajita that was served with onions, bell peppers, pasilla chiles, new mexico frijoles, avocado relish, pico de Gallo with a handmade flour tortillas. They asked if she wanted sour cream, to which she responded “yes”, and we later realized that they charged us $2.50 for it! Despite that, it was good, with a little kick.

On my side, after much hesitation from their mouth watering menu, I decided to try their filet mignon enchiladas with grilled shrimp that was in their Chef’s Special section. This dish was composed of filet mignon enchiladas, mushrooms, grilled shrimp, a vegetable skewer, black beans, and cilantro-pasilla rice. Everything was succulent and what greatly contributed to the success of that dish was their chipotle sherry sauce that was sublime, whether with the rice, the enchiladas or the shrimp. The chunks of filet mignon were tender and juicy, and the shrimp perfectly cooked. For sure, this surf and turf dish is definitely something to try there.

Last was dessert. We went for their crepas de cajeta that are crêpes stuffed with cajeta that is a goat milk caramel, caramelized plantains, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. I did not care much about the plantains as they lacked sweetness, but the crepes with cajeta were spectacular. To the point that we bought some cajeta on Amazon the next day so we could put it in the crepes Jodi makes.

Overall, we had a great meal at Sinigual: this is a fantastic place for elevated Mexican food, and I will for sure go back there, this time, hoping to get see that guacamole making up close…

Enjoy (I did)!

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Sinigual - 640 3rd Ave, Manhattan, NY 10017

Mexican Dinner at Sinigual in NYC

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