Nacho Borracho

Nacho Borracho is a bar and Mexican/Tex-Mex restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1][2][3]

Nacho Borracho
The restaurant's exterior, 2022
Restaurant information
EstablishedFebruary 2014 (2014-02)
Food type
Street address209 Broadway E
CitySeattle
CountyKing
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98102
CountryUnited States
Coordinates47.6202°N 122.3212°W / 47.6202; -122.3212

Description

The bar and Mexican restaurant Nacho Borracho (English: "drunk nacho")[4] is located on Broadway on Seattle's Capitol Hill. The Daily Meal has described the establishment as a "late-night Tex-Mex dive".[5] The drink menu has included frozen cocktails such as avocado margaritas and pink guava Moscow mules.[6]

The restaurant has housed other businesses. Neon Taco, operated by chef Monica Dimas until 2019,[7] was described as Nacho Borracho's "resident taco shop".[8] In 2016, Eater Seattle said:

Nacho Borracho and Neon Taco somehow straddle the line where Los Angeles, Austin, and Seattle meet. Nacho Borracho, the bar side, pours rotating cocktails on tap, frozen margaritas from slushie machines, and tall boys of Oly. Neon Taco, the taco joint in the back, makes a great selection of fresh salsas, queso from scratch, and no-fuss street tacos in flavors seamlessly fused, like the ever-popular Asian-American-inspired General Tso taco.[9]

In 2021, the website said Nacho Borracho was "home to the stellar taco window El Xolo, as well as bagels from Loxsmith during breakfast and brunch hours Thursday through Sundays".[6] El Solo serves "slow-roasted pork in tortillas nixtamalized from scratch and airy light queso-topped chips", according to Gabe Guarente of Eater Seattle.[10]

History
Sign, 2022

The restaurant opened in February 2014.[11][12] In 2015, Dimas announced plans to open a Mexican street food concept, operating from Nacho Borracho's take-out window.[13] Neon Taco closed in March 2019.[7] Chef Ricardo Valdes opened El Xolo as a replacement almost immediately.[14]

In 2018, security called police seeking to remove political activist Joey Gibson, who refused to leave. According to Megan Hill of Eater Seattle, "Patriot Prayer supporters then flooded Neon Taco's Yelp page with negative reviews", many of which were subsequently removed.[8]

Rachel Marshall was a co-owner, until her death in 2023.[15]

Reception

Julia Wayne included Nacho Borracho in Seattle Magazine's 2014 overview of the city's best Mexican restaurants.[16] Writers included the restaurant in Eater Seattle's 2016 overview of "where to get your Tex-Mex fix in Seattle",[9] 2019 list of 8 "super cool Seattle spots to drink margaritas",[10] and 2021 list of "where to find terrific boozy frozen drinks in Seattle".[6]

See also

References
  1. "Mucho muncho at Nacho Borracho". The Seattle Times. 2014-03-19. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  2. "10 Things to Know About Nacho Borracho (Possibly, Maybe) Opening Today on Capitol Hill". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. "5 Reasons to Get Excited About Nacho Borracho". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. "Nacho Borracho". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  5. "Cinco de Mayo in Seattle". The Daily Meal. 2014-05-01. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  6. Hill, Megan (2016-08-03). "Where to Find Terrific Boozy Frozen Drinks in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  7. Hill, Megan (2019-03-04). "Neon Taco's Walk-Up Window Will Close at the End of March". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  8. Hill, Megan (2018-11-06). "Right-Wing Group Floods Taco Bar's Yelp Page With Negative Reviews". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  9. Douglass, Lara (2016-03-24). "Where to Get Your Tex-Mex Fix in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  10. Guarente, Gabe (2019-05-03). "8 Super Cool Seattle Spots to Drink Margaritas". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  11. Wayne, Julia (2014-02-21). "Peek Inside Nacho Borracho, Now Open on Broadway". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  12. Wayne, Julia (2014-02-13). "Nacho Borracho Opening This Weekend on Capitol Hill". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  13. Billups, Sara (2015-01-06). "Monica Dimas Is Heading Up the Kitchen at Broadway's Nacho Borracho". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  14. Guarente, Gabe (2019-03-29). "New Capitol Hill Taco Shop Aims For Tortilla Perfection". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  15. Cheadle, Harry (2023-04-26). "RIP Rachel Marshall of Rachel's Ginger Beer". Eater Seattle. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  16. "The Best Mexican Restaurants in Seattle". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
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