New Mexican Restaurant Opens In Danville

DANVILLE, CA — There’s a new cantina in town. Rancho Cantina, a family-owned Tex-Mex restaurant in Lafayette known for its wood-fired meals, opened a new location at 501 Hartz Acenue in Danville, the former location of Cocinas Hermanas.

The restaurant focuses on the original cuisine of the rancheros, a fusion of Spanish, Mexican, and indigenous cuisines unique to California. It describes itself as "quality Mexican cuisine together with a California influence."

"Embracing traditional Mexican techniques, we offer creatively classic food that marries well-known Mexican street food and family dishes with our philosophy of fresh, local & sustainable," it said. Diners can enjoy brunch and dinner menus in a main dining room, an outdoor veranda, a full bar, and parquet. The restaurant also offers catering and private events.

The menu includes wood-fired meats like double cuts pork chop, Arne asada, fresh Atlantic Salmon, and bone-in ribeye. They also a menu of small plates like Mexican chicken wings or BBQ oysters; a menu with burritos, tacos, quesadillas, and burgers; and a list of wines, beers, and cocktails.

"Our cuisine is inspired by the original table fare of the Golden State's Spanish Mexican Californios," the restaurant said. "By the 1500s, Spanish explorers had adopted many of the indigenous foods of Mexico; 200 years later, their descendants traveled to Alta California where they discovered new fare and, adapting to the local abundance, fashioned a unique cuisine. The rancheros turned this fusion of Spanish and Mexican culinary heritage, piquant with California's bountiful offerings, into an art."

The restaurant is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Visit ranchocantina.com or call 925-718-5153 for more information.

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