El Venado, featuring tequila and mezcal cocktails and Mexican street food is set in a...
, billed as a modern cantina with traditional Mexican cocktails and a tacos menu, is set to open June 13 at 6502 Washington.Tequila and mezcal cocktails are the focus of the bar menu, including Cucumber Fresco , Strawberry Sabor , El Venado Old Fashioned , Anna Maria , and Mexican 75, a take on the French 75 with tequila, lemon, raspberries and sparkling wine. For food there are street-style tacos , tostadas, nachos, sopes, and elotes.
The indoor/outdoor space offers a 1,500-square-foot interior anchored by a large bar, and 1,200-square-foot patio; the design of deep blue colors and rattan chandeliers is mean to suggest a chic cantina-inspired icehouse vibe. “We’re excited to offer a place where folks can kick back and enjoy themselves,” said owner Alexander Noons. “Inside, it’ll feel like an upscale mezcal bar, and outside will be an approachable space for familiar cocktails and bites with friends.”
El Venado will be open Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to midnight, Saturday 10:30 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.