Warning: totally unrequested advice below

Is that the official name - The Saddle Cantina? I know Cantina means "bar" in Spanish, but as a name it seems a bit syllable-heavy.

I like plain, old Saddle. Or maybe Hacienda, with the bottom floor being the Cantina (bar) and the rooftop being The Saddle (on top of the Cantina)...

You didn't ask, but since there was a contest to name The Rickshaw, figured I'd throw in my two kuai / pesos.

In any case, I think you should refer to all regular customers as Saddle-ites.

Cheers, Boyce

Is there Chili Con Carne on the menu ?

i'm really excited to hear about the new restaurant. i can't wait to drop in for dinner.

below is my wish list. i'd be happy if i can find one of them in the menu

1. great tacos de asada or al pastor (no cheese or lettuce)
2. oaxacan style mole
3. good salsa bar
4. torta sandwiches (ham/milanesa)
5. chiliquiles for breakfast
6. chorizo
7. aguas frescas (tamarind/horchata)
8. guacamole
9. good margaritas (not served in martini glasses)
10. michoacan style carnitas!!!!

best of luck!!!

Hope the pitchers of margaritas will be there just like the ones over at the Rickshaw

how about some pig pimples as well

sorry, I do in fact know what mole is. However, I still can't really see it on a menu without losing a bit of my appetite

I guess there will be a big opening party?

Mole sauce is made with unsweetened chocolate. If I saw that mole I would loose my appetite as well.

Sometimes mole sauce calls for unsweetened chocolate sometimes it doesn't. I hope some restaurant would put it on their menu.

I must be the only one...
but I don't want somwhere to try to serve fancy mexican food...

I would really prefer a simple menu with better quality ingredients -
nice black beans,
homemade (vegetarian) refried beans,
fresh salsa (maybe a few types, but fresh!)
fresh avocados/guacamole,
homemade tortillas and tortilla chips for that matter...
good quality chicken/beef/pork/shrimp/fish etc....
Sure have a nice mole (if you can) and other more complex dishes, but the for me, the simple stuff is what makes me come back.

A few nice touches like mexican hot chocolate drink, a selection of hot sauces, some nice tequilas, etc...
a couple fresh fruit juice type or lemon/lime drinks would be great...

Looking fwd to trying it!!

And a NO SMOKING SECTION PLEASE!!

I didn't mean 'fancy' as in expensive and posh, I meant it more in terms of complex dishes...

The best food I had in mexico was simple and fresh.
My favourite burrito places in the USA are simple too.
I think the more complex dishes with multiple ingredients get harder and harder to reproduce the further away you are from the source...

But that's just my opinion, either way, we will be trying it out and hope we like it!

yeah-there's a great one in Santa Monica. Best

always hear the craziest sh*t standing outside one of those at 3 am or so...fights, puking. chicks getting nekked and peeing on the sidewalk, good stuff

I third the no smoking section.

Isn't it more like an event announcement? The grand opening

I think it's pretty immoral that you'd open right next to luga's and pretty much copy his entire menu, shame on you for stealing his ideas.