D' La Santa
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| Established | October 2017 |
| Owner(s) | Angelica Villasenor |
| Food type | Mexican |
| Street address | 2359 10th Avenue E |
| City | Seattle |
| County | King |
| State | Washington |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 98102 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 47°38′28″N 122°19′13″W / 47.6412°N 122.3203°W |
| Website | dlasanta |
D' La Santa is a Mexican restaurant on Seattle's Capitol Hill, in the U.S. state of Washington. Angelica Villasenor opened the steakhouse in 2017. In addition to steak, D' La Santa serves chile en nogada, cochinita pibil, guacamole, and other regional dishes. The restaurant has garnered a positive reception.
Description[edit]
The family-[1] and Latin American-owned[2] Mexican restaurant D' La Santa operates on 10th Avenue at Miller,[3] on Seattle's Capitol Hill. The interior features a large driftwood[4] tree with lanterns hanging from the branches, and a wall with numerous decorative crosses.[5][6]
Menu[edit]
The menu focuses on steak and has also included tacos with various meat options such as beef birria,[7] steak rib-eye,[8] or shrimp and garlic butter.[5] The steakhouse[4] has served a 25-day dry-aged New York strip with salsa, as well as the Aguja Norteña, which has wagyu and a cactus salad.[7]
Other menu options are Carne en su Jugo,[9] chile en nogada,[4][10] cochinita pibil,[6] tostadas,[11] Tomahawk steak, guacamole, and margaritas.[5] Salsas use house-roasted tomatoes.[3]
History[edit]
Angelica Villasenor opened the restaurant in October 2017,[12][13][14] in a space previously occupied by the restaurant Abay Ethiopian until 2015.[15]
Like many other restaurants, D' La Santa operated via delivery and take-out at times during the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
Reception[edit]
Seattle Weekly's Nicole Sprinkle recommended the cochinita pibil in 2017.[6] In 2022, Aimee Rizzo of The Infatuation said the restaurant had Seattle's best Mexican food and opined, "D' La Santa is something you really do need in your life."[5] She and Kayla Sager-Riley also included the business in the website's 2024 overviews of the city's best Mexican restaurants and best restaurants on Capitol Hill.[11][17] Zuri Anderson ranked D' La Santa second in iHeart's 2022 list of Seattle's best steakhouses based on Yelp.[18]
Allecia Vermillion included D' La Santa in Seattle Metropolitan's 2022 lists of the city's "great" tacos and Mexican restaurants,[4] as well as "greatest" steakhouses.[19] The magazine has also said the "companionable spot ... remains an undersung gem".[20] Gabe Guarente and Megan Hill included D' La Santa in Eater Seattle's 2022 overview of recommended eateries for steak,[21] and Harry Cheadle and Charlie Lahud-Zahner included the business in the website's overview of sixteen "mouth-watering" Mexican restaurants in the metropolitan area in 2024.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Family-run D' La Santa brings the food of Guadalajara to Seattle". The Seattle Times. 2018-02-08. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Latinx-Owned Businesses & Restaurants in Seattle You Can Support Right Now". Seattle Refined. 2021-09-21. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ a b "This Week in Restaurant News: Bourbon and Korean Barbecue". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ a b c d "Best Mexican Food in Seattle, From Tacos to Birria". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ a b c d "D' La Santa Review - Capitol Hill - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ a b c "D' La Santa Brings Guadalajara to Eastlake". Seattle Weekly. 2017-11-22. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ a b c Cheadle, Harry (2016-04-08). "16 Mouth-Watering Mexican Restaurants in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Our food critic ate 500 tacos to pick his top 30 in Western WA". The Seattle Times. 2023-04-15. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Try this recipe for D' La Santa's Carne en su jugo!". KING-TV. 2023-08-02. Archived from the original on 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Tomky, Naomi (August 27, 2021). "This Seattle Mexican restaurant serves patriotism on a plate". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "The 18 Best Mexican Restaurants In Seattle - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "New in town: 22 more restaurants, bars opening in Seattle and Bellevue". The Seattle Times. 2017-10-30. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Rathbun, A. J. (2022-07-08). "Buzzy New Capitol Hill Restaurant Brings Much-Needed Meat Hunks to Underserved Area". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "3 favorites for Seattle summertime takeout from restaurant critic Bethany Jean Clement". The Seattle Times. 2020-07-24. Archived from the original on 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Hill, Megan (2017-05-24). "Wallingford Lands a Geeky Tea Shop (and More)". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Cinco de Mayo Takeout & Delivery Specials in Seattle". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "The Best Restaurants On Capitol Hill - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "This Is The Highest-Rated Steakhouse In Seattle". iHeart. Archived from the original on 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "Best Seattle and Bellevue Steakhouses". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ "D'La Santa". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (2019-08-15). "Where to Get Great Steak in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
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