AUGURIO: DOES THIS FORBES RECOMMENDATION LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
The Cost - $21 per person
The Atmosphere – It had a nice interior but it was a bit too much of a mix between modern and classic styles for me and it all ended up feeling a little dated because of it.
I had not had the opportunity to eat at Augurio yet, so I made a reservation and headed over to the place that Forbes wrote up in the Where to Eat and Drink section of its Puebla article.
The Order - Mini Tinga Tostadas (complimentary amuse-bouche), Salpicon de Pato (Duck), Tártara de Cecina (salted, dried beef), Sopa de Tortilla, Sopa de Hongos (Mushroom Soup), ChanclaPoblana and Molé Poblano.
The Great - The duck was mixed with onion, oregano, avocado, tomato and queso fresco. It was a great light and refreshing appetizer to start with. The tortilla soup was excellent and the molé was the best molé poblano I ate in Puebla, the birthplace of the dish.
The Good - The Chancla Poblana, a roll stuffed with avocado and onions bathed in a chile guajillo sauce and topped with chorizo and other meat, was a joy to eat but it felt like it belonged on the menu of a Mexican comfort food joint.
The Not So Good - The tartare wasn’t really a tartare and it’s inclusion of queso fresco cubes really didn’t do it for me. The mushroom soup was fine but it lacked flavor and was a disappointment next to the tortilla soup.
The Verdict - You should come to Augurio for the star of the show, the molé poblano. The supporting cast is solid but it’s all about the molé. And it is truly a very good value for the price.