Mission Accomplished (Eat & Drink)

Saturday we did our taxes (mostly) and so we decided to treat ourselves to a nice dinner. We've been wanting to check out West Seattle now that we are so close, and this was a perfect opportunity as we had no time schedule and a full tank of gas.

I did a google search of "West Seattle restaurtants" and this very helpful site came up. We decided on The Mission, based on our love of glam Tex-Mex and a good recommendation from my sister. Having glanced at the menu on-line, it seemed to fit in with some of our other favorite places with a creative bent on the standard burrito: The Matador, Cactus, Agua Verde, and Mexico.



The interior of The Mission is very sleek, with dim lighting and high ceilings. There is a bar with some high tables (where we were seated), some booths along two of the walls and then an upstairs open-balcony with more seating. The layout definitely felt clubby, almost like a swanky version of The Eagle (a really cleaned up version!).

They also have this cool display right outside the front door:



The service was incredibly fast and friendly, which helped to ameliorate the news that their kitchen was only serving a limited menu that evening. I decided on the tamale special (chicken and jack cheese) while Dan tried the sweet potato tacos. We both had their cadillac margarita (my favorite cocktail and done very well here).

Tacos


Tamales


Margarita


Me trying to master the wide screen feature on our new camera


The food was very tasty, prices fair and atmosphere hip without the attitude. I will undoubtedly be back, adding it to the growing list of inventive Tex Mex cuisine in Seattle (whoever said you couldn't find good Mexican in Seattle?!?).