Editorial Review of
El Vitral
Located on J Street in a refurbished brick building resting at the mouth of Petco Park, El Vitral’s décor is bathed in cultural colors of blue, purple, orange and yellow amid thriving agave plants that line the foyer, a centerpiece stainless steel kitchen, mirrored columns, warm lighting, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open to the outside patio and an unparallelled ground view of Petco Park. Menu highlights include Cochinita Pibil: a Yucatán dish of spicy pulled pork with orange Achiote sauce, bright red pickled onions and served atop a decorative banana leaf, and Ravioles En Nogada: Poblano pasta with ground pork, dried fruit, walnut sauce and pomegranate reduction that is sweet and smothered in flavor. El Vitral (meaning stained glass), is holding strong to a Mexican culture and tradition that is a world away from tourist-heavy Tijuana.
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