The chicken mole ($5) looked incredibly tidy by comparison, even though it featured a large pile of tender chicken chunks swathed in sauce. I'm a big fan of mole and always order it when I can, but La Costa's mild mole didn't have much taste, much less a discernible trace of chocolate (actually, only some regions of Mexico use chocolate in their mole, which technically translates to "chile," not "chocolate," sauce).
By comparison, the steak ranchero ($7) fairly burst with flavor. Soft bits of beef had been slow-cooked with tomatoes, potatoes, jalapenos and onions; the dish smacked of an expert hand in the kitchen. And that same hand must have selected the superb flan, which La Costa buys from a catering company called Paella, Inc. The perfect balance of egg whites and yolks had created a sturdy custard that was still soft and creamy--more than a match for the not-too-sweet caramel sauce topping. We'd also ordered a sopaipilla, but it was hard to concentrate on anything but the flan. It was so good, we even forgave La Costa for serving warm beer.
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Tafolino's
1901 Youngfield St.
Golden, CO 80401
Category: Restaurant > Mexican
Region: West Denver Suburbs
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