Puesto Mexican Artisan Kitchen & Bar Opens First Bay Area Locale — In A Big Way
Soft shell crab, Baja fish, and seared ahi tacos (front to back) at the new Puesto.
When I first read that a new Mexican restaurant in the Santa Clara Square Marketplace cost $8 million to build, I thought surely that must be a typo.
Oh, but it’s not.
One visit to Puesto Mexican Artisan Kitchen & Bar confirms its over-the-top design.
This is the Southern California restaurant group’s fifth outpost, and the first that’s in Northern California. A second one, in Concord, is in the works.
I was invited in as a guest of the restaurant a couple of weeks ago. It is a cavernous 9,000 square feet covered in a riot of colors, thanks largely to the dramatic artwork by Bay Area graffiti artist Chor Boogie.
A custom mural.
And another.
The restaurant, done up in concrete tiles, copper touches and wood tabletops, can seat more than 300. There’s also an expansive patio.