It’s time to turn your holiday happy hour into a fiesta at Rosalita’s Cantina on Washington Avenue. The menu does not stop short with great drink and appetizer happy hour specials (like $2.50 drafts, $4 margaritas and $3 off appetizers from 3 to 7 p.m., Mondays through Fridays); it actually features some creative meatless Mexican dishes that will please the palate — whether you’re a vegetarian or not.
The Vegetarian Tamale, stuffed with butternut squash, goat cheese and served with a honey mole is a must. Whether you split it with the table as an appetizer or make a meal of it alongside those bottomless crispy tortilla chips and fiery salsa, it’s certainly the meatless item to try. Sweet corn masa is stuffed with tender, roasted butternut squash and tangy goat cheese. After baking in the oven, the tamale is ladled with a rich and sticky honey mole. This version of a tamale is so much more exciting than the plain-Jane regular cheese tamale, and it tastes just right when the weather is cold.
If you’re already tired of wine and Christmas ham, try dousing some extra hot sauce (or tequila) into your holiday this week at Rosalita’s. We doubt you need another reason to sneak out of the office on the days between Christmas and New Year’s, but, regardless, we just gave you one.
This article appears in December 2012.