Jibarra

Raleigh Restaurant Review

Jibarra 327 W. Davie St., Raleigh
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This Saturday we enjoyed dinner at Jibarra, a downtown Raleigh restaurant, with the Restaurant.com certificate we bought a month ago. Jibarra is across the street from the Pit, in the redone depot building. Jibarra does have its own parking lot, which makes dinner here a lot easier than some places downtown. The restaurant atmosphere décor is casual modern. Our waiter informed us that Jibarra’s chef is professionally trained but is from Mexico, so the dishes are classic Mexican dishes with a gourmet twist.

We started out by ordering margaritas (which were amazing) and the guacamole sampler as an appetizer.

Guacamole Sampler

Then we ordered 2 entrees :a  taco plate and the California burrito.

Taco Plate

California Burrito

The New Yorker- All four guacamoles were amazing and different; all of them had some spice to them. We almost got full from eating an entire basket of chips with the guacamole. I ordered the chipotle- aioli fries as my side, and they were amazing but incredibly spicy. I couldn’t stop eating the fries, but because they were so spicy, it did affect how I enjoyed the burrito. I did ask for an extra side of the sauce, so I must have over indulged myself. I love spicy foods, and this was incredibly spicy. The burrito was good and I would order it again.

The Raleigh-ite- I enjoyed Jibarra; I love most Mexican food and would like to go back. I loved the guacamole sampler. It’s crazy they can make that many different unique yummy varieties .  The margaritas were excellent also. I ordered the taco plate with one Pollo al Carbon taco, one Tinga taco and one Atun taco. The Tinga was very spicy but I liked the flavor. The cheese on the taco attempted to cool it down. My favorite taco was the Atun tuna taco with peanut sauce. I really liked Jibarra, and when I ordered I asked for things to be mild, and they were still incredibly spicy. For me, it would be 4 stars if you could turn down the spice. So, if you like really spicy foods, Jibarra might be for you!

Do Over? I would go again with a coupon. The drinks were expensive and the food was really spicy, but with a coupon it’s definitely worth it.

12/11/2010- We ordered 2 Jibarra Margaritas, 2 Chipotle- Mango Margaritas, 1 Guacamole Sampler, 1 Taco Plate and 1 California Burrito. We had a Restaurant.com coupon for $25 off of $35.  Total: $80. We paid $55.

I think Jibarra has one of the best happy hour specials in Raleigh, so you might want to check out Jibarra’s happy hour if you are planning on going.

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