Customers at Zócalo have questions about the restaurant in general. Questions like: How old is the building? What kind of cuisine it is? Where does the décor come from? Etc. But there is a specific question that is asked quite often and that question is what does Zócalo mean? I would like to share some information about the meaning of Zócalo.
Zócalo is a Spanish-Arabic term derived from socle... 
Picture yourself on vacation in a beautiful Restaurant off the Pacific Coast with nothing on the agenda for the day. The breeze through the palm trees tosses your hair off your shoulder as you grab for traditional Mexican fare and of course…your cold beer. This is our setting at Zocalo daily (without the coast but with a great view of the Capitol) and could be a reality for you during Sacramento Beer... 
When you hear about Mexico, what do you think about? Cancun? Cabo? For those of you that are a bit more adventurous you probably think of Guanajuato or Oaxaca. But I’m sure you don’t think about the state of Hidalgo. Hidalgo is my home state where I lived until I was 10 years old. I want to share some of the rich culinary and cultural treasures from Hidalgo, Mexico.
The name of the state comes... 
