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... read more...
One of the fastest growing communities in Northern California is the Salsero Community. I am extremely happy to be apart of this process since my arrival in Sacramento in 1986.
Growing up in the Francisco Clark neighborhood of Panama, friendship and salsa music went hand-in-hand. I never took the time to learn an instrument, but my knowledge for musicians and Afro-Latin genres grew rapidly. In... read more...
It started out as a slow night but it was pretty exciting to work because all the workers are good friends even jose who is all ways in a bad mode, but you get use to it . This is also my first blog for Zocalo so I hope everyone who reads it likes it. Well I am about to go home this blog was made by Alejandro aka... read more...
Where’s my Valentine’s couples at?? The Zoca kitchen is already prepping hard for Sunday. Like this for example: a shrimp and spinach tamal, wrapped and steamed in banana leaves served with green mole. The dish is inspired by Chiapas, Mexico where Ernesto and myself will be visiting in April, part of a gastronomy week put on by IME- El Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior.
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Besides devoting much of my time at Zocalo as a server, I am also a volunteer for the Healthy Start Program at Freeport Elementary. As the holiday season was fast approaching, many needs were arising from students and their families. The first thought that came to my mind to help those in need was to include Zocalo somehow. Having such a supportive owner, caring... read more...
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... read more...
