Isla Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar

The dining room of Isla inside Treasure Island comes alive with custom-designed roving guacamole carts armed and ready to serve a variety of Chef Richard Sandoval's fresh-made guacamoles, including classic Mexico City style, citrus tamarind with habañero and mint, chipotle adobo with spiced pumpkin seeds and lobster with achiote passion fruit and serrano chiles.

Guests can feast on a menu based on traditional Mexican fare prepared in not-so-traditional ways. Choices include grilled Mexican spiced chicken breast with corn dumplings and pico de gallo, crispy red snapper with cactus salad and citrus epazote vinaigrette; and for the meat lover, Isla sirloin with huitlacoche mashed potatoes and chimichurri sauce. Tacos, enchiladas, tamales and burritos take on a modern twist with ingredients such as lightly battered rock shrimp and wild mushrooms. Chef Sandoval takes cues from tradition by offering a menu of family recipes from Grandma Sandoval's kitchen, including chile relleno, chicken mole poblano, roast pork pipian and Mexican meatballs with chipotle tomato sauce. The Tequila Bar features one of the city's most impressive selections of tequilas, as well as margaritas, sangrias and other Mexican cocktail favorites -- all prepared with fresh-squeezed juices and fruit purées.

Isla is a 2005 and 2007 Epicurean Award winner for Best Mexican.