Luis Caceres, whose day job is at Nob Hill, is from Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico. Ana Caceres is from Lagos de Moreno in Jalisco in the southwest. The photo that dominates the back of the restaurant is of her hometown. Using food ideas from both areas, she has developed many of the restaurant's creative specialties that are different because, in her words, they are subtle. Booths line both sides of the small room.
Floors are linoleum.
Flowers are silk. The kitchen is close. Beer signs are beer signs. Yet the photos are real and speak of roots. Jesse Flores, manager and waiter as well as brother of the owner, is a gracious, helpful host who makes you feel welcome.