Gracia (restaurant)

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Gracia (restaurant)
Restaurant information
EstablishedFebruary 2016 (2016-02)
Food type Mexican
City Seattle
StateWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°40′00″N122°23′02″W / 47.6666°N 122.3838°W / 47.6666; -122.3838
Website graciaseattle.com

Gracia Cocina Mexicana, or simply Gracia, is a Mexican restaurant in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

Gracia is a Mexican restaurant on Ballard Avenue in Ballard, Seattle. The menu has included tacos with pork, duck and lamb, burritos, enchiladas, [4] gorditas, huarachitos, [5] [6] and seafood tostadas. The Queso Fundido has vegetarian chorizo and corn tortillas, and the Pulpo a la Macha has octopus, focaccia, salsa macha aioli and onions. [7] The drink menu has been described as "tequila- and mezcal-driven". [8]

History

The restaurant opened in February 2016. [9] [10] The business participated in Day Without Immigrants 2017. [11]

Reception

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Eater Seattle included the restaurant in a list of "Where to Get Terrific Tacos in Seattle for Takeout and Delivery". [12] The website's Dylan Joffe, Megan Hill, and Jade Yamazaki Stewart included Gracia in a 2022 list of "16 Marvelous Mexican Restaurants in the Seattle Area". [13] Hill and Stewart also included the business in a 2022 list of "15 Spots for Fantastic Tacos in the Seattle Area". [14]

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References

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  10. "Review: Gracia Brings Mexico's Antojitos to Ballard Ave". Seattle Metropolitan . Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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  12. "Where to Get Terrific Tacos in Seattle for Takeout and Delivery". Eater Seattle. 2020-04-20. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  13. Joffe, Dylan (2016-04-08). "16 Marvelous Mexican Restaurants in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  14. Hill, Megan (2015-03-18). "15 Spots for Fantastic Tacos in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-17.