El Scorpion Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar - CLOSED

• Cuisine(s): Mexican
  Hours: Daily 5pm-11pm
  Price: $$$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
• Attire: Casual
  Features: Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Dinner
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted, Recommended
  Parking: Meters, Valet

Description

El Scorpion doesn't take itself as seriously as other South Beach spots and thus is a cool joint to relax and let your hair down. Entrées such as carne asada and puerco pibil are tasty and priced at $20 or below. Yet best bets are the freshly mashed guacamole that comes in five variations; a vertical nachos of chips, beans, Monterey Jack and Oaxacan cheeses, and piquant pico de gallo; and tacos wrapped in thick homemade tortillas and filled with pasilla-rubbed Benton's bacon or barbecue chicken with pickled radish or cascabel chili-glazed shrimp or barbecue tilapia... Scorpion also excels as a tequila bar, offering about 120 blue agave spirits, some aged in oak barrels, some in Bordeaux wine barrels, and many of the less exotic ones available in margaritas - no frozen wussy stuff here, just the classic tart mix of tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice.