Premium beef cuts grilled over mesquite wood with a glaze made from agave syrup and morita chile, a smoked-dried jalapen with a fruity smoke character.
Where to eat it: 2 restaurants across 1 city.
Mesquite grilling in El Paso follows the northern Mexican asado tradition. The agave glaze application is contemporary, popularised by Casa Pantera and similar wood-fire restaurants in the 2010s as chefs recontextualised desert ingredients in a fine-dining framework.
Casa Pantera on Pershing Drive brings elevated contemporary Mexican to Five Points with premium beef over a wood grill and an Oaxacan mole selection.
Order: Mesquite-grilled tomahawk with agave-morita glaze and roasted bone marrow
Tip: Book the outdoor grill-side seats. The chef-sourced mezcal list rotates monthly.
Ambar Restaurante in the Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park is El Paso's most ambitious dining room with an open wood-grill kitchen and 1,100-plus agave spirits.
Order: Wood-grilled whole fish with heirloom corn tortillas and an agave flight
Tip: The agave spirits curation is among the largest in the United States. Book the Thursday jazz evening for the full experience.
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