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.
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.
2 editor picks for Mesquite-Grilled Beef with Agave-Morita Glaze in El Paso, ranked by editorial score. All El Paso signature dishes · Mesquite-Grilled Beef with Agave-Morita Glaze across every city.
Ambar Restaurante ★ 4.6
Downtown · 106 W Mills Ave, El Paso, TX 79901
Ambar Restaurante at the Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park in El Paso grills over open wood flames, holding over 1,100 agave spirits behind a two-story amber bar.
Casa Pantera ★ 4.5
Five Points · 3015 Pershing Dr, El Paso, TX 79903
Casa Pantera on Pershing Drive serves wood-fired contemporary Mexican in Five Points with premium beef and Oaxacan technique in an open grill kitchen.