Holy Camarones! Did Orinda Just Get a Mexican Restaurant?

Barbacoa, brought to you by the team behind Table 24, opened its doors next to its flagship restaurant and claimed even more space at Orinda's Theatre Square this week and bringing a much-hoped-for Mexican restaurant into play.

Early reviews by patrons who happened by the "soft" Grand Opening Tuesday, saw the doors open and the grill turning out wood-fired Mexican food were favorable.

And there's a full bar. And spatial separation for imbibing adults who want to sit at the bar for a post-work cocktail free of war cries from rampaging children -- and a space for families hoping to keep those very children happy while they feed the brood.

Patchers have expressed a hankering for good Mexican food for months here. If you got in the door, let us know what you think of Barbacoa. And good luck to them.