Bulevar Mexican Kitchen opened in 2022 and is a sister restaurant to Cocina ATX in downtown Austin. (Courtesy Bulevar Mexican Kitchen)
Shaped by a fusion of reclaimed wood, maritime blue shades and a view of Central Texas’ rolling hills, Bulevar Mexican Kitchen creates a laid-back, wood-fired coastal Mexican atmosphere in the North Austin community.
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Chef Kevin Taylor and General Manager Matt Creekmore opened the sister restaurant in 2022. With the duo’s first restaurant, Cocina ATX, being located in downtown Austin, Creekmore said they wanted to share their vision beyond the hub of the city.
“It was an opportunity for us to get out of downtown and showcase what we do in the suburbs,” Creekmore said.
Chef Kevin Taylor is behind the carefully-crafted menus of Bulevar Mexican Kitchen and Cocina ATX. (Courtesy Bulevar Mexican Kitchen)
Creekmore said the community embraced the restaurant when it moved into The Arboretum.
“We have a lot of guests that no longer frequently drive from Leander and Cedar Park to make it downtown because they can come here and get a taste of what we do without making that journey,” Creekmore said.
Despite being built by the same visionaries behind Cocina ATX, Creekmore said Bulevar Mexican Kitchen offers a vastly different experience. He said the team focuses on individualizing the restaurants from one another.
“You can eat at Bulevar today and ATX tomorrow and have a totally different experience,” Creekmore said. “There’s only two menu items that are the same and that’s the margarita and the holy guacamole.”
The Herby Guacamole is $14. (Courtesy Bulevar Mexican Kitchen)
On the menu
Customers can find appetizers, seafood, tacos, meat entrees, seasonal desserts and signature cocktails on the menu. Additionally, the restaurant hosts Sunday brunch with items including Huevos Rancheros, Chilaquiles and Spinach Enchiladas.
Newcomers should try an item from the Masa portion of the menu, Creekmore said, as the business makes the different forms of masa from scratch in-house.
“Corn is the one thing that is working 24 hours a day in this restaurant,” Creekmore said. “That said, you have to get something from the Masa section.”
The Duck Carnitas Tetela are tacos with sweet potato, onion, cilantro-herb dressing, salsa macha ($22). (Courtesy Bulevar Mexican Kitchen)
Offering salmon from New Zealand and meats from Chicago to items from local Texas ranches, Creekmore said the restaurant has relationships with several purveyors across the world.
“We look to source the freshest or unique products that we can,” Creekmore said. “There’s some purveyors that we only get one or two products from because we like their olive oil or we like their wild honey.”
The Shrimp & Octopus Ceviche includes tomato-chile sauce, cucumber, onion, cilantro, avocado ($22). (Courtesy Bulevar Mexican Kitchen)
