Sago Modern Mexican

It's not your traditional mexican food, and don't expect authenticity, but I like the food. Very good, good quality, service. Great place over all. more

For all the one star reviews out there, you guys are getting a little carried away. This place is definitely not the best in Austin, but definitely worth trying. They have some very unique dishes on the menu that I really wanted to try. I had the Caesar Chavez salad with tinga chicken, and I was very impressed. The Yucca fritters that accompanied the salad in the place of croutons were very very good. I love a good caesar and this place has it. My girlfriend was very happy with her taco salad as well. The happy hour prices are awesome, dollar beers, cheap appetizers, cheap drinks, unfortunately my margarita was absolutely awful, my girlfriend had a mixed drink that was very weak. I found the waitstaff to be very friendly, but the place does seam like they are a little disorganized. Bartender was in over his head. Pros: Interesting Menu, Happy Hour, Good Tinga, Friendly Waitstaff Cons: Slow Bar, Bad Margarita more

We sat down in the bar area and were immediately greeted with fresh warm chips and a unique salsa that assured us we were still in the great state of Texas without burning our lips off. Our server Travis suggested the steak salad and Mexican martinis which were both excellent. His service was attentive and the prices were very reasonable. We will be back fo sho. Pros: Drinks, Food, Salsa, Service Cons: Triangle parking is always a bit tough more

A quick thought would lead one past the organic blackberry Margaritas --- it does seem a bit much. But try this --- a frozen glaze of blackberry puree lines the glass, while a small amount of puree sits in the bottom for a quick taste. The middle of the drink is filled with a very good, classic lime frozen margarita. It is a beautiful drink to look at, it has a classic taste, with occasional hints of novelty. And for $3 at HH, it can't be beat. The food, especially the gorditas (both vegetarian and pork) and the pork stuff poblano leave no room for complaints. Pros: Food and Margs more

I've been going to Sago for quite sometime now and have developed a serious craving for their Pork Enchiladas... they are delicious. Their specialty margaritas are incredible as well... would recommend the Jalapeno and the mango margs. The restaurant has been well thought out and carefully planned. love it Pros: Amazing Pork and Margaritas Cons: It's not next door to me more

Think the guy who made the comment right below this one needs to quit spending so much time in dumpsters. It's not only screwed up his taste buds but his head as well. Guess this is what happens when someone who works for Taco Bell, Taco Bueno, ad nauseum, gets mad at the competition. Thing is Sago Modern Mexican is no competition at all. This is some of the best Mexican food to be found in a town full of great places. Be warned, however: This is NOT for the dumpster diving crowd like Doc. Pros: Too many to list Cons: Nada more

They refused to make a chili relleno without meat, and when I was forced to settle for fish tacos, they arrived dried-out and stale from sitiing under warmng lights, and my guests' enchiladas were also dry and burned on top from a careless microwave operator and the warming lamps. They looked like something that had been abandoned in a food dehydrator during the cold war. The store bought flour tortillas were so stale and dry that they were practically nacho-chips...as authentic as any mexican food to be found in Cincinatti, Ohio. This place wa once good, but now, I doubt that the taco bell chihuahua would even take a dump at this place (although, if you look at the food... maybe). This is a restaurant that has truly lost it's will to live, and should be taken out and shot to put it out of it's, and everybody's misery. truly pathetic. I don't know how the owners can even live with themselves. Pros: Won't last long with attiude and food like that. Cons: Store-bought tortillas, and unaccomodating fry cooks. more

We went to Sago the first night it opened and it was pretty horrible but we tried to chalk it up to opening night jitters. When we recently saw the glowing reviews and ratings, we figured we had to try it again. Bad decision. Not only is the service horrendous, the food is not worth even half the price they ask for it. We could not believe there was not more of an improvement and have to assume there is someone on the staff that is in with Citysearch. It's totally perplexing. \r \r The only redeeming feature is the salsa which I have to say was pretty good. But the chips are tasteless, just no personality. The entrees were equally as boring. It's not that it tastes horrible, it's more that it doesn't really have taste. Just blah. The overall experience felt like a complete waste of time. Pros: Decent Salsa Cons: Food, service more

Food is average at best. Waitstaff is friendly. Owners are in way over their heads. Slightest requests are met with rude responses. The place gets busy on a weekend night, and the management comes unglued, owners are running around micromanaging the staff instead of relating to those that pay the bills, their guests. They should enjoy their 15 minutes, they probably won't be around long. more

i live in houston presenty but come home to austin regularly and sago is a dining priority. ended up in there one afternoon with a friend because mandola's was so crowded but i know it was destiny. the food was amazing as were the margaritas. i have been several times now and would not consider another restaurant for (modern) mexican food. more

This place is GREAT! If you want Tex-Mex go to Taco bell or Matt's.You won't find it here, thats why it is called ""Modern Mexican"" The appetizers are wonderful especially the yuuca fritters. We ordered a variety of dishes that were plate licking good. I loved the rice and beans defiantely different, lite and not loaded with tex-mex grease.\r \r We did not have alot of drinks but the magaritas are excellent the service is fantastic! Pros: Great food, inexpensive Cons: N/A more

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I chose to have my family and I attend Sago for my 18th birthday. I couldn't have made a better choice. The atmosphere is excellent, both friend and family friendly. At first, I couldn't really imagine a ""modern"" Mexican restaurant, but Sago DEFINITELY lives up to their style. My family chose various items from the menu, and I personally chose the Brisket Enchiladas. They were absolutely fantastic! The enchiladas had a smokey Brisket taste and were spicy but not over the top. The rice was cool-flavored, with a sweet taste that was key to contrast the seasoning. Charro beans were fantastic! Overall I couldn't have asked for a better experience. My family and I were waited on promptly and were given the private party room since we reserved early. If you're looking for a neat, new, fun and exciting twist to Mexican dining, go to SAGO! I'll definitely be returning. Pros: Great service, great atmosphere, fantastic dining experience. Cons: Might be a little spicy for some more

King1234 and lennycharles perhaps are smoking that special herb Austin and Amsterdam are famous for. I must admit this place is not the best Tex-Mex or Mexican food out there, but it sure beats most of the restaurants I have been to in the past six months. If you are looking for gourmet Mexican then go to a gourmet Mexican. If you seem to think that pork tastes similar in two different dishes it is perhaps because recipes must be streamlined and salsas and sauces are the ones that change the dish. Go to any restaurant in the U.S. (yes your favorite one also) and you will see that they all have a basic menu and the sauces are the one that change the dish so they are all similar. This rant is just to address a review about similar taste in two dishes.\r \r I can honestly say that it is a nice, relaxing place to go, and not expensive at all. The drinks are good, and the food is vast. Please if anyone has a review that knocks this place, and states it is the worst; then please let me know what you think is your favorite so that I may go take a look so I may enjoy from such delicious food. Seriously, so far, I think it is the best place for its price and ""type of food"". Don't compare a maki roll from HEB to a maki roll from Musashino.\r \r This is just a fair review.\r Pros: Decor, Service, Food, Price Cons: Dessert more

Food is great, service is great. could not ask anything more ... Mexican food is never be on my favor side, I picked up Sago just because my friends highly recommended it.I like it on the moment I walked in. The food has good choices, and it cooked well. love it, it definetely worth to go there, Pros: Great food and services more

The food is fabulous; however, I would say more Cuban than Mexican. The breakfast on the weekend, lets just say I did not lick the plate but pretty much left it white! The waitstaff was very friendly and prompt. Parking is bad during lunch if you are in somewhat of a hurry but you get the food fast. \r I go often but I must say that one of the owner's (Chase), was very rude when my mom and I went. We walked towards the door and he had the door open looking around and as we were very close he just let it close without holding it open and greeting us. Oh well, not everyone has chivalry and the food and waitstaff still rock! more

I was voting for the Citysearch Best of awards and saw this place was currently in third place but I had never heard of it so I thought I'd give it a chance. We went on a Friday night and there was about a 105 min wait to get a table on the patio. So we waited in the bar area for a table. My girl had the drink spec which was some big blackberry frozen margarita (apparently organic). I think she liked it cause she sucked it down pretty fast. I had Mexican Martini which was really good and really strong. The inside of the restaurant is really cool (very Six and The City as my g/f described it) but I am glad we waited for the patio - big fans and it felt like eating in a jungle. \r \r Our waitress was cute n nice, there when we needed her and gave great recommendations. We shared some fritter things for an appitizer and will definately be getting these again. A must try if you go! For her main course my girl had fish tacos and they were really good - homemade tortillas and she liked them enough not to share them with me which says something. Fortunately I really liked my chicken stuffed pepper and got to have it all to myself (according to our waitress this dish wa reviewed by the food critic at the Statesman and loved it too).\r \r I see some others who have reviewed this place didn't like the rice but we LOVED it. I've never had anything like it before but I'll be going back to have more of it! It was nice not to get the same thing as everywhere else. Oh, the other thing is the salsas are great - and when we told our waitress how much we loved them she told us we could buy them. Totally worth it. I finished the night with a frozen lime margarita - great - but they are so big n strong my girl was done in after her first. \r \r So great decor, food and drinks, - I can definately see why they are nominated for Best Mexican Restaurant even though they are new. We will definately goback. But next time we will use their free valet service! Pros: Not a lot of money for good food and drink Cons: Those fritters are addictive! more

Sago seems to suffer a little from lazy cooking. By this I mean that when you order two different dishes, it's somewhat surprising to find that they taste the same. On a recent lunch at Sago, husband ordered the Pork Gorditas while I ordered the Braised Pork enchildas. Fair enough, both items have pork...sure they should share some flavors. But that wasn't where they stopped. Anyone who has ever had braised pork, spanish style, knows what a succulant, flavorful dish it can be. And perhaps their pork might have been, if I could have tasted anything over the bitter, overwhelming chile de arbol sauce that absolutely drowned the entire dish in both quantity and flavor. You know something is wrong when any restaurant relies on sauce more than its meat (and worse when even the sauce isn't so great). My husband had something of a funny look on his face while eating his gorditas, and asked me to taste them. Described as pork shoulder with onions and spices, it actually seemed to be more of the same enchilada pork mixed in with the same chile de arbol sauce. Neither of us could be completely certain that we were eating pork. I would like to be able to comment on their soups, as husband and I ordered two different soups as appetizers, however they never arrived, but that's understandable since our waiter rarely showed up either. And one more thing...perhaps I've missed something over the years, but since when do people put mozzarella cheese on mexican food, as many of the items on Sago's menu included. Just strange. more

Very dissappointed with this place. Felt like I was in Dallas when I walked in, not Austin. Drinks were pretty weak, bad ritas and cocktails. Food was pretty bad also. Chips and salsa were not good, bad enchiladas, horrible brisket tacos. Others had tinga tacos, (tasted nothing but liquid smoke) over-cooked chicken fajitas, and stuffed poblano lacking anything special. Service was bad. It took 15 minutes to get a server once we sat down and it wasn't really busy. Hopefully you will have a better experience, I will never go there again. Pros: Close to the Saucer to wash down the bad food. Cons: BAD BAD FOOD more

Loved the food. The mole chicken enchiladas were very tasty as was the Posole soup. The soup was probably the best I've ever had. Chase, the chef, is so personable! If only he'll add a tres leche cake to the menu it would be perfect. Pros: Great Patio, great food Cons: parking can be a pain, but there is valet more