Ole Mole Penasco

Ole Mole is the small, unassuming spot people drive past twice before trusting. From the street it reads as somebody's home with street parking out front. Inside it serves the best mole argument in town, drawing the highest compliment Mexican cooking can earn: just like mom used to make. It comes over enmoladas or chicken mole, and there is an Ole Combo that tours the kitchen with enchiladas, a chile relleno, a quesadilla, plus rice and beans. The Oaxacan sauce runs the mole a close second. House margaritas hold their own and the owner greets tables personally. The bill lands at a fraction of resort pricing. This is the definitive venture-into-town reward, and the kind of cooking that turns a resort crowd into regulars. Kids are welcome and the servers know the menu cold.