Sonora Grill (Paseo de la Reforma)

01What to order

• Arrachera norteña, 300 g / 11 ozMXN 560, the lowest-priced cut on the house line, which also has lomo 300 g / 11 oz at MXN 590, New York 400 g / 14 oz at MXN 690 and rib eye 600 g / 21 oz at MXN 1,290.
• Rib Eye Prime, 600 g / 21 ozMXN 1,650, from the imported 100% Black Angus line; the Prime chuletón of 800 g / 28 oz is MXN 2,070.
• Ojo de Rib Eye Delmonico, 300 g / 11 ozMXN 1,040, on the same imported line, next to a centro de lomo of 300 g / 11 oz at MXN 1,020.
• Vacío Cross, 300 g / 11 ozMXN 720, the entry cut of the Wagyu Cross line.
• Tapa de Rib Eye Cross, 500 g / 18 ozMXN 1,770. The line's top cut is a Rib Eye Cross Grado 6 of 600 g / 21 oz at MXN 2,995, subject to availability.
• Espárragos al JosperAsparagus with flor de sal, 100 g / 3.5 oz, MXN 185; the menu names the Josper for this side.
• EsquitesCorn with epazote, mayonnaise and chile piquín, 180 g / 6.5 oz, MXN 120.

02The beef

Three lines. The house line, Ganado Premium de Sonora, has four cuts from 300 g / 11 oz to 600 g / 21 oz. The menu does not say where the animals come from; the group's site says it serves both national and imported cuts, and Emprendedor reported that, after supply and quality problems with domestic beef around 2009, the group began importing from a US supplier. The imported line is 100% Black Angus, four cuts from 300 g / 11 oz to 800 g / 28 oz, two of them labeled Prime. The Wagyu Cross line has three cuts. Two 2022 articles credit the group's beef with Sterling Silver certification, which they say about 8% of the world's beef holds, and its Prime line with Prime certification, about 2%. The menu states no aging, and weights are raw. The number: 600 g / 21 oz, the rib eye weight in all three lines, at MXN 1,290, MXN 1,650 and MXN 2,995.

03The fire

The menu says the asparagus are cooked on the Josper and calls the concept a las brasas; the group's site speaks of cooking with a passion for fire. No source says whether the beef cuts go on the Josper, or names the fuel.

04The story

Sonora Grill began in 2004 as Sonora Taco Grill, on the corner of División del Norte and Eje 5 Sur in colonia Del Valle, founded by Ricardo Añorve. Excélsior counted five tables and eight collaborators; Emprendedor counted about 8 m² and six employees. By 2022 the group had about 40 restaurants in 12 Mexican cities, under the brands Sonora Grill, Sonora PRIME, Parrilla Urbana, ROOF and Holsteins, and Emprendedor dates its Prime line to 2015. Steakpedia did not find when the Reforma branch opened; 2004 is the group's date, not this house's.

05The practical

Paseo de la Reforma No. 1, colonia Tabacalera, CP 06030, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. Phone 55 7098 1213, WhatsApp 55 5050 8531; reservations on the website, menu in Spanish and English. Hours differ by source: Sonora Grill lists Sunday to Wednesday 12:00 to 00:00 and Thursday to Saturday 12:00 to 01:00, while the hotel's page lists Monday to Wednesday 13:00 to 00:00, Thursday to Saturday 13:00 to 02:00 and Sunday 13:00 to 22:00. Prices include IVA; cash, Visa, Mastercard and American Express, with no card surcharge. The house runs Sonora Kids, with supervised play areas for ages 2 to 7.

Address

Paseo de la Reforma 1, Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City

Phone

+52 55 7098 1213

Website

sonoragrill.com.mx

Directions

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