Abulon is a casual, covered outdoor spot specializing in creative seafood dishes. The Tuna Tartar…read moreTostada was a creamy mixture of cubed raw tuna with Dijon, mayo, chiltepin, tomato, red onion, nori, and peanuts. The Ceviche Yelapa was a simple but refreshing mixture of shrimp, octopus, red onion, tomato, cucumber, cilantro, avocado, and lime juice. The Black Aguachile was a beautifully-plated dish of raw shrimp layered with a spicy black sauce made of chargrilled habanero and soy sauce, but the sauce was way too salty and overwhelming in flavor. One of my favorite dishes was the Octopus Chicharron Tacos, made of crispy deep-fried pieces of octopus, served with guacamole, lettuce, and habanero mayonnaise on blue corn tortillas. The tacos had a nice combination of crispy, salty octopus with creamy guacamole and spicy habanero mayo.
From the cooked dishes on the menu, we got the Grilled Octopus, a small whole octopus marinated and grilled in Yucatán recado and served with sweet potato chips, salad, and a creamy banana pepper and tomato sauce; as well as the Catch of the Day, a thick filet of mahi mahi topped with ajillo (a non-spicy pepper with a citrus flavor), and served with mashed potatoes, salad, and buttered vegetables on the side. Overall, the creative dishes here were all tasty (though I wasn't a fan of the overly salty black aguachile), and the atmosphere and service were casual and no-frills.