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Date night a Jojo's was amazing! As you walk down the street or alley, you are met with lights, tables, and lots of greenery. Jojo's is tucked into the Old Town Artisans in the Presidio District. Such a lovely venue for a date! As you walk in from the street, you come into this large lighted outdoor courtyard. The bar (Monsoon Room I think it's called) is to your immediate left before you get to the hostess stand. The bar is indoors, decent sized, with the trunks of the trees growing right up through the building. Because the Artisans are located inside, their shops line the outer boundary of the venue (we went for dinner, so the shops were closed). Looking in some of the windows, you can see many offer a taste of the Old Pueblo and the diverse desert we call Tucson. It wasn't busy on the beautiful Saturday night in October - lots of places having their Halloween parties. However, I would recommend making reservations, as I can imagine a place this pretty would normally be hopping. They do not take reservations for parties of 1 or 2 also. We were seated promptly on the grill/kitchen side. They were having live music that night, and I thought it was very intuitive of our hostess to sit us a bit back from the stage like she did (she seemed to pick up that we were on a date, and would probably appreciate sitting where we could hear each other talk - well done!). Oh, and tables are spaced apart here, which makes romance much easier (since another couple isn't right in your ears). Table service was spot on all night. We wanted to get in all the getting-to-know-you formalities, so we were never quite ready to order. Our server was super patient - thanks for that also! Their dinner menu has many delicious dishes. Nothing looked too snooty or pretentious. There is an emphasis on fresh ingredients and local flavors. We settled on the street tacos. They come 3 to an order. My date ordered the pork tacos, I got chicken (with the intent being we would each get one of the others so we could try both). The tacos come either with corn or flour tortillas. They were generously filled with grilled meat, cilantro, some cheese. Very tasty! Jojo's seems like one of those "nights to remember" kind of places. Beautiful decor, great food, patient and attentive service, lovely people out enjoying a beautiful night out together! I would definitely go back here!

This is another local cute spot that I love to visit! We shared nachos and tacos. We tried the mushroom chorizo taco and that was super tasty and a good meat alternative! This place is vegan friendly with tasty options. We ordered specialty drinks, Salty Dove as seen in the pic. The tables were clean the atmosphere is beautiful outdoor seating! I love it so much! The restroom was clean and the shops were open.