Oaxaca-torium: Oakland’s Agave Uptown

When you’re approaching a Mexican cantina, you know what you’re in for the second you open the door: a great big fiesta involving sombreros pinned to the wall, mariachi music blasting from the sound system, hitting your head on a piñata or some brightly colored flags, and oversized, salt-rimmed glasses at the bar. Not so at Agave Uptown, a Oaxacan-inspired restaurant and bar that opened in Uptown Oakland last month.…