Post by Wynette: We finally made it to the Mexican restaurant that is almost next door to our airbnb. Our friend Henry asked if we expected it to be like USA Mexican or Mexican Mexican.
We got there a little before 2:00 and we were the only people in the restaurant. I was feeling bad for them. But by the time we left a little over an hour later, the restaurant was full. Maybe 20 tables of two or more.
We had half servings of several things just to try things. Tapas-like. The chicken mole enchiladas were the best mole I’ve ever had. Incredible. The carnitas were excellent as well. Those two dishes reminded us a lot of Mexican food we’ve eaten in California. Then we had a Sope. This was like nothing I’d ever had in the USA. It did remind me of food I ate when driving through Mexico to Guatemala in my 20s. (Hi Robert Joe!) It was delicious. And finally we had a Tostada Tinga. Never heard of one of those either. And then we shared a cheese cake with dulce de leche. A very dense, smooth cheese cake with a caramel-like sauce. Everything was excellent. I forgot to take photos of the food. So hard not to just dive in.
Menu is here.
I asked the waiter what part of Mexico the food was from but he just said “all over”. He wasn’t nearly as eager to tell us his life story as the owner of the Brazilian restaurant. Well, he didn’t tell us any of it. So, we didn’t have an experience like in the Brazil restaurant. But we did quite enjoy the food.
Boy just that sound delicious!
The best mole I have had was in Oaxaca (and they are known for it) so maybe that’s where the mole came from?