We kicked things off with two guacamoles - traditional and the calabaza. YUM! The calabaza - cinnamon spiced pumpkin, tomatillo pico de gallo, roasted jalapeño, and toasted pumpkin seeds - was heavenly. Just this with a little bit of garlicky shrimp on toast could sustain me for life. To wash it down, we had some miches: various flavored cheladas. My friend had the house chelada and I went for the ker-mich, which I thought was the superior. It was all cucumber and agave and cumin. His was more like a breakfasty/bloody mary chelada. But he liked his best. So, to each his own. But certainly try one of these. They are very tasty.
On to the tacos. Two per order runs you $9.50, which I thought was steep. But then I was very full so it about evened out. My friend went for the carnitas - Michoacán-style braised pork. He wolfed them down. And, since we'd traveled to Michoacán together in early 2006 and had the very realist thing, I knew I could trust this one's palate when it came to carnitas. I opted for the tacos calamar, a sweet and crispy rendition that came topped with a plantain salsa. To accompany these morsels, I selected the hongos y huitlacoche - a dish I can never ever resist- sauteed mushrooms and huitlacoche-mushroom fungus. He ordered the arroz verde al horno. I was pleasantly surprised and ended up being the one who finished this dish off. Green rice baked in a casserole, covered with manchego and oaxaca cheese. It ended up getting very crispy around the edges - something else I cannot resist.
We sat at the bar which, despite it being a narrow restaurant, was really pleasant. The place was crowded but not overly packed on the Wednesday evening. We both noted that the back table would make for an excellent little dinner party zone. I snagged a menu on the way out, and looking through it on the way home, saw about 6 things I wanted to try.
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