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| - Rude hostess aside (recurring theme in Cleveland after our experience at Melt?), everything at Momocho was pretty perfect. Mexican is not my favorite thing in the world, but Momocho impressed me, making the cuisine creative and interesting without veering into Tex Mex territory. I certainly haven't had anything like it before.
I wanted to try their chevre guacamole so bad, but one of my friends is vegan so instead we had pineapple. It was so very fresh, and although I prefer more garlic, I could not stop eating it. I had to force myself though so I had room for my amazing lamb taquito. Usually the uniform texture of ground meat is a turnoff for me, but the addition of ground walnuts provided a perfect crunchy contrast. All of the taquitos on the menu sounded amazing, but I think I made a good choice.
We finished with the jalapeƱo bread pudding. If you were born without a sweet tooth, like me--get this! I love a little bit of savory in my desserts. And I can't forget to mention the cucumber margarita. At first, i wasn't sure if I liked it (oddly enough, while I'm not a big fan of sweet food, I generally go the opposite with drinks. but who can resist cucumber...not me!). It kind of tasted like spicy pickle juice...but after I acclimated myself with those first few odd sips, I decided I was in love. It was unusual for sure, but refreshing. I can imagine this as a perfect brunch drink.
In all honesty, I would come back to Cleveland just to eat at Momocho again. Who's down for a roadtrip?
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