Decided to check this place out and brought my wife and one of her friends. Usually go to these types of hole in the wall places by myself since they can be a little intimidating.
This restaurant is very easy to drive right past. The sign is a bit worn out and most of the buildings around here look very similar. Just look for the reddish and yellow two tone building on the south side and you should be fine.
Inside looks different than some of the photos from the past. The colors are now darker and it didn't feel as festive as before. They have both a sit down area for food and a small market that sells Oaxacan ingredients. Really wanted to pick up some salted chili lime Crickets from the case but I was getting that funny look from my wife.
We sat down and ordered some appetizers to share and enjoyed some complimentary Chips and Salsa. The menus we were given were the Spanish only version and a little tricky to interpret. Good thing we all had a year or more in school. More photos of the food would definitely make things easier.
Tamales covered in Mole Negro, something called Memelitas and what they call an Empanada show up at our table. The Tamales were interesting and different than what we have had before. Good flavors but a little on the bland side. The Memelitas were unusually tasty and had a nice licorice flavor of some sort.
What they called an Empanada turned out to be more of a Quesadilla stuffed with Oaxacan Cheese and some really delicious Steak Meat. The flavors were very good but we all thought we were getting more of an Empanada style which is typically a stuffed and deep fried dough. Lost in translation?
For the main entree we decided to share the Red Mole Chicken dish with Homemade Tortillas. It was pretty good and came with a scoop of rice on the side. The handmade tortillas were an excellent choice to soak up all the red mole sauce. Both my wife and her friend were teasing me to stop using the tortillas and just lick the plate.
Service was friendly and a little on the quiet side. She said she was a vegetarian and wasn't sure how to answer our questions about which meat group tasted better with which mole sauce. The best she could do is tell us what is the most popular with the other customers.
Going to round this place up a notch since they do offer a lot more than just Oaxacan Food. They also have a large assortment of the regular Mexican items such as Tacos, Burritos, Enchiladas and even a nice Breakfast menu.
Looking forward to coming back over here and trying out some different items. It's hard to judge a place on one visit and this place has a lot of potential. HOLY MOLE!
3.75 STARS