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| - SERIOUSLY! You wouldn't think it would work. But it does. In many ways. Mirin was an amazing server. And when I asked her to explain the "evil ways" of this confounding menu... she walked me through the maze of all roads lead to good. REALLY REALLY R E A L L Y GOOD. We stayed away from sushi, because, well, it's sushi. And started with a guac. If you eat NOTHING else off the menu, order the calabacitas guacamole. A thick "porridge" of corn, calabacita (squash), Oaxaca, and other deliciousness, coats a flavorful and creamy guacamole in this creamy/cheesy umami-packed guacamole and freshly pressed and fried tostadas. Made our knees weak.
We sampled a ceviche, traditional, chock full of perfect squid, crab meat, shrimp, beets in a flavorful tomato broth - light and scented with olive oil. Ceviche at its very best. Tacos are tiny, another one of their small plate offerings and also delicately large on flavor - so the tempura fish delicate and crispy was dressed in many layers of flavor. That is their "secret" layering flavors that are somehow related... but not, and making it work. Which bring me to the "real deal" mole in the crispy chicken mole - a take on general tsao's chicken. Flown in from Veracruz, they toss the chicken chunks in this richly flavorful sauce, served with sticky rice, sweet and green plantains.
Sorcery? Maybe. Whatever it is... it works. In big bold ways. In delicate and heated ways. Any way you cut it, delicious. And the staff? Wonderful! Kitchen, including Chef and his left and right folks? AMAZINGLY down to earth and happy people, serving happy and sexy food.
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