![]() The lunch menu is similar to the dinner one, adding tortas and tostaditas to the mix. Can't decide what to order? Ask for the Chef's Cinco Platos: five tasting courses for $35 (available for dinner Thursday through Saturday). I don't know what huachinango is, but it had me at calabacitas, guajillo and hoja santa sauce.ĭesserts like the caprirotada (Mexican bread pudding) or pastel de chocolate range from $4 to $8. Each entrée's ingredients read like poetry. ![]() Others I can't wait to dig into, like the pato al pasilla with pan roasted duck breast, real blue corn tiacoyo, nopalitos and a smoky dark pasilla broth. Entradas ($17-23) like the pollo con mole and the carne Oaxaca are ones I've tasted at the first location and highly recommend. Start your meal off with a traditional 3-cheese queso fundido ($8.5), chicharrones served with queso poblano and brisket adobado ($8.5), or a simple sopa de lima ($5 a cup, $10 a bowl). There's a lot on the menu worthy of celebration, namely Spanish, Chilean and Argentinian wines ($7-$15/glass and $28-$56/bottle), margaritas featuring additions like avocado, mango or serrano peppers ($7-$12), and cocktails like the Mexican Martini and Mexican Mule ($6-$12). An oasis surrounded by the cold metal and gray cement of downtown Dallas, the strings of lights that crisscross Meso Maya's beautiful interior courtyard are sure to make every day feel like a fiesta. But don't you dare forget to walk outside. Brick, iron, stucco and wood are accented by bold colors like orange, green and brown that give the space a classy-festive feel. And La Ventana sits adjacent to Meso Maya II, on McKinney right near the new Perot Museum. In the latest expansion from Firebird Restaurant Group (the group that also owns El Fenix), Chef Nico Sanchez has created a new concept, La Ventana (Spanish for The Window, appropriately). Meso Maya is one of them, and now, luckily for us, there are two locations to choose from. Stay tuned, and in the meantime visit their website to view their menus and make a reservation at one of the two locations.There are only a tight handful of restaurants in Dallas that offer serious upscale Mex-Mex. If you haven’t experienced their massive menu of margaritas, top-shelf tequilas, and mezcal, you’re missing out. Following posts will include my review of the deserts and extensive collection of drinks at Meso Maya. The atmosphere on the patio isn’t something you would expect to find in the middle of downtown it’s a quiet escape from the big city to a land of delicious food and even more delicious drinks. The shrimp are fresh and expertly sautéed this dish was definitely my favorite overall, and I would go back to Meso Maya for this dish alone. The combination of the creamy tomatillo sauce and the budin is an incredible dish in itself, with the ideal balance of creamy to tangy with hints of lime. The Camaron includes sautéed mazatlan shrimp, serrano, cilantro, black beans, arugula, queso fresco, with a creamy tomatillo sauce. If you’ve never had this, the easiest way to describe it would be as a Mexican lasagna of sorts tortillas layered with generous helpings of various cheeses, including melted chihuahua cheese, monterrey jack, and queso asadero. Now on to one of my favourite dishes of the night, the Budin Azteca Cameron. ![]() Not too strong and refreshing, this is a great choice to have if you like cocktails with some spice and unique flavours. It features fresh muddled avocado, freshly squeezed pineapple and lime juices, cointreau, and don ramon tequila blanco. It also includes hints of pineapple and chili, which breaks up the cocktail nicely and provides a bite in the aftertaste. The Avocado Margarita is one of their most popular creations, made with fresh real avocado and their house tequila. These are the chronicles of only a small portion of the drinks at Meso Maya and my experiences with them. Especially now, with the temperatures rising to nuclear levels, some icy liquid relief is mandatory. As a bonus, it is Dallas Restaurant week, where you can get a 3-course meal at Meso Maya for only $45 a person, click HERE. ![]() Known for their extensive array of margaritas, I was happy to find they carried a variety of mezcal cocktails as well, otherwise tough to find in Dallas. Meso Maya, with two locations in downtown Dallas and on Preston and Forest, has all of that and more. If you’re having Mexican food, it’s bound to be accompanied by a margarita or two, or three, and finished off with tequila and mezcal.
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