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El Sol y La Luna
Hey
there restaurant fans. Our journey this weeks takes us to the rarified
air of SO-CO. That's right, the re-gentrified, revitalized, and hopelessly
overbuilt area we used to lovingly know as South Congress. The gritty
personality of the old South Congress has been swept away in a sea
of urban renewal. Where one once saw ladies of the night pandering
their wears, we now have massive Trammel Crow developments. Being
the traditionalist that I am, I can take or leave most of the change.
But one addition to the landscape that I'm really delighted to see
is a wonderful little restaurant called El Sol y La Luna (the sun
and the moon). It's about a mile south of Riverside past the school
for the deaf, and I hope you can soon find your way there. The cuisine
is a mix of coastal and interior Mexican fare and it's authentic and
delicious.
You can find me on many a morning scarfing down chorizo and egg tacos or the delicious Huevos Mexicanos. The chorizo
(Mexican sausage) has a wonderful flavor. Sometimes I even add a side of queso. Love their queso. It's smooth, piquant, and astonishingly flavorful. El Sol y La Luna fans abound all over the River City. Try to get a table when they make Gorditas, and you'll see what I mean.
If you crave central American authenticity, you must try the plantains with sour cream. Plantains are cousin to the banana, but in the capable hands of the chefs at El Sol, they elevate to a new culinary art form. My absolute favorite, however, is the shrimp enchilada. Served in a sauce of sour cream and paprika, the taste has a quality that is so singular that it lingers in your taste bud memory banks.
El Sol y La Luna looks like many other typical Mexican joints. But once the first dish hits your table, the distinctiveness and quality of the cuisine will be immediately apparent. Go there this weekend. What a neat place to ring in the holiday.
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