Luna Maya

Restaurant: Luna Maya
Cuisine: Mexican
Location: 1201 Colonial Avenue and 21st Street
Ninja Rating: {insert fairly dismembered stick figure once I figure this out}

The restaurant is fairly small and unimposing when you first pull up. I was immediately upset by the harshly colored chairs, but was quickly reminded by my dining companions that Mexican restaurants are not always known for their decor. We were told that reservations were not accepted, so we showed up expecting to wait for a little while. During our very reasonable 10-15 minute wait, we moved onto our first love: the bar. Marge and I quickly were drawn to the caipirinha - a Brazilian rum drink. Please see the next post in regards to my deep love affair with this drink. The drink was good, nothing exceptional. What was exceptional was the generous hand that the bartender used when pouring the booze - my kind of woman. Our other dining companions tried the mojito and margaritas to similar reviews - good, not great.

Once seated, we immediately ordered the guacamole. This was a recommendation that was well founded. The guac here is amazing, and frankly I would've been happy just eating this. When ordering, I had the enchiladas de queso. They say that these are spicy, so I ordered one with the normal sauce and one with the more mild sauce since I'm not very capable of handling spicy foods. This is not a necessary measure, as the house sauce was very good and not hard to handle at all. The mild sauce, on the other hand, was pretty boring and not worth eating. Marge ordered the pastel de choclo con chorizo - a spicy chicken chorizo casserole. This may sound frightening but believe me, it was amazing. I strongly recommend this dish if you visit this restaurants. Two of the menfolk we were out with ordered burritos. I was not a good reporter, darling reader if you exist, and don't remember the specific burritos they ordered. I do however remember that they were absolutely HUGE and the recipients were very satisfied with their dinner. Mama ninja was down for the weekend, and ordered tacos de carnitas, which were good but not exceptional. To be fair, it's hard to make pork tacos anything more than good, and they did a solid job at least.

Overview:
Portion Sizes: Generous
Drinks: Good not great, very strong (with a price to match).
Food: Delicious
Price Range: Reasonable. $10 - $18 for entrees, $4 - $8 for appetizers, $8 cocktails on average