At the invitation of my friend Mindbender and his lovely wife, Jacqui, I had the pleasure of dining at Doña Juanita several weeks ago in Playa. Very cute little place on Juarez around 45th ave, across from the Pemex station.
Here is a picture of my son who will be pointing to the name of the restaurant, in case you missed it!
While it is a bit noisy being on Juarez, it was actually a nice variation from the typical 5th Ave place. The "setting" was very authentic Mexican street scene, and the food was quite good!
Iain ordered the arracharra platter, which was very tasty and quite big. More than enough for him to share with the rest of us!
While I have yet to find arracharra as good as HC de Monterrey, this was still good meat, and the beans and rice were good sides as well.
IMHO, the mole is a real standout. We ordered mole enchiladas which were out of this world. The mole was rich and well balanced, with just a hint of anise. Check it out:
The most amusing aspect of the meal, however, was the manner in which the beer was served. I ordered a beer and fully expected it to be served in a bottle, as in most places in Playa. Here, however, they serve their beer in a mug. A terracotta mug!!!
Good food, cold beer, good friends and my little guy with me. What could be better!
