Restaurante Monte Alban
11929 Santa Monica Blvd./Brockton, nr. Bundy, in shopping strip, (310) 444-7736. B-L-D daily; $.
Named for a ruins outside Oaxaca, Mexico, this cozy cafe is inside a shuttered, cave-like space decorated with mural-painted walls, paver-tile floors, Oaxacan woven tablecloths, and heavy carved-wood chairs. The authentic regional dishes of Oaxaca include specialties such as taco de barbacoa (handmade corn tortilla filled with goat stew); spectacular moles: green, red, and the supreme black; fabulous tortilla soup; and rice nicuatole (corn pudding). Favorite items at Restaurante Monte Alban are the black mole tamale wrapped in a banana leaf, baked talapia, pork with red mole, and chile relleno de piccadillo.
Named for a ruins outside Oaxaca, Mexico, this cozy cafe is inside a shuttered, cave-like space decorated with mural-painted walls, paver-tile floors, Oaxacan woven tablecloths, and heavy carved-wood chairs. The authentic regional dishes of Oaxaca include specialties such as taco de barbacoa (handmade corn tortilla filled with goat stew); spectacular moles: green, red, and the supreme black; fabulous tortilla soup; and rice nicuatole (corn pudding). Favorite items at Restaurante Monte Alban are the black mole tamale wrapped in a banana leaf, baked talapia, pork with red mole, and chile relleno de piccadillo.
Hi again, I thought I would take a mo' to check out your info. I enjoy the way you put up some reviews of places to eat. Some may miss these gems without recommendations, eh? Cheers.
ReplyDeleteI have only two "authentic" places I've found in SC, so I can hardly wait to try out my old L.A. haunts. I'll definitely add this one to my list -- I trust y'all, girlfriend!
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