Yesterday afternoon I walked down the "Ecoducto" as far as Medellin Avenue, one of the principal streets of the neighborhood of "Roma Sur". I remembered that there is a pretty good Caribbean restaurant just off of Medellin, so I headed that way for lunch.
I reached the Medellin Market. This area is the heart of the Colombian, Venezuelan, and Caribbean communities in Mexico City, and the eateries surrounding the market reflect that.
I passed by the Caribbean restaurant where I had eaten a couple times before. One of the main attractions of that restaurant was its owner, a delightful lady from Haiti. I saw no sign of her however, so I decided to try someplace new.
On the corner there was a Spanish restaurant, and I went inside.
It's a tiny hole-in-the-wall place. The entire staff consists of two people, the waiter and the owner / chef.
The owner hails from the city of Badajoz in the Spanish province of Extremadura. We chatted a bit about places in Spain that I had visited. The atmosphere and service were very friendly... unfortunately that was the best thing about the place. The menu slanted heavily toward shellfish... something which I don't care for. So I ordered "patatas bravas", a spicy potato dish.
They were tasty... very spicy... but the chef was quite heavy-handed with the globs of mayonnaise.
I also ordered "serrano" ham with mushrooms.
The meal wasn't bad, but it certainly was not by any means the best Spanish food that I have had. But it was something different.
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