My friend
Bonnie and I got together for lunch today at Mayahuel, a downtown restaurant
offering particularly creative vegan dishes for the Sacramento Vegan Chef
Challenge. Before I even began deciding what to order, I had to laugh at these
words of wisdom printed at the top of the menu:
Vegans are like your parents,
First you hate them
Then you become them
and realise they were
right all along :)
Having had a
good chuckle, I turned my attention to the food. I thought about ordering just the two appetizers – potato tacos and spicy lentil soup – but thought
I should try something a little more unusual. They were out of the huitlacoche
enchiladas, which sounded really good (mushrooms, black beans, and corn wrapped
in blue corn tortillas and served in a huitlacoche sauce), so the server recommended
the pistacio spicy mole sauce. I love pistachios, so I decided to give it a
try. This dish consisted of sliced portobello mushrooms sautéed in a pistachio
mole sauce, with just a touch of serrano pepper. It was served with a pyramid
of white rice. I had never had anything like this before, and I really enjoyed
this rich, creamy entrée.
Since we
were celebrating a birthday, the server brought out a small piece of their
vegan chocolate ganache cake, topped with a birthday sparkler. It was
delectable – everything you could want in a chocolate cake!
Mayahuel is located
at 1200 K Street, and their phone number is 916-441-7200. Their website address
is http://experiencemayahuel.com/,
and their Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/MayahuelSacramento/.
The restaurant is open Monday through Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to
11:00 p.m., and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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