After scientists revealed UFOs were actually full-grown tortillas, people everywhere filled swimming pools with guac and beans to catch and dissect the floury creatures. Nab a tender, baby disc with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of Mexican cuisine and drinks at La Mestiza. You’ll be able to use your Groupon at either the Odana Road or Main Street location.
Whipping up deftly crafted regional Mexican dishes, owner Antonio Estrada melds myriad traditional recipes into one delectably eclectic menu. Sample a gastronomic gamut of nation-neighboring cuisine by savoring entrees such as the pollo en manchamanteles (a stew of assorted meat, chilies, vegetables, and fruits, $12.99), chiles rellenos de queso (cheese-filled peppers, $13.59), or enchiladas pollo con mole (chicken enchiladas with mole sauce, $11.99). Pair potent flavors with conversation-lubricating drinks such as the house margarita ($6) or sangria ($5.50). Then, top a rib-sticking meal with a dessert such as the flan de Kahlua ($4.59) before making a grand exit by somersaulting out a window directly onto a parked horse.
Both La Mestiza locations have vibrant atmospheres, so soak in the veritable rainbow of colors without painfully stubbing toes on inconveniently placed pots of gold. A variety of aromatic scents completes the authentic south-of-the-border dining experience.
Reviews
The A.V. Club Madison, Madison magazine, and the Daily Page featured La Mestiza. Yelpers give the Odana Road location an average of four stars, and 84% of Urbanspooners also recommend that location:
- The draw is in the quality ingredients powering Mestiza's shrimp-centric ceviche, slow-cooked banana-wrapped pork, and chile rellenos stuffed with Chihuahua cheese. – Adam Powell, A.V. Club Madison
- Just off the Square, the new La Mestiza is more restaurante than taqueria. Here you will discover dishes rarely found outside of Mexico’s finer cocinas. The menu does include old favorites like tacos and enchiladas, but everything from guacamole to très leches receives extraordinary attention to detail. – Dan Curd, Madison
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Party-Hearty Alternative Spring Breaks
The delicious Mexican eats at La Mestiza might remind you of spring break in Mexico. More likely, however, you spent spring break at one of these party-hearty, alternative locations:
Washington, DC: Whaoooh! You can spell party with just two letters—D and C. Come see how laws are made and visit a variety of historical statues! Get down and get funky with the actual Enola Gay at the city’s hottest government-funded museum, the Smithsonian.
Charleston, South Carolina: It’s been named the best-mannered city in the U.S., and for good reason: ‘cause it’s party central! Bring the party to a number of historical U.S. synagogues, and be sure to check out the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Western Hemisphere. Oh yeah!
Utica, New York: You better believe it’s the most populous of the 18 cities named Utica, probably ‘cause party people love the Erie Canal and lake-effect snow deep into the summer months.
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