Authentic Mexican food lovers’ prayers have been answered. After pioneering the city’s food truck trend, MexZican Gourmet opened a restaurant that specializes in interior cuisine. Freshness is the main ingredient as guacamole is whipped up per order, and everything from corn tortillas to tomatillo sauce is made from scratch daily. Chef Ze Carlos Jimenez, who hails from Morelos near Mexico City, recommends chicken enchiladas and molcajetes, a complex stewed version of fajitas with steak and shrimp. Wash them down with Z-cheladas, his gourmet twist on the classic, spicy micheladas with lime. Most diners skip dessert when it comes to Mexican, but his guava and cappuccino flans are worth saving room.
5904 S Dixie Hwy | 305.661.6801
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