Mekenita Cantina

Mekenita Cantina brings Oaxacan and Pacific influences to a Seminole Heights dining room. The smoked pork burrito can be served wet with mole negro, a substantial order for the table; the mole pairs chocolate with toasted chile. The menu also includes citrus grilled chicken enchiladas with mole verde, Mexican rice, and black beans, along with a seafood ceviche and ancho seared ahi tuna tacos. The restaurant's current site confirms the Florida Avenue address and the pork burrito remains on its menu.

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Mekenita Cantina gives tacos a Pacific twist with ancho seared ahi in crisp wonton shells, cucumber and wasabi sweet ginger aioli. The Seminole Heights restaurant still lists that dish alongside corn tortilla tacos filled with fish, smoked pork, shrimp, steak and vegetables.

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Mekenita Cantina's smoked pork burrito is the order to know: a generous wrap with chili garlic rubbed pork that can be smothered with Oaxacan mole negro. The sauce brings chocolate and toasted chile into the same bite. The Seminole Heights restaurant approaches Mexican cooking through Oaxacan and Pacific influences, and its Florida Avenue room gives this substantial burrito a sit down setting. The restaurant's current menu still lists the smoked pork burrito at this address.

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