12/07/2024
💚🤍❤️These very sunny photos channel the warmth and sunshine of Mexico radiating through the flavors of Manchamentales in Bucktown.
😋The restaurant had been on my radar since its opening in 2023 when I leard that Mole Master, Geno Bahena, had opened a new restaurant with a large menu of authentic regional Mexican dishes served at very reasonable prices. We are spoiled in Chicago with the best Mexican food in the country and Manchamentales could be Exhibit A.
➡️ Sopes Surtido "Xilonen" - Corn masa boats generously filled with chicken in red mole, plantain with sour cream and queso fresco, black beans with homemade chorizo, and guacamole.
➡️ Pulpo all Mojo de Ajo - grilled octopus infused with red chile, sweet and tangy roasted garlic, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, and served with a side of guacamole.
➡️ Cochinita Pibil - famous Yucatàn dish of pork shoulder marinated in achiote, baked slowly in banana leaves with pickled onions, black beans. & spicy habanero sauce.
➡️ Pollo in Mole Negro - perfectly cooked chicken breast served in a classic Oaxacan mole featuring rare chilhuacle chiles and 28 other ingredients (!)
➡️ Volteado de Piña - warm, upside down pineapple cake with vanilla ice cream, berries, and brown caramel sauce. 🍍♥️ I'll almost always pick savory food over dessert, and the savory dishes are incredible here but pineapple upside cake is my favorite and this is THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD! 🍍🍰🏆
🇲🇽 If you are craving Mexican food but also looking for something out of the ordinary, this is the place for you!