The house salad with baby greens, mango, and jicama gets some kick from spiced pumpkin seeds and is a refreshing way to wake up the palate.
The grilled vegetable plate is served up with beans, plantains and tortillas and is made from some fresh and tasty vegetables charred to perfection. Seriously the perfect thing to stuff your face with after wine tasting. Filling, healthy, and delicious. The atmosphere at Maya is also great. Dark wood, accented with festive color, and a very laid back and welcoming vibe. Highly recommended.
We also hit up the Meritage Martini Oyster Bar & Grill on our trip, only because when I was scouring menus online, I saw that they did a 5 course vegan tasting menu. Yes, at a place known for seafood and martinis. Above you see our first course - white beans and fennel with a balsamic reduction. It was really tasty and the contrast in textures was nice. Good opener, so we were ready for more.
Second course was a lip-smackingly good portobello mushroom salad. Just simply grilled with salt and pepper to bring out their inherent savoryness, I would say these were some of the best prepared 'bellos I've ever had. Yum.
The eggplant wasn't my favorite course but it was still tasty. Maybe too much char for my liking? I don't know - something was just off about it.
Can't go wrong with risotto in my books, and this peppery concoction was no exception. It was a hearty main course and filled with earthy veggie goodness. Winner.
Aaaaannndd, then there was sorbet. Welp, you can't win 'em all. It's an oyster bar, after all... and they really gave it their all with what they had. Go Meritage!
Ok, that's it for now. I'll be back with more when we return from Mexico. Adios!
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