La Carta de Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Mexico has one big culinary claim to fame. Super stellar mole' sauce. The cooks at Ballard's own Carta de Oaxaca do their namesake proud. The Mole' Negro Oaxaqueno throws your choice of chicken or pork into the deep end of a pool filled with mole'. Forget forks; use the fantastic homemade tortillas as a sauce mop. Melted cheese is my weakness and the quesadillas here truly hit the spot. You won't find an oily yellow mess masquerading as cheese at Carta de Oaxaca. Fresh Oaxaqueno cheese is liberally stuffed between the tortillas before being fried and smothered with guacamole, salsa fresca, and of course, mole'. The only downside is that I hardly ever get to eat here. Why is it that every newish bar/restaurant in Ballard is smaller than my linen closet? Oaxaca is tiny so that means a long wait and no real space to spend those fifty minutes. Rumor round the 'hood is that they have opened a back patio--but for the love of God, don't tell anyone.
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