Asian in a Strange Land

The spread

We’ve tried the bread at Omonia before, but what really intrigued us was their menu full of tortas, tacos, empanadas, etc.  When we stopped by the first time we were stuffed with dim sum so we only got some breads.  This time we planned well ahead of time to be there with empty stomachs ready to enjoy a full meal. » Continue Reading…

La Morena

A blogger named YAR who runs the Carpe Jackson food blog told us about La Morena in the comments section of my post about Omonia, so of course we had to try it out a few weeks ago.  It’s hidden away in a little nook of a strip mall just off Old Canton Road that looks to be populated mostly by Mexican or Latin American businesses.  The storefronts aren’t visible from the street, so you can be excused for not even knowing it was there.  I didn’t know until YAR told me, so thanks for the tip.  There are only 4 tables, but the bar space makes up for that somewhat.  It wasn’t a busy night, so we were able to sit down right away.

As an aside, when it snowed in December we were coming back from a Mexican restaurant.  This time when we got out of our car to walk to La Morena we had some snow flurries fall on us.  It’s a sign! » Continue Reading…

Omonia

After dim sum (yes, waaaay back in November) we stopped by Omonia Mexican and Colombian Deli-Bakery.  They’re on County Line, and as you can see by the hastily covered-up sign, they’ve taken over what used to be a Quizno’s location.  I asked the gentleman serving us, and he said they had only been open for 3 weeks.  Aha!  So we weren’t exactly pioneers, but it felt like we were at least part of the first wave of people to discover this place. » Continue Reading…