For many years the Baltimore community of Highlandtown was a center for the Greek Community. There are still excellent Greek restaurants there (like Ikaros) which have offered consistently good food for years. However, recently there have been some Hispanic restaurants opening in the area, and one of them was voted Baltimore’s Best in 2010. The name is Mi Viejo Pueblito, and recently we decided to bypass our usual Greek hangouts and give it a try. We found the restaurant to be a very pleasant space with lacey cut-outs hanging from the ceiling and a small fountain – giving you the feel of a Mexican courtyard. It would be fun to take a large group there, couples may find it hard to talk on a night it is crowded. On the night we went (early), there were few diners, so we enjoyed ourselves. Our waitress was extremely pleasant.
The menu had some of the usual items that you expect at a Mexican restaurant, but it also had some less common items. We found the Mole sauce to be exceptional - a rich blend of spices with the required chocolate base. We had it both as an appetizer (one of a trio of enchiladas, each with a different filling and sauce) and as an entree (over a chicken leg and thigh). We actually preferred the enchilada, only because the chicken was messier to eat, but the mole is definitely a standout. The Tacos Arabes was a flour wrap with a rich slow-cooked Chipotle pork filling. Other unusual items on their menu included grilled cactus and cactus salad, Parrilladas (a twist on the more common fajitas) and Tortas (Mexican-style sandwiches). I understand why Mi Viejo was voted Baltimore's Best Mexican restaurant, and we will be returning there again soon.
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