Luna Oaxaca

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"The expansion of food options in North Baltimore’s Cross Keys continues with the recent opening of Mexican restaurant Luna Oaxaca. The menu leans on food from the southern state of Mexico, just like its sister property Sol Oaxaca in Bel Air. Starters include elote painted with serrano aioli, queso fundido, beef empanadas, and grilled octopus marinated in coconut milk and guajillo chiles. Main platters come in heaping portions like the cochinita pibil (pork shoulder wrapped in plantain leaves), arrachera (skirt steak underneath melted Oaxaca cheese), and airline chicken breast bathed in house-made mole sauce. Things get kicked up a notch at Sunday brunch with spicy cocktails like a Mexican Crush with jalapeño-infused tequila, a Bloody Maria, and a michelada with house mix and beer of choice." - Jess Mayhugh