Purépecha - Review - Deep Ellum - Dallas - The Infatuation

"A night at Purepecha means finding the almost-hidden door at Revolver Taco Lounge (pictured) between rowdy bars in Deep Ellum, walking into the kitchen, and sitting at a communal table for a few hours. Warm corn tortillas and hand-ground salsa molcajeteada start things off homestyle, but rather than a family meal, you’re in for a seven-course, artfully plated tasting menu that highlights the traditions of Michoacán for $180. (There’s a $120 four-course option in the front room, but we’d recommend going for the big one.) You’ll get small plates like the beautifully layered Crudo That Wants To Be Ceviche, where citrus and slices of fish are topped with seagrass and roe. The pinnacle of dinner is corundas, an iconic Michoacán dish of marigold-studded tamal sacred to the indigenous Purepecha people. The lights go down as you eat it by candlelight, and the pork guisado underneath is so good it’s almost spiritual." - Rosin Saez