Maiz De La Vida Restaurant

The 17 Best Restaurants In The Gulch - Nashville - The Infatuation

"While you can still find the food truck in East Nashville, Maiz de la Vida's Gulch restaurant has an expanded menu with excellent upscale takes on traditional Mexican dishes. It’s not some stuffy experience, though. The room feels like a Sonoran bungalow, with warm walls, Mexican pottery, potted marigolds, and a giant mural made up of 250,000 kernels of corn. There are two bars here, one looking into the kitchen and the other minding the drinks, either of which are great for posting up on your own during a work lunch. The wood-slat booths, however, on the side are the money spot for a second dinner date. The tried and true favorites from the food truck—quesabirria tacos, quesadillas, and guacamole—are still just as good here, but the chicken milanesa and tres leches are superb takes on classics." - jackie gutierrez jones 2, ann walczak