We love to eat, and we love to eat out. Our friends frequently ask us for dining recommendations, and we try to stay current with all the new restaurant openings. We aren't professional restaurant critics, and our day jobs have nothing to do with the food or restaurant industry. We pay for all our meals.
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We've frequented Mi Luna in the Rice Village on many occasions. This lively venue, which specializes in tapas, is as much a bar as a restaurant. But, blessedly, all non-smoking. Mi Luna doesn't have the best food in town (for unique tapas, try Catalan), but, given the many selections, you can have an enjoyable meal in a casual setting.
We like to sit at the bar, order a bottle of wine, and graze. The mojitos are better than usual here, and the sangria also appears to be a popular choice. We always order the baked goat cheese with tomato sauce, served on garlic toasts. We'd eat goat cheese just about any way, and this is a tasty version. We tried a couple of new dishes on our last visit -- one pretty good (the chicken and rice croquettes) and the other only o'kay ( the braised artichokes). We've had some of the seafood items -- mussels and calamari -- and weren't too impressed. The chicken dishes tend to work, notably the b'stilla.
While the crowd is mixed, it tends toward the younger side, particularly as it gets later in the evening. Mi Luna seems particularly popular with larger groups who come and sit a good part of the night. At peak times, the wait can be lengthy for a table. On weekends, there is live music, which has been a Latin band the last couple times we were there. The dancing started right away when the band got going around 9:30.
Not a place for a quiet conversation or a gourmet dining experience, but Mi Luna is a good option when you want a drink and a light meal in a fun atmosphere.
