Eat Your Way Through HR: Luna Maya

Name: Luna Maya 

Location: Norfolk, VA

Day & Time Visited: Saturday 7:30

Type: Mexican 

Price: $$$

Rating: A+

Website: Luna Maya

Saturday night, the BF and I headed to Luna Maya to celebrate one of my sweet friend's birthday. In the heart of Ghent, this place is literally 5 minutes from where we both went to college. How we have never been here is beyond me. This was by far the best meal I have had in a loooong time! 

The menu was incredible. Seriously. I opted for saying no to the tacos (what a hard choice) and saying yes to the chicken quesadilla. Side note: I am NOT a quesadilla person, at all. But something told me to try it and WOW, am I glad that I did. It was delicious! I paired it with their strawberry mojito and was in a serious mexi-coma. The BF ordered PASTEL DE CHOCLO CON CHORIZO... corn and chicken casserole basically. Somehow I managed to come up for air between bites and sips to ask how he liked it. He loved every bit of it! Bonus: the entrees came with rice and beans. 

We all met up at 7:30 and were pleasantly surprised when 10 of us got seated immediately. That's right. The world's best mexican food AND no wait. This place just kept getting better and better! Our waiter was fantastic. The price was pretty decent in our book, too. It cost $45, on the nose, for two entrees and two grown up drinks. 

Overall, we give this place an A+. I wish there was something higher to give them because they deserve it. We will definitely be back for more 'dillas and drinks in the near future. But next time, we'll enjoy their amazing patio! 

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The last few weeks have been truly chaotic for us. I've been working 50 hours a week and we've both been studying and taking the biggest tests of our lives. * Congratulations to my handsome BF for passing his FE and becoming a real engineer!!! This weekend calls for A LOT of celebrating, so look out for the next installment of EAT some time next week. The blog has been put on hold for a few weeks but with our tests behind us and the last day of school for my kiddos being next week, summer is upon us! Which means more adventures, more delicious eats and drinks, and even more blogging! As always, thanks for stopping by! If you have a suggestion of where we should next, your opinions on Luna Maya, or just want to say hi (please, say hi!) leave it in the comments below! 

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Eat Your Way Through HR: East Coast Tacos

Name: East Coast Tacos 

Location: Suffolk, VA

Day & Time Visited: Friday 7:00pm 

Type: Mexican 

Price: $$

Rating: B- 

Last Friday, the bf and I decided to conquer a place off of our Restaurant Bucket List. We decided on East Coast Tacos for an early Cinco de Mayo. 

The drive was about 25 minutes to downtown Suffolk, not bad. Plenty of parking on the next street, if you're into parallel parking... bless the bf for this one. Quick walk around the corner and you're there! 

The food was your normal, everyday mexican restaurant type stuff: chips and salsa, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, fajitas, etc. I ordered the tacos (I'm in search of the world's best taco) and the bf ordered a huge burrito. The only thing that really stuck out to me with the tacos was that the taco shell was unlike any other taco shell. It was thicker and I kind of liked it more than a normal, easy to break taco shell. The bf enjoyed his burrito but agreed that it wasn't amazing. Unlike most mexican restaurants, his burrito came solo dolo. Which for him is fine, he's not a fan of rice and beans. Personally, I think it makes the price tag worth it when it comes with a side. 

The price was okay. It ended up being around $30 for us (no alcohol or appetizers), which is more than we usually pay at our neighborhood mexican restaurant.  

Overall, we say this place was a B-. Everything about it was mediocre. Service, food, atmosphere, price... ehhh. It's not some place that we would drive all the way out there again for, but if we were already in the area and looking for a quick bite, we'd go. 

Hopefully you've enjoyed this review! Check back next week for the next episode of Eat Your Way Through Hampton Roads! If you know of a place that we should try, leave it in the comments below! Thanks for stopping by! 

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