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Mayan Cafe 10 Year Anniversary: January 2017

Cochinita Pibil Celebration Dish
January of 2017 marks our 10 year anniversary as the Mayan Cafe and 20 years of Chef Bruce owning restaurants in NuLu. Of course, we have several fun things in store to celebrate! First, the dinner menu in January will feature the 10 best dishes of the last 10 years. Additionally, we will be giving away FREE LIMA BEANS all day, every Monday in January. Those crazy lima beans have been our most popular dish since the day we opened, so we want everyone to enjoy them as a thanks for all of your support. Finally, to anyone who eats each of the 10 best entrees in January, we will give free lima beans for the entire year! So, mark your calendars for January 2017. There is fun to be had. Cheers to an incredible 10 years and to 10 more!

January 2017 Menu: The best dish from each of the last 10 years

2007 – Mayapan Chilaquile: tortillas | portabella mushrooms | eggplant | squash | black beans | manchego cheese | tomato casera sauce | grilled asparagus
2008 – Izamal Scallops: grilled scallops | salsa negra | yuca cake | fried plantains
2009 – Mayan Burger: Foxhollow Farm grass-fed beef | bolillo bread | baby spinach | pickled onions | tomato | French feta cheese | yuca fries
2010 – Rabbit: oven-roasted rabbit | Yucatec mole sauce | collard greens with bacon | pim tortilla stuffed with black beans & cheese
2011 – Cochinita Pibil: slow-roasted pork | achiote sauce | pickled onions | tok-sel lima beans | pim tortilla with black beans & cheese
2012 – Duck: duck breast | white mole sauce | chayote salpicon | fried plantains
2013 – Salmon: pan-seared salmon | cuitlacoche cream sauce | tok-sel lima beans | yuca cake
2014 – Beef Tampiqueña: flat iron steak | grilled peppers & onions | black beans | rice | guacamole
2015 – Spaghetti Squash Toss: roasted cauliflower | beets | carrots | goat cheese | mulato-coconut-ginger sauce
2016 – Seafood Crepes: salmon | crawfish | whitefish | white wine garlic cream sauce | collard greens with bacon