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Alebrijes Kitchen
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The gravitational pull that Alebrijes Kitchen has on us is intense. In fact, if this Greenwood Mexican spot was our love interest in a movie, we’d chase after it in one of those kiss-me-in-the-rain scenes that waste way too much water.
But Alebrijes is more than just the metaphorical heartthrob we’re using as a plot device. It’s a hiding-in-plain-sight place quietly serving incredible Mexican food.
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The magic all happens inside a snoozy dining room with just a handful of tables. And yet, Alebrijes Kitchen’s lineup of tortilla-swaddled bangers zipping out of the kitchen makes an otherwise catatonic Tuesday straight-up defibrillated. Fiery tangerine-colored salsa sets the bar high, and then chorizo-speckled queso fundido sets it even higher. Plump camarones mojo de ajo has us contemplating getting “chipotle butter” tattooed somewhere UV rays will never see. And then there’s the carnitas. All hail the city’s finest, with a scientifically precise balance between fat hunks and lean shreds.
photo credit: Nate Watters
photo credit: Nate Watters
photo credit: Nate Watters
photo credit: Nate Watters
photo credit: Nate Watters
What we appreciate most about Alebrijes are the details. The bottomless baskets of snappy chips. The depth of pink pomegranate in their house margarita. The beefy richness of the birria consomme. The care via rogue sauteed broccoli and carrots strewn around on the plate. Yeah, they’re about as necessary as dressing your car up as Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer in December. But it’s the thought that counts, and Alebrijes has thought of everything.
It's all done in a way that feels effortless, free of pretension, and worthy of bopping in multiple times a week. Prices are fair. You’re not rushed, and you’re also not forgotten about—even when there’s only one server, who is also the bartender, and the host. Glasses of water get refilled quicker than the rain machines on those film sets. Call us desperate all you want. We’ll gladly continue crawling back to Alebrijes Kitchen like a lovesick fool.
Food Rundown
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Chips & Salsa
Chorizo Fundido
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Camarones Mojo De Ajo
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Salchicha Con Queso
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Roasted Pork Tacos
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Tacos Birria
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Crab Syncronizada Verde
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