November 6, 2007
Official Opening of Maya Del Sol (144 S. Oak Park Ave, 708-358-9800 )
was on October 29th and the Majority of the Village Board and the Village Clerk Sandra Sokol were all Present to Offer Good Wishes for the Event.
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review by Ed Vincent
Oak Park has a new present, a new gift for the residents of our
Village, a brand new restaurant with a flair for fun and great food. The owner is a charming man, Anan Abutaleb, and
he goes around and speaks with his patrons to find how things are doing. The wait staff are polite, well informed, and have a good eye for detail. There is valet parking, and ample parking
a block north which is either free or the first two hours free.
On to the food. My first taste was a taco, a taco which was unique, it had an inviting taste, ingredients not often found in
a standard Mexican taco--cilantro and even some fine shaved
carrots--color and taste. Having perused the menu my eye was immediately drawn to a Kobe Cheeseburger. This is not the
$300.00 a pound Kobe from Japan, but a more reasonable
Kobe from Australia, but Kobe nonetheless (a black Tajima-ushi breed of Wagyu). This Kobe cheeseburger is worth the visit
all by itself, Jimmy Buffet would even redefine Paradise with
this number. The taste is grand with each bite, but the stand
out from the best Black Angus would be in the texture of the
burger. A burger by definition does not come from the best
cuts of meat and it is also by definition ground up, yet there is
a difference in the smoothness of texture inherent in the marbled structure of the meat itself. The end of all this analysis is that the cheeseburger at Maya del Sol is one of the tops in
the Chicago Metro area.
The desserts were top notched and prepared by a dessert chef
with an eye and taste for quality and beauty. Live music on
Friday nights (from 9 p.m. until midnight) and the few bands
we have had the pleasure to hear were phenomenal.
Oak Park Avenue from Inside Maya del Sol.
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http://www.mayadelsol.com
"The tacos we had were the best I have ever had and if this restaurant were on Marion Street the taxpayers could have
saved $6,000,000.00 and some change...this place sounds and tastes that good." Suburban Journals of Chicago Inc.
Anan Abutaleb with his Executive Chef Ruben Beltran
"Deserts So Pretty You'll want them On Your Holiday Tree, but you
will eat them anyhow and forget the tree until your last bite."
144 South Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60302
Telephone: (708) 358-9800
Fax: (708) 358-9804
Website: http://www.mayadelsol.com
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