Dining in Astoria, ep. I

Just one block away from my home there is a cozy little place called Mundo. We came across it on Saturday night while looking for a quick bite. The sign outside said something about Argentinian and Turkish cuisine, so that caught our attention.

Inside, a tiny place – from their website I get that during summer they also have tables outside – but very warm and welcoming. It was completely packed, but fortunately we didn’t have to wait a lot for a table. The waiter told us that people coming for the first time usually like to sample a few appetizers and he recommended the place’s signature dish: Red Sonja. We decided to have an eggplant dip, cheese rolls and his recommendation.

Everything was absolutely delicious, especially the Red Sonja: four red lentil patties with cracked wheat, scallion, parsley & oriental spices on a bed of lettuce with lemon wedges (yes, I copied the description from the menu, you didn’t think I remembered the ingredients, did you?). For dessert we split a pastry with semolina, nuts and ice-cream that was absolutely fantastic.

We’re definitely going to visit the place again, and I’m going to recommend it to all my vegetarian friends. I know they’ll love it.