Tuesday is Vegetarians’ Day at CaCao Mexicatessen

Lovers of Mexican food know—or should—that is arguably Eagle Rock’s premier Mexican restaurant, not least because it’s one of the few places anywhere that delves deep enough into Mexican cuisine to offer not just authentic fare but dishes whose ingredients can be traced back to the indigenous culture of the Aztecs and the Mayans.

What a lot of people probably don’t yet know about CaCao is that every Tuesday for dinner the family-run restaurant expands its creative cuisine to include two vegetarian specials—not just standard dishes added to the menu to attract vegetarians.

This happens to be the third month that CaCao has been reaching out to the meatless, according to Chef Christy Lujan, who runs the restaurant along with her brother Andy, their sister Connie and Andy’s wife Blanca.

The specials for dinner tonight ought to make any vegetarian’s mouth water.

Special Number One is Quesa Taco de Hongo—or a Cheese Taco with Mushroom and Spinach ($12.75).

Special Number Two is Flor de Calabaza Sopes—Squash-Blossomed Sope with a Crema Mexicana base ($14.50): Imagine a sponge cake topped with squash blossoms lightly fried with cheese.

Dinner starts at 5 p.m. CaCao Mexicatessen, 1576 Colorado Blvd. (323) 478-2791.

Related: Mexicatessen: Back to the Roots of Mexican Food.