Review of the new Curras Dom restaurant

Jason Sandford April 18, 2008

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Loyal reader funkymono has the scoop (thanks, man!):

Here’s the scoop on the new Mexican place in Woodfin: it’s called Curras Dom, and it’s certainly more in the Limones vein of Latin restaurants as opposed to La Carreta or El Chapala (not that there’s anything wrong with those last two, of course). The decor is quite nice, the service impeccable, and the menu is far beyond the standard order-by-number fare at many area Mexican restaurants, with the entrees taken from the various areas of Mexico where the owner’s family hails from.

My companion and I didn’t have a full dinner (entrees average $18 or so, by the way), but we had a yummy quesadilla appetizer, although I couldn’t begin to tell you what was in it. But the best part: the avocado margarita. Yum. I first heard of this drink elsewhere several years ago and tried to reverse-engineer it with no luck, but the real thing is quite nice. It doesn’t really have an avocado flavor, but instead the avocado lends it a nice creamy texture. Very good, and for $7 not terribly pricey.

The restaurant is in the Woodfin section of Merrimon. Heading north away from Downtown, pass Beaver Lake on your left and the Food Lion shopping center on your right. It’ll be just past that…on your left where place called HB’s Drive In used to be. It’s a small place and the sign out front isn’t huge, so keep an eye out.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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5 Comments

undrminr October 10, 2008

Just because HB’s couldnt afford to keep its doors open and had to sell shouldnt be held against the new restaurant. Maybe yall should have eaten there a little more often if you’re really this heartbroken.

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JPR May 11, 2008

As someone who lived in Austin and ate at the original Curras often, I was thrilled to find that one of the owners opened up this incarnation here. Excellent margaritas, queso flameado, and flan. Not always the easiest to find since leaving Texas. Love it and will go back often. Looking forward to the outdoor space they are planning.

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marc April 22, 2008

First, most of the Bantam Chefs in the area, now HB’s. Where, indeed? It’s still worth the occasional drive to the Bantam Chef in Burnsville to get a fix. Foot long chili cheese dog, onion rings, peanut butter milkshake. That’s the classic "heart attack in a sack" the way it _should_ be done.

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Ralph Roberts April 21, 2008

I’ll not eat there. Replacing HB’s can’t be done. I ate at HB’s regularly for about 40 years. BEST foot-long hot dogs in town. A true piece of Americana destroyed! NOW, where can you get a good hot dog in Woodfin?

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funkymono (aka Jeremy) April 18, 2008

Thanks for posting this, Ash. And I remember what was in the quesadilla…it was some sort of truffle and, I believe, mushroom. Very nice.

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