ANN ARBOR, MI -- A new restaurant is bringing a fusion of flavor to Ann Arbor.
El Limon, 2709 Plymouth Road, blends Mexican and Mediterranean cuisines in dishes like falafel tacos and spinach feta quesadillas.
“These are my two favorite cuisines, so it’s nice to cook something that you love and see how we can let these two cultures, two language and two histories be combined using food,” owner Ali Hijazi said. “We’ll see. So far, it’s working excellent.”
The restaurant is the newest concept from Hijazi, who also owns Zamaan Café, which has two Ann Arbor locations.
While El Limon opened roughly a month ago, the concept has been cooking for a while, Hijazi said. He opened the now-closed Mexican restaurant 8Tortas in the space neighboring the Zamaan Café at 3580 Plymouth Road.
“That’s when we found, my goodness. There’s so much in common, not just in history and language and culture, it’s also food,” he said.
Although Hijazi said he has yet to introduce a dish that is perfect blend of the two cuisines, the closest is probably the cauliflower tahini bowl, which is served with Mexican rice and beans and a tahini jalapeno sauce.
“In our sauces, we are playing around with combining both flavors,” Hijazi said. “You can tell it’s a bit different because we’re cheating. We’re adding some of our Mediterranean touch to it.”
Other dishes include a bean and sweet potato quesadilla with red peppers and mango, as well as a chicken shawarma burrito with jalapeno and garlic.
Hijazi said he was inspired the varieties of ethnicities he sees among the people of Ann Arbor.
“It’s not like I’m attracting these cuisines to me. I think I was attracted to it,” he said. “And then here comes your crazy imagination, thinking of a crazy idea and see if it will make people happier. We’ll see.”
El Limon is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Find the restaurant by phone at 734-780-7088.
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