M+J Restaurant

joshb

Hey, everyone:

I was walking my dog this afternoon, and the window at M+J Restaurant (883 Franklin, a few blocks below Eastern Parkway) caught my eye: pics of tortas and tacos.

I walked inside and talked to the owner. She just took over the place a couple weeks ago, and she's slowly transforming it from catch-all Spanish eats to rustic, authentic Pueblan-style Mexican food. I tried a couple two-bucks tacos and they were tasty times. It's only going to get better as the menu changes are implemented. She mentioned wanting to add beer and wine, too. A good sign.

Given the epic lines at Chavela's, this may one day be a nice affordable alternative.

whynot_31

nice.

...lots of competition if Guero's ever opens though.

ishtar

Is the address on this correct? I think that's a large apartment building, which doesn't have any commercial retail space on the ground level.

joshb

Sorry, 833 Franklin Avenue. My typo.

ishtar

Thanks for the clarification on the address.

This is good news! I hope they will eventually have longer hours. I would love to have a place to stop on my way home in the late evening.

whynot_31

Fast forward to July 2013:

If my memory is correct, 833 Franklin (near Union) was only a mexican type place for a few months before it closed.

photo: propertyshark

It is presently for lease: http://www.cpexre.com/system/assets/properties/documents/582/original/833_Franklin_Ave_-_Setup.pdf?1373392457