Here's the Sunday review of Mari Luna Bistro, which opened in late February in that tricky space across from the Meyerhoff.
(It still seems easier to refer to this as the old Spike & Charlie's place, even though Robert Oliver Seafood was the most recent tenant. Quick, what was the name of the place that opened in between those two? It's not easy to Google up.)
I say "tricky," because the restaurant in this space has to jump two high hurdles.
It absolutely has to cater to the Meyerhoff crowd, and there's no margin of error when it comes to getting symphony patrons to their seats on time.
And then, the place has to fill its own seats with customers when the symphony is dark.
A good restaurant can pull all of this off, but a great one can clear those hurdles gracefully.
I'll have more to say about my review of Mari Luna on Monday morning.
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Baltimore Sun photo/Kenneth K. Lam