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Ay Caramba in North Asheville isn’t just another Mexican restaurant — it’s a Latin American menu that rewards ditching your usual order.
I was pleasantly surprised by the wide array of options. I’m bad about always opting for fajitas at these places, but the menu quickly moved me away from my generic mindset with that…