La Luna Mexican Grill

I'm all in favor of spending quality time in the great outdoors. Camping is fun. But why stoop to cook over a fire pit when you can eat at a restaurant? Conveniently located in a strip mall across the street from and between the two main entrances into Fort Yargo State Park is La Luna Mexican Grill.

Entrees include a choice of soup or salad. We both opted for soup, anticipating a chilly night in the tent. Tortilla soup ($4.25/cup; $6.25/bowl) levels its spicy flavors with a bit of sweetness:

The creamy poblano soup ($4.50/cup; $6.50 bowl) is studded with chunks of chicken, queso fresco and sour cream. This is one of the most divine soups I've ever tasted:

The Mexico City Special ($11.25) stuffs a roasted poblano pepper with grilled steak (or chicken) that's covered with "special sauce" and cheese, served with rice and refried beans that have been jazzed up with spice. This is an entree I'd order again... though there are many temptations on the menu so I might opt to try something different on a future visit.

Enchiladas del Pácifico ($11.50) features three shrimp and crab meat enchiladas topped with Pacific cream sauce and is served with rice and sour cream salad (which turned out to be shredded lettuce with a tomato slice--where did they find such a fresh tomato this time of year?--and blob of sour cream on top). This dish was a bit too sweet for my preferences and, though the server had assured me that the crab meat was not imitation crab, it was. So I wouldn't order this dish again, even though I would not say that it was awful.

The vibe inside the restaurant is relaxed and the decor is reminiscent of a Mexican plaza, complete with a bubbling fountain. The servers are friendly and the food is authentic modern Mexican, reasonably priced.

Bottom Line: We discovered this restaurant while camping, but plan to return to Winder specifically to eat here again--most especially the poblano soup.

La Luna Mexican Grill is located at 425 Loganville Hwy in Winder, Georgia 30680.