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Avenida in Mount Airy goes the cantina route

It's back as Cantina Avenida (7402 Germantown Ave., 267-385-6857).

Kim and Edgar Alvarez shut down Avenida, their Mount Airy Latin restaurant, recently to lighten up the place.

It's back as Cantina Avenida (7402 Germantown Ave., 267-385-6857).

The menu and drink list show an almost startling dip in prices. The $12-and-under plates and $4 and $5 tacos are set up for a build-your-own meal that might be as affordable as some of the cantinas in South Philly.

"That's the way people want to eat today," said Kim Alvarez, who also ditched the white tablecloths.

Menu is here.

Everything on the drink list (here) is $9 and under.