Moonshine 152 sits in South Boston, within easy reach of the Broadway T stop, serving dinner and weekend brunch from a menu that moves freely across Asian, American, and Spanish references rather than settling into one lane. Chef and owner Asia Mei built her style across stops at Hamersley's Bistro, where she worked up to sous chef, Sibling Rivalry as executive sous chef, and a stint as head chef at Whole Foods — a mix that shows up in a menu built on classical French technique, New England ingredients, and an emphasis on bright, better-for-you flavors.
Starters alone cover a lot of ground: a caramelized onion-roasted beet dip made with local beets, pork belly bao buns, jalapeno crab rangoons, whipped ricotta bruschetta, baked brie and waffle bites, spicy lamb meatballs, and a fall fritto misto. The broader menu keeps expanding outward from there, with dishes like grilled stuffed avocado, fried chicken and waffles, Korean barbecue tacos, and duck liver dirty rice all living on the same menu without the place reading as scattered.
Starters alone cover a lot of ground: a caramelized onion-roasted beet dip made with local beets, pork belly bao buns, jalapeno crab rangoons, whipped ricotta bruschetta, baked brie and waffle bites, spicy lamb meatballs, and a fall fritto misto. The broader menu keeps expanding outward from there, with dishes like grilled stuffed avocado, fried chicken and waffles, Korean barbecue tacos, and duck liver dirty rice all living on the same menu without the place reading as scattered.