Why am I only just now learnng about such a place?

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SixPapaCharlie

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This could be the last restaurant I ever need.

http://www.belgustos.com/



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It is Texas, so they should be able to get Mexican right, but Italian might be the safer choice.

Disclaimer; we Californians can be Mexican snobs
 
John221us said:
It is Texas, so they should be able to get Mexican right, but Italian might be the safer choice.

Disclaimer; we Californians can be Mexican snobs
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That is true. What I think of Mexican food had me shocked when I went to Mexico and the food was completely different than what I was used to.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
That is true. What I think of Mexican food had me shocked when I went to Mexico and the food was completely different than what I was used to.
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I guess it depends on the joint. The little taquerias can be pretty authentic, but the chains and fast food joints are pretty off.

Edit: a taco does not normally include sour cream and cheese
 
And when you order Queso in Mexico. Guess what they bring you.
Cheese of course.

I felt so dumb when I ordered chips and Queso and they gave me chips and a chunk of cheddar cheese. They were looking at me all kinds of funny when I asked too.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
And when you order Queso in Mexico. Guess what they bring you.
Cheese of course.

I felt so dumb when I ordered chips and Queso and they gave me chips and a chunk of cheddar cheese. They were looking at me all kinds of funny when I asked too.
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Something I discovered hanging out in Texas is that there are two different cuisines, and they don't mix much. I found a fabulous Mexican place across the interstate from Baylor, the most authentic I've seen anywhere in the US. The staff's english was poor and there was even a guy selling fake "expensive" watches table to table. And the food was amazing. The local English speakers I was visiting were not very comfortable.

Tex Mex isn't Mexican. Queso is cheese and chili is a group of peppers.

California has several versions as well. The locals around here favor mole, but that's hard to find further south. And if they charge $15 for Fajitas and stick obnoxious Mariachis in your face, that's not Mexican either.
 
Only place that does Mexican better is New Mexico. New Mexican food is a million times better than the slop they sell in Texas.

Don't ever call the food in New Mexico "tex-mex"
 
SkyHog said:
Only place that does Mexican better is New Mexico. New Mexican food is a million times better than the slop they sell in Texas.

Don't ever call the food in New Mexico "tex-mex"
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Gotta agree there - it's probably the ONLY thing I truly like about New Mexico, but they do know how to make good Mexican food.
 
We have a KenTaco Hut Here. Even just saw a Taco Hut once..
 
So one thing we like to do when we travel is find mexican food. I like to see what everyone else's take on it is.


Worst ever was a place in Ireland called the Alamo.
I got the Buritto which came with Fries. This place has since closed. Not good but love the experience.

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One I was surprised about was in Anchorage, AK.

A "mexican" restaurant called La Cabana. Was not blown away but considering the location, was surprisingly similar to what we get here in Texas and even better than some of the tex mex places I have access to in Dallas.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Worst ever was a place in Ireland called the Alamo.
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The worst burrito I ever had was served by an east coast chain called Chi Chi's (they apparently don't know what that means), in Greenbelt, MD. It came "wet" with chicken gravy.

Though I have to agree, European Mexican food is a bit, umm, different.

It's really weird ordering it in a third language, though. Ein großes Burrito, bitte.
 
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MAKG1 said:
Tex Mex isn't Mexican. Queso is cheese and chili is a group of peppers.
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When I was in a Mexican restaurant in Arizona I asked if they could bring me a bowl of chili. None of them spoke much English, so they huddled for a few minutes, looking confused, and then brought me a bowl of chili peppers.

But they were good hot chili peppers. I ate a few of them along with a few more cold beers than I planned. Then I staggered out with most of them in a box and let my wife drive.
 
I don't understand the point of going to Jack in the Box for tacos when there is a Taco Bell a block down the street. For the record, I don't like Taco Bell but a JITB taco is stiff, soggy, greasy and overpriced. A McDonald's breakfast burrito is tiny, greasy, unappetizing and way overpriced. Why they bother is beyond me.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I don't understand the point of going to Jack in the Box for tacos when there is a Taco Bell a block down the street. For the record, I don't like Taco Bell but a JITB taco is stiff, soggy, greasy and overpriced. A McDonald's breakfast burrito is tiny, greasy, unappetizing and way overpriced. Why they bother is beyond me.
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You have to be drunk
 
While in mexico the only place I found that made burritos were the ones that catered to American tourists.

In a nice restaurant in Cotija De la Paz in Michoacan, the four of us had delicious entrees, a couple rounds of drinks and flan, total bill for everybody was 13$ American.

Also, the burrito with french fries in it is known as a California burrito in some parts over here.
 
Skyscraper said:
Seriously, that looks disgusting! I don't care how it tastes, presentation matters.
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I disagree.

I don't usually get burritos at all, as it reminds me of eating a brick, but that looks reasonably tasty even if it does look like something a really big cat made.

Burritos aren't particularly authentic, but they are common all over the US, even in shops that cater to migrants (and, IMO, those are the best ones).
 
Skyscraper said:
Seriously, that looks disgusting! I don't care how it tastes, presentation matters.
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Friend of mine made some soup with a variety of dark beans. Fortunately, it tasted better than it looked. Had the consistency of baby sh*t. :yikes:
 
MAKG1 said:
I disagree.

I don't usually get burritos at all, as it reminds me of eating a brick, but that looks reasonably tasty even if it does look like something a really big cat made.

Burritos aren't particularly authentic, but they are common all over the US, even in shops that cater to migrants (and, IMO, those are the best ones).
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In my experience there's a strong correlation with the quality of Mexican food and the quality of the building it's being made in.

Fancy building=crappy food, tiny tin corrugated shack=amazingly good.

Not always, but usually...
 
Skyscraper said:
In my experience there's a strong correlation with the quality of Mexican food and the quality of the building it's being made in.

Fancy building=crappy food, tiny tin corrugated shack=amazingly good.

Not always, but usually...
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No kidding there.

The best Mexican place in the area used to be a deathtrap riverside building in Boulder Creek. The river was eroding away the bank the building was sitting on, and it looked like one good storm would finish it off. Food was amazing, Mexico City style (not the usual Pacific Coast stuff you get elsewhere around the region).

Alas, it finally went under. It's now an unimpressive sushi place, and the building has been fixed up.

FWIW, the same statement holds true for Chinese food and for barbecue.
 
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John221us said:
It is Texas, so they should be able to get Mexican right, but Italian might be the safer choice.

Disclaimer; we Californians can be Mexican snobs
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I lived in Texas for 7 years, never did I come across Mexican done right.
 
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