What is the best place in Ruston for Mexican food?
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What is the best place in Ruston for Mexican food?
I used to love me some Tia Maria's. I must admit that it's gone down hill...or it had the last time I was there. Is it still open?Quote:
Originally Posted by DAWG DUDE
we just had this discussion last month!
opinions vary. i love me some el jarritos. get the chili colorado.
El Jarrito across from Taco Bell
El Jarrito, food and prices are good. The old one across from Taco Bell is not very busy now that the new one has opened behind Raisin Canes.
texas
I brought Drumdawg over to the Ernesto's side of the tracks today...although I had to drive him to Monroe to do it.
They make the best salsa I've ever had.Quote:
Originally Posted by RhythmDawg
you Texans are so funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by CENTEXDOG
never met a Texan that hasn't hesitated to tell me he's from TEXAS.
He thought it was pretty good, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpaceDawg
San Antonio, home of real Mexican food. Barbacoa and Menudo (Mexican version of chitlins).
I never liked tamales until I got here and had the real thing. You have to get yourself on a waiting list for Christmas tamales at Delicious Tamales. Nothing at all like you have eaten before.
Also I stop almost every morning at Taco Cabana to get my breakfast tacos. We call them the Mexican McDonald's because they are everywhere. Great cheap breakfast.
El Jarrito by far. Get the queso fundito with fajita steak
TC's (Taco Cabana for those not in the know)
ruston, people. ruston.
we know TEXAS has good mexican food.
The answer has already been said (El Jarrito)
Same here. In all fairness, though, it would be difficult to prove the point. :icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhaehb5AnE
In the immortal words of Ray Wylie Hubbard:
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Taco Grande !
the late night alternative to Griffs.:D
and the taco store was AMAZINGQuote:
Originally Posted by RhythmDawg
I wish they had a Chipotle near Ruston.. How I miss those tinfoil-clad burritos..
Or Freebird "Let us roll you a fat one"Quote:
Originally Posted by Yarfunkle
I wasn't impressed with Chipotle...I'd rather Q'doba.
well we have like 3 of every other one; let's just add both of those. and a taco cabana
a cantina laredo is apparently on the way...
There's a trailor park a few miles north of I-20 on Farmerville Highway where a bunch of Tech landscapers used to live. This one lady makes a mean homemade tortilla. :thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by Luminaire
Today we salute YOU, Mr. Way Too Proud of Texas Guy!
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Originally Posted by Dawgbert
Freebird is inconsistent. I went to the one in Houston for a while. If you got the bottom of the rice barrel, you got some of the nastiest, grittiest rice known to man. Houston has a local place called Mission Burrito, it is by far the best burrito place I have ever been to. It trumps Izzo's, Chipotle, or Freebird's by a long shot.
I FROWN on all of these people nominating CHAINED burrito joints in a "best Mexican food" thread.
A place owned by Micky D's is the best place to get Mexican? Really?
OH WAIT, its in TEXAS. I forgot.
If we are going to talk authentic Mexican, I hate the "authentic Mexican" places in Houston. The dont have near enough the dairy products I like to put on my fajitas. It is a little more bare bones like what you would think of some poor Mexican living in Mexico would like. the fajitas are just tortillas, beans, and rice, period. Pico's is a place in Houston if you are ever in town and want to experience true Mexican, not my taste. As far as Americanized Mexican, El Teimpo is hard to beat here in Houston. Fajitas come with cheese, sour cream, and butter sauce for dipping. The homemade tortillas are found at all places here, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
Where & how soon?Quote:
Originally Posted by RhythmDawg
What we have come to think of as Mexican food is really Americanized or Tex Mex. The really authentic Mexican food is far different.Quote:
Originally Posted by dhussdawg
There's some decent little tamale joints to be found if you're willing to venture off the feeder roads. One general rule is if a place doesn't serve horchata to drink, it's probably Tex-Mex.Quote:
Originally Posted by dhussdawg
Very, very much so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgbert
The real Mexican tamales are 180 degrees from what you regularly get. I always hated tamales but love the ones I get now. Nowhere near the same. Tamales are a staple at Christmas here and you have to be put on a waiting list to get the good ones from Delicious Tamales.
Or mole'.Quote:
Originally Posted by jlam
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Originally Posted by jlam
Is that the oatmeal and almonds etc. drink. I went to eat at a BBQ place in town and they had it. I wouldnt have known what it was, but I was with a coworker who is 3rd generation Mexican. She told me what it was, it looked pretty gross.
Heh, I'm not sure. It's one of those things where the ingredients change depending on where you are. Some places make it with oatmeal and almonds, but I'm used to it being rice based with plenty of vanilla and cinnamon. But it's milky looking and most likely is what you saw. Try it one time, you may or may not like it, but it's all about stepping a little outside what you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by dhussdawg
I was at a market in Guadalajara a couple summers ago when I had my first experience with mole. They had about 10 diffents batches, each with different flavors and colors (but all green or brown). It was fresh and undiluted and in massive, swirling piles which resembled 3ft tall dinosaur turds.Quote:
Originally Posted by AustinDawg
Then I ate it. It was great.
Yep, I had never tried mole or avocados until i went to Costa Rica on my honeymoon. I have been hooked ever since.Quote:
Originally Posted by jlam
Don't get me started on avocados. I like them on virtually everything, but they might as well be made of gold they're so obscenely expensive here in the states. Top that off with the fact that half the time I shell out for them, I get home to find that only about half of it is even edible. Very few places I've found are aguacate-reliable.Quote:
Originally Posted by dhussdawg
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Both are good, I go to Old Mexico because i'm friends with Victor and Rosie who own it. One of their sons plays soccer with my girlfriends son in the RPAR league.
El Polino had the best queso and salsa ... I'm just sayin'.
Need to move out West. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jlam
Truer words were never spoken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgbert
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Originally Posted by jlam
The lady that works next to me is Mexican, and she gets tamales a couple times a year from a lady in town. She just makes them at her home, and they are phenomenal. I hate tex mex tamales, but these real tamales were amazing.
If anyone visits San Antonio make sure you go to Pico de Gallo http://www.picodegallo.com/index.html
Mi Tierra is excellent as well but be prepared for a wait to be seated http://www.mitierracafe.com/home.html
La Margarita is excellent as well.
http://www.lamargarita.com/
Excellent food and a favorite with the locals. All are within walking distance of downtown. We don't get downtown that much because of the drive but went this weekend on an excursion to the missions and ate at Pico.
The Cortez family also owns Pico de Gallo, Mi Tierra at el Mercado and La Margarita downtown. The great thing about San Antonio is you get to your hotel (if you stay downtown) and you can walk to everything. Drink what you want and you can crawl back to the hotel.
Everything I have ever eaten at Pico de Gallo has been absolutely wonderful. This aint Tex-Mex folks.
Oh, and yes, they do serve Menudo (look under soups) and goat at Pico de Gallo.
One more thing, Delicious Tamales http://www.delicioustamales.com/store/home.php
These aren't yo mama's tamales.