Get ready, it's a shocker.
Mexican restaurants are CRAP.
Lets elaborate.
My whole life I have eaten at local Mexican restaurants and pretended to be super pumped to eat there like the rest of my friends and family. But the whole time I have always thought, WHY WHY WHY do people like these places so much??! The food is never really that great. Truth be told, the only reason I never object to dining at these places is because of the chips and salsa. You can't mess that up.
Lets look at the average taco at a Mexican restaurant. Shell, UNSEASONED MEAT, lettuce and an entire bag of shredded mozzarella cheese. I realize it might be that I only order tacos with ground beef. I really think I am the only person that gets this anymore. Im usually the only girl having a one and if there does happen to be a fellow taco lover in my group they will always order a chicken one. Im the only one rocking the beef. But all of that aside the question is this: why don't they season their meat?! Add a little cumin, some chili powder, something! It tastes horrible people, and I am just not eating it anymore.
George and I gave Iguana Grill one more try last week for date night and that was the last straw. If I am going to eat "Mexican" food it will be in the way of Moe's or Taco Casa. Maybe food snobs will tell me that neither of those places is even close to authentic Mexican food. I don't care. Tex Mex, Americanized Mexican, whatever you want to call it, it sure does taste a zillion times better than anything these other "real Mexican" restaurants are churning out. You know it's true.
Who's with me. I know there has to be other people that feel this way but have always been afraid to voice their opinion. Let's not hide behind the chips and salsa anymore. It's ok, let it out.
Come to Texas! I completely agree with you, and can't eat Mexican when I come home anymore.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha... I'm gonna have to agree with you. There are some places I can eat and enjoy, but I get chicken (maybe you should start getting chicken!??!). Iguana Grill to me isn't even close to real Mexican food - but I like it because the salsa's good! El Rincon and Los Tarascos are places I can tolerate. I like Moe's & Taco Casa, too! :) But you know where you need George to take you? A placed called La Paz in Mountain Brook. Go there.
ReplyDeleteI have actually been to La Paz a couple of times because the Glasgows and Woods have dragged us out there raving about it. I remember it was a little better than the ones in TTown, but still nothing amazing. Maybe I am ordering the wrong things lol.
DeleteHahaha! Maybe you just don't like Mexican. I am not a huge fan of Chinese or Japanese food - no matter what I try or where I go, it's just not my thing.
DeleteI never order ground beef tacos at Mexican restaurants anymore. They are completely bland. I use to order them and then pour the bowl of salsa on them. Now at Taco Casa I have to order a beef taco everytime I go! It is just so good. If we go to a Mexican Restaurant I either order a chicken fajita salad or enchilada. I don't even like Mexican restaurant's shredded chicken only the chicken that is grilled with peppers and onions. I do love salsa and cheese dip though. Have you tried Taco Casa's new Queso dip? I have to say it is the first thing I have ever had from Taco Casa that was not good. Total disappointment for me.
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