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Posted: 4/21/2022 3:27:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Puerco Pebil...  Cochinita pibil , there is a tiny hole in the wall in one of the most expensive streets in Mexico City called El Turix , it’s funny to see people pull up in Ferraris and armored suburbans with a couple of bodyguards and get in line to get some tacos , best cochinita pibil outside of Yucatán .
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Posted: 4/21/2022 3:44:42 PM EST
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Mexico has too much regional variety to pick just one thing.
Anywhere near the border the benchmark for judging a Mexican restaurant will always be enchiladas, always cheese, either rancheras or verdes. West coast? Encenada (or San Diego) style fish tacos. Northern? Meh, not the best, in my opinion Central Mexico? Pollo en mole Yucatán/QRoo: ceviche or coctel de mariscos, mero al mojo de ajo Tamaulipas makes the best menudo, hands down. Closer to the coast? Huachinango veracruzano Tacos from everywhere can be great, and what’s in them varies hugely from place to place. Mexican restaurants more than 100 miles from Mexico usually suck. There are some rare exceptions. There is a reason for this - Mexicans work the kitchens in all the best restaurants… only the ones that can’t cook work in Mexican restaurants. The Americanization of common Mexican food has ruined a lot of it. Fajitas are, and always were, a cut of beef before gringos decided that they were a soft taco with anything in it. Chiles rellenos should have a batter that’s as light and fluffy as meringue, not dense southern fried breading. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 3:53:42 PM EST
[#3]
Ceviche
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Posted: 4/21/2022 3:55:00 PM EST
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Posted: 4/21/2022 3:57:53 PM EST
[#5]
Cheese enchiladas
The standard by which all Mexican restaurants are judged. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:01:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryThe cook is obviously into the wild stuff. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:05:26 PM EST
[#7]
Enchiladas. I’m pretty sure my woman’s chicken enchiladas are half the reason I’m with her.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:06:14 PM EST
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I love Tex Mex but if I had to pick a regional dish from Mexico it would be Yucatan chicken mole. I love mole and the different variations of it.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:06:37 PM EST
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Anyone like Oaxacan? Moles?
Chapulines too.. actually pretty dang good. Just get stuck in your teeth.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:10:56 PM EST
[#10]
Mexican Pizza. The one Taco Bell cancelled because it was too manly and awesome.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:17:51 PM EST
[#11]
Goat cheese and Monterey Jack stuffed Poblano peppers in a spicy tomato sauce .
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:34:59 PM EST
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone like Oaxacan? Moles? Chapulines too.. actually pretty dang good. Just get stuck in your teeth. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/21179/img_20170930_184029047_2jpg_24122150138_-1380214.JPG Champulines are fine. The good ones already have wings removed. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:41:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cheese enchiladas The standard by which all Mexican restaurants are judged. There was a time when “enchilada” always implied cheese. If they had anything else in them they were “envueltos”… at least in Tamaulipas/Coahuila/Nuevo Leon area |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:43:13 PM EST
[#14]
All of it.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:46:09 PM EST
[#15]
Pastor tacos and fish tacos.....assuming they have traditional fish tacos that aren't fried cod with shredded cabbage and some kind of dressing. I'm talking chunks of fish filet stewed with onions, tomatoes and jalapenos.
 Pastor taco  Attached FileFish taco  Attached FileAnd on that trip, I ordered an Asada taco  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:46:23 PM EST
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Tacos with head meat, tongue, and brains are all delicious, but if I had to live with just one taco filling, it'd be pork stomach.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:49:29 PM EST
[#17]
All this talk about Sonoran dogs pushed me to venture out of mom’s basement, put on a clean shirt I only wore twice, and grab some Sonoran dogs for lunch.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:53:19 PM EST
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:55:29 PM EST
[#19]
Local mom and pop that does street tacos with soft corn tortillas, onion and cilantro.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:55:39 PM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: All this talk about Sonoran dogs pushed me to venture out of mom’s basement, put on a clean shirt I only wore twice, and grab some Sonoran dogs for lunch. https://i.imgur.com/neDbnOH.jpg HECK YES!!! |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:58:05 PM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Chicken Flautas FTW!!! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/108967/9C4D6726-8547-4415-A350-E956ED2537B5_jpe-2357061.JPG Um. Are you eating on cement floor that had commercial office carpet just pulled out? |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:59:26 PM EST
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: HECK YES!!!  Sonoran dogs are best hotdogs.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:07:29 PM EST
[#23]
Steak tampiqueña or a la Mexicana.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:15:18 PM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Tacos with head meat, tongue, and brains are all delicious, but if I had to live with just one taco filling, it'd be pork stomach. No Tilapia? |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:15:27 PM EST
[#25]
Mexican-American restaurant, I’m probably getting chimichangas.
Authentico, I’m doing street tacos. In order of preference - cabeza, camarones, pescado frito, al pastor, and then all of the rest. Y’all can keep the lengua in someone else’s mouth. Quote HistoryQuoted: Try some cabeza tacos if you get the chance. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If legit Mexican food, street tacos. Good carnitas is hard to beat. Try some cabeza tacos if you get the chance. This man is correct. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:15:58 PM EST
[#26]
The go to is usually enchiladas mole. However, I had lengua in a green sauce with rice and beans yesterday . I get lengua tacos sometimes off the truck , but I'd never seen it on a restaurant menu. Was really good.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:17:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Um. Are you eating on cement floor that had commercial office carpet just pulled out? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Chicken Flautas FTW!!! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/108967/9C4D6726-8547-4415-A350-E956ED2537B5_jpe-2357061.JPG Um. Are you eating on cement floor that had commercial office carpet just pulled out? Believe it’s a sheet pan, stolen from Google images |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:17:43 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Sonoran dogs are best hotdogs.Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: HECK YES!!! Sonoran dogs are best hotdogs.I need to track these down |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:24:45 PM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Mexico has too much regional variety to pick just one thing. Anywhere near the border the benchmark for judging a Mexican restaurant will always be enchiladas, always cheese, either rancheras or verdes. West coast? Encenada (or San Diego) style fish tacos. Northern? Meh, not the best, in my opinion Central Mexico? Pollo en mole Yucatán/QRoo: ceviche or coctel de mariscos, mero al mojo de ajo Tamaulipas makes the best menudo, hands down. Closer to the coast? Huachinango veracruzano Tacos from everywhere can be great, and what’s in them varies hugely from place to place. Mexican restaurants more than 100 miles from Mexico usually suck. There are some rare exceptions. There is a reason for this - Mexicans work the kitchens in all the best restaurants… only the ones that can’t cook work in Mexican restaurants. The Americanization of common Mexican food has ruined a lot of it. Fajitas are, and always were, a cut of beef before gringos decided that they were a soft taco with anything in it. Chiles rellenos should have a batter that’s as light and fluffy as meringue, not dense southern fried breading. Dude, I live in Ohio. I feel I’m lucky that there’s something besides Taco Bell, or the “menu item with Spanish rice and refried beans” type of restaurant available up here.  |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 5:26:04 PM EST
[#30]
Sopa de Mariscos from my local taqueria. Or if it's early, chillaquiles with chorizo and eggs.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 7:15:05 PM EST
[#31]
Margarita
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Posted: 4/21/2022 7:19:30 PM EST
[#32]
fish taco
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Posted: 4/21/2022 7:36:50 PM EST
[#33]
True story.
Back in the '70s, I was on a dirt/circle track race team. Where ever we were racing Friday night, we had an agreed Tex-Mex hookup for eating dinner Friday night before heading to the track. Thus created the Friday Tex-Mex dinner tradition. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 7:37:59 PM EST
[#34]
Tacos generally.
A good fish taco is maybe the best thing ever. But I love good ox tail, lengua and duck tongue tacos too. Also love ceviche too, but most Mexican done well is good. Wife made tacos tonight actually. Hernandez Roasted Salsa Verde is a great store bought salsa. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 8:17:52 PM EST
[#35]
Chimichangas
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Posted: 4/21/2022 8:20:19 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Dude, I live in Ohio. I feel I’m lucky that there’s something besides Taco Bell, or the “menu item with Spanish rice and refried beans” type of restaurant available up here. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Mexico has too much regional variety to pick just one thing. Anywhere near the border the benchmark for judging a Mexican restaurant will always be enchiladas, always cheese, either rancheras or verdes. West coast? Encenada (or San Diego) style fish tacos. Northern? Meh, not the best, in my opinion Central Mexico? Pollo en mole Yucatán/QRoo: ceviche or coctel de mariscos, mero al mojo de ajo Tamaulipas makes the best menudo, hands down. Closer to the coast? Huachinango veracruzano Tacos from everywhere can be great, and what’s in them varies hugely from place to place. Mexican restaurants more than 100 miles from Mexico usually suck. There are some rare exceptions. There is a reason for this - Mexicans work the kitchens in all the best restaurants… only the ones that can’t cook work in Mexican restaurants. The Americanization of common Mexican food has ruined a lot of it. Fajitas are, and always were, a cut of beef before gringos decided that they were a soft taco with anything in it. Chiles rellenos should have a batter that’s as light and fluffy as meringue, not dense southern fried breading. Dude, I live in Ohio. I feel I’m lucky that there’s something besides Taco Bell, or the “menu item with Spanish rice and refried beans” type of restaurant available up here. Fair enough. Find a Mexican girlfriend that can cook. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 8:21:05 PM EST
[#37]
Guacamole
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Posted: 4/21/2022 8:25:51 PM EST
[#38]
Carne asada
With rice and black beans or refried beans 
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Posted: 4/21/2022 8:27:00 PM EST
[#39]
Enchiladas
Queso Fajitas |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 8:31:55 PM EST
[#40]
I judge a Mexican restaurant by their tamales....One of my past coworkers from Mcallen TX always said, if a restaurant cant make good tamales, the rest of the food will not be to good
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Posted: 4/21/2022 8:51:23 PM EST
[#41]
Enchiladas, beef, shredded if available, red sauce.
It is the standard by which I judge Mexican restaurants. There are places where I will get other dishes because either they don't serve beef enchiladas, or I know something is particularly good. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 8:58:10 PM EST
[#42]
I have never really eaten anything authentic, so I could not really tell you. Now if you were to go Chinese/Italian/Polish, that I could answer.
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Posted: 4/21/2022 9:02:54 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The cook is obviously into the wild stuff. It is right next door to the Hong Kong club in the Zona Norte in Tijuana. Need I say more? My apartment is about six blocks away
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Posted: 4/21/2022 9:20:21 PM EST
[#44]
Michelada!!
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Posted: 4/21/2022 9:20:52 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It is right next door to the Hong Kong club in the Zona Norte in Tijuana. Need I say more? My apartment is about six blocks awayQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The cook is obviously into the wild stuff. It is right next door to the Hong Kong club in the Zona Norte in Tijuana. Need I say more? My apartment is about six blocks awayIt’s the piña, bro… |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 9:32:03 PM EST
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Posted: 4/21/2022 9:34:46 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's the pia, bro im sure he's on the good stuff. The cuantos guys are just around the corner. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 9:37:31 PM EST
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Posted: 4/21/2022 10:09:28 PM EST
[#49]
Torta.
Usually with milanesa if they have it. Besides that, enchiladas, burrito, and tamale combo plate. Fwiw, I recently tried birria tacos. They were good |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 10:15:31 PM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm impressed by the Chile relleno replies. There's a lot of mediocre examples out there. Chile relleno burrito for the win. The Chile Relleno is how I judge a good Mexican restaurant. First question if it’s on the menu is “are they made fresh in house?” If not, well, I may not stay for a meal. |
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