Sorry, Joe, I never had a meal at Vargo's that was even good. Rudy's, The Rivoli, Harry's Kenya were my all time favorites. Won't eat at anything associated with Lonnis Schiller, so no to Cafe Annie Damian & Johnny sold Carraba's to Outback, but kept the original and Damian's. Damian died in the last couple of years as did Frankie.
LOL. I have nothing against either SA or Laredo. I have spent time in both places. I enjoy the food there too. It's fun. The taco arts depend alot of personal preference. Who is really to say what is the best of anything? I bet street taco makers in Mexico City or Monterey LOL at the tacos in Laredo and SA. Who is correct? As a one time resident of San Diego, I am qualified to sat this, Baja has the best fish tacos/lobster tacos. Best prices too. Arguably the best sunsets as well.
I mostly ate there as a youngster. My divorced mom dated a guy who loved going there. My sister and i never turned down that invite. Regardless, this is the top chef-tree throughout the city. Branches of that tree any direction you look.
Of course it's all just a matter of personal taste. Just avoid having any sort of debate or discussion about who has the best Mexican food with a person from New Mexico. Many out there seem to take it personally.
Rule #1 of dining: When you cross the Red, the Sabine, or the Davis Mountains, do not eat BBQ or Mexican Food.
Also Chicken Fried Steak (unless you find a good German place and order Wienerschnitzel - the original CFS).
Mexican food? Although I grew up in Austin (El Mat, etc.) and now go to Mexico — Playa Del Carmen & Monterrey — probably 6-7 times a year, I’d probably put Javier’s in Crystal Cove (near Newport Beach, CA) up against almost any Mexican restaurant. And trust me, when it comes to eye candy, there’s no contest.
Only place I've found out of state is that place on the northwest corner of Wilshire & either 9th or 10th in the peoples republic of santa monica. Maybe I caught them on a bad day, but i wasn't impressed with Javier's. As you said, I was more into enjoying the scenery than the food.
My worst out of state dining experience is one nightmare that just won't go away. On a business trip to Akron, Ohio, my hosts insisted, I say insisted on taking me to a "Mexican" restaurant. Everything on my plate was covered in Marinara sauce. It was all I could do to remain civil, let alone polite.
We operate at different ends of the spectrum. I am happy with street tacos in Oaxaca. Or lobtster tacos in Baja. Or redfish tacos in Tuxpan. Puerto Nuevo, Baja
Truer words were never spoken. This agreement comes from a personal experience I hope with every fiber of my being will never be repeated. Ate chicken mole enchiladas at a place in Park City, Utah. It was the worst case of food poisoning I have EVER experienced, I'm talking far, far more than mere vomiting and diarrhea, try muscle cramps, severe weakness, fever, and other assorted discomforts to go along with the typical symptoms. I haven't been able to enjoy mole ever since.
Well I wasn't dissing it just right sizing it in the discussion. It's a very large metro area It should be good. I just didn't think it was Top 3, maybe not 5. Places people fly in from all over the country just to eat. NYC LA SF
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Austin mexican food is terrible to mediocre at best, but people who have not lived in Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, El Paso, the Valley, etc understandably think Austin's mexican food is really good. The best mexican food in the above cities can be found at the hole in the wall joints visitors generally do not try. Even better are hole in the walls outside of major cities from Houston/San Antonio to Brownsville. I understand why some my not comprehend the attitudes of people from those places because, using San Antonio as an example since it was mentioned above, people generally try places like Alamo Cafe (was great 20 years ago, is terrible now other than its tortillas) and may understandably leave unimpressed. Matt's El Rancho and Juan in Million are okay at best, but they are like inferior versions of what you can find in Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, the Valley, El Paso, etc. I will say I have spent time in far South Austin lately and there are okay places which are much better than what you find elsewhere in Austin. I did always like El Arroyo until they changed who was running it and it went downhill recently. I like Torchy's but do not consider it tex-mex as it is just people from california making california style mexican food, which is fine but not on par with tex-mex. The problem with Austin food is it tends to be vastly overrated. Austin has some good food, dont get me wrong, but I have to say overall I would put last or near last as far as major cities in Texas go. The problem is everyone in Austin THINKS everything is amazing by virtue of it existing in Austin. I'll also note Austin has some of the worst help in the state of Texas that works at its places. I have never been food poisoned outside of Austin, and I have known way too many people getting food poisoned there. I believe there was a new story a few years ago where Austin was the lowest ranking major city when it came to clean kitchens, etc.
Sweet JF thanks as usual! I hope J Whit keeps 21, and makes it legendary. Can’t think of a recent star that wore it. Babers? Also love Ro in 2!
Oh no, there is more than one RB with that name? edit - I think its just the facial pic on top of that video which is incorrect The player running in the highlights is him (I think) 5'4 'scatback' in HS (now listed at 5'5,160) Someone said he started out at TX St Jaren Watkins - Football - University of Texas Athletics Jaren Watkins, Pulaski Academy, Running Back