Steve H wrote:I'm all about quality Mexican or Tex Mex food. I will pay extra. Mayan Cafe is great. The flavors are awesome. The heat is non existent. That's where they dumb it down for the yokels.
I thought Wild Rita's had a good mole style dish for a minute, but the quality is wildly inconsistent. I tried El Camino. Honestly, I hadn't noticed the mole dish mentioned in the article. Wish I had tried it. The tacos I did try were dry and flavorless.
Guaca Mole has some good dishes, but it just misses the spirit that I'm looking for. Seviche hits the mark with their mahi mahi tacos (ask for extra jalapeno rojo) but I got burned out on those (so to speak).
Now, I have retreated into the taqueria and tamale ghetto, and no longer let my hopes get too high.
But I have learned how to make awesome carnitas in my pressure cooker. So, there's that.
If you haven't tried it you may be interested in El Mariachi off Westport Rd (kind of in the area of UPS and the skating rink). About the most authentic around. Afterwards you can visit the Mexican bakery next door or the grocery to pick up some south of the border supplies. If you go I hope you speak Spanish. Last few times we were there we were the only English speaking folk In the place.
And isn't it odd it didn't get a mention in the CJ article re authenticity?
