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That's exactly what I thought about the predecessor place, too. They had strong margaritas, that was a plus.

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Tried Maudie's on South Congress a few years ago - thought it was mediocre.

Enchiladas y Mas is pretty good, and I recommend Recuerdos - a little hole in the wall place in downtown Round Rock (Eduardo the owner worked at E y M for quite a while - and some of the staff is from the old Antonio's family on North Lamar back in the 70s & 80s).

Also a very good new joint is Santiago's on 620 in a strip center between I-35 & Parmer. Good bar & food. I got my standard Lipitor Especial there Saturday... ( Nachos Compuestos appetizer is damn good too).

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My favorite place in San Antonio is the Mexican Manhattan on Soledad. Been going there for nearly 60 years. It's a locals' joint even though it's close to the Riverwalk - however it appears the tourists have discovered it in recent years after the restaurant expanded & remodeled.

The salsa at Mexican Manhattan is outstanding!

When I worked in downtown SA for 18 months, I probably had two beef fajita tacos from Mexican Manhattan 4 days a week. They had a breakfast and lunch to go spot next door.

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Habanero Mexican Cafe (on W Oltorff) only has room for about 8 tables but the food is great.

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Eating at El Patio. Been going since 1979. I love this basic cheap Tex mex. Nostalgia plays a role.

41 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Eating at El Patio. Been going since 1979. I love this basic cheap Tex mex. Nostalgia plays a role.

Still some of the best nachos in town

 

On 3/23/2019 at 6:26 AM, Texas007 said:

Habanero Mexican Cafe (on W Oltorff) only has room for about 8 tables but the food is great.

Went on Sunday. I had forgotten how good it was, the fajitas were awesome.

has anyone tried little mexico?  just north of oltorf on s 1st.  driven by many times, curious if it’s worth a visit. 

With real estate like it is here I’m surprised anything with so few tables can survive for long. 

has anyone tried little mexico?  just north of oltorf on s 1st.  driven by many times, curious if it’s worth a visit. 

Went years ago. It’s fine.
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Not sure where to put this but I had some life-changing cheese enchiladas at Juan in a Million yesterday.
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Herberts taco hut in San Marcos last Tuesday.  Margaritas are that wine mix crap so drink beer.  Food was on point across the board.

something about San Marcos reminds me of 1990’s Austin.

Was at Herberts about 15 years ago when a mouse scurried across the floor...right into the path of a 300 pound waitress who crushed that fucking mouse right there in the middle of the floor. It laid there twitching until it twitched no more. No one ever noticed it or at least cared enough to scrap it off the floor.

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On 7/23/2019 at 12:48 PM, Not that Bob said:

Austin is now dead.

Are you not excited about the new Taco Deli location?

Always sad to see an old family bidness close.

Recuerdos in downtown Round Rock is solid. Small place, but has odd hours. Check their website.

Santiago’s on 620 west of Round Rock - strip center by the DQ - has become our go-to place. A schooner house ‘rita (frozen) with the Nachos Compuestos is damn good, as is their table salsa.

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Took the wife and one son to El Nuevo Mexico tonight.  It's a small joint near Anderson & Lamar.  I got the cheese enchiladas with chili gravy, and they were spectacular.  Wife got shredded chicken enchiladas with a poblano cream sauce -- she said they were pretty good but not great.  I wanted to try a bite but in my gluttony over the cheese enchiladas I failed to look up in time, and her "pretty good" enchiladas were gone with her plate apparently licked clean.  That plate got more action tonight than I've had in months.

Solid refried beans, decent Spanish rice, and a killer fresh salsa with plenty of serrano peppers on board.  I'll be back.

Yup it's good.  I hit it one night when EyM was just way too crowded.  Immediately sat, and really enjoyed the meal.  

I’m really loving the Rene’s Awesome Enchiladas at El Dorado. It’s my favorite Tex mex dish in town right now 

of course it’s always crowded as fuck 

27 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

I’m really loving the Rene’s Awesome Enchiladas at El Dorado. It’s my favorite Tex mex dish in town right now 

of course it’s always crowded as fuck 

I love that dish for sure, the short rib filling is fantastic.  But with the tomatillo sauce, jack cheese, green onion, and sour cream, it's really more like a Southwestern dish than a Tex-Mex dish to me.  Just my opinion, of course.

 

1 hour ago, utee94 said:

I love that dish for sure, the short rib filling is fantastic.  But with the tomatillo sauce, jack cheese, green onion, and sour cream, it's really more like a Southwestern dish than a Tex-Mex dish to me.  Just my opinion, of course.

 

You can call it whatever you want, it’s delicious. The short rib filling is the tits 

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Anyone tried Vamonos on Airport? I just realized it’s what took over the old Bull Fight space. 

bunch of uneducated Californians on this thread.  I really pity some of you.

Casa Garcias and Chapala are tops for me.

My favorite mediocre Tex-Mex spot where I get the same thing every time is better than your favorite mediocre Tex-Mex spot where you get the same thing every time!

On ‎9‎/‎23‎/‎2019 at 6:04 PM, D_Goose said:

My favorite mediocre Tex-Mex spot where I get the same thing every time is better than your favorite mediocre Tex-Mex spot where you get the same thing every time!

So you're telling me that you think Taco Bell is better than Taco Cabana?

On 9/23/2019 at 6:04 PM, D_Goose said:

My favorite mediocre Tex-Mex spot where I get the same thing every time is better than your favorite mediocre Tex-Mex spot where you get the same thing every time!

I'll fight you

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Can't have a tex-mex thread without bending the knee to the greatest of all time:  The Roundup in Pharr Texas (that's the valley , and yeah I'm old as dirt).  It was one of the mother's of tex mex as it was actually more of a traditional true central mexico restaurant (seafood, frog legs, etc.),  but their fajitas were still the best I've ever had and their botana platter was the bomb.  

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On 8/30/2019 at 10:31 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Took the wife and one son to El Nuevo Mexico tonight.  It's a small joint near Anderson & Lamar.  I got the cheese enchiladas with chili gravy, and they were spectacular.  Wife got shredded chicken enchiladas with a poblano cream sauce -- she said they were pretty good but not great.  I wanted to try a bite but in my gluttony over the cheese enchiladas I failed to look up in time, and her "pretty good" enchiladas were gone with her plate apparently licked clean.  That plate got more action tonight than I've had in months.

Solid refried beans, decent Spanish rice, and a killer fresh salsa with plenty of serrano peppers on board.  I'll be back.

Thanks for this.  Family and I are staying @ 183 and 35.  I specifically came to this thread for rec.  On it Friday.

On 8/30/2019 at 10:31 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Took the wife and one son to El Nuevo Mexico tonight.  It's a small joint near Anderson & Lamar.  I got the cheese enchiladas with chili gravy, and they were spectacular.  Wife got shredded chicken enchiladas with a poblano cream sauce -- she said they were pretty good but not great.  I wanted to try a bite but in my gluttony over the cheese enchiladas I failed to look up in time, and her "pretty good" enchiladas were gone with her plate apparently licked clean.  That plate got more action tonight than I've had in months.

Solid refried beans, decent Spanish rice, and a killer fresh salsa with plenty of serrano peppers on board.  I'll be back.

Try the breakfast enchilada plate.  It has the same cheese enchiladas, fried potatoes instead of rice, refried beans and a couple fried eggs on the enchiladas.  Served all day.  

2 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Try the breakfast enchilada plate.  It has the same cheese enchiladas, fried potatoes instead of rice, refried beans and a couple fried eggs on the enchiladas.  Served all day.  

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuurk.

On 11/4/2019 at 3:26 PM, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Try the breakfast enchilada plate.  It has the same cheese enchiladas, fried potatoes instead of rice, refried beans and a couple fried eggs on the enchiladas.  Served all day.  

El Nuevo Mexico is one of my favorite lunch spots. Lunch special for 2 cheese enchiladas w/ chili gravy, charro beans (fucking tits 90% of the time), and a small queso bowl is $8.50. 

But now it sounds like I may have to go pick up breakfast sometime, too.

 

Gracias amigo!

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On 11/10/2019 at 2:16 PM, SurlyBDR said:

El Nuevo Mexico is one of my favorite lunch spots. Lunch special for 2 cheese enchiladas w/ chili gravy, charro beans (fucking tits 90% of the time), and a small queso bowl is $8.50. 

But now it sounds like I may have to go pick up breakfast sometime, too.

 

Gracias amigo!

 

On 11/4/2019 at 3:29 PM, jimmyjazz said:

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuurk.

Stopped in this afternoon to have lunch with my siblings.  Here is the enchilada breakfast plate.  Shown before dousing the eggs and potatoes with cholula.  

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Ok. You've convinced me. Though I may have to ask for crispy taters 

3 minutes ago, SurlyBDR said:

Ok. You've convinced me. Though I may have to ask for crispy taters 

Yeah last time they were fried a little harder than this time.  I’m full, still, a couple hours later though.

Yeah, I'm a fan of smaller dice and crispier taters, but who cares?  

I'd be shocked if they wouldn't sub rice if you wanted it.

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Ate breakfast at Serrano's. Had driven by it many times and didn't realize it was a locally started restaurant.  THey started up about the time I moved out of Austin. The migas were solid. The hot sauce was excellent. Headed back for dinner to see what that's like.

I haven't been to a Serrano's in probably 15 years, mostly because the food sucked huge ass the last 2-3 times I went.  Migas aren't exactly difficult -- I'll be interested to see what you think of their dinners.

The regular Tex Mex at Serrano’s is just okay.  But the mesquite grilled chicken thighs with pechuga sauce and the carnitas with the verde sauce are really good. The Mopac and 290 location is rarely crowded and plenty of parking. 

I ordered some sort of spinach-based dish there (enchiladas?  can't remember) and the spinach was clearly canned.  It was horrible.  I had flashbacks to the elementary school lunch room.

11 hours ago, HenryJames said:

That’s on you.

Eh, I went several years without eating meat.

I came back around.

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