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Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member
Username: Icars
Post Number: 109
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 06, 2003 - 8:13 pm: | |
Hi Jim,
The Iguana was the one on the way downtown from the airport.
I think our route to Carmel in August will go near or though Salt Lake City. Looking forward to so good Mole. There are okay places here in Dallas, but none that compare.
Rodney |
Jim Conforti (Lndshrk)
New member
Username: Lndshrk
Post Number: 34
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 9:05 pm: | |
The Red Iguana rules.. (and it's only 10 min away)
There is also the Blue Iguana.. same food, two
different locations.
Next time you're in SLC we should hook up as I've
also never found a place w/ better Mole Amarillo.
(I love yellow mole's on poultry)
Habanero's are yummy. The key is to get thru the
burn and they have an apricot like flavor.
It's an acquired sort of sadism.
Best way is to grill them, split out the seeds
add a little lime juice and then down the hatch.
One good sized Hab (w/ seeds) can make an entire
POT of Chili unpalatable for a lot of people who
think a commercial Jalapeno is "spicy". |
Ron Dallas (328infoseeker)
Junior Member
Username: 328infoseeker
Post Number: 123
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Sunday, January 05, 2003 - 7:32 pm: | |
Mexican Food in Dallas now let me give you a couple nice suggestions.
Two favorites:
Cantina Laredo- Addison Beltway/Beltline (You can often find me here Friday nights dinner/Margarita/Cigar. Another one in Dallas Royal/Preston.
Javiers- Real nice hidden in HP off Mckninny Ave. Real nice atmosephere with a great cigar bare where the upper class ladies of HP hang or start the night.
Both are well worth it but get reservations for Javiers or wait an hour and have a Mararita.
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William Huber (Solipsist)
Member
Username: Solipsist
Post Number: 563
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 03, 2003 - 6:55 pm: | |
I can, well part of one.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/132929/178373.html?1039024824 |
Horsefly (Arlie)
Member
Username: Arlie
Post Number: 555
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 03, 2003 - 6:52 pm: | |
Can anybody really eat a whole habanero pepper?
I sliced up half a habanero pepper and mixed it into a bowl of spanish rice and the whole experience was like trying to eat a bowl of nitric acid! Of course I never gave up any ground and eventually beat the pepper! Those habaneros make a jalapeno look like a popcicle!
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Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member
Username: Icars
Post Number: 104
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 03, 2003 - 6:43 pm: | |
I still have to stick with the Iguana place in Salt Lake City. I make a habit of trying Mexican restaurants were I travel. Yes I have even eaten Mexican food in London. But I have never found food that compares, especially their Mole~ Sauce.
Hey Steve we will need to try some Mexican food in Vegas..
Rodney |
Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 714
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 03, 2003 - 5:43 pm: | |
Steve?!?!?! What are you doing here? |
Steve Cook (Flistmeister)
New member
Username: Flistmeister
Post Number: 6
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 03, 2003 - 5:27 pm: | |
Sadie's in Albuquerque. (right by Little Anitas ;). |
Mark (Markg)
Member
Username: Markg
Post Number: 357
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 03, 2003 - 11:01 am: | |
Little Anita's in Albuquerque
Pedro's in Los Gatos
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Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member
Username: Icars
Post Number: 79
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, December 30, 2002 - 8:40 pm: | |
Yah how horrible real beef instead of ground generic stuff ;)
We have some excellent food here in Dallas, but to this day the best Mexican I have ever.... had is in Salt Lake City. As I remember the place was named the turquise Iganua or something similiar. It's safe before 8:30 PM or so. After that gang members take over, not a real good idea to hang out..
Rodney |
Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 698
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, December 29, 2002 - 7:29 pm: | |
Years ago, we had a REAL (as opposed to Taco Bell, etc.) Mexican restuarant open here. I asked a co-worker how he liked it. "It's TERRIBLE! They put roast beef in the burritos instead of hamburger." Oh, well. |
Chris D (Prohydro)
New member
Username: Prohydro
Post Number: 28
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, December 29, 2002 - 5:22 pm: | |
Not so much of a dive, but there's a great Baja-mexican restaurant in the Bellevue/Overlake area (in WA) called Fundidos. They have the best fish tacos I have ever had. I figured I was going there too much when the owner had my order written up before I was through the door....they are over by the Microsoft campus, right by the bicycle store and Packaging Specialties. |
Tim N (Timn88)
Intermediate Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 1797
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, December 29, 2002 - 12:47 pm: | |
WHart, are you talking about Cactus Jack's? |
wm hart (Whart)
Member
Username: Whart
Post Number: 658
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, December 29, 2002 - 12:22 pm: | |
There are very few places in the Northeast to find real Mexican or Tex-mex food.I usually have to wait for a trip west to satisfy my craving. We finally found one, in Elmsford, between Tarrytown and White Plains (i say this for the benefit of those who live nearby); it is basically an old train car diner that was taken over by a spanish woman whose husband owns the nearby carwash. Real, basic, tasty stuff, homemade, VFG (very few gringos) and dirt cheap. I don't look in the kitchen either. |
Randy (Schatten)
Member
Username: Schatten
Post Number: 532
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, December 29, 2002 - 12:11 pm: | |
bruce - to answer your question - NO!
=D |
bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bws88tr
Post Number: 1360
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, December 29, 2002 - 9:52 am: | |
i have taco bell about 10 minutes away, does that count??? |
Rodney Haas (Icars)
Junior Member
Username: Icars
Post Number: 69
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 2:12 pm: | |
There are several great places off Ross avenue here in Dallas. I use my few words of spanish and point a lot.
Oh yah Marci refuses to eat @ any of them ;)
Rodney |
Randy (Schatten)
Member
Username: Schatten
Post Number: 512
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 8:25 am: | |
When you reach an authentic Mexican food restaurant, it will be just like Rob describes - nothing in English, and they serve rice water too.
I love mexican food, but TexMex, like Chuys is preferred. |
Lawrence Coppari (Lawrence)
Member
Username: Lawrence
Post Number: 423
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 5:14 pm: | |
I like everything except blue cheese dressing and coconut. Really like Mexican, Italian (obviously), Chinese (all versions), Korean, Japanese, German, French, I like to eat!
We have several Mexican restaurants here and a colleague of mine's wife owns an Chinese restaurant. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 2952
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 4:58 pm: | |
I forgot the name of it, but in South Dallas somewhere I went with a group to an authentic Mexican place. Nothing was in English and we were the only Americans there. It was good, but I prefer ordinary Americanized Tex-Mex. |
Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member
Username: Tork1966
Post Number: 320
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 4:53 pm: | |
Anyone out there love mexican food? We have an authentic Mexican place in my town called El Camino that is SO damn good, I have never had anything that even came close to the taste of this food in all of my travels. You don't want to look in the kitchen, just eat your damn food and enjoy it for what it is. Anyone have one of these "dives" by them? |