Everyone in Arizona knows there's only two kinds of Mexican food: California and Texas. If there's cilantro in it, it's California.
I've lived in Phoenix all my life, and there are good Mexican restaurants, and there are jillions of Mexican people, but I really have no clue how to look at a menu and figure out what's authentic. All I know is that chimichangas were invented in Tucson AZ, and the tale about how a Mexican mother accidentally dropped a burrito in the oil and let out a Spanish swear word and had to cover for both mistakes.
It's a little embarrassing, because where do I take people from out of town when they come here?
Yeah, the so-called "Mayan" restaurant left something to be desired for me, too. The closest I've seen to Yucatecan Maya cuisine was the late, lamented Psyche Deli. Goddess, but I miss that place...
If you want good Tex-Mex, try Austin. Don't know what's authentic or what isn't, but the food's good.
I usually go to Taqueria La Mexicana up the street if I need a good carne asada taco/futbol fix.
Tex-Mex is its own style, with its own history and traditions. Yep, the places Bonner took us to that had been around for generations were authentic Tex-Mex.
I havn't had a chance to have any Yucatecan food in far too long.
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I've lived in Phoenix all my life, and there are good Mexican restaurants, and there are jillions of Mexican people, but I really have no clue how to look at a menu and figure out what's authentic. All I know is that chimichangas were invented in Tucson AZ, and the tale about how a Mexican mother accidentally dropped a burrito in the oil and let out a Spanish swear word and had to cover for both mistakes.
It's a little embarrassing, because where do I take people from out of town when they come here?
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If you want good Tex-Mex, try Austin. Don't know what's authentic or what isn't, but the food's good.
I usually go to Taqueria La Mexicana up the street if I need a good carne asada taco/futbol fix.
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I havn't had a chance to have any Yucatecan food in far too long.
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