I'm traveling the country... what should I do?!

[epchick]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

As far as where to eat while in Dallas, well obviously Mexican.

Ewwww.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by epchick

Ewwww.

Not even taquerias?

[epchick]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Not even taquerias?

Well those are usually only tacos right? Those are probably alright because how badly can people really screw up tacos.


The times I've been to Dallas (shoot even Midland, etc) I've NEVER encountered a good Mexican restaurant. It's Tex Mex which is completely different.


Even on the food network/travel channel (which BTW Bourdain, Laredo is not the 'Capital of the Border' ) when they go to places like that---like Guy who went to that one "Mexican" restaurant in San Antonio where their enchiladas is covered in chili beans--the food just doesn't look appetizing.


Of course, it's just like the GC Italians who hate it when people say Olive Garden is real Italian food. It's not, but its what people are used to eating. Like my step-dad's sisters who came from NJ and thought they could handle the salsa some the restaurants served because they can "handle the fire sauce from Taco Bell."

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by epchick

The times I've been to Dallas (shoot even Midland, etc) I've NEVER encountered a good Mexican restaurant. It's Tex Mex which is completely different.

You are 100% correct. I was referring to Tex-Mex. For those of us who grew up in Texas, but not in a border town or with Mexican relatives, it is pretty much all we know so we like that flavor. It is funny, though, because we do refer to it as "Mexican" even though we know that in the true sense of the word Mexican is different. However, you really don't hear anyone in the DFW area saying "Let's go out for Tex-Mex." We just call it Mexican, even though that is technically incorrect. Oh well.

And yes, Gloria's is El Salvadoran, but there is quite a bit of cross over to the Tex-Mex fare. Yummy, yummy, yummy.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

However, you really don't hear anyone in the DFW area saying "Let's go out for Tex-Mex." We just call it Mexican, even though that is technically incorrect. Oh well.

Yeah very true. Shoot, even in El Paso we have some Tex-Mex like Fajitas, burritos, etc. I went to Midland once where their idea of a quesadilla, was a big round tortilla chip, covered in Velvetta. It was DISGUSTING!!!!