Mexican

[jimmyjazz 45627]

Rumor has it that Azul Tequila is moving from their cursed Dry Creek location to the old Double Dave's on Mesa.  I hope so.  They can cook, but every restaurant in that location smells like mopwater.  (Interestingly enough, so does El Mercado on north Burnet.)

Looking forward to trying Los Pinos Jalisco at 360/2222.  I'm hearing good things.  I'm hearing not so good things about Que Divino Cocina on Greystone.

[South Austin 52200]

16 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Rumor has it that Azul Tequila is moving from their cursed Dry Creek location to the old Double Dave's on Mesa. 

Speaking of which, I miss Mesa Ranch.  I went there a couple times when my kids were young toward the end of it's tenure, and I thought the food was still solid and enjoyed the live music.

[jimmyjazz 45627]

So we ended up trying Los Pinos Jalisco last night.  It was good.  I'd say it leans a little more towards interior Mexican than Tex-Mex.  My wife had some mushroom enchiladas that were terrific.  

It's basically a repurposed pizza joint, so don't expect ambience.  We ate outside on their patio.  It's nice, but you're sitting by a parking lot.  

[ftf82 485]

On 4/24/2024 at 10:28 AM, irishtexan said:

 

We tried Cruzteca out in Sunset Valley about a month ago and I was pleasantly surprised. Cheese enchiladas were good. Drinks were good. I'll go back.

Wife, son and I went there tonight for the first time. Definitely adding to the rotation. Wife is a ceviche snob (her grandmother was from Tampico) and really liked it. Drinks were also top shelf. I had the carnitas tacos this time. Looking for forward to trying the guisada and pibil on future visits. Cool place. 

[jimmyjazz 45627]

Went to Enchiladas Y Mas tonight.  35 minute wait.  OK, fine.  2 minutes later we got called in.  I'll take the 33 minute error.

That place was absolutely hopping.  I've never heard it so loud.  I had just had tacos elsewhere yesterday, so I ordered migas.  Those were probably the best migas I've ever had.  Phenomenal.  My wife got her usual (Enchiladas Perfecto) and says they were in top form, too.

My can of Shiner Bock didn't suck.

EyM is at peak TexMex.  Stop going there.

Edited May 3 by jimmyjazz

[utee94 15750]

23 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Went to Enchiladas Y Mas tonight.  35 minute wait.  OK, fine.  2 minutes later we got called in.  I'll take the 33 minute error.

That place was absolutely hopping.  I've never heard it so loud.  I had just had tacos elsewhere yesterday, so I ordered migas.  Those were probably the best migas I've ever had.  Phenomenal.  My wife got her usual (Enchiladas Perfecto) and says they were in top form, too.

My can of Shiner Bock didn't suck.

EyM is at peak TexMex.  Stop going there.

Well then shut up about it already!

 

[ftf82 485]

Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but went to Fonda tonight. We usually go there maybe once or twice a year. It's a freaking Austin treasure. My sister in law just moved back after living overseas for 12 years so it was a welcome back to Austin dinner. And it hit it out of the park. Wife and I are big mezcal fans and their choices are, well, so choice. And I can't go there without getting the mole, while wife and SIL got the ceviche and shrimp veracruzano. Parking sucks, and there's always a wait. But man that place is so good.

[ztejas 43382]

20 minutes ago, ftf82 said:

Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but went to Fonda tonight. We usually go there maybe once or twice a year. It's a freaking Austin treasure. My sister in law just moved back after living overseas for 12 years so it was a welcome back to Austin dinner. And it hit it out of the park. Wife and I are big mezcal fans and their choices are, well, so choice. And I can't go there without getting the mole, while wife and SIL got the ceviche and shrimp veracruzano. Parking sucks, and there's always a wait. But man that place is so good.

Lol. I almost shouted Fonda out in the Texas Michelin thread earlier today as a maybe? but iirc there are a lot of condescending dickheads here that think it sucks (shocker - I know). I know that Michelin likes to reward shit like service and ambience and they sort of nail that. 

It's one of my favorite restaurants in Austin and has been for awhile. I'll take a queso fundido, duck enchiladas and crepes for dessert.

Love sitting at the bar as a party of 2. Just do away with that wait nonsense entirely. 

Edited October 1 by ztejas

[jimmyjazz 45627]

Fonda san Miguel has had runs where they weren't at their best, but overall it's one of our favorite restaurants in town and has been for decades.  Being a cheapskate, I particularly like the fact that we can get out of there for $100 or so after having an absolutely first-rate meal.

[LCHorn 2589]

So not entirely Mexican, but we went to Bar Toti last night (it’s from the Suerte/Este folks and adjacent to Este).  
 

Anyway, it was terrific-all day happy hour on Monday helped keep the cost tolerable and the hongos a la plancha were a highlight.  

[Deej 76637]

As long as Fonda has been around, you have to expect some down stretches. Hell, I took my high school senior year homecoming date there for dinner 37 years ago. 

Edited October 2 by Deej

[Blotto 23460]

Not really gonna miss it, as I havent been since well before Covid, but the Barton Springs Baby A's is no more. No doubt I killed some time and brain cells there back in the day, but the food was average at best. 

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/austin-business-closing-location-barton-springs-baby-acapulco-purple-margarita/269-3b0c25f4-0a35-49d6-b5e7-9ef47aedc26c

[UTPhil2006 3795]

How in the world did it last that long in that location 

[Pam Cummings 9603]

1 hour ago, Blotto said:

Not really gonna miss it, as I havent been since well before Covid, but the Barton Springs Baby A's is no more. No doubt I killed some time and brain cells there back in the day, but the food was average at best. 

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/austin-business-closing-location-barton-springs-baby-acapulco-purple-margarita/269-3b0c25f4-0a35-49d6-b5e7-9ef47aedc26c

Damn. I swear the purple margs are what kept that place afloat.

[jimmyjazz 45627]

23 hours ago, Pam Cummings said:

Damn. I swear the purple margs are what kept that place afloat.

I had so many friends live within walking stumbling distance of their Riverside location in and after college.  "Only two margs!  Okay, you can have six."

[stc 1453]

spent a lot of time on that baby a's patio drinking $1 dox equis drafts...whatever night of the week that was. 

[Deej 76637]

On 10/23/2024 at 12:34 PM, Pam Cummings said:

Damn. I swear the purple margs are what kept that place afloat.

Had a guy I worked with back in the 90's get served four or five of them after a day of tubing on the Guadalupe. When he stood up to leave, he pulled a Chris Farley and fell, knocking down the table next to us that was occupied by a couple and their two young children. 

 

Edited October 28 by Deej

[ztejas 43382]

On 10/25/2024 at 3:47 PM, stc said:

spent a lot of time on that baby a's patio drinking $1 dox equis drafts...whatever night of the week that was. 

The bacteria and viruses in the keg pipes probably blessed you with a great immune system.

[Underdog 28482]

Would hit up their Riverside location about once a month when I worked at AMD, always liked their Migas.