Cheese Enchiladas

[Braff Zacklin 13664]

3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

We find ways to absolutely ruin what should be perfectly delicious, simple food of the common man.  In Texas, one of those definitive dishes is the 2 cheese enchilada plate with rice and beans (usually ordered as the "number something or other").  No.  Just no.  Do NOT hipster-ify and fuck up enchiladas.  Please, in the name of all that is holy, fucking NO.

These are the words of a true patriot. My name is Braff Zacklin and I support this message.

[jimmyjazz 46134]

$5 tacos make my blood boil.

[DalTxHornFan 3117]

One of my fraternity brothers is known for always ordering a #1 Dinner without even looking at the menu.  It usually works out OK.

[Brisketexan 105340]

4 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

One of my fraternity brothers is known for always ordering a #1 Dinner without even looking at the menu.  It usually works out OK.

There are more "puro Texas" moves out there than this one.  But....not many.

[utee94 15863]

I always order the #2 to keep folks on their toes.

[Brisketexan 105340]

12 minutes ago, utee94 said:

I always order the #2 to keep folks on their toes.

Also a time-honored order....

[thunderlounge 7935]

3 hours ago, utee94 said:

No reason some surlyite couldn't become TM's new Enchilada Emperador

So get paid to eat enchiladas, then write up some bullshit to steer the cali freakos elsewhere?

 

Where do I apply?

[baboso 6057]

We're already there on stupid enchilada prices.  Superica's 2 cheese enchilada plate with rice and beans is $17; Pappasito's is $18.  Superica's version of the venerable Speedy Gonzalez (2 cheese enchiladas, crispy taco, guacamole salad is 28 fucking dollars.  

[Brisketexan 105340]

21 minutes ago, baboso said:

We're already there on stupid enchilada prices.  Superica's 2 cheese enchilada plate with rice and beans is $17; Pappasito's is $18.  Superica's version of the venerable Speedy Gonzalez (2 cheese enchiladas, crispy taco, guacamole salad is 28 fucking dollars.  

F that.  Enchiladas y Mas, the #5 w/ rice and beans, $11.75:

Maudies, Enchiladas Perfecto (3 w rice and beans), $13:

[Celery Man 20997]

They'd never charge me for my soda, but it was always just over $10 including a decent tip for lunch at the Chili Parlor.

[Underdog 28773]

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[utee94 15863]

3 minutes ago, Underdog said:

 

It's the Vic Mackey tribute thread.

[DalTxHornFan 3117]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

F that.  Enchiladas y Mas, the #5 w/ rice and beans, $11.75:

Maudies, Enchiladas Perfecto (3 w rice and beans), $13:

That #5 is a #1 Dinner!

[utee94 15863]

Just now, DalTxHornFan said:

That #5 is a #1 Dinner!

The #1 dinner comes with a taco pre-plate.

[RMac5 1551]

I typically order the enchiladas for gordo plate, not seeing it on these menus.

Edited January 25 by RMac5

[Brisketexan 105340]

10 minutes ago, utee94 said:

The #1 dinner comes with a taco pre-plate.

Is that the perfect, quintessential tex-mex "combo plate?"  Yes.  Yes indeed.

[royiv 9358]

I grew up eating a #1 dinner at El Azteca at least once a week. I bet I had over 1,000 of them before I ever tried anything else on the menu. I yearn for the metabolism of youth.

[hookemATL 11896]

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

F that.  Enchiladas y Mas, the #5 w/ rice and beans, $11.75:

 

 

this week has been turbofucked and I just want to eat EYM, drink margs, and fart cry myself to sleep. 

[Brisketexan 105340]

3 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

I just want to eat EYM, drink margs, and fart cry myself to sleep. 

[jimmyjazz 46134]

3 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

this week has been turbofucked and I just want to eat EYM, drink margs, and fart cry myself to sleep. 

Well, one out of three ain't bad.

[hookemATL 11896]

2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Well, one out of three ain't bad.

A few weeks ago I ripped growler while the cat was sitting on my lap and he took off like a bullet and just CRUSHED my balls with his back legs. Wife and kids found it amusing. 

[jimmyjazz 46134]

It's your fault you let a cat sit on your lap.

[elfenix 34332]

8 hours ago, Deej said:

And settling for the two enchilada plate because the three enchilada plate is $45, and rice and beans cost $6.50 each. 

Oh so you’ve been to El Tiempo

[Anastasis 23483]

3 hours ago, royiv said:

I grew up eating a #1 dinner at El Azteca at least once a week. I bet I had over 1,000 of them before I ever tried anything else on the menu. I yearn for the metabolism of youth.

RIP El Azteca. Miss hitting up that cabrito with my old man. 

[hookemATL 11896]

40 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

It's your fault you let a cat sit on your lap.

I’ll have you know he is very distinguished and respected fellow. Loves enchiladas too 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11821]

Pro tip, tell the waitress to ditch the rice, sub fried potatoes.  I’m not a chinaman and I want potatoes with my refried beans, not rice.  

[jimmyjazz 46134]

28 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Pro tip, tell the waitress to ditch the rice, sub fried potatoes.  I’m not a chinaman and I want potatoes with my refried beans, not rice.  

[Judge Roybeanbag 11821]

Yeah I should Mea Culpa, but as a Texas baseball fan whose dad and sister went to Rice, my what comes out of a xxxxmans ass chant just feels right.  

[Braff Zacklin 13664]

1 hour ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Pro tip, tell the waitress to ditch the rice, sub fried potatoes.  I’m not a chinaman and I want potatoes with my refried beans, not rice.  

I dunno, dude. I'm a simple man, and there are few things better than refried pintos mixed with Mexican rice rolled into a tortilla.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11821]

8 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

I dunno, dude. I'm a simple man, and there are few things better than refried pintos mixed with Mexican rice rolled into a tortilla.

Yep, I always made a burrito with that, poured a little salsa on it.  What else is a man to do?

[Judge Roybeanbag 11821]

Still my opinion that rice is an unnecessary filler.  Probably because I harvested so much of it.  I have seen shit Uncle Ben never dreamed of.   Nah, fuck Rice.  

[jimmyjazz 46134]

Well, I'm team 2X beans 0X rice, because I get at least one delicious bean/cheese taco for breakfast, but I sure don't hate on rice.

[elfenix 34332]

7 hours ago, RMac5 said:

I typically order the enchiladas for gordo plate, not seeing it on these menus.

had the gordo at dos salsas, not a bad couple plates.

[Dutch 4479]

[Brisketexan 105340]

12 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Pretty sure that's there so they can charge a table that abuses the privilege.  Can't recall ever being charged for a chips and salsa refill there.

[utee94 15863]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Pretty sure that's there so they can charge a table that abuses the privilege.  Can't recall ever being charged for a chips and salsa refill there.

Same here, never charged for more, not once, ever.

If they're charging someone, that person is probably a real ahole.

 

[Steamboat1874 4084]

#2 Dinner

Salad plate - Guacamole Salad - Crispy Taco 

Main plate - 1 Cheese Enchilada - 1 Tamale - Rice and Beans

I would always sub another enchilada for the tamale

[Celery Man 20997]

Double rice no beans for me. Mexican rice was the first thing I loved to eat as a little kid and that has never changed.

[RMac5 1551]

3 hours ago, Dutch said:

Maybe they tack that on to the families that let their kids make a fuckin mess and don’t clean it up. Chaps my ass when folks do that. Now, back to cheese enchiladas.

[closetojumping 62870]

2 hours ago, utee94 said:

Same here, never charged for more, not once, ever.

If they're charging someone, that person is probably a real ahole.

 

When I worked at the Black-Eyed Pea, someone somewhere in the building, at least once a month, would wind up with a table that ordered a cup of broccoli cheese soup, waters with plenty of lemon, rolls, cornbread and a side of ranch. Everything but the soup was free. There'd be anywhere between 2-4 people sitting there, demanding refills of the sugar packets, new bowls of lemons, more cornbread, rolls and ranch, and sit there for an hour. They'd dip the bread in the soup too. The bill would be like $3 and they'd fuck the restaurant and the server, stiffing the server completely.

This same thing was true but with bread, ranch and a bloomin' onion at Outback.

This same thing would be true with queso, salsa, the same drinks, chips, tortillas and salsa at Pappasito's. It happed to me once at the BEP. From there forward when that bullshit would happen, that table would get one round of shit and then a firm "no" from me until they left. More than once they'd complain to management and I never got so much as a reprimand. Fuck those people in this world and I don't blame any restaurant for crafting ways to bill them for wasting everybody's time and money. 

[jimmyjazz 46134]

LOL.  I served time at Wendy's in high school.  It was the early days of the unlimited salad bar.  We had one cheap-ass couple that would show up for a late-ish Sunday lunch, newspapers in hand, eat a full meal's worth of salad + ice tea refills, READ THE FUCKING PAPER FOR A FEW HOURS, and then start over for dinner.  It was astonishing.  You have to be mighty cheap to willingly spend 6 hours in a Wendy's just to get four meals for the price of two.  (I'm surprised they didn't try to figure out how to only pay for one salad bar instead of two.)

[Brisketexan 105340]

20 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

LOL.  I served time at Wendy's in high school.  It was the early days of the unlimited salad bar.  We had one cheap-ass couple that would show up for a late-ish Sunday lunch, newspapers in hand, eat a full meal's worth of salad + ice tea refills, READ THE FUCKING PAPER FOR A FEW HOURS, and then start over for dinner.  It was astonishing.  You have to be mighty cheap to willingly spend 6 hours in a Wendy's just to get four meals for the price of two.  (I'm surprised they didn't try to figure out how to only pay for one salad bar instead of two.)

Hey...fuck you.  You're describing to a tee my scheme during finals at the Mr. Gattis on MLK.  Go for lunch.  Stuff yourself.  Study for a few hours.  Drink some iced tea.  Come dinner time, go load up for round two.  For a grand total of around $6 back in the day.  No apologies, no ragrets!

[hookemATL 11896]

Gattis Buffet on MLK is exempt due to it being technically a religious building/house of worship. 
 

also they took bevo bucks for a time I believe. Only got food poisoning once!

[Texzilla58 4744]

And settling for the two enchilada plate because the three enchilada plate is $45, and rice and beans cost $6.50 each. 

I think that’s the price now at fucking Mi Cocina.

[Texzilla58 4744]

So get paid to eat enchiladas, then write up some bullshit to steer the cali freakos elsewhere?
 
Where do I apply?

For barbecue I send the Californians to Dickeys or Colters. Tacos to Fuzzy’s or Torchy’s. And Mexican food Uncle Julio’s or Mi Cocina. They’ll fuck up anyplace decent.

[Texzilla58 4744]

#2 Dinner
Salad plate - Guacamole Salad - Crispy Taco 
Main plate - 1 Cheese Enchilada - 1 Tamale - Rice and Beans
I would always sub another enchilada for the tamale

This is the way but ADD another enchilada and keep the tamale.

[DalTxHornFan 3117]

10 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

I think that’s the price now at fucking Mi Cocina.

Mi Cocina now does an upcharge if you want borracho beans instead of refritos.  What is the world coming to?

[tx 3 putt 77429]

El Chaparral in Helotes, easily top 5 cheese enchilada in the state  

[jimmyjazz 46134]

10 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Mi Cocina now does an upcharge if you want borracho beans instead of refritos.  What is the world coming to?

Hey, beer ain't free.

[Texzilla58 4744]

Mi Cocina now does an upcharge if you want borracho beans instead of refritos.  What is the world coming to?

Mi Cocina represents everything bad about Dallas all on a single combination plate. Starts with that little silver bowl for chips.