Mexican Restaurants (Chattanooga, Red Bank, South Pittsburg: shop, eat, designer)

[u4icmusic]

Let me know, and Joe(Mitch1156) and I will meet you there. It's about time we met.

[Grizzlybear34]

So back to Mi Jacal in Kimball...has anyone been since I started this thread? Also heard that there was another Mexican restaurant just opened in Jasper. Haven't been, any reports? I think it is called Las Margaritas??

[jkmewright]

Originally Posted by u4icmusic

Let me know, and Joe(Mitch1156) and I will meet you there. It's about time we met.

That would be great! Sounds like a good place for a huge Sunday lunch that we can nap off later

[Jon F Moss]

Originally Posted by jkmewright

That would be great! Sounds like a good place for a huge Sunday lunch that we can nap off later

uh oh, can't make it...helping a friend move Sunday morning and LW is volunteering at the Mayfield booth at the Chattanooga Market.

Say, does anyone want some ice cream?

[u4icmusic]

I had a really good Mexican Lunch buffet today for only $6.99. It's next to the new Publix on East Brainerd Rd. The food and service were both excellent and the place was spotless. There is also one downtown on Broad st., but I haven't been to that one yet.

La Altena Diner

[SIZE=-1]8644 E Brainerd Rd, Chattanooga, TN‎ - (423) 893-9047[/SIZE]

[drfranklin]

La Altena on Main Street was our favorite Mexican restaurant when we lived in Chattanooga. Made to order gaucamole, excellent chunky salsa (with lots of cilantro), and authentic mexican entrees. Downsides: the place is a "hole in the wall" (numerous torn booths) and service is spotty when it's busy.

The Times Free Press had a recent (very positive) review:

FYI Weekend | Mouthwatering fare from south of border at La Altena

Even though we now live in a larger city, we cannot find a mexican restaurant to match the quality of La Altena.

[u4icmusic]

The one in east Brainerd is clean inside and appears to be in great shape. You can't beat the all-you-can eat lunch buffet (Thurs. thru Sunday) for $6.99 per person. Excellent service at this location by an all-male waitstaff.

[justhere]

Husband's friend drug us to another one of his 'finds' this past weekend. We love his company and he actually is an excellent cook, but his taste in restaurants is always a test of the tastebuds. We loooove good Mexican food, chile rellenos, enchiladas, carne asada, mole (molay), homemade guacamole - at this restaurant? Not. What we got was something interesting which we've never had even in Mexico. Carne asada with an interesting twist: Ground sirloin mixed with chopped beef?? Asked for "con queso" and got "fresca" (sour cream), they had no queso cheese; no guac', got avocado wedges, and here's the topper, they instead sprinkled them with -- parmesan cheese Heavy cilantro, chopped onion, no pico de gallo or salsa What on earth?

Took it home, didnt want to offend the host - doctored it up ate it while watching Alvin & the Chipmunks (not bad while you are already laughing).

[jkmewright]

Justhere, you gotta tell us where this was Kinda sounds like the place where I go lol

[justhere]

Originally Posted by jkmewright

Justhere, you gotta tell us where this was Kinda sounds like the place where I go lol

I usually drop from memory the name of places where I ate bad food or details about people who give me a bad taste -- this one gave me both. We'll see our loving captor tomorrow and I'll casually ask ...

We have a very dear friend who went on this fat-free spree and made a fat-free cheesecake that tasted like caulking. I called her "lady" for awhile. Its a glitch in my DNA I guess.