Tex Mex Food in New Jersey (Nutley, Rahway: legal, mall, safe)

[CaptainNJ]

Originally Posted by mgt04

I like Chevy's too although many people will knock it because its "chain food". I really don't care though...I like it

yeah, i know people are just anti-chain for the sake of being anti-chain. its not the best mexican youll ever have but its consistently a good meal and i enjoy chain restaurant atmosphere.

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by mike0421

You are used to San Antonio Tex Mex?

In that case, Pat, the answer is no. That would be like me going into the San Antonio forum and asking where I can find a high quality thin crust Neopolitan pizza.

exactly.

[STrapani1105]

my father lived in San Antonio for two years long before he married my mother. he said nothing in Jersey can compare to the stuff he ate down there. The best Mexican food and Tex Mex I have ever eaten is in Texas (especially San Antonio), and I've also had some good stuff in Colorado. You will be very dissapointed by what we have here in NJ. it's not nearly as good as what's in SA, but it'll get you by. a chicken quesadilla with pico de gallo cooked in butter and then dipped in sour cream is rich heaven.

but other than Italian food, Mexican and Tex Mex food is my favorite kind of food. I would highly recomend Chipotle Grille, it's excellent. they have some in Wayne, Clifton, East Hanover, and according to a notification I got on facebook a couple months ago they have opened up one in West Caldwell. I was just in West Caldwell though not too long ago, before I moved out here to Brooklyn, and I didn't see it. you can also get great food for a great price at Jose Tejas in Fairfield. there's also Tito's Burritos in Morristown and Q'doba in Rockaway and Denville. and Baja Fresh in East Hanover and East Brunswick is pretty good too. also Applebee's makes some pretty awesome quesadillas.

a lot of people on here mentioned Chevy's... personally, I would not suggest going there. people seem to like it, I only thought it was ok but I had a bad experience there.

[CaptainNJ]

since you are mentioning a chain burrito place, ill throw qdoba into the mix. i am a big fan of their steak and chicken that they use in their burritos.

my mom used to take me to a place in red bank called Juanitos. i believe it has a more authentic feel if you are interested in that.

the best quesadilla ive ever had (and still enjoy) is at Tucker's on long beach island. its not a mexican place and not convenient for most people to get to but i figured id throw it out there for those in the area.

[HeatherLynn822]

Qdoba is pretty good.... best *fast food* tex mex I have ever had.

And I too have had a, shall we say, "bad experience" at Chevy's.
I can vouch for the fact their bathrooms are very clean though.

[CaptainNJ]

if you guys have had a bad experience, you can give details unless you are bound by some kind of legal agreement.

i have found the chevy's in manhattan to have terrible service. i used to go to the one on staten island (first in the mall then they moved it somewhere else). that has since closed. so i think last time i went to the one in linden. it was yummy. like i said, its not winning any awards for best mexican food. its just consistently a good meal and a safe bet.

[HeatherLynn822]

Originally Posted by CaptainNJ

if you guys have had a bad experience, you can give details unless you are bound by some kind of legal agreement.

Nothing quite like that.... LOL... just didn't want to gross anyone out. I figured eluding (alluding...?) to my time in the bathroom there would be enough.

And just in case anyone was wondering, my bad experience "worked itself out" at the Chevy's on the corner of Routes 10 and 202 in Parsippany / Morris Plains.

[mike0421]

Originally Posted by HeatherLynn822

Nothing quite like that.... LOL... just didn't want to gross anyone out. I figured eluding (alluding...?) to my time in the bathroom there would be enough.

And just in case anyone was wondering, my bad experience "worked itself out" at the Chevy's on the corner of Routes 10 and 202 in Parsippany / Morris Plains.

I was wondering if that might have been what you were inferring. However, in your case, the problem seems to have manifested itself rather quickly!

It's 5 pm on the east coast now, right? Almost dinner time, so I will stop now!

Back in the day, there was another restaurant in the same location that is now Chevy's, some of the old timers might remember it, but the name of the place is eluding me right now.

[CaptainNJ]

Originally Posted by HeatherLynn822

Nothing quite like that.... LOL... just didn't want to gross anyone out. I figured eluding (alluding...?) to my time in the bathroom there would be enough.

And just in case anyone was wondering, my bad experience "worked itself out" at the Chevy's on the corner of Routes 10 and 202 in Parsippany / Morris Plains.

that just means you had some authentic mexican food.

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by STrapani1105

my father lived in San Antonio for two years long before he married my mother. he said nothing in Jersey can compare to the stuff he ate down there. The best Mexican food and Tex Mex I have ever eaten is in Texas (especially San Antonio), and I've also had some good stuff in Colorado. You will be very dissapointed by what we have here in NJ. it's not nearly as good as what's in SA, but it'll get you by. a chicken quesadilla with pico de gallo cooked in butter and then dipped in sour cream is rich heaven.
[snip].

and your dad would be right. there's some good mexican to be had in arizona as well.