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Taquueria El Mezcal in Sunset Park was my favorite, but it closed. I went to Taqueria Coatzingo recently in Jackson Heights and they were really good, though the al pastor wasn't as good as I expected. Free guacamole on the tacos though! And good tamales since I didn't do that for Christmas this year. I was pleasantly surprised at Pico De Gallo also.
If you ever venture to the ~bad~ side and come to JC, Mi Mariachi are the best tacos in the Tri-State IMO.
A lot of places don't use actual gyro spits for their al pastor, so maybe that was it
I'm sure there are plenty of places with good Mexican food these days all over the country. But the states that border Mexico have one about every block anymore.
Even here in Oklahoma City we probably had 10 legit Mexican food places in 1980 in the whole metro. Now you could eat at a different Mexican food place every day for a year in the OKC area. And we don't even border Mexico.
I'm sure there are plenty of places with good Mexican food these days all over the country. But the states that border Mexico have one about every block anymore.
Even here in Oklahoma City we probably had 10 legit Mexican food places in 1980 in the whole metro. Now you could eat at a different Mexican food place every day for a year in the OKC area. And we don't even border Mexico.
That's my point, non-border states like Nevada, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Illinois (among others) have such large Mexican populations.
Mexican might be the most popular cuisine in Oklahoma by now.
New Mexican cuisine over Tex-Mex. I'd rather not have to smother my food in sour cream and cheddar cheese to make it palatable.
Me neither. I love a good chile sauce that tastes like reds or greens, not like loads of tomatoes or slam-your-taste-buds-with-extreme-whatever. Something that doesn’t burn with immediate fire but leaves a subtle glow throughout the mouth after chewing and swallowing, preferably with a light “harmonic” of garlic. Synesthesia, I know.
Carne Asada fries are a SD thing. LA keeps it pretty authentic. Except for Korean fusion tacos. Those are absolutely amazing, though. But the other Mexican foods in LA are quite authentic. Corn tortillas, al pastor, carne asada, carintas, only cilantro and onions on tacos, etc. Everywhere you go in LA you'll find something like that. The tacos were obviously better when I visited Mexico City itself because al pastor is from there and it's my favorite thing on earth, but LA can't be beat in the country for the most authentic style. TexMex can be good, but it's not authentic to the way actual Mexicans in Mexico cook.
Thankfully in Texas we have not only "Tex Mex" but also straight up Mexican food as well!
New Mexican cuisine over Tex-Mex. I'd rather not have to smother my food in sour cream and cheddar cheese to make it palatable.
I agree about the Tex Mex - it's good sometimes but here in Texas we have lots of other types of Mexican food as well, thankfully.
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