Life long Mexican food fan Average Joe in San Antonio reviews the latest book by the ¡Ask a Mexican! columnist called Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America.
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Urban Taco: Chic Take on Interior Mexican Food
The food at Urban Taco shows that the trendy looking restaurant is not flash in the pan (even though you do have to pay for chips and salsa).
La Gloria Ice House: A Trip to Interior Mexico
Chef Johnny Hernandez opens one of the first restaurants at the Pearl serving small plates of interior Mexican street food.
The Great Taco Debate: The I-20 Theory Between Tacos and Burritos
As you traverse your way through the Lone Star state, you will find many different ways of describing the flour tortilla filled with eggs that is consumed in the morning. So is it a taco or burrito? (or a mariachi?)
Ruthie’s Restaurant: Breakfast Tacos Any Time of Day
One day while I was ramblin’ around town, I stumbled upon Ruthie’s. This was one of those days where I was just driving around town on back roads to get to a place instead of staying on the major thoroughfares. I saw this huge yellow building with a sign that beckoned me to “Eat Here.” […]
Tellez Tamales y Barbacoa
In search for some breakfast on the Southside, I happened upon Tellez Tamales y Barbacoa off of General McMullen. There were swarms of cars going in, so I decided to check it out. This ordering process satisfied my need for efficiency as an Industrial Engineer. There was one line and as you walked in, the […]
Taco Garage
Taco Garage is located in an old Texas Filling Station/Garage on the outskirts of Alamo Heights at Broadway inside of Loop 410. They recently remodeled the restaurant, and took away what I thought was one of the defining characteristics of it, the old sign. If my memory serves correct, they took the old “TEXACO” sign […]