Mexican - New Jersey

Eileen G. wrote:
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> Looking for a recommendation for good Mexican food in New Jersey, preferably
> Central Jersey.  Thanks.

In Meyersville (a tiny town near Gillete, Sterlingm, Basking Ridge) has a GREAT Mexican restaurant caleld Casa Maya.  We ususally only go for lunch because the portions are the same for dinner and much more expensive.  For lunch they have a special menu where they incude an entree and soup (Gazpacho, Black bean or chicken) for $5.95.  it is the best Mexican food we have found in the East.

enjoy!

Randi

Eileen G. wrote:
>I wrote in message ...
>>Looking for a recommendation for good Mexican food in New Jersey,
>preferably
>>Central Jersey.  Thanks.
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>We wound up going to this restaraunt that everybody has been raving about
>and got great reviews on the web.  It was Jose Teras (did I spell that
>right???)  in Woodbridge and it was HORRIBLE.  It was the worst Mexican I
>have ever had!  Waited two hours at the bar for a table and figured that the
>food must be great if it was so crowded.  Finally got seated and ordered the
>fajitas thinking that was safe to try - what I got was a sizzling plate of
>long, straggly onions and strips of beef so tough you couldn't even bite
>into them.  Unfortunately, two other people I was with ordered the same
>thing so none of us got to eat.  My husband ordered the Porterhouse and it
>was ok.  I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy or feed it to my
>neighbors dog!!
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Yeah, I was lured into going there by some well-meaning friends who have never been to a good Mexican restaurant, let alone Mexico.

There's a terrific little Mexican restaurant in Red Bank on Monmouth St. called Juanito's that I've been to a couple of times. It also has Mexican takeout and a grocery in separate locations across the street. I've only been there for lunch and have had great meals. I have heard that they get very crowded at dinner (it's very tiny) and that the cooking can be inconsistent. It's BYOB.

There is also the old standby of Casa Comida in Long Branch. It's been there for years, I think its reputation has stayed pretty good due to past performance. However, its a good place to go with a gang of people - although it too gets very crowded.

There's supposed to be a great little Mexican restaurant on Main St. in Freehold - but I don't know the name of it...it's probably in the phone book.

In Monmouth/Ocean county, there is also the Garcia's chain of Mexican restarants - adequate at best.

Tracy

Someone wrote:
: I wrote in message ...
: >Looking for a recommendation for good Mexican food in New Jersey, : preferably : >Central Jersey.  Thanks. : : We wound up going to this restaraunt that everybody has been raving about : and got great reviews on the web.  It was Jose Teras (did I spell that : right???)  in Woodbridge and it was HORRIBLE.  It was the worst Mexican I

Thanks for the warning! There's a Mexican restaurant in Marleton, NJ called the Mexican Food Factory that's quite good. This place is on Route 70 just west of the Marleton Circle (where Routes 70 and 73) meet. Its right across from the Barnes & Nobel bookstore.