Mexican Restaurants In Monongahela River Region

 If you like Mexican, you might like the rather different, much milder,
 cuisine of Cuba.  Kenny B's, 123 Sixth Street downtown has a few Cuban
 items on the menu all the time, and a Cuban buffet on Sundays from 2-7
 or so (I don't remember exactly--calling is a good idea--412-201-1626).
 This includes black beans and rice, a pork dish, a chicken dish,
 tostones and dessert, coffee or soft drinks.

 The place has a diner feel, but the food is excellent. The pancakes vary
 from very good to cloud-like, and my favorite lunch there is the
 insalata vasqua, which always includes spring greens and often a lot of
 excellent olives.  One of the great things about this place is that
 people who don't like ethnic food can find something they really like
 while still dining with their ethnic-food loving friends.

 Kenny is kind of a character, albeit an opera-loving one, and the
 service is a bit iffy at times, but I usually have a great time there.
 For the price, it is probably the best food in Pittsburgh.

 Maddie

 Tecumseh C. wrote:

 > Yesterday, to celebrate the Vernal Equinox, my father
 > took us to the El San Jose Mexican Restaurant in
 > Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
 >
 > It was just about the best food we had ever eaten.
 >
 > The cuisine was absolutely authentic, and the portions
 > were extremely generous. We even ended up taking
 > several boxes of leftovers home with us.
 >
 > Other Mexican restaurants (that are still in business)
 > that we have enjoyed in the past are:
 >
 > Chi Chi's (Various Locations)
 > Don Tequila (Uniontown, Pennsylvania)
 > Hungry Jose's (Washington, Pennsylvania)
 > La Casa Mexican Grill (Morgantown, West Virginia)
 > Rio Grande (Sabraton, West Virginia)
 > Wings Ole (Various Locations)
 >
 > Anyone care to recommend any of their favorite Mexican
 > restaurants in the Monongahela River region which
 > extends from Fairmont, West Virginia, to Pittsburgh,
 > Pennsylvania ?
 >
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 Madelaine wrote:
 >
 > If you like Mexican, you might like the rather different, much milder,
 > cuisine of Cuba.  Kenny B's, 123 Sixth Street downtown has a few Cuban
 > items on the menu all the time, and a Cuban buffet on Sundays from 2-7
 > or so (I don't remember exactly--calling is a good idea--412-201-1626).
 > This includes black beans and rice, a pork dish, a chicken dish,
 > tostones and dessert, coffee or soft drinks.

 I've been there several times for the buffet.  The
 food is okay but not great!  But I love their sangria
 and it's all you can drink!  The tostones are always
 really dry and hard.  I don't think they're freshly
 made.  I think they make them ahead and reheat them.
 I've make tostones and if you do it right they're
 really good.  The pork is pretty good but the pollo
 in the arroz con pollo is mediocre.  Overall for the
 price and for the somewhat better items in the buffet
 it's worth it to me.  Oh, yeah, the Cuban bread is
 great.
 Kate

 Cozumel, great place. Run by Mexicans who know their food.

 Kate C. wrote:

 > Marcy R. wrote:
 > > > Other Mexican restaurants (that are still in business)
 > > > that we have enjoyed in the past are:
 > > >
 > > > Chi Chi's (Various Locations)
 > >
 > > Hmmmmmmmmm...based on the above I don't think I'll be gassing up the
 > > car for the trek to Uniontown just yet. Anyone else heard of this
 > > place?
 > >
 > > Marcy
 >
 > I'm thinking the same thing.  Anyone who's had a
 > good meal at Chi Chi's, well . . .  Like you I'm
 > skeptical.
 >
 > Even though it's a chain, and even though they've
 > recently what I like to call "deMexicanized" their
 > menu, for the few things that are still fairly
 > Mexican, I think Don Pablo's is quite good.
 >
 > Cozumel - Only once went to the one in Greensburg
 > and it was truly awful.  Never had the nerve to
 > try the one in Shadyside - didn't want to waste
 > good money if the food was of similar quality.
 >
 > Used to absolutely adore Fajita Grill when they
 > were in Pleasant Hills and had a simpler more
 > authentic menu.  The food was always excellent.
 > Since they moved to Shadyside they yuppified
 > and deMexicanized the food and no longer make
 > any of the things I used to love and charge
 > a lot more.  I went once and will never go back.
 > (To think I was so excited when they moved to
 > Shadyside because they would be a lot more
 > convenient for me to get to.  I wouldn't
 > even have complained about higher prices if the
 > food had stayed the same.)
 >
 > Hungry Jose's in Washington, PA.  Lousy.
 >
 > That place out in Franklin Park (?) - went there
 > many years ago and was not impressed enough to
 > go back.
 >
 > Went to the place in Ligonier (can't recall name)
 > and it was so-so, not worth the long drive - maybe
 > if I were in the area.
 >
 > There was a place in Somerset that I liked.  I'm
 > not sure but that may be the same place as the
 > one in Ligonier.  I know they moved somewhere else.
 > If it was the same place the food wasn't quite as
 > good after the move to Ligonier.
 >
 > Chi Chi's - well, I don't consider it to be any sort
 > of Mexican restaurant, even a bad one.  It's a bad
 > Mexican-themed American restaurant.
 >
 > Jose and Tony's in Mt. Lebanon - a somewhat
 > Mexican fast food kinda place.  One or two things
 > are okay.  The rest in not very good.
 >
 > Haven't been to Mad Mex.  Don't really want to
 > go as I don't like the bar atmosphere and the
 > food is sure to be Yuppie-Mex.
 >
 > La Fiesta - first time there not too thrilled
 > with it but liked it better the second and third
 > times.  Awesome carnitas.  But they use some really
 > disgusting cheese that tastes like that white
 > American cheese that's out now.  But the stuff
 > without cheese on it is pretty good.  Too bad
 > though because I really love cheese. :-(
 >
 > There's another place in Oakland that isn't
 > really a Mex. restaurant - can't think of the
 > name it's on Forbes on an upper floor? - but
 > I ate there once a long time ago.  Wasn't too
 > bad for what it was.
 >
 > And isn't there a place called Madonna M's or
 > something?  Haven't been there yet.
 >
 > Never went to Tequila Junction when it was open
 > but my sister and bil went there went they were
 > visiting from CA once and said it was lousy.
 >
 > Are there any other places in the Pgh. area
 > that I've missed.
 >
 > My qualifications:  I lived in So. Calif. (near
 > L. A.) for over 13 years.  Ate tons of Mexican
 > food in CA, NM, AZ, UT, NV.  Have an ex-cousin-
 > in-law who is Mex. and lives in Tucson.  Her
 > family took me to their favorite Mex. restaurant
 > for *really* authentic Mex. food in Tucson.  Also
 > been to Mex. once, not to a touristy area and
 > had authentically authentic Mex. food.
 >
 > Kate
 > --
 > Kate Connally
 > "If I were as old as I feel, I'd be dead already."
 > Goldfish:  "The wholesome snack that smiles back,
 > until you bite their heads off."
 > What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
 > mailto:[email removed]

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> Rob L. wrote in message news:
>
> To the best of my knowledge, there is no longer a
> Mexican restaurant in Somerset.

My father and my brother had their trip to Somerset yesterday.

When they searched the internet in advance for a Mexican restaurant in the Somerset area, they found none listed, but when they got over there, they got into a conversation with a music store employee who informed them of a new Mexican restaurant that had just opened less than a month ago in a former Long John Silvers building.

The name of the restaurant is La Chalupa.

They said that the quality of the food was only slightly above average, but that the prices were very reasonable and the service very good.

The converted LJS architecture was certainly an unusual ambience, though.

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There are two very good Mexican restaurants in the Clarksburg/Bridgeport area.

One is called El Rincon, and has very good food and excellent prices. Lunch can be had for less than $5 and my wife and I eat dinner for about $12 and usually have to take some home b/c the portions are very big. If you're not familiar with B'port, it can be a little hard to find, but I can give detailed instructions to anyone interested.

The other just opened last week in C'burg and also is very good. It is called El Rodeo and is owned by a guy who has restaurants in Morgantown (I can't remember the name) and Uniontown, Pa. (Also a different name that escapes me at the moment). Again, for anyone not familiar with the C'burg area, it can be hard to find, but I would be glad to give directions. Their prices are comparable with El Rincon and the margaritas are orgasmic!!