Josef W. wrote: > I was wondering if anyone here had ever been to El Riconcito >(spelling?), it was on N. Lamar, south of Pease park, by a Blockbuster. They >served great South American food, and if you brought in a coupon from the >Cronicle, it was a deal.. I took some friends there from out of town only to >find out that it had closed! It was great food when it was good, but near the end we encountered some off nights there. The new place in that space is called Ay Chiwawa (my spelling might be off) and it is really yummy interior mexican in a casual environment. The owner is from Monterrey, and he does things with sauces that I haven't had anywhere else. Thursday nights the special is a chile relleno with an amazing pecan-based sauce. He's also got four or five different mole recipes. We've been there three or four times, and I highly recommend it.
Austin, TX
Ay Chiwawa
Victor M. wrote: >Ray S. wrote: >>The new place in that space is called Ay Chiwawa (my spelling might be off) > >Would it be Chihuahua? Nope, turns out I spelled it correctly (or at least, I spelled it the way they spell it). If you search on the name at austin.citysearch.com, they have a web page. >That's what my friends say about my food when they join us for dinner... :) Mine too, but only for cajun & creole food. I don't know thing #1 about cooking Mexican. When can I come over? I'll bring some redfish courtboullion, we can arrange an exchange. >Where did you say it was? N. Lamar near 10th Street, next to the cleaners behind Whole Earth Provision Company.
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Since this newsgroup tipped me off to a new "interior" Mexican food restaurant, we gave it a try this evening.
Capsule review: good +
Disclaimer: I wouldn't know "interior" from "exterior"
Mexican food without a map (more or less)
To start, the roasted tomato + roasted jalapeno salsa was, to my taste, just about the best salsa I've ever had. It wasn't even CLOSE to hot, but that hardly mattered (and if you know me, that's a bold statement). Amazing.
My wife had some sort of "mole surprise" chicken enchilada dinner . . . three enchiladas topped one each with green, brown, and black mole sauce. Being a HUGE fan of black mole sauce, she sampled each, then decided to work her way through the plate brown-green-black. She regretted it. To her taste, the brown mole was pretty damn good, the green was good, and the black was just OK (compared to her two local faves at Fonda San Miguel and Curra's).
I had chicken enchiladas with rancheras sauce, and given that Fonda San Miguel no longer does red sauces, I'd have to say it's the best in town (of those I've tasted). Unfortunately, they only give you two enchiladas, so I came away a bit hungry. (Luckily, chips and salsa are free.)
No dessert . . . the sangria drinks were nothing to write home about, and they have no liquor license.
If you're the kind to drive to Austin Java Company for a good, cheap meal, there's no reason not to try these guys for Mexican food. They're a good step up from most . . .
jim andrewsSomeone wrote: >To start, the roasted tomato + roasted jalapeno salsa was, >to my taste, just about the best salsa I've ever had. It I believe that salsa didn't have jalape~os in it, but probably anchos (perhaps pasillas?).
Dave C. wrote:
>Neither would I, but where is Ay Chiwawa located at???
It's behind the Whole Earth Provision Co. on Lamar, between 6th and 7th (?)NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 11:21:25 CDT Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:5475 We've eaten at Ay Chiwawa 4 times now, and can pretty much concur with everything positive that's been written about about it so far. Several of their items, the empanadas, flautas, and picadillo on the botana plates, and the moles, are possibly the best we've ever eaten. Their salsas are smooth concoctions of smoked jalapenos and smoked tomatoes that I think are shoe-ins to place at the Hot Sauce Contest. I don't generally care for pureed salsa, but Ay Chiwawa's is a superb exception that is simply not to be missed if you love salsa. Service has been fast, attentive, and friendly, with the owner making frequent stops at your table to make sure you're happy. Cleanliness is impeccable. Unfortunately, they're closed Sunday, which means we'll still have to get our morning migas at La Reyna, Las Manitas, Cisco's. ;-) Folks, we need this restaurant. It's the most exciting new Mexican eatery this city has seen in a long time.
If I had a third thumb, it would be up to in favor of Ay Chiwawa!!! We just got back from having lunch there. I had a chicken sope and a chicken enchilada with brown mole sauce. $6.95 iced tea included. The best mole I've had in a long time, better than Fonda San Miguel, IMO. A co-worker had the Chile Relleno, and he said it was excellent. And it was HUGE! The salsa is excellent too. The only drawback, which didn't bother us was that we were the only party in there for most of our meal, and we had to flag down the waiter once for more salsa and drinks, but it wasn't a major problem for us. $30.42 for four people and some of the best Mexican food in a long long time. Get there, try it yourself, and spread the word, this one's a keeper!!!
G'day
Janet S. wrote:
> Is it where El Riconcito used to be?
bingo.
Went back this week. They remembered us and brought out two bowls of salsa: normal and the habenero-ified. I was impressed.
Still can't choose between the moles, so I had the mole fiesta (three chicken enchiladas, each covered with a different mole) again. Even when it's not listed up on the blackboard, you can always ask for this dish.
We tried the sopapillas and the wa wa sundae this time. Save room for them!
DrRuth
PS. btw, if you ask for black beans rather than refried you get a tasty bowl of black beans that definitely has cilantro in it.
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Went there again, must be about the 10th time, still pretty darn good. The chile relleno is incredible, but only available on Thursday and Friday. I really wanted one today, but got the enchiladas with brown mole. Tried the Wawa Sundae this time too, pretty good... The lunch prices have dropped to $4.50 for 2 enchiladas with mole sauce and $4.95 for a make your own plate, which is 2 entrees and 2 sides. Entrees consist of tacos, chalupas, enchiladas, sopes, etc. Ice tea or soda included. Can't beat that! They're trying to draw in some business for lunch, but don't really have an advertising budget.
Went there 2 weeks ago, and enjoyed it a lot. I think I ate more hot sauce there than I've eaten in the past 2 months, which is quite a bit of sauce all told. I had the 2 chicken enchilada plate, with brown and green mole, and I'd have to say I like the brown better. Also liked the refried beans (note to veggies-they aren't vegetarian, as far as I could tell). When I mentioned to our waiter that I had read about the menu on a newsgroup he got pretty interested in how to find it, and then a manager came out with a notebook full of printed posts. He was very grateful for, and somewhat incredulous at the free advertising they've been getting. The waiter also mentioned that at least a few people a day are coming in from ng recommendations. Austin.food at work in the world. Someone wrote: : Yes, that's what he said a couple weeks ago, and the new menu is out : but the waiter told us only Thursday and Friday. Good to know I can : call ahead when I have a hankerin' for one. Thanks for the info!
G'day I went twice in two days this week. Friday lunch time was packed! I finally got to try the Chili Relleno. Mmm. A reasonably sized poblano pepper, coated in batter and fried, but not very greasy at all. Not stuffed with any thing as far as I could tell. Coated with a rich ground pecan sauce. Topped with pomegranite seeds. On a bed of rice, freshly grilled bell peppers and onions and chicken (or you can get beef). The experience of a mouthful of this dish is incredible. A little poblano heat, the sweet nuttiness, creamy rich sauce, and the occasional cool tart zing from a pomegranate seed. Heaven. DrRuth -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ruth Shear (prev. McKay) as ci [email removed] Dept of Chem & Biochem imapofa http://vivace.cm.utexas.edu/ University of Texas ustrali Ph: (512) 471-5755 Austin TX 78712 a Fx: (512) 471-0985 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
I found out about this place through the ng and have been there 3 times. The first 2 times were excellent the food was incredible, the third time i went (with my boss and his wife)--they enjoyed their food (enchiladas verdes, mole enchiladas, and a chicken flauta) but mine was not so good. I ordered chicken fajita tacos which were really salty and a bit over cooked and tortilla soup which was imo composed of dish water with melted cheese. I will still continue to go back, but I will avoid those dishes. Oh, and the desert was excellent. My 2 cents, -r.