Best Mexican Restaurant in Austin

Bill F. wrote:
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> IMVHO
>
> For what we now call Tex Mex I nominate Mat's El Roacho! It is the basic
> theme and the others are variations. For the real prototype try La Fonda in
> Alamo Heights (North San Antonio).

Well, I nominate Matt's El Rancho BEFORE--Before it moved away from downtown.  It was the greatest restaurant in the world.  I traveled some 300,000 miles (over 8 years) looking for an equal to Matt's El Rancho (when it was downtown).  I kept notes and was writing a book on that subject along with the search for the perfect black bottom pie (available at the Night Hawk, pre 1982).  Somebody stole the manuscript while I was eating an ice cream cone in Antioc, Illinois on the 6th of July, 1983.  After that I quit writing and became a businessman.

Jennifer A. wrote:
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> No doubt about it, the best REAL mexican is Evita's Botanitas on S.
> First just north of Wm. Cannon.  Their mole is out of this world!  Try
> the Korean place next door, too.  I moved to Colorado and miss both
> restaurants very much.

Jennifer is right.  Since El Rancho downtown no longer exists, I would concur and nominate Evita's on S. First.  These people care about food. I haven't eaten there in a year, and I can taste it right now. Delicious seafood.

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Definitly Fonda San Miguel
A little different from standard tex mex. Very nice atmosphere and a nice bar to relax at while waiting. Bruce D. wrote:

> According to the morning crew on KLBJ-AM (and the local food critic,
> Rob Beylin (sp?)), the Austin Restaurant Survey lists Serrano's as
> either the "best" or the "most popular" Mexican restaurant in Austin.
> Of course, this is the same survey that identified Olive Garden and Red
> Lobster as establishments that serve good Italian food and sea food,
> respectively.
>
> I've never thought that Serrano's is anything special.  The menu is not
> different from most those of other Tex-Mex restaurants, etc.  I suspect
> that this is more a function of effective advertizing, rather than good
> cuisine and drinks, etc.
>
> So - what is/are the best Mexican restaurant(s) in Austin?  My vote
> goes to Fonda San Miguel.
>
> Regards
>
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

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