Someone wrote: > Manuel's is what I call Austin-Mex, or Austin's take on a certain > type of food, such as Stelline or Mezzaluna's for Italian. It's > good if you want that Nouveau type of cuisine. > > If you want good authentic Mexican, check out El Azteca on East 7th. > It's about 4 miles or so east of IH35 on 7th street. It's hard to > find, so watch for it. I opened this post thinking I was gonna have to add El Azteca. Thanks Scott, for your fab post and fab taste. Everything, from the most basic (beans, rice, etc.) to the most elaborate. are simply supurb. I always bring out-of-towers there first. I'm amazed at how many old-to-towners don't know about it. Damn, am I letting a secret out of a bag? cheers, kate
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> So, I wouldn't really say that El A. is "better" or "worse" than a more > "Nouveau" (nouvelle?) place like Manuel's, it's more a matter of what I'm > in the mood for -- any given evening. Exactly. Like Z-Tejas (not to start a ZT thread) food. It's a preference thing. If you want the more traditional, try El Azteca or one of those guys. If you want more Austin-tatious cuisine, try Manuel's. Incidentally, I also hear that Matt's El Rancho is pretty good. > Mex-experts: How would you classify La Reyna? Annoying. Had a REAL bad experience there, but the food was unremarkable one way or the other. (Mind you, not that I consider myself a mex-pert). OH...and for those of you who haven't tried them yet: avoid Tres Amigos. S