John A. wrote: > >We have a place in Plano that fits this description. They serve menudo >(tripe and hominy stew) and have a cabrito (young goat) platter, as well >as barbacoa de cabeza (roast cow's head). The INS could stake this place >out and have a field day. > >But what do you see most of the white people ordering? Standard Tex-Mex >items like enchiladas. The enchiladas here are no better, and I think >worse, than many of the Tex Mex chains like Tia's. > >You not only need to find a place like this, you also need to be a >little adventurous and actually try something new. > >Dave Somewhat similar experience: I go to a hole-in-the-wall/strip small Mexican restaurant called Jacalito's on Oltorf here in Austin. The menu has the usual enchillada/taco tex-mex items. It's the "specials" taped on the front glass that I order -- nopalitos (cactus) and lengua (beef tongue). Yum. But most of the anglos order from the menu. Marty
Austin, TX