Sheree S. wrote: >Has anyone got a recommendation for GOOD Mexican food on the cheap and >cheerful side? I'm California have have found nothing to compare. Something >in VA/DC would be great. > > Try Lalomita's on Capitol Hill. There are two actually. Lalomita's Dos is on the 300 Block of Pennsylvania Ave, SE. The original Lalomita's is around 11th and Penn, SE. Both have good food, good service, and reasonable prices.
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Sheree S. wrote: >Has anyone got a recommendation for GOOD Mexican food on the cheap and >cheerful side? I'm California have have found nothing to compare. Something >in VA/DC would be great. I have to put in a good word for the Santa Fe Cafe in Rosslyn, VA. The owner, Kip Laramie, also has a new place up the road a bit called Sagebrush. More or less the same menu. At lunch, it's a carry out place where you order at the counter and then find a table. At dinner, they have a regular wait staff and a more extensive menu. The portions are more moderate than what you get at places like Rio Grande, and are much less expensive. The other night, I had a Vidalia onion and green chile quesadilla that was outstanding, priced at around $5. They have all the regular tex-mex stuff, but their specials sometimes have more exotic ingredients, such as the goat cheese and applewood smoked bacon quesadilla. Best of all, in addition to the cheap, good food, they have three good beers on tap (currently Victory Amber, Potomac Ale, and Tupper's Hop Pocket) and a cooler full of other good beer, such as Sierra Nevada, various Dominion products, Rappahannock Red, Negro Modelo, etc. This is a cheap-eats place, and while the atmosphere is in no way unpleasant, it's nothing special, either. Located on Wilson Blvd., right next to the big metal sculpture. Lynne
Sheree S. wrote: >Has anyone got a recommendation for GOOD Mexican food on the cheap and >cheerful side? I'm California have have found nothing to compare. Something >in VA/DC would be great. > My wife and I like El Cachito in Falls Church (on Washington Blvd.). This restaurant is a small "hole in the wall" which serves up pretty good food, most of it fairly authentic (we don't get tacos, burritos, etc. Instead we tend to order such things as grilled goat, chicken mole, etc.). It's pretty cheap, too, and they have a coupon in the Entertainment '95 book. Dave
if you are looking for "THE BEST" in Mexican food, I have the best answer for you. I know of a Mexican restaurant where not only the food is "GREAT", but everything on the menu is prepared FRESH every day (no frozen or left-overs). People from California and even Mexico have said that this is the best Mexican Restaurant they have ever seen. I know this because I was talking with the owner one day about it. His name is CARLOS, and if you go there ask for him at the door, and tell him that GIOVANNI from M.E.V. COMPUTERS sent you there and I'm sure he will take care of you. The prices arewonderful too. On saturday nights he has some MARIACHIS play and sing Mexican music. The name of the restaurant is "SIERRAS GRILL", don't mistaken this with restaurants like Chichis or EL Torito or even Taco bell. They are not even close. This is real Mexican Food. DIRECTIONS TO ESTAURANT: 1- take Beltway 495 to 95N. 2- exit on first exit towards Calverton 3- go about half mile, you will see a MCdonalds-EXXON-GIANT 4- turn right at the EXXON 5- go about 200 yards and you will see it on the right it is actually located behind the GIANT shopping center. ps. Tell him you saw my reccomendation on the INTERNET. GOOD EATING!!!.............................GIOVANNI.
Oliver C. wrote: >Ashok S. wrote: >>>Has anyone got a recommendation for GOOD Mexican food on the cheap and >>>cheerful side? I'm California have have found nothing to compare. >>>Something in VA/DC would be great. >>>There are a few good ones in Northern Virginia. Try: > >>Tres Amigos, 10900 Lee Highway near the intersection with Rt 50 >>El Torito in McClean in the Tysons Corner Shopping Center >>El Grande in the Reston Town Center > >>All are crowded on weekends, and are reasonably priced. >> >Tres Amigos is mediocre as is El Grande. El Torito is just plain >awful. "Mexican" food for people who really don't like Mexican food. There is an excellent "New Mexican" restaurant in DC, called Las Cruces. The cooking style is from the town of the same name in New Mexcio. The Stacked enchiladas are awesome, especially with the hot green chili sauce. Beats El Torito like a rented mule. Enjoy. Chris Delaney [email removed]
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>There is an excellent "New Mexican" restaurant in DC, called Las Cruces.
Sorry, I forgot to say where it was. It's on U Street between 16th and 15th, where Zig Zag coffee used to be.
ChrisSomeone wrote: : We really like Tortilla Factory on Elden st. in Herndon. Very good : "traditional" and tex-mex. It is NOT a chain, but it should start one! : -SLH : Also, [email removed]. : Scott Haas in lovely Herndon, VA : Check out http://www.digex.net/herndon! With all the responses this thread has received I cannot believe that the above is the only (until now) plug for Tortilla Factory. If Friday Night or Saturday go early or late. During "normal" dinner hours the place is PACKED. We usually get take out when we know the mob will be there. Always full during the week at lunch time. Have taken Californians (San Jose area) there and been given the big thumbs up. Every Mexican food nut I know who has gone after I suggeted it has had a very good experience. Don't miss out. Go there today!! ______________________________________________________________________ / /| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Richard J. Jansky (Rick) [email removed] Falls Church, VA | | | | | | ... Leesburg traffic, | | | Warrior 4-3-2-5-Victor turning Final, | | | 3-5 Leesburg ... | | | |/ +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
Have been followin the thread and noted the variety of tastes in Mexican food of my fellow posters. Mexican food is like religion, best left to each one to decide on the definition of "best". One of the more pleasant places my family has been to is the Cactus Grill in the Aspen Hill Shopping Center off Connecticut. Traditional items, like enchiladas, are prepared with both red and green sauce, at your request. Specials are always interesting. They do a nice fish - salmon is usually very tasty. We've enjoyed going there off and on since they opened. Food is not firy, but can be made so upon request. Nice atmosphere. Pleasant management and staff. Last visit - early spring. Buen Provecho!
In article , [email removed] (Brian J. Larkin) wrote: > >There is an excellent "New Mexican" restaurant in DC, called Las Cruces. > >The cooking style is from the town of the same name in New Mexcio. > > [snip] > > Sounds interesting...where is it located? What's it look like? Service? > etc.? (As an aside, Las Cruces is pronounced, in case anyone is interested, > Las Crew-sis. We used to get lots of interesting pronounciation from newly > arrived Easterners.) > -- Las Cruces is located on U street between 15th and 16th. It's on the south side of the street (right side when coming from 16th). Stairs take you down to below street level. The sign is pretty obvious. I second the vote for this restaurant. It offers "New Mexican" style cuisine (which means many dishes come smothered in green or red chile sauce)...yum -dan ______________________________________________________________ . * . _ . . . | "Son, you got a panty on ' / \ ' . ' | yer head" - fr raising AZ ) ) / | \ Zz Zzz |-------------------------- ( ( / | \ Z Zz | [email removed] <\^%m/^=> / / \ \ | --------------------------------------------------------------