A vote here for Buen Gusto at 85th 2 blocks west of Greenwood - not 'Mexican' per se, but damn fine Central American home cooking with decent portions and some not often seen dishes like Yucca root and Albondigas (spelling?) - which turned out to be simply meatballs, but very tasty meatballs indeed. The real winner is their beans, zesty, rich, lots o' garlic, and when mashed with water did not look like an oil spill aftermath. It's hard to find good re-fried beans that aren't just cess-pools of salt and grease - I wonder how these folks do it? Cheap ($5-7 plate), interesting, friendly, and yes, the tortillas were dense corn-cakes, and definitely handmade. Cheers Jim Someone wrote: > > >Anita wrote: > > >> > > >> Does anybody know of a good restaurant that serves authentic Mexican > > >> food ? Homemade tortillas and good sauces?
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Jim M. wrote: >A vote here for Buen Gusto at 85th 2 blocks west of Greenwood - not >'Mexican' per se, but damn fine Central American home cooking with decent >portions and some not often seen dishes like Yucca root and Albondigas >(spelling?) - which turned out to be simply meatballs, but very tasty >meatballs indeed. Indeed. Give the Sopa de Albondigas at Burrito Loco a try; not exactly the same as the Albondigas at Buen Gusto, but tasty nonetheless. A meal in a bowl is what it is.
I've recommended it often enough; but in Tacoma, stop in sometime at Vuelve a la Vida, S. 54th & Pacific Ave., for seafood, tacos, tortas, tamales, soups that get you thinking you're a couple thousand miles south. The tortillas are fresh & excellent. The ceviche -- shrimp or fish -- is marvelous. On a chilly day I'm a sucker for the Posole, a beef / hominy soup. Otherwise, the tacos. Prices are startlingly low, too. Wes
Anyone tried La Cucina de Puerco on main street in Bellevue just west of 7-11? Great for lunch. Nice healthy portions, which seems to be authentic Mexican. But again fresh made corn tortillas, and I prefer flour. The place seems like it could be in Tijuana...
Wes S. wrote about Vuelve a la Vida in Tacoma: : On a chilly day I'm a sucker for the Posole, a beef / hominy : soup. Otherwise, the tacos. Prices are startlingly low, too. I'm accustomed to Posole made with pork, not beef. Santa Fe Cafe (on Phinney Ridge and in Ravenna) serves posole as a side dish along with beans. Regards, Charla