Poll -Jay Reatard #4 Frenzy

[Scrod Prickknee]

"Hugh" just made a ton of great points, and in a nice way. Great job! Let's all agree that Mexican food is amazing when prepared properly.

One thing that's still not getting through is that the places I'm talking about don't even market to whitey, it's local neighborhood places catering to Mexican natives, whether we're talking the places in GB Shit Abyss is referring to or south side Chicago joints or places in Milwaukee's Walker's Point. And there are several of these per block in this large area (Collin or Crowbar (who live in or near this neighborhood) can easily confirm this. These are generally run by 1st generation immigrants who can barely communicate in English, if at all.

[bradx]

zz top gatefold.  excellent.
we have 3 mexican grocers in our tiny shit city alone.  thats where i get my habanero hot sauce. 

[uggly]

"Hugh" just made a ton of great points, and in a nice way. Great job! Let's all agree that Mexican food is amazing when prepared properly.

One thing that's still not getting through is that the places I'm talking about don't even market to whitey, it's local neighborhood places catering to Mexican natives, whether we're talking the places in GB Shit Abyss is referring to or south side Chicago joints or places in Milwaukee's Walker's Point. And there are several of these per block in this large area (Collin or Crowbar (who live in or near this neighborhood) can easily confirm this. These are generally run by 1st generation immigrants who can barely communicate in English, if at all.

you made your point. i addressed it two pages ago.

no, i don't doubt that there are real authentic mexicans in places outside of the west and southwest; no, i don't disbelieve that some of these people have opened restaurants that cater to people like them and that non-mexicans, too, visit these places; no, i don't doubt that these places are actually good.

keep digging that hole. i'll keep kicking dirt in your face.

[Whet Bull]

That's fuckin' Tex-Mex, pendejos.

[Ayapapaya]

I'm sure in 20 years, there will be some sort of upper Midwest Mexican food variant that will incorporate cheese curds, a fried pork tenderloin, masa, cilantro, and al pastor somehow. (I just came.)

Thanks Andy, I almost spewed coffee out of my mouth.

Anyone tried the Pupusas at that place across from West Oakland BART? They are great!

That place next to the barber shop? I'm at that station quite often after I get off work, but always avoided it cuz it looks too "authentic". Ha!

[Old Kyle]

That's fuckin' Tex-Mex, pendejos.

100% correct.  And I've eaten at that place and it was ok to pretty good at best, like all tex mex.

[cracker]

2 ideas:

1) why don't you Wisconsin folks tell us your super secret squirrel best authentic mexican restaurant in the USA. then we'll send Collin over and he can tell us what a real man thinks.

2) why don't you ask your "Mexican friend" to post his opinion up here. it's OK if he's first generation, we should have more than enough translators to hook him up (and make fun of us light skinners while they're at it).

[Hugh Jass]

Anyone tried the Pupusas at that place across from West Oakland BART? They are great!

That place next to the barber shop? I'm at that station quite often after I get off work, but always avoided it cuz it looks too "authentic". Ha!

Yeah, that's the place. We went there with Kelly's Salvadorean co-worker from the salon and he said it was his favorite El Sal place in the Bay Area, even though the employees were giving him the dirtiest looks for being the gayest gay that ever gayed a gay. I don't think they go for mincing much in Central America. The food was great there, but they moved at Oakland-like speed (read: verrrry slooooowwww.) Nice to see they've assimilated so well.

Kyle, where was that ZZ Top gatefold photo taken? When I was a kid living in Houston ('76-'81), my mom went to a business lunch at Ninfa's (Tex-Mex institution) and Dusty Hill was there giving out autographed photos. She brought me back a photo and I hadn't heard of ZZ Top at that point so I wasn't too impressed. I later heard "Cheap Sunglasses" and "I Thank You," on KILT-FM so I was kind of bummed I threw away that pic. I wonder if she was there during the LP photo shoot.

[Old Kyle]

Andy, I've got to think about it.  It was right by where I used to live and then it moved and subsequently closed (I think?  Maybe it's still open).  I'm blanking on it right now.  It was on Shepherd st south of San Felipe.  Ughh, this is going to drive me crazy.  I remember being disappointed that they didn't lather all that cheese on everything.

[uggly]

jesus, any mention of collin's alleged masculinity brings a smile, no matter how dour the circumstance. that dude's a natural born gift-giver.

so, yeah, this thread...someone please kill it?

[denkinger]

Since I live in Olde New Mexico, SF's Mission District (which is closer TJ North, apparently) I am supposed to be swamped with fantastic Mexican cuisine, yet I must say that the Central American restaurants pretty much blow the tourist-swarmed Mexi joints out of the water these days. You know you are in for something slightly more "authentic" when you step into the restaurant and a bunch of off-duty painters in their work gear watch you come in, watch you sit down, watch you look at a menu and watch you start vacantly staring around for a waitress. Then they get back to their gabbing. Then the waitress speaks no English, forcing you to deploy your pathetic taqueria-Spanglish.

Los Palmas on Mission St. by 23rd, TRY IT! (It's actually not the stare-at-you place, that's down on 19th)

Cash only.

[Insensitivemonster]

I'm sure in 20 years, there will be some sort of upper Midwest Mexican food variant that will incorporate cheese curds, a fried pork tenderloin, masa, cilantro, and al pastor somehow. (I just came.)

Thanks Andy, I almost spewed coffee out of my mouth.

Anyone tried the Pupusas at that place across from West Oakland BART? They are great!

That place next to the barber shop? I'm at that station quite often after I get off work, but always avoided it cuz it looks too "authentic". Ha!

Oh shit. I eye that place all of the time, but it scares me a little! (Don't they have the big 'we buy junk cars' with the 800# spray painted on the roof?).. I had a feeling that place is awesome. Now I know where I'm running to next time I gotta take a whizz at West Oakland and the bathroom is filled with crackheads.

[Insensitivemonster]

Anyone tried the Pupusas at that place across from West Oakland BART? They are great!

That place next to the barber shop? I'm at that station quite often after I get off work, but always avoided it cuz it looks too "authentic". Ha!

Yeah, that's the place. We went there with Kelly's Salvadorean co-worker from the salon and he said it was his favorite El Sal place in the Bay Area, even though the employees were giving him the dirtiest looks for being the gayest gay that ever gayed a gay. I don't think they go for mincing much in Central America. The food was great there, but they moved at Oakland-like speed (read: verrrry slooooowwww.) Nice to see they've assimilated so well.

Kyle, where was that ZZ Top gatefold photo taken? When I was a kid living in Houston ('76-'81), my mom went to a business lunch at Ninfa's (Tex-Mex institution) and Dusty Hill was there giving out autographed photos. She brought me back a photo and I hadn't heard of ZZ Top at that point so I wasn't too impressed. I later heard "Cheap Sunglasses" and "I Thank You," on KILT-FM so I was kind of bummed I threw away that pic. I wonder if she was there during the LP photo shoot.

I swear that Chris Santamaria had some quote about how it's ok to be a pitcher in Mexico.. but it's not ok to be a catcher.. i dunno. Ask Jamo for the context.

[o.t.h.punk]

Since I live in Olde New Mexico, SF's Mission District (which is closer TJ North, apparently) I am supposed to be swamped with fantastic Mexican cuisine, yet I must say that the Central American restaurants pretty much blow the tourist-swarmed Mexi joints out of the water these days. You know you are in for something slightly more "authentic" when you step into the restaurant and a bunch of off-duty painters in their work gear watch you come in, watch you sit down, watch you look at a menu and watch you start vacantly staring around for a waitress. Then they get back to their gabbing. Then the waitress speaks no English, forcing you to deploy your pathetic taqueria-Spanglish.

Los Palmas on Mission St. by 23rd, TRY IT! (It's actually not the stare-at-you place, that's down on 19th)

Cash only.

i went to a friends restaraunt in santa ana one night with the wife and kid. my buddy the owner, wasn't there at the time. every patron turned and stared and the waiter asked, "do you live around here? i don't think they're used to many redheads. it's authentic. musica ranchero! corner of bristol and edinger.

[Scrod Prickknee]

so, yeah, this thread...someone please kill it?