"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/25/2018 at 20:12 • Filed to: Tex mex
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"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/25/2018 at 20:12 • Filed to: Tex mex | 1
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Fast. Cheap. Yummy.
PatBateman
> Chariotoflove
08/25/2018 at 20:46 |
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I don’t eat “Tex-Mex” from yankee restaurants.
and 100 more
> Chariotoflove
08/25/2018 at 21:42 |
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Is that a tostada? Creamy jalapeñ o sauce?
is this in North Austin?
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Chariotoflove
> PatBateman
08/25/2018 at 21:52 |
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Fine. More for me. But you should know that El Fenix was founded in 1918 by the Martinez family, who were most decidedly not “yankees”. They just catered to yankees, which may end up looking phenotypically identical, but still.
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Chariotoflove
> and 100 more
08/25/2018 at 21:58 |
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It was a stack of tostadas thing with p ork between the layers. That’s queso blanco on top.
This is in East Dallas, right near my grocery store. Convenient!
WilliamsSW
> Chariotoflove
08/25/2018 at 22:22 |
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Mmmmm, looks delicious!
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Chariotoflove
> WilliamsSW
08/25/2018 at 23:07 |
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It ain’t gourmet fare, but it always hits the spot just right.
Actually, it usually carpet bombs the spot, and surrounding intestinal areas.
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WilliamsSW
> Chariotoflove
08/25/2018 at 23:31 |
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Gotta love finding good, local, family owned joints like that - they’re invariably pretty cheap, but the food is made with love.
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Chariotoflove
> WilliamsSW
08/25/2018 at 23:59 |
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Yep, except that they are now a chain that was sold to an investment firm ten years ago. But they’re still local and the food hasn’t really changed at all. It still feels local and family run.
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and 100 more
> Chariotoflove
08/26/2018 at 00:01 |
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Damn, that sounds good.
DUnno why I thought you lived in Austin...
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Chariotoflove
> and 100 more
08/26/2018 at 00:04 |
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It was.
Maybe ‘cause I jaw a lot with ttyymmnn about Texas stuff. It’s too hard to keep track of everyone . Full marks for even trying in my book.
LastFirstMI is my name
> Chariotoflove
08/26/2018 at 00:57 |
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Casa Linda on Garland Road? I was run over by a drunk old lady in that parking lot once. Good times.
I’m a Chuy’s g uy myself but El Fenix is solid.
gettingoldercarguy
> Chariotoflove
08/26/2018 at 02:06 |
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El Felix near downtown still open? Fantastic memories.
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Chariotoflove
> LastFirstMI is my name
08/26/2018 at 11:05 |
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Probably she was coming out of the cafeteria next door.
I swear, I have seen some pricey rides, Bentleys, Maybachs, at that place.
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Chariotoflove
> gettingoldercarguy
08/26/2018 at 11:06 |
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It is. We go to the Perot science museum and then walk across the street for dinner. Still making memories.
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PatBateman
> Chariotoflove
08/26/2018 at 20:02 |
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Is it in Dallas?
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Chariotoflove
> PatBateman
08/26/2018 at 22:48 |
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Yep.
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PatBateman
> Chariotoflove
08/27/2018 at 13:13 |
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North of Waco = Yankee.
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Chariotoflove
> PatBateman
08/27/2018 at 13:19 |
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I’m okay with that definition.
I worked with a friend from Guadalajara who, obviously, knows what Mex-Mex tastes like, as opposed to Tex-Mex. He took us to a place for lunch once called Neuvo Leon. It was in a kind of pricey area and did fancy cuisine, though. He admitted that it’s hard to find Mex with out the Tex in it in Dallas.
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PatBateman
> Chariotoflove
08/27/2018 at 20:03 |
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The kicker is that we DO have Mex Mex here, but you don’t go to swanky restaurants to get it. The Norteño-style foods are what you find in taquerias all throughout Texas (but especially in Houston and San Antonio). It’s the only area of Mexico you won’t get a cross look for when you ask for a flour tortilla’d burrito.
The central/southern/west coast styles of Mexican food, though... nope.
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PatBateman
> Chariotoflove
08/27/2018 at 20:06 |
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However, my favorite Tex-Mex/Mex-Mex food comes from little family-owned taquerias/restaurants , and cash-only taco joints.
Barbacoa is love.
Clown Shoe Pilot
> Chariotoflove
09/06/2018 at 00:53 |
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El Fenix at Casa Linda? That used to be my El Fenix when I lived in 75218.
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Chariotoflove
> Clown Shoe Pilot
09/06/2018 at 01:14 |
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That’s it. So you know the stomping grounds then.
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Clown Shoe Pilot
> Chariotoflove
09/06/2018 at 01:32 |
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I do indeed. Every time we’re back in Dallas we have dinner at Alfonso’s, which we miss very much.
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Chariotoflove
> Clown Shoe Pilot
09/06/2018 at 11:35 |
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We’ve been to Alfonso’s a couple of times. We tend more toward Lovers in Casa Linda.