| iv id="body"> | | | | on over to Taqueria Las Delicias. It only took the |
| "You can't get good Mexican food anywhere | | | | #8 spot on AOL's CityGuide City's Best awards, |
| north of Texas." | | | | but any place that serves its tamales wrapped in |
| So averred my good buddy Tony when I | | | | corn husk AND offers lesser known Mexican |
| suggested a Mexican meal on his recent visit. | | | | foods like pupusas and taquitos is going to get a |
| Now, I'm a good deal north of Texas, being in the | | | | visit from me when I hit Charlotte. |
| Heart of Massachusetts, but that's the kind of | | | | Boston, MA |
| challenge that I can't pass up. Three hours later, | | | | The home of baked beans and clam chowder |
| he was rubbing his stuffed belly as we left Tortilla | | | | (white, thank you very much) is also the home to |
| Sam's, voted Worchester's Best Mexican | | | | Andale!, a tiny restaurant that seats 8 at the |
| Restaurant for the third year in a row. Being | | | | counter. Forget the ground, slightly spiced meat |
| voted Best Mexican Restaurant in a little | | | | mush that passes for Mexican food in most of |
| northeastern city may not seem like much - till | | | | Massachusetts, and build yourself a quesadilla from |
| you stand in front of the window at Tortilla Sam's | | | | chunks of roast chicken and spiced vegetables. |
| and watch the tortillas - freshly mixed and cut by | | | | It's fast Mexican food at its best, even if it is in |
| hand - roll through the steam press and catch a | | | | Boston. |
| whiff of the mole. Then you realize that this is | | | | Philadelphia, PA |
| real Mexican food. And if the Mexican food in | | | | Next time I'm in Philly, I'm skipping the cheese |
| Worcester is good enough to impress | | | | steak and heading out for Mexican food. Voted |
| Texas-born-and-raised Tony, we've got to figure | | | | Best Mexican food in the Philly area, Coyote |
| that there are great Mexican restaurants in other | | | | Crossing in Conshohocken has all the standard |
| unexpected places, right? | | | | gringo-Mex foods on the menu, but it also has... |
| I went looking for the most out-of-the-way and | | | | caramel crepes and homemade sangria. |
| unexpected places to find good Mexican food. My | | | | Seattle, WA |
| criteria and method were simple - and hardly | | | | Can I get a café latte to go with the |
| foolproof. In order to make the list, the | | | | chilies relleno? El Puerco Lloron in Seattle has been |
| restaurant must serve primarily Mexican food, and | | | | serving up its handmade tortillas and fresh salsa |
| must have been voted a Best Mexican | | | | for over two decades and they're still making the |
| Restaurant in a local newspaper poll. There must | | | | Best Of lists. If there is real Mexican food in the |
| be some mention in the review of authenticity. If | | | | gateway to Alaska, chances are that you'll find it |
| there was a comment from someone who really | | | | here. |
| KNOWS Mexican food, that gets bonus points. | | | | Baltimore, MD |
| The list is a long way from exhaustive, but if | | | | The folks at the Baltimore Citypaper appreciate |
| you're looking for good Mexican food a long way | | | | the irony of naming a Best Mexican Restaurant in |
| from home, you just might get your craving | | | | Baltimore. To paraphrase, it's like naming the best |
| satisfied at one of these unlikely places to find | | | | air conditioner salesman in Antarctica. Still, they |
| authentic Mexican food. | | | | dub the Mexican food at Los Amigos Mexican |
| Charlotte, N.C. | | | | restaurant 'good' and the wait staff friendly. Not |
| Me, I'd go looking for a good mess of pinto beans | | | | quite a ringing endorsement, but if I get sick of |
| and Southern barbecue in beautiful Charlotte, but | | | | crab cakes in Baltimore, I know where I'll go. |
| if I did have a craving for Mexican food, I'd head | | | | |