My brother-in-law always gets Del Taco when he's TDY, but I think that's mostly because my sister forbid him from getting Del Taco when he's at home. Something about The Hague Conventions on biological and chemical warfare, or some such.
My preferred fast-food Tex-Mex is Taco Bueno; it has a decent flavor, and the ground beef (usually) isn't swimming in grease. (And it's hard to beat five party tacos, five party bean burritos, plus beans, rice, salsa, and chips for ten bucks.)
Taco Bell never bothered me, and it was good eatin' for a broke-ass college student. Their bean burritos and Orient Express's half fried rice/half lo mein kept me from starving on many days.
Yes. When we spend winters in the Brownsville area, Mercedes in particular, the Mexican food resembles nothing you get in Oklahoma chain restaurants. Closer to the taco stands in Ok where they speak little engrish and you have to point at what you want on the menu.
When I was in college, we'd hit up a taco joint (it may have been Taco Tico, don't really remember) about 5 minutes before they closed. Most times, they'd sell us everything they had left for a couple of dollars. Did the same thing with a certain convenience store --- broasted chicken, corn dogs, and steak fries. Sure stretched the food budget!!
You can't call them places "Mexican" food... But to be fair, you can't find Taco's North of I-10.
When I crave tacos, I make em at home.
When I crave tacos, I make em at home.
I made shredded pork tenderloin taco's last night with Serrano pepper, Seeded Jalapeno pepper, Anaheim pepper, onion, cumin, cilantro fresh garlic and coriander with goat cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
THAT'S a Mexican taco.
I remember a Taco Tico over near 21st and Garnett in Tulsa that has a 3/$1 tacos for lunch. They were actually pretty good.
Or I-20 just before it hits I-10.
But there is hope! Mexican food is encroaching upon real America.
I'm not saying it's gotten to Tulsa but it's getting closer all the time.
There was one here that just closed down in the last couple of years. It was the last place in town to get cheap tacos that were decent. The building just sits empty now.
I made some taco meat over the weekend, mixed in some cream cheese and stuffed it in pablanos, baked it off in the oven... they was legit!
