Yeah, there are a ton. It really is the best place to go in town because you can find lots of good food there.

I'm about the same distance from both. I've never actually been to Pleasant Hill. We'll have to check it out sometime.

What are the prices like at Manny's?

Barbaro's burrito and taco emporium in Gladstone.

you guys are probably the neighbors who keep complaining about the other.

Man you don't know what you're missing.

That bridge!

Whew!!

Nice just a damn nice bridge!

Don't forget about the new stop light.Show it some love too.

Peculiar?

Easy mistake.

If you've seen one Missouri town you've seen them all.

Harrisonville has more than one bridge.

I used to like Margaritas....but after moving to san diego...I realized that those places on SW Blvd arent even close to authentic mexican...

But...with that said...everytime I come back to KC...I have to eat Taco Via.....I love that place...and it's about as far from authentic as you can get.

By "authentic" mexican food, are you refering to eating meats of unabiguous origins, unrefrigerated and rotting in the sun, covering the stench with hot peppers and chili powder? You want your tortillas made fresh from Corn(some call in Maize) on a rock, with another rock, including the meal worms for protein, cooked on a hot stone near a fire, seasoned by the smoke and ashes fluttering in the wind?

I've been in an Authentic Mayan village home in the Riviera.....uh, no thanks.


Now, if you're talking about a small, local type restaraunt that happens to be clean enough and isn't Carlos OKelley's...yeah, I like some of those places. Finding ones that would pass a health inspection...harder to find.

I'll just point to the menu item and say "beef steak" chimichanga.

Do you know of a place like this? :hmmm:

Add to that:

Menus 100% in Spanish and no wait staff that speaks English
Choice of meat isn't restricted to beef or chicken but also includes tongue and tripe
No air-conditioning

Exactly! You havent lived until you've had a mystery-meat taco in Tijuana!

You've never truely had Typhoon diarhea until then either!

Manny's on Broadway, hands down, no contest.

Don Chilito's in Mission is OK.
Ponak's and Margarita's on SW Blvd are OK.
El Maguay's sucks.

You can try the barbaroito enchilada with hoof sauce.

I've tried El Maguay's but saying that it sucks may being an understatement.

anyone know where I can get some good chitlins?

anyone know where I can get some good chitlins?

I like El Mezcal for cheap mexican food.

I like Casa Ramos (Topeka & Emporia) for more "authentic" mexican food.

Do Mexicans serve chitlins?

Small intestines.

Technically, they're chitterlings.

Kishka!

Tripa.

Yep.

Tripas.

There's a La Mesa on Strang Lane in Olathe. Not sure if they're still under operational or not.

Don't know about KC, but this joint in Denver rocks! We hit it twice every year on our ski trip in/out of town :

http://www.taqpatz.com/

We always eat at the El Maguay in Blue springs, and it is fine, not great, but Ok.

DT

Wasn't that a rhetorical question?

I prefer Rudy's on Westport over Manny's. Manny's is good, but I think Rudy's has it beat. I don't think I've seen it mentioned yet, which is weird.

Just freaking forget it now!!!
:banghead:

Cactus Grill

they charge for extra chips and salsa. fuck them

Old Mexico Restaurant in Independence on 23rd street-the owner is a friend of mine. Great food!!

I tried the La Mesa in Louisburg and it was bad, real bad.

I dont know about best in KC, but I enjoy Rancho Grande in Parkville.

It helps that it's like a block from my house.

:dom:

S.W. BLVD has some Mexican restaurants to check out.

I like Mannys myself.

that's not too bad....rosies in riverside is pretty good...

I ate at a place called two amigos(?) off of 35 and 75th...converted old taco bell building...english was secondary on the menu......damn good food.

I can't remember the name, but there is one off Johnson Dr and 69 Highway in Mission, I believe.

Have you advised everybody in neighborhood to increase their "total loss" insurance coverage?

Heh, nah... But I was just talking to a coworker about how I still cringe when I hear sirens in the neighborhood.

For multiple reasons, I presume? Heh.

Hmm, we always get our free... Are you polite to them? or do you go through like 6 baskets of chips?

oh ya I remember it..still a great "house".

I used to go to Patricios as a kid..met BRC there once for lunch.

Man, I made that way too easy.

I was dependent on Crack to much to remember anything back then.

Yep I went to Patricios (sp) as a young kid regularly with the fam. but; I remember freaking out one specific night while I was out with my older sister when I was like 11 and she was 16 and her boyfried was smoking weed behind Patricios, that was serious when I was that young.

Funny stuff...

So THAT'S what made thier food so good.

:)

It seems that alot of people live near a mexican restuarant. Is it because they all run specials on Corona?

Yeah back in the day the all meat burrito from Patricio's was hard to beat. You could always count on there being some different folks in and outside of Patricio's. Actually it was one of the most interesting mixes of people you'd come across. Rich, poor, all there for the food. It was that good. I saw my first real "fight" when I was like 11 at the Gomer's across the street on the way home one night. An interesting part of town late in the evening.

bingo

and that's the "seal of approval" in my book...I'm on a life long quest for the best taco...2 small corn tortillas stacked, carne asada or lengua or barbacoa, some onion, some lime, some salsa verde...heaven...line 'em up

most towns even have taco trucks these days...Wichita did when I lived there....

The best mexican food I ever had was a restaurant located in a house near the IBP plant in Emporia, Kansas. Lots of great food for very little cash.

thats the one place i would never eat. around LA they're everywhere and the the food is horrible. the roach coach we call 'em

I love them...but they're not for the weak of stomach, this is true

I don't have the link, but there is a blog by a guy who eats at and reviews taco shops in LA....

ive seen it. he reviewed one in south central LA by the USC campus i went to and it sucked. there was a long line (i went after an SC game), night time in a gang infested neighborhood, and i was under the impression the food was pretty good.

El Zarape in Garden City used to be pretty damn good for much the same reason (IBP plant 5 miles away). It's been some years since I ate there, I hear its not as good now.

I went to Margaritas last night and must say that it was average and still seems to use the same flavorless beef that everyone uses. Walking through the plumes of smoke to get to the dining area didn't exactly impress me either. Although watching the employees talk to the police outside was an added touch. Overall, I must give it a thumbs down.

sorry to hear that, I was one of the ones that suggested margaritas too. I had only went at lunch and bought thier salsa at the store.

You are scaring me now. I forgot about that place until now.

I bet we have ate at the same restaurants at the same time in KC more than once while in KC/Independence based on the favorite restaurant previous thread. I do move in 1991.


What are some of your favorite eating places in Atlanta. (all types)

I hear good things about the KC Pitt BBQ probably because I am from Kc and doubt the name.

I like Dustys on Briarcliff and Fatt Matts because I also like jazz.

There is also a great Ethiopian restaurant by target on North Druid Hill and Briarcliff.

My family loves Pappadeaux's when they come to town.

I ate there when in town on turkey day. OK, I drank more than I ate but it was buy one get one free day.

No contest, use to visit the one on 40 hwy.

I found the one in BS when I visited on Thanksgiving, ate there twice in a week in fact for lunch. it is the best of the chains. IMO.

Dos Hombres in the River Market.

When I go to Manny's, what should I order? What do they do best?

everything is on par.

I usually get the chicken tacos. enchiladas are good too.
Can't go wrong with a chimichanga.

I am not a huge burrito fan, but IMO they have the best burritos in town.

However, someone earlier was correct in saying they charge for extra chips and salsa....their only downfall.

Without question, get the Monterrey Burrito. Far and away my favorite Mexican restaurant, and also the best bang for the buck overall in the city. BTW, I usually go for lunch, and we've never been charged for extra chips and salsa.

We ate at Don Chilitos for lunch today. We didn't like the school lunch line atmosphere. The beans and rice were dry, although the entrees were good. Overall I feel like we had to work a little too hard for the price we paid.

Big Top TExas Burrito

He did order a burrito, but I'm not sure if it was this one or not. I had the enchiladas with sour cream and olives. There was plenty of sour cream on it. I usually have to ask for extra.