Where is the best Mexican restuarant in KC? - Page 5

acesn8s · 01-29-2007, 12:07 PM

I'm sitting here getting ready to eat a burrito and thinking of a restuarant that I grew up with. It was authentic Mexican. Jorge (the owner) would go home to Mexico City to visit his mother and bring back a recipe to add to his menu every year. It was the best! But now he is gone and I can't find a Mexican restuarant that isn't like all of the others in town.

What say you ChiefsPlanet?

01-29-2007, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

I don't think Jose Peppers even does gringo Mexican very well. Their beans taste like paste and their rice like Rice-a-roni.

If a place can't nail the staples then they are not going to have the rest of the menu down, IMO.

Oh, well I don't know anything about that. Their fajitas and guacamole are head and shoulders above any other and that will win me over any day. I don't care how many of my co-diners are Mexican. I care about the taste of the food and the damage to my wallet.

memyselfI · 01-29-2007, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Margarita's

They used to be the best...

back when they first opened. My sister and I practically helped fiance the place we were there so much.

Now??? Their food is average. Their plates have gotten smaller, prices higher, and quality questionable.

**Baby Lee** · 01-29-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

Their beans taste like paste and their rice like Rice-a-roni.

Funny you should cite that, there's a nearby place that is as 'authentic' as can be. Family operation, the waiters speak english, but cooks and servers don't. But they're also cheap. And their 'Mexican Rice' is Minute Rice with some chili powder and [uuurrp!!] canned vegetable medly.

Brock · 01-29-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

Oh, well I don't know anything about that. Their fajitas and guacamole are head and shoulders above any other and that will win me over any day. I don't care how many of my co-diners are Mexican. I care about the taste of the food and the damage to my wallet.

Also not getting shanked is kind of important.

pikesome · 01-29-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

Again, the best way to tell if it's good Mexican food is by scanning the crowd. If the only Mexicans there are the ones busing tables or frying chips then you have a good indication of the quality of the food according to the experts.

The first time I ever went to El Puerco (I didn't even know the full name for a while) I thought it was weird that everything had peas in it. Went home to SW Kansas (was going to KU at the time) and told one of my Mexican friends about it and he said "Oh, they're from" some town I don't remember. "Down there they do that." I thought it was kind of funny he could name the area of Mexico they probably came from by the peas.

memyselfI · 01-29-2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

Oh, well I don't know anything about that. Their fajitas and guacamole are head and shoulders above any other and that will win me over any day. I don't care how many of my co-diners are Mexican. I care about the taste of the food and the damage to my wallet.

Perhaps we shouldn't give a hoot about your opinion because the thread poster is asking for AUTHENTIC Mexican food.

FTR, Ponack's/Panzon's has some decent Tex/Mex food.

memyselfI · 01-29-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Funny you should cite that, there's a nearby place that is as 'authentic' as can be. Family operation, the waiters speak english, but cooks and servers don't. But they're also cheap. And their 'Mexican Rice' is Minute Rice with some chili powder and [uuurrp!!] canned vegetable medly.

YUCK. I wouldn't go there if the rice is bad.

**DeezNutz** · 01-29-2007, 02:16 PM

Torreon. It's off of 87th near Antioch. Get there early, since the dining hall is quite small, and thank me later. Trust me.

**CosmicPal** · 01-29-2007, 02:16 PM

When I was living there, the big three were Manny's, Ponak's, and Margarita's. Used to do happy hours at one of those three almost every Friday.

There was a damn good Mexican restaurant across from the Glenwood Theaters. 92nd & Metcalf maybe? Can't recall the name of it, but it's not the same one mentioned earlier in this thread....or is it?

**Baby Lee** · 01-29-2007, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

Perhaps we shouldn't give a hoot about your opinion because the thread poster is asking for AUTHENTIC Mexican food.

Actually he asked about the 'best' mexican food that wasn't 'like all the rest.' His remark on 'authentic' was fondly recalling a place from his past.

01-29-2007, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by memyselfI

Perhaps we shouldn't give a hoot about your opinion because the thread poster is asking for AUTHENTIC Mexican food.

Hey, that's fair. There's a reason the "authentic" restaurants most have mentioned have mostly dropped out of business. Most successful restaurants of any ethnicity adapt their menus to what will sell rather than authentic. I've lived in Japan and there are zero Japanese restaurants that taste like the food I ate in Japan - which is a good thing, IMO.

**Nzoner** · 01-29-2007, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by wutamess

La Mesa (92nd & Metcalf)

The first LaMesa(within that family of owners)was started here in St Joe about 14 years ago,I think they're up to 9 locations now.Best homemade salsa I've ever had.

memyselfI · 01-29-2007, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Actually he asked about the 'best' mexican food that wasn't 'like all the rest.' His remark on 'authentic' was fondly recalling a place from his past.

And one he seems to be looking to find again...

wutamess · 01-29-2007, 02:20 PM

Oh I forgot... Carona Garden on I35 & Santa Fe.
That's the place I go everytime I'm out that way.

Godd stuff. Buffet style.

htismaqe · 01-29-2007, 02:22 PM

There's plenty of "authentic" Mexican around here...just find a small town with a meat packing plant.

They stay in business solely by serving other Mexicans - the white people, by and large, won't eat there...

01-29-2007, 12:07 PM
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01-29-2007, 02:16 PM	#69
CosmicPal Learn it. Know it. Live it. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Casino cash: $10004900	When I was living there, the big three were Manny's, Ponak's, and Margarita's. Used to do happy hours at one of those three almost every Friday. There was a damn good Mexican restaurant across from the Glenwood Theaters. 92nd & Metcalf maybe? Can't recall the name of it, but it's not the same one mentioned earlier in this thread....or is it? __________________ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - Four blessings upon my fellow planeteers: Older whiskey, younger women, faster horses, and more money.
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01-29-2007, 02:20 PM	#74
wutamess MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lee's Summit Casino cash: $4711637	Oh I forgot... Carona Garden on I35 & Santa Fe. That's the place I go everytime I'm out that way. Godd stuff. Buffet style.
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01-29-2007, 02:22 PM	#75
htismaqe 'Tis my eye! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Chiefsplanet Casino cash: $8179900	There's plenty of "authentic" Mexican around here...just find a small town with a meat packing plant. They stay in business solely by serving other Mexicans - the white people, by and large, won't eat there...
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