Comments on: No pan dulce for you

By: Jeffro

Jeffro — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:19:21 +0000

Heh – at least at Ted’s you get to see the tortillas made while you wait. That right there is pure entertainment. ;>)

By: Flack

Flack — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:16:46 +0000

PS: If you’ve not been to any of the others I suggested, I’ll gladly put my pesos where my mouth (and gut) are — just say the word and dinner’s on me. (And most likely, it will be — damned if I don’t go home wearing cheese almost every time …)

By: Flack

Flack — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:15:20 +0000

Ted’s is a lot like Outback Steakhouse for me — it’s good, and maybe slightly better than the competition, but not “better enough” to justify the wait. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Outback steak, but when I hear “45 minute wait” I immediately begin doing the math — I could leave here, go to Kona (or any of the Meridian steak houses), order a steak and be eating in less than 45 minutes. Ted’s is the same — again, their food is wonderful, but when push comes to shove, free cheese is free cheese.

By: CGHill

CGHill — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:07:42 +0000

I like Ted’s, but its colossal reputation has been hard to justify of late.

By: Flack

Flack — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:54:26 +0000

I used to think that the sign of a good Mexican restaurant was that it had Mexican people working there; now, I look to see if Mexican people are EATING there. That seems to be a pretty safe litmus test.

Anyone who thinks Chili’s is real Mexican food also probably thinks their buffalo wings come from buffalo. If you’re in OKC skip the Bell/Bueno/Mayo stuff and head on over to San Marcos (4024 N. May), Cocina De Mino (4 locations, http://www.cocinademino.com), Los Vaqueros (Mustang or Moore), Alfredo’s Mexican Cafe (Yukon/Moore/Weatherford/etc), Poquito de Mexico (Main Street, Yukon), Nino’s, Chelino’s, Abuelo’s, or good-if-you-can-stand-the-wait Ted’s Escondido.

If you get really brave, take I-44 to SW 29th, exit, and go east. A word of caution, as the food gets more authentic the less English you’ll see on the store signs …

By: Jeffro

Jeffro — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:44:12 +0000

That looks like something other than Ted’s to try next time I’m in town. Not that anything is wrong with Ted’s – just different.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:17:28 +0000

There are enough genuine Mexican places in Coweta County that if we want to go to Chili’s or Taco Mac it’s not for “Mexican.”

Depending on what exactly we want, how long since we’ve been to which, and whether we have a valid coupon, our favorites are all more or less local mini-chains, usually based one or two counties over from us and with owners at least as Mexican as the servers.

By: hatless in hattiesburg

hatless in hattiesburg — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:26:37 +0000

DFW has a pretty good range of Mexican food, from the blandly inauthentic to the “you want flies with that?” taqueria trailers. I usually keep towards the middle of that bell curve. And while I know that Tacos of Bell, Bueno, and Villa, aren’t “authentic”, at least their (refillable!) beverages are potable, unlike the festering jars of swill sold on the streets of Juarez.