Tacos La Bala in Houston, TX

November 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
the shredded beef taco

Tacos La Bala
5800 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77081

ambiance

Ok you know an area is shady when you see signs on the front door that says “having weapons without a license on the premise is a felony.” Luckily, we walked in after 2 cops It was pretty intimidating being the only non-Hispanics in the restaurant.

tacos

We had ordered 3 tacos but accidentally ordered 2 of the barbacoa (steamed beef), 1 of the shredded beef and 1 of the chimichirron (pork skin). My favorite was the shredded beef.Served on home-made corn tortilla………yes my mouth is watering.

the shredded beef taco

Then we split the burrito, we got the steak fajita meat. You know you’re at an authentic joint when your burrito comes without rice. It was quite good.

burrito

 

But the star of the evening was the quesadilla! It was not only packed with flavor, on corn tortilla but the cheese was out of this world (and you know I’m a huge cheese fan).

quesadilla

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Filed Under: Houston, Mexican

Mission Burrito in Houston, TX

November 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Guacamole

Mission Burrito
2245 W. Alabama
Houston, TX 77098

Guacamole

I was hankering for a burrito and saw that this Mission burrito was nearby where I was staying. When I got here, I was reminded of Chipotle. It was a line-service with americanized mexican ingredients. The service was quick and nice and the lady at the cash register tried to help me save money by telling me which sizes to order. However, I am a guacamole nut and so I got a large order of it. It was alright.

burrito

I had the steak fajita burrito. It’s pretty similar to Chipotle, burritos the size of a baby.

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Filed Under: Houston, Latin American, Mexican

Tacos Lupita in Haverhill, MA

March 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
"vegetarian burrito"

Tacos Lupita
194 River St
Haverhill, MA 01832

the front

I’m not too familiar with Haverhill but when I read about this place, I really wanted to check it out. Luckily for me, this restaurant is on the major street right off of HWY 495 which makes driving here really convenient. But I did drive right by it when I was looking it. The red sign blends in well with the brick. Street parking is a bit tough to find but there are a few 15 min spots right in front.

lots of choices

For vegetarians though, seek elsewehere. My mom usually goes for vegetarian burritos but the only option here was rice, beans, tomatoes and lettuce which is pretty disappointing for vegetarians. They also don’t have any seafood options for those of you who thought, well I am a vegetarian but I also eat fish.

"vegetarian burrito"

My brother and I got the steak burritos. The meats all looked great and there were so many juicy flavors: al pastor, steak, chicken, chorizo (pork sausage). This authentic mexican joint is a gem outside of Boston. This is great for those who don’t want to deal with the chaos that is Boston traffic and parking. The food is great and all the prices are under $10 per entree (the burritos were like $5!!). They also serve tacos (hard shell, soft shell), quesadilla, gorda (Mexican sandwich).

my extra spicy steak burrito

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Yucatan Mexican Restaurant in Pineville, LA

September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Yucatan Mexican Restaurant
200 Sandifer Lane
Pineville, LA

I had read online that this was the best mexican restaurant in town so we had to check it out! the service was nice and friendly.

chips and salsa

the chips and salsa were quite tasty and authentic! yes~!

can’t believe my dining companion ordered a hamburger from a mexican restaurant. she said it didn’t taste very good. duh!

my chicken chimichanga was delicious! i especially loved the hot sauce.

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Tacos Ago-Go in Houston, TX

September 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tacos Ago-Go
3704 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002-9504

this is a great neighborhood joint for some Mexican tacos (not much else on the menu). the tacos are cheap and taste great.

ambiance

those wrestler masks reminded me of Nacho Libre so I had to take a picture.

queso and chips

the queso was pretty disappointing, it tasted like melted velveeta. they didn’t really add much to it. the chips were ok.

al pastor taco

this al pastor taco blew my mind. it was delicious and the meat was succulent. the corn tortillas were wonderful too.

sausage egg and cheese taco

sausage, egg and cheese breakfast taco was pretty good too.

chorizo and egg taco

i really liked this breakfast taco: chorizo and egg. the chorizo is a spicy ground pork mixture. the seasoning was wonderful and enhanced by the corn soft taco.

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Santa Fe Tapas in New Orleans

June 20, 2011 By 2 Comments

Santa Fe Tapas
1327 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70130

I’ve driven past this place many times and so I when I saw a Groupon for it, I jumped at the chance. I wasn’t too sure what to expect so I went in with no presumptions. There was only one woman working at lunch time and so it took a while before we got seated and our menus. When we asked for suggestions, she leaned in and the smell of smoke overpowered all my senses.  I was also sad to see that other tables got chips and salsa and our table did not. I wonder why?

beef empanada

We started off with an order of beef empanadas. They were crispy and pretty flavorful and the corn salsa was very refreshing.

crabcake

The crab cakes didn’t have much flavor but the jalapeno tartar sauce was the redeeming quality of this dish.

grilled chicken

The brioche bread was pretty good but the chicken was extremely dry. I had to ask for some sort of sauce to moisten it and was brought Crystal hot sauce. Despite the chicken being dry, the spices on it were pretty delicious. The yucca fries were extremely dry as well, and very bland.

tamale

I think out of all the dishes, the tamale stayed true to the cuisine of origin. I had the braised pork tamale with poblano sauce (which was yum!). Overall, I wasn’t really impressed with this meal but I did go for lunch and apparently they have an entirely separate dinner menu.

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Izzo's illegal burrito in New Orleans, LA

April 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Izzo’s Illegal Burrito
4316 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Metairie, LA

I was super excited to eat here because I was trying to study at Starbucks and I saw that there were a ton of cars parked with hungry customers waiting to go inside. It’s gotta be good right?

Izzo's Illegal Burrito

Inside it’s kinda like Chipotle with the assembly line starting with tortilla flavor then to filling (meat or veggie) and then a ton of toppings. What is up with these americanized burritos that are the size of a small baby? This could’ve easily been 2 or 3 burrito servings.

look at how thick this burrito is!

My friend got the grilled mushrooms burrito. She liked it a lot, but wished that they had given her more veggies.

veggie burrito

I ordered the steak and I would say, nothing special. The meat was pretty tough to chew actually. Hopefully, if I go back, I’ll try something a bit more tender.

steak burrito

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El Sol in Harrisburg, PA

April 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

El Sol
18 South 3rd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101

I liked the warm ambiance of this place  with bright festive colors representative of Mexican culture.

ambiance

I liked that as soon as we sat down we were brought glasses of wAter and menus. The waiter was friendly and quite informative of the menu.

spicy chicken burrito

I had the spicy chicken burrito which came with a side of guacamole, retried beans and sour cream. The guacamole was bland unfortunately and salt did not help with the flavor. The burrito ingredients all blended into one general spicy taste so adding the sour cream and retried beans was a must for my bored taste buds.

fish taco

 

steak taco

Joe had the 3 tacos combination which also came with refried beans and salad. The 2 fish tacos were flavorless but at least it wasn’t reheated frozen breaded fish. The steak taco was ok too. Thank god we had the delicious salsa from the complimentary chips at the beginning of our meal.

salsa

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Anna's Taqueria in Boston, MA

February 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Anna’s Taqueria
236 Elm St.
Somerville, MA

Anna’s Taqueria is an authentic Mexican food staple in Boston. This place is well known for how quickly  your food is ready and how delicious it is for only $4.55. If you’re looking for some good cheap Mexican food, look no further!

Anna's Taqueria

It was hard to find a place to sit so we took our burritos to eat at home. We got here around 11:30 and there wasn’t a line. As we were waiting for the gentleman in front of us to order, a super long line formed behind us. Eek!

burrito!

My mouth salivates as heat radiates from the aluminum foil surrounding the burrito. The grilled veggie burrito came with an assortment of vegetables; very nice.

Veggie Burrito

the steak burrito was awesome!!! the steak was flavorful, staying true to inherent beef flavors. Even though it’s like an extra $1 for guacamole and sour cream, it’s totally worth it. The size may seem daunting but considering other restaurant chains that serve burritos (Chipotle and Qdoba), this burrito is on the smaller side. And much more authentic tasting!

steak burrito

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