On 8/28/2013 2:13 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:34:03 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>>
>>> "casa contenta" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > On 8/27/2013 5:38 PM, sf wrote:
>>> >> On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:30:26 -0600, casa contenta > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> They can not even begin to compare to freshly made from a >>>
>>> tortilleria!
>>> >>
>>> >> That's not an option for most people. We only have one in town, but
>>> >> really - all they produce on the premises is handmade.
>>> >>
>>> > If you've good Mexican restaurants many times they'll sell a lot of
>>> > things
>>> > in bulk. Here you can get corn and flour tortillas, many salsas,
>>> beans,
>>> > rice - almost the entire meal!
>>>
>>> I only know of one restaurant that sold tortillas and that was
>>> Chevy's. I
>>> would not say that they were good and I don't recall their tortillas
>>> being
>>> outstanding although they were made in house.
>>
>> You have to either be splitting hairs or not know what you're talking
>> about to dis their tortillas.
>
> I didn't dis them. Just don't recall any of their food being overly
> good. Certainly not authentic Mexican in my book. I'm a Mexican food
> lover and I was never able to finish any plate of food that I ever
> ordered there because I just plain didn't like it. Really disliked the
> salsa too. I may not have even had a tortilla there. I can't remember
> now what I ordered. I just know that at least at the points in time
> when we dined there, I was a vegetarian and they had very limited
> offerings for that.


One of the problems in analyzing what is or it not good Mexican cuisine
is in knowing what a given restaurant is specializing in. To me Chevy's
has always had a bit of a Sonoran flair to it. But woe be to those who
think Mexico has but a few cuisines, it has at least a dozen!

I recommend the Rick Bayless program on PBS for those who wish to learn
more about the various regional fares of Mejico.