On 8/28/2013 10:04 AM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:40:17 -0600, casa contenta > wrote:
>
>> On 8/28/2013 12:37 AM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>> No restaurant makes their own tortillas around here. Chevy's had a
>>> mechanical tortilla maker and I don't care what anyone says about
>>> Chevy's - they made great tortillas.
>>
>> Darn it, you're being culturally deprived up that way, who knew? I've
>> found great Mexican in San Diego
>
> Honestly, I can't stand the Mexican food in San Diego. I prefer
> Northern California Mexican style. Labor is too expensive for a
> restaurant to employ anyone just to make tortillas to go in a tortilla
> warmer on the table. I can see them using one of these though.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaK6xCCJH9c

Ha!

Rube Goldberg indeed...

I would grant you San Diego is much more beach taco veracruz vibed, but
I like those too.


>> and even up the Valley into Stockton. I
>> suspect that maybe the geographic reach of agriculture is a factor?
>> Perhaps you'd have luck in towns like Tracy and Manteca.
>
> I am rarely in that direction and when I am, I'm just passing through.
> I might stop at a farm stand, but that's about it.

It was some rather industrial ag country last I was there (esp. Tracy),
I wonder what its like now.

>>
>> Of course its been a while, I assume those are still mostly ag areas
>> even now?
>
> Yes. You've read about the Stockton mess? They're still hit pretty
> hard out there.
>
Oh good grief, they were the ones with the city manager making more than
a CEO?

Yes, what a sad pre-Detroit state of bonded collapse.

Or have I conflated them with Lancaster?