"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 2:26:20 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > wrote in message
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>> > On Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 1:28:11 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> I keep seeing that term bandied about in here and people keep accusing
>> >> me
>> >> of
>> >> eating it. But in looking up the term, there does not seem to be any
>> >> one
>> >> answer. Chevy's Fresh Mex claims to be Tex Mex. We had one here years
>> >> ago.
>> >> It didn't last very long. We tried it a few times and didn't like the
>> >> food.
>> >> There was also one in Alameda. My husband did like it but Angela and I
>> >> did
>> >> not. Have also read that Taco Bell is Tex Mex. Only thing they have
>> >> that
>> >> I
>> >> like are the bean burritos but I can't eat them due to all of the
>> >> weird
>> >> added ingredients. Those are easy enough to make at home.
>> >>
>> >> Some sources say that Tex Mex is Americanized dishes smothered in
>> >> cheese.
>> >>
>> >> My uncle told me that sour cream is never used in Mexico. I think he
>> >> was
>> >> wrong about that as they have Crema which is very similar.
>> >>
>> >> Janet Wilder used to say that if you weren't eating it if you weren't
>> >> in
>> >> Texas.
>> >>
>> >> Many of the Mexican restaurants here have sort of a fusion of foods
>> >> from
>> >> both Mexico and South America. And certainly Americanized dishes such
>> >> as
>> >> various salads.
>> >>
>> >> So... What is your interpretation of Tex Mex?
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>> >
>> > what is a tiki bar?
>>
>> It was a bar for drinks, in the basement. Not a wet bar, meaning no sink.
>>
>> Here are some examples.
>>
>> http://www.wayfair.com/Best-of-Times...=1104000085716
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>> http://www.wholesalepatiostore.com/R...t=Bull %20BBQ
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>> http://www.luxedecor.com/product/pan...pjpjo1401atqbr
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>> This one wasn't quite like those as it was built in. It did have a little
>> roof over it and grassy stuff at the front along with plastic fruit and a
>> string of patio type lights at the top.
>
> Hoo boy. I like that bamboo one. Too bad I don't have a basement to put
> one of these things. Don't forget the tiki lounge music.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2dQ3WbcF44

When we were looking at houses to buy here, there was one in Brier that
Angela and I really liked. The kitchen was done up in pink and lavender but
it appeared to need some work. The back yard was huge and needed work but it
had a super cool tiki bar back there. Husband put his foot down and would
not consider that place at all, I think because of the bar. But as you can
imagine, stuff like that really appeals to a kid.

We used our bar not necessarily to play bar but to play restaurant. And it
made a great stage for puppet shows.