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svaldbardseedvault t1_it59578 wrote

Reply to where is the Mexican food by TheGreyVicinity

Native Arizonan here. You are looking for Chilangos and Dolores.

I’ve been looking for good Mexican food here for 20 years. These two are it for now. The best place in town - El Rancho Grande - closed over the pandemic, but these two are pretty decent. They’re the best you’re gonna find. Trust me, I’ve been working on it for 20 years.

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Locksmith-Pitiful t1_it51l2z wrote

Reply to where is the Mexican food by TheGreyVicinity

La fogota, Baja's, California taco, tons of mom and pop shops especially right outside prov or on west and south side -- if the menu is in Spanish, a kid is running around or no prices are listed you found a gem

Avoid gringo flats and gentrified Tallulah's they r mid and $$ af lol only rich white people go there

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ggill1313 t1_it50lhk wrote

Reply to where is the Mexican food by TheGreyVicinity

Howdy!

Fellow Texan here. Been up here for 5 years.

You’re searching in futility. The closest is Casa Tequila, though.

Go through the grieving process and embrace Indian food as an adjacency which is actually excellent in its own right. Kabob and Curry is my favorite.

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Beebeeleen t1_it4zsgx wrote

Reply to where is the Mexican food by TheGreyVicinity

I usually recommend

Al Son de mi barrio on Atwells and La Lupita on Westminster in Providence.

But, I recently ate great Mexican food from California taco shop. I was very skeptical about the place and was pleasantly shocked by the food's quality. It is legit Mexican food. It actually tastes good.

So, my credentials about Mexican food are the following: I am a Mexican who has lived in California and Mexico. My wife is also Mexican and a good cook and very picky. She really liked California taco shop too.

I can only vouch for those three spots. I have eaten Mexican food (e.g.,menudo, etc) from other places and have been very dissapointed. BTW, I have traveled across Texas too (from Eagle Pass all the way up to Oklahoma!).

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PipeLayer2016 t1_it4z8q5 wrote

Reply to where is the Mexican food by TheGreyVicinity

Not a lot of Mexican or Tex Mex, but the central American shops in Onlyville may scratch that itch. If you are looking for American style Mexican food, there are a couple spots on federal hill on Atwells. Xaco Taco is pretty good on Eddy St, and I have heard good things about California Taco, but Órale Taqueria gets my money.

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space85 t1_it4z7r1 wrote

Reply to where is the Mexican food by TheGreyVicinity

If you lived near the Mexican boarder than nothing will compare to the flavors and spiciness you were getting in Texas. With that being said there are good places. Tortilla Flats (great margaritas) , Don Jose, and El Tapatio in Cranston come to mind. Sure others will have good suggestions too.

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