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Best Mexican w/ killer taco's in Fairfield County?
I think they are going to try and stay open through the winter this year. Can't remember exactly what they said, but when I asked I got a response something to the effect of, "we are working on something so we don't have to." Then again, the huarache stuffed in my mouth at the time might have impaired my hearing.
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Best Mexican w/ killer taco's in Fairfield County?
how is the al pastor at Tacos Mexico? Is it spit roasted? (I'm doubting, but figured I'd ask in the remote hope).
How, exactly, is the carnitas? Is it rich/ moist? Any idea if they cook it the proper way (in lard)? Great carnitas is sadly, hard to come by in these parts.
also, have you tried the tacos at the los portales bakery down the road? Any comparison - better or worse?
I've been to tacos mexico, but it's been a good 4 years, so no idea how it is. Thanks for the reports.
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Best Mexican w/ killer taco's in Fairfield County?
Which tacos do you like there? I've had them a few times and enjoyed them, but it's been a long time. Are there any that really stand out?
Have you had the tacos at Los Portales grocery just down the road? If so, how would you compare them?
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Various Veracruzes in Vestchester
have you eaten at the other Veracruz's? I wonder if they are related at all.
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Various Veracruzes in Vestchester
yeah, the carnitas is very good at Cancun Delights... as is the goat birria, if I remember correctly.
Let me know how Veracruz II is. I should give it a try too...
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Various Veracruzes in Vestchester
I've only been to the one on West Post Road. It's OK. Frankly, something named Veracruz should have more regional dishes from that region in Mexico. But it had virtually nothing regionally specific. Same with Cancun Delights a few hundred yards away.
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Best Indian food in Fairfield County, CT
I thought the chicken biryani was just ok, but man, the chicken chettinad was awesome. Great naan too.
I want to try the kathi rolls that Jim Leff mentioned in a different thread...
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Stew Leonards...an ongoing debate
Look guys. the Snuggie WAS lame. Until Weezer came out with one. Check out the Weezer-Snuggie infomercial. Hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXqHfH...
Now... well... I want one. And if Stews carried the Weezer Snuggie, then they'd reach immortal status. Sadly, all I saw there were Sponge Bob snuggies today. How lame is that?
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Port Chester: Every great cuisine except Chinese
what would you recommend at Szechuan pavillion. I used to go there at times for lunch, but found it very average - same as any other chinese take out. But I may have just been ordering poorly.
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New Cuban in Stamford?
was habana good when it was in Norwalk? Cuban would be a nice addition in Stamford, where there's currently nothing in the way of that cuisine currently.
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Best Paella Bars in Westcheter or Fairfield County?
jfood, have you tried the paella at Barcelona? I've heard good things about Meigas' paella, I haven't heard (or tried) it from Barcelona. Wondering if they do it as well as they do tapas...
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Best Indian food in Fairfield County, CT
Ok, so I always get a bit confused. That's corner place on Summer street has been at least three different Indian restaurants since I moved here 9 years ago. Dashkin, something else (can't remember name) and now Coromandel. Has it changed owners in those name changes? Is it the same Coromandel as Darien, etc.? Because I've always left there VERY underwhelmed, but I haven't been there since they changed to now be Coromandel...
confusing.
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Pupusa Nirvana, Finally (Port Chester, NY)
no, they definitely have chicharron that doesn't come with cheese. I don't speak fluent Spanish either... though I can usually find my way around a menu. Thankfully they have an English menu too, so sometimes I just point.
But if they still aren't getting what you are trying to convey, you can always just tell them you want a pupusa de chicharron, sin queso. (Sin = without).
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Best Indian food in Fairfield County, CT
Tawa is good. Actually it's very good. As I mentioned on another thread, I've been going to a lot of the great NYC Indian/Pakistani restaurants lately and Tawa holds it's own.
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Is there any good pizza in Stamford?
I'll have to give it another shot. I did order smalls. Actually, I ordered (and fully consumed) to entire small pizzas on my own. All for the sake of pizza comparison. :)
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BBQ in CT
ok, i know some folks really don't like Q, but comparing them to smoky joe's? T
No doubt that Q puts too much sauce on their pulled pork. But smokey joes is just downright terrible in my opinion... I don't even consider it a real Q joint at all....
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Is there any good pizza in Stamford?
I went to Pepe's for the first time today. The clam pie is worth the hype. But the plain tomato pie? downright pedestrian in my mind. soggy crust, uninspiring sauce. Wouldn't drive 5 minutes for it.
But I really liked the white clam pie...
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Tawa on Summer St.
It's still on their menu, but I haven't tried it yet. Next time...
http://www.tawaonline.com/menu_upstai...
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Saturday Night dinner in Sleepy Hollow or Tarrytown
how does Que Chula compare to the new Abuelita's in Ossining? I think are probably one of the few who has been to both. I've only walked past que chula when I was doing my empanada expedition. It seemed nice inside - not the typical dive mexican (which, btw, isn't a bad thing to me).
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Tawa on Summer St.
the new Tawa on Summer is really good too - definitely worth a try. Similar menu as old, just upgraded a bit (in a nicer setting too).
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Is there any good pizza in Stamford?
I've been to hope pizza a few times. I think it's mostly a greek pizza place. Not thin-crust NYC style. Good for what it is, I guess. But I don't crave that kind of pizza. It's a lot like Post Pizza in Darien.
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Abuelos (Mexican) in Ossining?
wow. barbecoa goat? Now I'm really intrigued...
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Tawa on Summer St.
yeah, I didn't realize the downstairs had a different menu than upstairs until after we left. I probably would have preferred the bread bar for it's emphasis on the breads and small plates... But I've been on a kick going to tons of Indian and Pakistani places in Queens and Manhattan. And this place wouldn't be out of place among the better ones there...
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Tawa on Summer St.
Well, color me impressed. I went to Tawa on Saturday night and had a wonderful meal. Man... I'm hoping to get back there soon. The chicken biryani was good, but it was the chicken chettinad that was the real standout. Very, very high quality. The naan was also good. Anyhow, just a quick note to say reaffirm what others have said... if you want good Indian (fairly upscale) go here. It's excellent.
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Abuelos (Mexican) in Ossining?
Whoa there. There's nothing inauthentic about pineapple in tacos. It's the standard in great tacos al pastor (which is what that taco was, I'm guessing from the description). See this picture for an example from Mexico City: http://davidlida.com/_WP/wp-content/u...
And the pulled pork taco is, I'm guessing, carnitas, again very authentic. So don't judge authenticity by the description. I haven't been to this place yet, but I'm hopeful.
In general, it's good to keep in mind the regional skew in Mexican cuisine out here. For good our bad, most of our Mexican food is from Puebla, where the vast majority of the Mexican immigration here is from. Sadly, you won't find many Oaxacan or Yucatecan or Sonoran places out here.
That said, having been in Phoenix too... you don't find all that much regional varience in Mexican food there either... While there's no doubt the Mexican food there is on a higher quality, it also largely comes from a single region too - Northern Mexico. Which, by the way, is completely rational...
Anyhow, check out this place to gauge it on it's own merits. I haven't been, so can't verify, but I'm cautiously hopeful. And there certainly are good Mexican places out here - even in Westchester, not just Queens. (guadalajara was never one of them). Take a look at some older threads - we've covered a lot of places in Port Chester, White Plains and New Rochelle.
Good luck.
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Buttermilk ??????? ( NOT LITE )
if we've moved to FFD County... I get buttermilk at Stew Leonards. I doubt it's convenient unless you are already out these parts. But there's one down in Westchester in Yonkers and another in Norwalk, CT.
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Stew Leonards...an ongoing debate
I'm not sure I understand at all what you are talking about. They sell deli meats in any quantity you want. You go up like any other deli counter on earth and ask them for however much you want. 2 ounces or 2,000. How is that an example of stews taking advantage of anyone? So what if they sell prepacked deli meat in large quantities too. Costco does too. Are they taking advantage of people?
If their deli meat is of inferior quality, then that's a different story and worth discussing here, but let's not try and criticize places for things that don't matter, aren't relevant or aren't true.
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New to Fairfield, CT from Manhattan - your favorite restaurants?
Funny enough, the only steak Lugers sells IS porterhouse. Porterhouse for 1, for 2, for 3 or for 4. That's it. Gotta love em for that.
They have other stuff on their menu, but when it comes to steak. It's porterhouse.
