America's favorite Mexican restaurant is. . .

[soulcougher73]

I dont want to live here anymore. This is sad.

 

[Platypus]

I don't get the outrage, of course it's going to be a chain restaurant that's available in every fucknowhere town, and of course it's not going to be authentic... it's a massive shitty chain restaurant.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I can believe it. There are so many out there that have absolutely no idea of what real food is. The Orange County Register, a paper in our area, does a "Best Of" list. Of course Chipotle has won best Mexican and Olive Garden has won best Italian! Even Subway was voted top 3 sandwich shop.

Insert Picard Facepalm here

https://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/20/best-of-orange-county-2017-best-mexican-restaurant/

https://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/20/best-of-orange-county-2017-best-italian-restaurant/

https://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/20/best-of-orange-county-2017-best-deli/

Just gonna call out your lie right here.

Edit: I will say that their Italian list is trash and American Italian is just bad.

 

[ElFenix]

I'm pretty sure that if I were Mexican, I would be out in the street rioting.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/taco-bell-americas-favorite-mexican-restaurant-153058944.html

sounds like the pole was for best cali-mex.

 

[MrSquished]

clearly when donald trump said they weren't sending their best he meant this

 

[WhiteNoise]

Taco bell is just Mexican style fast food and of course it is rated #1 when they are all over the country especially where Mexicans are not. God; to hear my family and friends talk about Taco Bell in PA where they live (NE PA farm land) like it's the greatest thing on earth. of course not one of them ever had real traditional Mexican food.

Now I live in So Cal and I have had plenty of authentic Mexican food, in Mexico many times and San Diego County. The Mexican food gets worse the further North you go but it's still Mexican food.

 

[lxskllr]

My favorite is La Tolteca. They're a regional chain around the mid Atlantic. It's the standard TexMex, but better than the big chains. Taco Bell is delicious every couple months, a couple times in a row. I get tired of it quick though.

 

[renz20003]

Real Mexican food is gross

 

[FeuerFrei]

I don't subscribe to the notion that more authentic/traditional/genuine ethnic fare is more tasty/desirable. I hope restaurateurs don't listen to moans and hand-wringing over lack of authenticity. 'Tis not really something to get hung up on; unless your establishment exists to show Americans what exactly Mexicans put in their mouths - rather academic, but possibly a point of idle curiosity. Are you in business to make money? Or play Mexican?

 

[MrSquished]

I do love some Taco Bell on occasion, just a few items, but I don't call it mexican. It's taco bell.

But we got some real taco joints up here in the urban parts of northern NJ and some are mediocre, but the good ones are freakin' great. Destroys a taco bell taco in an instant.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I don't even consider Taco Bell, Chipotle, QDoba or Taco Time to be "mexican restaurants"... more like crappy fast food with a slight mexican flair.

Which is true. And Taco Bell is the best of that bad bunch. It's not that it's good, it's that everything else with enough locations to win is even worse.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I don't subscribe to the notion that more authentic/traditional/genuine ethnic fare is more tasty/desirable. I hope restaurateurs don't listen to moans and hand-wringing over lack of authenticity. 'Tis not really something to get hung up on; unless your establishment exists to show Americans what exactly Mexicans put in their mouths - rather academic, but possibly a point of idle curiosity. Are you in business to make money? Or play Mexican?

I don't always think "authentic" is better. There's definitely room for fusion but there's certain things I think people get wrong a lot, one of them being Italian food.

 

[Humpy]

American's make terrible choices.

 

[zerocool84]

Growing up in the LA area I still sometimes have a hankering for Taco Bell or Del Taco. I literally see no reason to hate on it.

Its a national list, what other national "Mexican food" chains are there? Other than Chipotle I don't know of any.

 

[dasherHampton]

Kind of sad somehow. There are plenty of great Mexican restaurants in the town where I live and the Taco Bell near me has gone to absolute shit. I don't even go there anymore.

 

[Paladin3]

Real Mexican food is served from a chrome truck parked on the side of the road by a guy who speaks only Spanish. "Dos carne asada tacos por favor!"

 

[ultimatebob]

Dude... I can get real Mexican food from the Taco trucks in New Haven. They HAVE to be authentic... all of the Illegal immigrants from Mexico hang out there for Day Labor jobs, and they get hungry!

I guess that there is at least one advantage to living next to a "sanctuary city".

 

[Herr Kutz]

Taco bell is awesome. 7 layer burrito or XXL grilled stuffed burrito is where it's at.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Not only can you find authentic Mexican food in Chicago, you can find every region of it there. Chicago has one of the highest populations of Mexican immigrants in the US. I'll put the tacos at Mini-Palapita up against any in the world. It's a disgusting dive that most white people just drive by. Best salsa best chips as well.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

To be honest, Mexican food is the most boring shit food of all cultures.

Simlly the words: tacos, burritos, rice, and beans just described 95% of what's on every Mexican food menu... and I'm not even exaggerating that figure.

Edit: yes, I understand they have other recipes, but there is reason why those don't make it to the majority of the restaurants: they taste like shit.

 

[JulesMaximus]

America’s favorite Mexican restaurant is... absolute shit.

 

[zerocool84]

To be honest, Mexican food is the most boring shit food of all cultures.

Simlly the words: tacos, burritos, rice, and beans just described 95% of what's on every Mexican food menu... and I'm not even exaggerating that figure.

Edit: yes, I understand they have other recipes, but there is reason why those don't make it to the majority of the restaurants: they taste like shit.

That's like saying all pasta or sandwiches taste like shit. You do know that umm things go inside burritos or tacos just like things go inside sandwiches, things get mixed with pasta noodles. I would kill myself if I only had shitty food around me as it seems you do.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I like Taco Bell on occasion. Dont really care whether it is "authentic" or not. It is quick, cheap, tastes decent, and is a break from the usual burger and fries fast food. I have to say though, that I think the quality of their food has gone down recently. Seems like the burritos and tacos sometimes have a nice amount of filling, and sometimes much less than they used to.

 

[Linux23]

I do love some Taco Bell on occasion, just a few items, but I don't call it mexican. It's taco bell.

But we got some real taco joints up here in the urban parts of northern NJ and some are mediocre, but the good ones are freakin' great. Destroys a taco bell taco in an instant.

wait, really? please give some suggestions.