The word Mexican is in parenthesis for a reason...
I cook at little Mexican, but is more Tex-Mex than anything - iNever needed anything else because growing up there was just so much very, very good Mexican food around me (in Houston).
Then i came to Stamford and there was nothing...I mean nothing.
A few years later i found two that could pass and they are still in buisness, nothing fancy, just simple everyday Mexican and in a style that i was familiar with.
Now suddenly there are 6 new "Mexican" restaurants - I can not stand any of them.
Maryann's - Good place to get drunk - margaritas are okay - i found the food to be tasteless.
Riviera Maya - a step up from Maryann's, but still issues with taste - one other friend called it horrible - i did not find it horrible, but not great
Bar Rosa - I have not been there and do not know anyone who has.
Lolas - I also have not been there, but again i noticed it is absent from OmNomCT .
Now we get a new player - Picante - They opened last week and gave out samples of Chips and salsa during the Bedford Street Festival. Based on that taste, i won't be back. Perhaps i am unfair.
And soon to open, Bar Taco on lower Summer St.
If i am in Stamford, I think i will stick to the following - The Taco Truck near Yerwood center - very, very good, simple California style Mexican
Ole Mole - very good Moles - well put together and taste!
Tacos Guadalajara - simplicity at its best for a Mexican taste.
Outside of Stamford there are many good ones and there are a few smaller places i have not gone, but the new set is the pits!
2 comments:
Sorry Joey, that's bad! Maybe make your own Mexican food?
Hey there Joey. Lola's is pretty good, though when we went they were just newbies. Here's our review: http://wp.me/p1a5jD-7E
As for Bartaco, avoid at all costs. The food just isn't good. Probably some of the worst Mexican food around, sad to say. We're working on that review, I'm sure to the chagrin of Bartaco.
A nice spot to try that you don't have on the list is Casa Villa. They have a takeout/delivery spot and a restaurant that's by Bev Max. Great tacos and food here. The bartender makes the margaritas fresh from lime. :) Here's the review, too: http://wp.me/p1a5jD-gO
Bar Rosso is an Italian spot from the same owners of Napa & Co. The food was good when we went but was salty all around. We'd be willing to try it again.
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