zinfamous
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ooo, there is a Rubios next to our local AMC/BevMo/shopping. will have to check it out next time.
ooo, there is a Rubios next to our local AMC/BevMo/shopping. will have to check it out next time.
wheresmybacon
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- Sep 10, 2004
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I voted Chipotle but I've never had Moe's. Not sure if we have one here or not...
edit: looks like we do...
edit: looks like we do...
AznAnarchy99
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- Dec 6, 2004
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Amused
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Cerb
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I've only had Chipotle and Moe's, and Moe's is disgusting. The flavor combinations are either plain wrong, or the whole meal was too bland, or they haven't trained the people well enough not to put extra-soupy ingredients into tortillas. After the 3rd different one, I figured the chain must just be that way.
I prefer our own locally owned and operated Fast Mex place....and it's actually Mex not Americanized crap.
Amused
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guyver01
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I love how "Americanized" has such a negative connotation to it.
There is nothing wrong with our hybrid-foods. Most cultures take parts of other cultures food and integrate it into their own. This is seen all over the world in once-occupied areas, or areas with a large migrant population like the US.
We have so many different palates here, that any "national" chain food has to be a certain way in order to maximize your client base.
Of course the "authentic" food is generally much better. But not always. Take the American "Orange Chicken." Obviously that is not Chinese food, but it is delicious. It is fried chicken with a sweet orange-flavored sauce.
There is a reason there are not "authentic" Chinese food places everywhere in areas that do not have a large ethnic Chinese population: Very few people would eat there.
Even fast food places do population studies before they open a store. There are a ton of Popeye's chicken places where the black population is higher. There are almost none where I live.
There is nothing wrong with going to Macaroni Grill and eating some bread and having some spaghetti, as long as you understand that it is an Americanized version of it. If you pretend you are eating actual Italian, you are just ignorant.
Luckily most big towns have "authentic" restaurants as well though.
Guyver and Amused:
The fucking OP asked what your favorite "fast mex" place was, and I fucking said it wasn't anything in the poll. I prefer a local place which has better food than any in the poll, and I also end up supporting local small businesses by going there as well.
Why don't you two fuckheads go troll somewhere else.
To OCGuy:
Yeah there isn't anything wrong with Americanized food, however I happen to prefer more traditional Mexican food. Since I've been in Mexico and had some of the best homemade authentic Mexican food you'll ever get, I prefer to try to find something that is much closer to that.
The place I go to has killer fish tacos.
The fucking OP asked what your favorite "fast mex" place was, and I fucking said it wasn't anything in the poll. I prefer a local place which has better food than any in the poll, and I also end up supporting local small businesses by going there as well.
Why don't you two fuckheads go troll somewhere else.
To OCGuy:
Yeah there isn't anything wrong with Americanized food, however I happen to prefer more traditional Mexican food. Since I've been in Mexico and had some of the best homemade authentic Mexican food you'll ever get, I prefer to try to find something that is much closer to that.
The place I go to has killer fish tacos.
guyver01
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- Sep 25, 2000
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take your own advice. every thread you enter gets a smug "i only use local items" response. noone gives a shit.
Fayd
Diamond Member
meh.
i live in san diego area.... tons of hole in the wall taco shops. i go there when i want mexican food...which is all the time.
i live in san diego area.... tons of hole in the wall taco shops. i go there when i want mexican food...which is all the time.
AznAnarchy99
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- Dec 6, 2004
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You're saying he's smug when this is in the poll?
"I have no taste and don't like any of these"
Let's see...am I trolling in this thread? Nope.
Does anyone give a shit? Apparently not you.
Do I give a shit? Nope.
So as I said go troll elsewhere.
The place I go is better than those in the poll, hence it would be what I would vote for for "best" - but I can't since it's not there. But I don't agree with the last statement either. I never said that I didn't like any of them, but that I prefer something else which is better.
guyver01
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guyver01
Lifer
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since you're apparently blind.... let me show you your trolling
See the bolded part? that's the trolling.
your comment woulda been fine without it. add it... and now you're a smug "only local products omg!" troll
so.. keep dreaming your delusional little dream neuman.
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