If you moved to DC but are originally from AZ, NM, TX, or CA…

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You are welcome

Poblano Mexican Grill in Baltimore.

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Has anyone tried Ixtapalapa Taqueria in Gaithersburg? Wondering if it is worth the hike?

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Anonymous wrote:You shouldn’t lump TX in with the states that actually have Mexican food. Tex-mex is not Mexican food.

Bottom line, nothing with be the same or similar to what you get at home. So either learn to cook it yourself, or accept that the Mexican food will be different.

Sounds like you have never actually been to Texas. There is both Tex-Mex and Mexican cuisine. It's a big state with a ton of Mexican immigrants. You can find both, and both are pretty good if you know where to look.

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia native here. What’s your verdict on Guajillo in Arlington. I think it’s tasty but no idea if you guys would deem it authentic.

BTW your states don’t have any food Vietnamese food.

You're kidding, right? Houston has a large Vietnamese population and excellent Vietnamese food. And also, California.

+1 Grew up in CA. Had a lot of Vietnamese friends, and of course, there is "Little Saigon".

NM, oth, lacks good diverse food choices. I looked into retiring in NM, but the lack of food choices turned me off.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m from Arizona. My husband is from Texas, so he loves Chuy’s. It fine, I guess. Our favorite is El Sol in Vienna and they have a DC location, too. Alfredo Solis is the chef and he is from Mexico City. It’s by far the best Mexican I’ve found east of Arizona.

And also, to add to the international list of cities where the Mexican is lousy, include Helsinki. Yuck.

Why oh why are you eating Mexican food in Finland?? That makes no sense to me… it’s like people who visit China and eat only at Italian restaurants.

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia native here. What’s your verdict on Guajillo in Arlington. I think it’s tasty but no idea if you guys would deem it authentic.

BTW your states don’t have any food Vietnamese food.

You're kidding, right? Houston has a large Vietnamese population and excellent Vietnamese food. And also, California.

+1. The largest vietnamese communities are in CA and TX. Houston has great vietnamese food.

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Anonymous wrote:New Mexican here and I prefer New Mexican food to Mexican food. Yes, it's different. There's nowhere to find it around here, except possibly at my Alma Mater's reunion every year.

From DC but went to Univ of New Mexico - and yes!! Chili roast this weekend (we’re getting 20lbs) and the food! Yum. What I wish we could find here are good corn tortillas.

Sad here. I missed the deadline to order green chile through a mix up.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m from Arizona. My husband is from Texas, so he loves Chuy’s. It fine, I guess. Our favorite is El Sol in Vienna and they have a DC location, too. Alfredo Solis is the chef and he is from Mexico City. It’s by far the best Mexican I’ve found east of Arizona.

And also, to add to the international list of cities where the Mexican is lousy, include Helsinki. Yuck.

Why oh why are you eating Mexican food in Finland?? That makes no sense to me… it’s like people who visit China and eat only at Italian restaurants.

Sometimes people make bad decisions out of desperation.

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Anonymous wrote:This is how I felt when I lived in texas and the west coast, but with chinese food. Could not find good chinese delivery ANYWHERE. Meanwhile it's a stable on the east coast. So strange.

And Pizza!

No good Chinese food in CA? You’re kidding, right?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m from Arizona. My husband is from Texas, so he loves Chuy’s. It fine, I guess. Our favorite is El Sol in Vienna and they have a DC location, too. Alfredo Solis is the chef and he is from Mexico City. It’s by far the best Mexican I’ve found east of Arizona.

And also, to add to the international list of cities where the Mexican is lousy, include Helsinki. Yuck.

Why oh why are you eating Mexican food in Finland?? That makes no sense to me… it’s like people who visit China and eat only at Italian restaurants.

Sometimes people make bad decisions out of desperation.

I once at pizza in scotland because my spouse was tired of walking and the weird convenience place at our cheap hotel had pizza or haggis that was in a glass thing like they use for hot dogs at 7-11. I violated my own rule of always ordering local.

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Republic Cantina in NoMa has the best Tex-Mex I've tried so far in DC. Their migas are especially good.

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bump. I miss Frontier’s Sonoran food items (Frontier is across the street from UNM).

Where can I find -good- Sonoran food in NoVa ? Anita’s is ok, but too gringo…

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Anonymous wrote:You shouldn’t lump TX in with the states that actually have Mexican food. Tex-mex is not Mexican food.

Bottom line, nothing with be the same or similar to what you get at home. So either learn to cook it yourself, or accept that the Mexican food will be different.

You do realize that Texas has a very long border with Mexico and therefore does have Mexican food. Take a look at a map or a globe.

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I’ve lived in CA, NM, and TX. No New Mexican food anywhere here. But there are a few good Mexican like Gringos & Mariachis and Casa Oaxaca. But for more casual, Taco Bamba is pretty good too.

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From Colorado to DC, there is no comparison. Colorado was originally part of Mexico.

You want Mexican?, you are better off making it from a YouTube video.