While we were in Austin, we didn't get to eat a lot of Mexican food. The family had other plans, and that was OK. We were without our car, so we decided that if we were going to have a Mexican meal, it might have to be at a restaurant nearby my daughter's house, and we'd have to get there on foot.
We found a place in a nearby strip mall, and it looked busy. Before we ordered, and before the ubiquitous chips and salsa were delivered to our table, I had a look around. The people at the table next to us were eating enchiladas and rice that all seemed to be a pale orange color. The walls in the restaurant were a dull rose color, and the music was pretty standard mariachi stuff.
The chips were thin and the salsa was HOT. Good stuff. We decided to order something that wasn't covered in an orange-colored sauce, so I ordered the TACOS AL PASTOR and Javier ordered a smothered burrito.
TACOS AL PASTOR was something we used to go and eat after the movies. There was a little place next door to a large movie house in Guadalajara that served up steaming hot quesadillas and TACOS AL PASTOR. You could get several of each on a plate and pay the equivalent of $2.50. They were always served with little glass bottles of agua mineral or a lemon-lime soda called Favorita. They were good mainly because the tortillas were fresh, the salsa on the tables was incredible, and the cold bubbly soda in glass bottles kept everything under control.
The TACOS AL PASTOR in Austin (and Javier's burrito, for that matter) were nothing memorable unless you consider them both taking me back a few years to some excellent, economical meals. I know Austin has better. Lunch inspired us to think about new recipes for the new year coming up in a few days. Stay tuned as we promise some brand new twists on some old familiar themes - and more Spanish!
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