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5 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Good to see that everyone recognizes the dominance of Lupe Tortilla. The only thing better than their fajitas is the mildly racist restaurant decor. Add in a filthy playground full of feral children and you’ve got the best restaurant in town. 

Never been there.  Thanks for the warning!

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1 hour ago, hornbri said:

I went last week. That is the correct price, but you can add in wine parings and get it up there pretty quick. 

BTW - I thought it was worth the price. 

Glad you liked it.  Personally, I'd rather drop $100 on the wife and I at say, Juliet, give $100 to Mobile Loaves and Fishes, and put the other $300 in the college fund.

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7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Glad you liked it.  Personally, I'd rather drop $100 on the wife and I at say, Juliet, give $100 to Mobile Loaves and Fishes, and put the other $300 in the college fund.

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49 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Laughs hysterically that Lupe Fajitas is the best Tex Mex option in Austin. 
 

Lovely town, but there is a price to be paid. 

I'm more of the opinion that ordering fajitas . . . anywhere . . . might not be the best option.  That said, Lupe Tortilla is not the best option.

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On 4/29/2023 at 5:30 PM, hornbri said:

I went last week. That is the correct price, but you can add in wine parings and get it up there pretty quick. 

BTW - I thought it was worth the price. 

Yeah, son is a wine snob.

On 4/29/2023 at 3:14 PM, jimmyjazz said:

OK, I looked up "Pasta|Bar Austin" and I see it's a new joint in the old Castle Hill / Corazon building, which has been vacant for way too long.  Reservations are $195 per person, which to me seems insane, but a long way from nearly $600 per person.  What's the catch?  A couple of bottles of super expensive wine?

Yes.

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On 4/29/2023 at 8:35 PM, jimmyjazz said:

I'm more of the opinion that ordering fajitas . . . anywhere . . . might not be the best option.  That said, Lupe Tortilla is not the best option.

Never understood the love for fajitas when you could just as easily have enchiladas, chili rellenos, tamales ...

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On 12/20/2022 at 6:05 PM, Mittens said:

I find something I like and get that for life.

Thundercloud - roast beef & avocado
Jimmy John's - Gargantuan
Maudie's - Power Bowl or Straight Plate, depending on day/time/future plans

 


Get the Enchiladas Josie at Maudies. Thank me later.

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7 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Never understood the love for fajitas when you could just as easily have enchiladas, chili rellenos, tamales ...

 But what about chicken fajitas?

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Never understood the love for fajitas when you could just as easily have enchiladas, chili rellenos, tamales ...

Beef Fajita tacos should be compared to other tacos, not other types of TexMex entrees. Definitely from Dallas.

Or, are you our governor talking about bbq - “the sauce is the number one thing” “its all about the babyback ribs”
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8 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Get the Enchiladas Josie at Maudies. Thank me later.

I think EyM does it just a bit better (Enchiladas Con Queso) but they're both great.

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On 4/29/2023 at 5:51 PM, South Austin said:

They don’t spend that money on the menu presentation. Looks like my sixth grader created that.

My Italian brain immediately notices they need to check their spelling and grammar.

 

Looking at their IG... L f'in O L

Looks like the antithesis of what Italian cooking and food should be.  I'll take nearly any osteria or trattoria in the countryside in Italy over this.

https://www.instagram.com/pastabaraustin/?hl=en

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3 minutes ago, texasdago said:

My Italian brain immediately notices they need to check their spelling and grammar.

 

Looking at their IG... L f'in O L

Looks like the antithesis of what Italian cooking and food should be.  I'll take nearly any osteria or trattoria in the countryside in Italy over this.

https://www.instagram.com/pastabaraustin/?hl=en

I don't think they're going for countryside trattoria. 

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46 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I don't think they're going for countryside trattoria. 

I don't think so either but again, it is the antithesis of Italian cooking.  That's my point.  Italian food, regardless of where you are in the country focuses on simplicity.   

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3 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

i don't remember if lin and wu chow have been mentioned yet.  if not they deserve to be in this thread.  overpriced and mediocre.  

It's Asian food for white people who don't know Asian food.  I'll never go to either, but they have my respect for making a living by price gouging hipsters.  

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14 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Never understood the love for fajitas when you could just as easily have enchiladas, chili rellenos, tamales ...

My number one dinner favorite is enchiladas with fajitas on top. Awesome. 

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1 hour ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

It's Asian food for white people who don't know Asian food.  I'll never go to either, but they have my respect for making a living by price gouging hipsters.  

Met a client at Lin Wu on Friday on SW Parkway.   It was fine.  I expected more.  

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First time back at Chuy’s all year. 
Chicken fajitas are still delicious, BUT……the flour tortillas must be store bought, as they are not nearly as good as those made on site by the little abuelas 

 

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Ordering regular enchiladas from Chuy’s is a mistake.  I stick to chicka chicka boom enchiladas or fajitas but I’m there for the house salsa, green chili salsa, jalapeno ranch, red chili salsa, I’m there for chips and dip basically.  

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12 minutes ago, Hook1997 said:

Ordering regular enchiladas from Chuy’s is a mistake.  I stick to chicka chicka boom enchiladas or fajitas but I’m there for the house salsa, green chili salsa, jalapeno ranch, red chili salsa, I’m there for chips and dip basically.  

And tequila -- and least for me!

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I am in awe that ArmyBrat can down tex-mex and booze like that at his age with a heart condition like a fucking boss.  I had chicken enchiladas several days ago and I'm still miserable and I am 1/37th his age.  Cheers, brutha!

I don't know where to put this random Lobo thought (redundant, I know).  But Aster's Ethiopian Food.  We drove by it last night on the way to campus, and I drive by it drive by it frequently when heading to campus for other events.  There's never a single car in the parking lot, neon sign says "OPEN", everybody says it's the most delicious, authentic African food in Austin, but I've never talked to anyone who has ever actually gone there in person 

Also-as expressed upthread, Matt's El Rancho continues to be over-praised and underwhelming.  But, like Chuy's...they got staying power so don't go...but you gotta tip your hat.   

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Ordering regular enchiladas from Chuy’s is a mistake.  I stick to chicka chicka boom enchiladas or fajitas but I’m there for the house salsa, green chili salsa, jalapeno ranch, red chili salsa, I’m there for chips and dip basically.  

The steak burrito is legit.
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I’ve passed by Lupe’s for about 5 years and never went in, primarily because of the hate on Surly. We went today because we had a gift card. It wasn’t bad. Had barbacoa egg tacos for brunch and it was decent. A little expensive but not terrible considering inflation today. 

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Lupe's fajitas are as good as anywhere else in Texas, including El Tiempo. Super pricy, but worth it if you ask me. Nothing else on their menu is though.

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14 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

I’ve passed by Lupe’s for about 5 years and never went in, primarily because of the hate on Surly. We went today because we had a gift card. It wasn’t bad. Had barbacoa egg tacos for brunch and it was decent. A little expensive but not terrible considering inflation today. 

It's good food just not for its price point 

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58 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

It's good food just not for its price point 

This.  Went a coupla months ago with the wife.  Had a FANTASTIC fajita dinner with some queso and a coupla drinks.  It was really, really good.  Set us back $100.  Whatever, fine, I can afford it....but that's just wrong.  For 1 lb of beef fajitas.....it's $65 fucking dollars.  That's $20-25 more than any other comparable place.

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13 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Pappasitos is $71 for a pound of beef fajitas. 

$80.69 for 1Lb beef fajitas at El Tiempo in houston

They are no longer an outlier. 

That....is fucking INSANE.

Man, I remember my old man ranting around 1980, about how those motherfucking sonsabitches at Chilis had ruined everything.  "I used to be able to buy fajitas at the store for .29 a pound, then those assholes at Chilis told all the gringos about 'em, and now they're $5 a pound!  For fajitas!  A trash cut!"

29 cents a pound in the early 70s.  Now, at restaurants for $70-80.  I got nuthin', man.  It's insane.

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4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

That....is fucking INSANE.

Man, I remember my old man ranting around 1980, about how those motherfucking sonsabitches at Chilis had ruined everything.  "I used to be able to buy fajitas at the store for .29 a pound, then those assholes at Chilis told all the gringos about 'em, and now they're $5 a pound!  For fajitas!  A trash cut!"

29 cents a pound in the early 70s.  Now, at restaurants for $70-80.  I got nuthin', man.  It's insane.

Goode Co Kitchen and Cantina doesn’t post their prices but they are even higher. 
 

Mamma Betty has the best value for this class of place in ATX. 

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It's hard to even FIND outside skirt steak in stores these days.  Inside skirt?  Sure.  But outside skirt (which is thinner, cooks faster at high heat, and is the more traditional cut)?  I can find it at....Central Market.  That's it.  And it's $25 a pound.  Still, that's less than half the price these fucking insane restaurants are selling it at.  Looks like around 1/3 the price, actually.

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9 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

It's hard to even FIND outside skirt steak in stores these days.  Inside skirt?  Sure.  But outside skirt (which is thinner, cooks faster at high heat, and is the more traditional cut)?  I can find it at....Central Market.  That's it.  And it's $25 a pound.  Still, that's less than half the price these fucking insane restaurants are selling it at.  Looks like around 1/3 the price, actually.

HEB wanted $12/lb for oxtails. WTF?

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12 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

It's hard to even FIND outside skirt steak in stores these days.  Inside skirt?  Sure.  But outside skirt (which is thinner, cooks faster at high heat, and is the more traditional cut)?  I can find it at....Central Market.  That's it.  And it's $25 a pound.  Still, that's less than half the price these fucking insane restaurants are selling it at.  Looks like around 1/3 the price, actually.

Same.  Almost have to be in the restaurant business to get it and they pay through the nose for it.  Inside skirt is garbage by comparison IMO.  

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5 minutes ago, Deej said:

HEB wanted $12/lb for oxtails. WTF?

All beef is expensive right now anyway.

But yeah, the price explosion of former "trash cuts/poor folks cuts" is insane.  Beef short ribs, oxtails?  Those were tough cuts, suitable for a long braise, sold for CHEEP.  Now? We've "elevated" southern cuisine and soul food and such, and now oxtails are a fucking expensive cut.  Short ribs are expensive.

FFS, short ribs are one of those things I used to make at home when we were a young and poor married couple.  My wife loved 'em, and they were like $3 a pound, among the cheaper cuts around.  Now, I still make them, I just have no illusion that it's a money-saving move.

I have similar rants about the rise of the $8 taco, the $25 burger, etc. etc. etc.  Taking all of the poor/working class foods, making them hip and cool, and as a result, quadrupling the price.

The last refuge is cheap cuts of pork and chicken.  You can still get a deal on pork neck bones and chicken backs and such.

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Goode Co Kitchen and Cantina doesn’t post their prices but they are even higher. 
 
Mamma Betty has the best value for this class of place in ATX. 

Two of the best Tex Mex restaurants
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34 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

That....is fucking INSANE.

Man, I remember my old man ranting around 1980, about how those motherfucking sonsabitches at Chilis had ruined everything.  "I used to be able to buy fajitas at the store for .29 a pound, then those assholes at Chilis told all the gringos about 'em, and now they're $5 a pound!  For fajitas!  A trash cut!"

29 cents a pound in the early 70s.  Now, at restaurants for $70-80.  I got nuthin', man.  It's insane.

Now do brisket...Brisket.   😆

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Just now, DoobieWah said:

Now do brisket...Brisket.   😆

Yeah....that too.  Y'all remember the days of "hey, Randall's is running its .99 lb Memorial Day brisket special?"  Yeah....me too.  SIGH.  Between all beef prices going up significantly, AND the popularity of the cheap working man's cuts (and brisket was for sure one of those....until the internet BBQ trend that I think mostly kicked off with Franklin and such), all of these cuts are expensive.  It's still affordable enough (you can get it for $5 lb from time to time I think).

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41 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

It's hard to even FIND outside skirt steak in stores these days.  Inside skirt?  Sure.  But outside skirt (which is thinner, cooks faster at high heat, and is the more traditional cut)?  I can find it at....Central Market.  That's it.  And it's $25 a pound.  Still, that's less than half the price these fucking insane restaurants are selling it at.  Looks like around 1/3 the price, actually.

Central Market? You need to hit up a good carniceria. I get five pounds of outside skirt that you can hold up and read a newspaper through for about $10-12/lb. from La Puebla in Cleburne. They just opened a carniceria in Granbury, have yet to hit it. I figured this was the route you used, as well. Are the carnicierias just not carrying it in Austin?

CHIEF

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2 minutes ago, CHIEF said:

Central Market? You need to hit up a good carniceria. I get five pounds of outside skirt that you can hold up and read a newspaper through for about $10-12/lb. from La Puebla in Cleburne. They just opened a carniceria in Granbury, have yet to hit it. I figured this was the route you used, as well. Are the carnicierias just not carrying it in Austin?

CHIEF

I haven't found it at the two I hit regularly.  I may need to branch out.  

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Skirt steak was $0.59/lb as recently as the early 90s when I started cooking it as a poor young college kid.  And yes, Chili's did indeed ruin it for all of us.

You can still find brisket $2.50/lb occasionally and when you do, you should load up on it and chunk it into your deep freezer.  I have 3 or 4 in there right now.  But it's been years since I saw it for $0.99/lb, probably a year or two before the pandemic was the last time I saw that, at least in Austin.

 

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I've resorted to thinner cuts of good top sirloin for fajitas.  Not the same thing but still tasty.  I swear I checked Central Market for outside skirt a year or so ago, nada.  Maybe it's hit or miss.

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