RedfishSC2 t1_jcnnrp7 wrote on March 18, 2023 at 3:45 AM

Reply to comment by HereComesHR in Recent DC Trip by HereComesHR

From a Houstonian who has been living in the area for almost 10 years now, it boggles my mind. Republic Cantina is pretty good, but the whole metro area overall is flooded with tasteless, disappointing, garbage Tex-Mex. Every time I go back and visit my parents and have Ninfa's, I cry a little bit knowing what I'm missing.

That said, there is great Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Ethiopian, and Salvadoran, so there's a lot out there.

[deleted] t1_jcpnlym wrote on March 18, 2023 at 4:21 PM

I hate to say it but I went to Guapo's a couple nights ago and it was pretty friggin' decent. Branzino fajita platter was way better than expected.

janmint t1_jcnpocy wrote on March 18, 2023 at 4:03 AM

I always thought Cactus Cantina was Tex Mex too? But I've never actually been to Texas so I'm sure my opinion is really off, how does it compare?

QueMasPuesss t1_jco1g03 wrote on March 18, 2023 at 6:14 AM

Cactus Cantina is pretty mediocre. It was dubya’s favorite place but he’s from Connecticut. Ironically their lomo saltado is one of the best things on the menu.

QueMasPuesss t1_jco1puv wrote on March 18, 2023 at 6:18 AM

Dallas has great Korean, Ethiopian and Vietnamese food and decent Thai and Salvadorian. Houston has the best Vietnamese and Chinese food outside the west coast imo (though queens gives houston a run for its money with Chinese food.)

Edit: though I think DC has better French and Italian than major Texas metros, plus a greater variety of more obscure cuisines (by American diasporan standards) due to the breadth of diversity, ie Balkan, Uyghur, Bangladeshi, Peruvian, Georgian, Filipino, Portuguese, Russian etc etc.