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What's a good Mexican restaurant in Columbus?
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placebohigh
The Short North
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Posted 3 years ago # -
Core_Models
Columbus
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There's always the upcoming Taco Truck Tour, although you'd probably have to bring your own margaritas.
http://tacotruckscolumbus.com/2009/04/10/taco-truck-tour-april-25th/
Posted 3 years ago # -
NerosNeptune
Goodale Park
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I too have been spoiled by awesome incredible cheap mexican restaraunts in my previous towns.. and have yet to find anything comparable in Columbus.. it's a bit dissapointing. I haven't tried any of the taco trucks yet though. They look like they would all serve pretty good stuff, not the same as a good authentic sit down place though.
Cuco's does look promising. I will have to check it out soon.
Posted 3 years ago # -
columbusfoodie
West Side
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I'm a huge fan of both Cuco's (love their ceviche, and they're the only place that I know of in Columbus that makes real fried ice cream) and La Casita (highly recommend the fish tacos and the birria).
Everywhere else I'm fairly meh on - I tend to prefer authentic Mexican food (the kind you can get at the taco trucks) rather than American-style, FWIW.
Posted 3 years ago # -
deraj1013
Merion Village
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Cuco's is great. Chili Verde is great (although it's more Southwestern than Mexican proper). El Arepazo is great (although the South American items are better than their Mexican counterparts). Starliner Diner is great (but again, they are more Tex-Mex than authentic Mexican).
Or if you want to go really crazy, just drive to Topolobampo in Chicago. Or hop a flight or whatever.
Posted 3 years ago # -
JonMyers
HCMC ✈
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Not to derail, but have you seen the taco trucks in LA that update their locations with twitter? Someone should help our local dudes.
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-kogi11-2009feb11,0,159741.story
Posted 3 years ago # -
Bear
The woods
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JonMyers wrote >>
Not to derail, but have you seen the taco trucks in LA that update their locations with twitter? Someone should help our local dudes.
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-kogi11-2009feb11,0,159741.story:-) Funny you should mention this -- a mutual acquaintance brought it to my attention, and I forwarded it to the taco truck bloggers. Turns out LA has laws that require taco trucks to move every 30 minutes (!!), which makes Twitter a great countermeasure. Columbus doesn't, so our trucks tend to stay in one place. Some even have cable feeds.
But I've been thinking about how Twitter might help them out. Maybe by broadcasting specials (Drew's idea)... maybe just by making their existence known to a wider audience. There might be some edge there that I haven't thought of.
I'll add a vote for the taco trucks, btw. Damn good Mexican.
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NerosNeptune
Goodale Park
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Looking at the taco truck map, there is Habana Cafe on 5th near Neil.. but it just says open seasonal. Anybody know if they are currently open and have good stuff?
Posted 3 years ago # -
hungrywoolf
Victorian Village
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I keep checking on the Habana and although they previously told me they planned to open at the end of March, no sign of it being open yet. From what I recall it is fairly average in comparison with some of the other trucks. Not the best, not the worst.
Posted 3 years ago # -
drew
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NerosNeptune wrote >>
Looking at the taco truck map, there is Habana Cafe on 5th near Neil.. but it just says open seasonal. Anybody know if they are currently open and have good stuff?As of last weekend, it wasn't open. My recollection from last summer was that it was good (and generally better than anything I've found in the restaurants...), but would not be among the favorites relative to the trucks we've visited since then.
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Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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I don't care what people think. I'll mow down on Vaquero's carnitas or (huge) fajita quesadilla any day of the week. Their "hot sauce" that comes in a bowl if you ask for it is one of my favorite things on earth.
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BreakfastwithNick
Clintonville
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