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Originally Posted by vash
love the el paso talk. i grew up there. the place is the planet's armpit.
no go on la posta. my second bout with food poisoning was served up there. it was served up with a side of chicken mole. put me in the hospital. there are some great eats in las crusas, but none of them are in old mesilla. (altho, the margaritas at the double eagle are decent). you want good mexican food, you will find it closer to el paso.
hands down, the best gorditas are at LITTLE DINER, west of EP in canutillo, texas. best chili rellenos, are at KRAP the name slips my mind...nestle in pecan orchards, beer in a bucket, killer margaritas..CHOPES! i remembered. it's CHOPES! (pronounced, "cho-pees"), steak is a no brainer, TEXAS LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, CATTLEMAN'S, the best $1.50 burrito, is at LA COLONIA. it is a tortilla factory. they pull a hot tortilla out of the line. order the picadilla burrito. it is slathered with cheap cheese, and a spicy hot beef mix. it is like a full bodied hug for your tongue.
PM me if the kids want great fajitas, next to a historic cemetery. fun stuff.
DONT GO TO JUAREZ MEXICO.
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Weird. My mother crew up in Cruces, my father went to the university there, my grandparents lived there most of their lives, my uncle still lives in Douglas, and they all rave about la Posta. I spent most of my summers in Cruces when I was a kid and I've eaten there dozens of times and never got sick and always loved it. It's not true mexican food, that's why I called it (new)mexican food. it's a bit Americanized. Different people have different tastes.
The last time I ate there was probably about 10 years ago and it was just like I remembered except the surrounding village had grown into kind of a tourist trap.
There'as also a really, really good New Mexican restaurant I can think of in Santa Fe but that's a little bit of a detour off I-10
