I am getting very tired of the guacamole and chips push. I went to Dos Caminos "would you like our specialty guacomole?" Then to Papatzul, a new place in SoHo, "How about guacomole and chips?" (first 5 minutes at table), "Would you like a drink or some guacomole?" (7 minutes into table seating). ENOUGH! If mexican restaurants are going to survive in New York they need to stop having the guac crutch and start taking themselves a little more seriously.
What I want is La Esquina food without the wait (their cheese-encrutsted corn and fish tacos would not be held at the border were there to be bombs strapped to them).
ANYway, some Mexican restaurant news I have to report is this: Papatzul (55 grand st.) is not worth a visit (crappy service, overly-sweet sangria and unappealing menu) but La Palapa (6th ave off of Washington Pl) is. Yes, the fish in my tamale was overcooked, but the fish tacos (hunks of fresh tilapia) were delicious and the tamarind margarita a grand invention. Other perks were the accomodating waitress, tacos a la carte and the sinfully indulgent queso fundido with chili.
In short, I'm still looking for some Mexican food I can rave about, but in the meantime I will settle for La Palapa where I can sit down, have a drink and enjoy decent food without the avocado push.
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