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[Hokie21]

I ate their once, wasn't impressed. Hell they put olives in their quesadillas.

[jfromtheway]

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

[jfromtheway]

[Steelrails]

So let me get this straight...a bunch of people are complaining that Tex-Mex, Tex-Mex of all foods, is being turned into some sort of bastardized, localized fusion mess? And Taco Bell is somehow authentic? Seriously, not trying to be apologist on this, just noticing the supreme irony.

It's not wrong to localize foods. What's wrong is if those localized foods are bad. Sweet Potato cake? Not bad. Sweet potato hot dog? Get that out of my face. So criticize the crappy K-Tacos for being a bad fusion, not for being fusion.

This is why I respect NYC_Gal when it comes to food. Doesn't settle for garbage. Judges things on their own merit and the end result. Whether it's local, fusion, or foreign.

As for Tex-Mex, its nice to hear about another good place. Hopefully this can break up the monotony of Tomatillo/OTB/Taco Bell, all of which are blandly competent and that's all. I was about to try one of the smaller shops on my next junket up to Seoul, but thank goodness for this thread. Saran-Wrap in food? Mystery meat? That's only reserved for the Bell.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Also, there are 2 places that deliver burritos. Fog City Cafe (http://www.fogcitycafe.com/) in Incheon makes mission-style burritos, and are pretty nice, though I usually get pizza or soup when I go there. Fog City burritos are delivered within 48 hours, though I've only ever had them freshly made at the restaurant.

Gringos Korea (http://gringoskorea.com/) has gotten some good press, as well, though when I asked about customization (I asked if they'd make them with brown rice) they said no, so I can't give my opinion on their spice blend. These burritos are supposed to be delivered within a week, and are frozen. I'll pass, but others have said good things.

[Seoulman69]

There is a mexican place in 이대 that I like. It is called taco and rice and they make burritos and tacos. They are koreanized but I still think they are good.

[orosee]

What disappointment if someone were to follow the directions to a "Mexican" restaurant only to find another Tex-Mex place. What disappointment that most people don't even care to distinguish, it's never a problem when it comes to Italian food and e.g. Pizza Hut.

Does one have to travel to Mexico in order to get Mexican food?

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

[dairyairy]

Has Dos Tacos changed everything on its menu to Koreanized Tex-Mex food? What other restaurants changed their fare? Examples?

[PatrickBateman]

[wishfullthinkng]

give me tomatillo anyday over dos tacos. they are worlds apart, and tomatillo isn't even close to be perfection.

[Zyzyfer]

[cdninkorea]

[PatrickBateman]