  Little_buddy Member Username: Little_buddy Post Number: 50 Registered: 03-2006 |
What rest. has the best chips and hot sauce? What brand of hot sauce is best? Hottest? Are the Mex. Rest in SW Det. all that good? | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1932 Registered: 05-2005 |
what's a mex rest, is that like a siesta? | ||
Pgn421 Member Username: Pgn421 Post Number: 294 Registered: 02-2005 |
mexicantown cafe ,on the corner of 24th and Bagley has warm chips, right out of the oven. Salsas are good too. | ||
D_mcc Member Username: D_mcc Post Number: 152 Registered: 12-2007 |
Mexican Fiesta in Dearborn Heights | ||
Ednaturnblad Member Username: Ednaturnblad Post Number: 24 Registered: 09-2006 |
Best Chips: E&L Supermercado on Vernor. They make their own chips fresh every day - sometimes the bags are still warm! Very reasonable in price. Salsa: A matter of personal taste. Hot-medium-mild..chunky, thin, etc. Have some fun and make your own! It's not difficult and you can have it just the way you like it. | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 956 Registered: 02-2007 |
El Zocalo, my new favorite - 3400 Bagley at 23rd. Mexican Fiesta? way down the list for me. | ||
D_mcc Member Username: D_mcc Post Number: 153 Registered: 12-2007 |
I like it, so, thats good enough for me  | ||
Jman Member Username: Jman Post Number: 109 Registered: 10-2006 |
Ednaturnblad has it right on the salsa. Thick or thin, hot or mild, some is good and the rest is better. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 4762 Registered: 10-2003 |
Monterrey Cantina in Royal Oak gives you free chips and salsa with anything you order. I've even gotten them when I just popped in for a beer. They are pretty good. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1420 Registered: 09-2007 |
I don't think chips are questionable (Better Made). As for Hot Sauce, not sure. | ||
Me3head Member Username: Me3head Post Number: 19 Registered: 12-2003 |
Xochimilco | ||
D_mcc Member Username: D_mcc Post Number: 154 Registered: 12-2007 |
^^^ Does bettermade make tortilla chips? I agree though...when it comes to Salt and Vinegar chips...BM is the only thing I eat | ||
Kgrimmwsu Member Username: Kgrimmwsu Post Number: 105 Registered: 06-2004 |
Yes BetterMade makes tortilla chips, but I have never tried them. I just stick with the BBQ Chips. | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 11238 Registered: 10-2003 |
Honey Bee for grocery store. El Barzon has an awesome hot salsa. | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 1397 Registered: 02-2004 |
Johnlodge, I just lost all respect for you. Monterrey has horrible chips and salsa - much like eating syrofoam with ketchup. Garden Fresh is pretty good for store bought chips and salsa. | ||
Brougham Member Username: Brougham Post Number: 53 Registered: 01-2007 |
My vote goes to Mi Pueblo on Dix near central. Nice fresh salsa with hot chips. A great menu of authentic recipes. My second vote goes to Mi Tierra on Warren between southfield and evergreen. | ||
Jrvass Member Username: Jrvass Post Number: 410 Registered: 01-2007 |
Not Detroit... but these folks have some of the hottest sauces, etc. that me and my friends have known: http://www.soninlaw.net/ They are in Webberville MI. They are only open there a couple days a week since they travel to various shows to sell their product. In the summertime, they may be tending the crops. A drop or 2 will make you sweat! | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 250 Registered: 11-2006 |
How is the selection in that "Fire in the Market" store in Eastern Market (on Market St. - across from Shed #2 currently undergoing renovation. It used to be a bank)? Also, don't forget Garden Fresh salsas out of Ferndale. I've had a couple varieties and they're pretty yummy. http://www.gardenfresh.ca/prod ucts.html | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 11241 Registered: 10-2003 |
The selection of hot sauces is great - can't recall about salsas. I liek Garden Fresh. Nice to see a small local company doing well, assuming they are doing well. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 1421 Registered: 09-2007 |
BTW D_mcc and Kgrimmwsu, you do know I typed that comment without reading any of the ones above me, right? lol. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 805 Registered: 11-2006 |
not surprising urbanize... | ||
Austinjohn Member Username: Austinjohn Post Number: 310 Registered: 10-2003 |
I am from Texas and Xochimilco's has to be the worst Mexican restaurant north of Dallas. The chips are dripping with grease. Did you ever notice that most of the people in there are gringos? Definitely for the tourist crowd. El Zocalo across the street is a little better. Mi Pueblo and Los Golanes? are good. | ||
Detx Member Username: Detx Post Number: 66 Registered: 07-2007 |
Austinjohn, do you know anywhere to get good TexMex in Detroit? Where do you go for good TexMex in Texas? My personal favorite salsa is at "Taqueria Mexico" is SW Detroit. It's on Vernor a few blocks west of Duly's and across the street from (I believe) a Spartan Food Store. Their chips are decent but their salsa is excellent. Homemade, with fresh chunks of tomato and onions and cilantro. Also, does anyone know of any Mexican restaurants in Detroit that make their own tortillas? It seems like everywhere I've been (and I've been to almost every one in SW Detroit) sells them out of the bag. | ||
Austinjohn Member Username: Austinjohn Post Number: 311 Registered: 10-2003 |
Detx, I don't know anywhere in Detroit or Michigan for that matter that has real "Tex-Mex". I live in Austin and there are tons of places to get it. The best I have had is in McAllen, down near the border, but San Antonio is a close second. A question: What the hell is a "wet burrito"? | ||
Rhymeswithrawk Member Username: Rhymeswithrawk Post Number: 1096 Registered: 11-2005 |
Xochimilco has good chips, but its salsa leaves a LOT to be desired. But avoid Armando's. It has the best collection of 1980s Tigers autographs and the worst Mexican food in Detroit. | ||
Joeyp1982 Member Username: Joeyp1982 Post Number: 12 Registered: 12-2007 |
I know this is off the subject but I wouldn't live in Texas if you paid me. | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 342 Registered: 09-2007 |
Xochimilco; excellent food/best value | ||
Iddude313 Member Username: Iddude313 Post Number: 143 Registered: 07-2005 |
Having lived in Texas and being Mexican, I prefer Los Galanes for Tex/Mex. And Mi Puebla and Senor Lopez are pretty damn good. Anyone ever been to Taqueria Nacimiento? Pretty funny if you know what it means. | ||
Orchard612 Member Username: Orchard612 Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2007 |
I agree, El Zocalo has the best salsa. I've been going there since the late 70's. Lately it's changed a bit, but some days it's like it always was in the past. | ||
Detx Member Username: Detx Post Number: 69 Registered: 07-2007 |
Joeyp1982, Texas is a GREAT place. Keep your negativity to yourself... | ||
Hamtragedy Member Username: Hamtragedy Post Number: 59 Registered: 10-2007 |
I dunno Austin but my sister-in-law's from El Paso and she loves Xochi's. And that's lard, not grease. | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 966 Registered: 02-2007 |
I think all those joints on Bagley are good actually. There is one down on vernor, can't remember the name, but it was pretty good. One out on the west side is New Mexico Way on Ford just west of Wayne, it's as close to downtown without the drive. They came from downtown and the food is dam close to the Bagley bunch. I've hit a few Mex restaurants around Atlanta that are supposed to be the real deal, I'll take the Bagley group, any day over that. Thats been my experience with the south though, not many good restaurants. Ever have St Louis style pizza? ugh. | ||
Joeyp1982 Member Username: Joeyp1982 Post Number: 31 Registered: 12-2007 |
Ive been to texas like five times and it sucks..my wife was robbed in dallas and houston reminds me of the middle eastern desert in the summer..can you get any hotter?? jesus christ | ||
Treelock Member Username: Treelock Post Number: 260 Registered: 03-2005 |
Sstashmoo, I've only had it once, but what's wrong with St. Louis-style pizza? I liked the use of cheddar, thought the 'za had real character. I love Los Galanes and Taqueria Mexico, but I miss those rich, simple chile sauces I used to get at places like La Indita in Tucson | ||
Treelock Member Username: Treelock Post Number: 261 Registered: 03-2005 |
Oh, and Los Galanes makes their own tortillas. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6515 Registered: 10-2003 |
I don't think the Garden Fresh link posted above is the same company... Note the .CA extension, that means it's a Canadian site. That Garden Fresh is located in Barrie, ON about 70 minutes north of Toronto. ----- Edit - The site claims they are based in Ferndale, but the contact us gives an address in Barrie, Ontario... Any insight? (Message edited by aiw on January 25, 2008) (Message edited by aiw on January 25, 2008) | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 971 Registered: 02-2007 |
Whats wrong with St Louis pizza? Well, nothing if you like cheddar cheese and meat on a big round greasy cracker. Seriously, that was nasty. Tried it twice, once at Rizzo's? Where the locals said that was the place to get it, I got it. Hillfolk should refrain from making any sort of ethnic food, even the americanized offerings. Stick to what they know. | ||
Tk65 Member Username: Tk65 Post Number: 11 Registered: 12-2007 |
Rancho Grande in Garden City is really good. I have a quart of their home made mild in my fridge right now. And New Mexico Restaurant in Westland sucks. | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 974 Registered: 02-2007 |
Rancho Grande? Sheesh.. New Mexico used to be good, but if you think Rancho Grande is good that means they still are | ||
Crawford Member Username: Crawford Post Number: 193 Registered: 10-2006 |
Chips and "hot sauce"? LOL, I thought you were referring to some strange potato chip/spicy sauce combo from Louisiana or something. As for what is usually referred to as tortilla chips and salsa (gringoized name, they are tostadas, not tortillas), I find that authentic Mexican places generally do not do this quite well, as it is an American, not a Mexican dish. At best, it is Tex Mex. You will very rarely find tostadas and salsa in Mexico, and if you find it, rest assured it will be a touristy place. Real Mexican food consists of huaraches, pozole, mole and lots of stuff rarely found in Tex Mex restaurants. Even the tacos are completely different. That said, really good chips and salsa can be a treat. The best I ever had was in San Antonio, but it was unfortunately made with lard. Sad to say, but lard makes for fantastic tostadas. Personally, I think Garden Fresh salsas are the best in metro Detroit. Authentic Mexicantown places probably aren't good places to look for chips and salsa. | ||
Ladyinabag Member Username: Ladyinabag Post Number: 354 Registered: 03-2007 |
I prefer standard Mexican food rather than Tex-Mex. The Tex-Mex restaurants that I have been to use bell pepper for their Chili Rellano. If I want stuffed pepper I will have my Slovakian mother make it for me. I am a standard kind of girl. I eat at Azteca on Mound Rd. and West Utica, Rams Horn makes a REAL GOOD plate of super nachos (trust me), El Nibble Nook (any of them), Soshemilkos (starts with an X. I can only spell it phoenically at this point in time), and the one on the corner of Ford Road and Telegraph (I have been sick and my brain is on hold). This was the first place I had Mexican food....in 1967. All of these places have great chips and sauce. (Message edited by Ladyinabag on January 25, 2008) | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 673 Registered: 08-2007 |
We've always had excellent chips and hot sauce as well as a meal from this establishment: http://www.panchovillas.net/in dex.html It is located on 15 Mile Road in Sterling Heights in a little strip mall. The service is great as well. |
