mexican

My son, who lives in lower Manhattan, is looking for a
good Mexican restaurant. Any suggestions?

Lupe's on Watts St. and Sixth Avenue has good food.
Whatever you do don't go to the (IMHO) vastly
overrated, overpriced Mexican Radio.

Jeremy

Plus just now I had lunch at Tres Aztecas on Allen St.
and Rivington, which I quite enjoyed.

Gabriella, at 93 St and Amsterdam Avenue. It's
cheap, very authentic, and very, very good. Get
the chicken: It's the thing they do best and it
is an incredible bargain: A half chicken with two
vegetables for $6, or a whole chicken for $11.

Their seafood dishes are also very good.

Josh, Thanks very much. I have emailed the text of
your post to my son. pat

I agree on Gabriela's. Not everything is great, but
it is a very good place on the whole.

Downtown, on Greenwich St. in the Village, there is
Taqueria de Mexico, where I had a very good and
reasonable meal a few months ago -- pork in green
mole, mixiotes (chicken in red chile and beer in
parchment). The mole was esp. good , the sauce came
together well, and did not have the raw pumpkin seed
taste it sometimes has. For appetizer, we had tacos
al pastor (treyfe mexican style shawarma) which were
nice, but could not hold a candle to La Espiga's in
Queens.

A few blocks away is slightly more upscale Mi Cocina,
but i haven't been there in about 6 years, so can't
really recommend it.

Alan, Thank you SO much. I think that ought to hold
him. pat

Just have to pipe in with a word of support for Taqueria de Mexico on Greenwich Ave. Much closer to true Mexican than just about anywhere else downtown, and at incredibly good value. Be sure to take them up on their $20 combination menus. The steak arrachera is wonderful.

go to MAYA 64th and 1st ave. 212 585 1818.

Maya is just loathesome: muddy, oversweetened,
inappropriately garnished and expensive food
that has as much to do with real Mexican cooking
as Burger King French fries do with the pommes
allumettes at l'Ami Louis. Save your dough.

Jonathan:

You do, indeed, have a way with words! Thanks for the
input. Pat