37262 Wed Jun 22 13:21:06 -0700 2005 3 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 173297 Traci Des Jardins (Mijita, Jardiniere, Acme Chop House) is featured, along with her thoughts on huevos rancheros, in an article in today's NY Times. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/22/dining/22chef.html?ex=1120104000&en=af6967f470ee4c70&ei=5070&emc=eta1 Wed Jun 22 13:21:06 -0700 2005 0 Paul H 1 173311 This is the third Wednesday in a row, I believe, that they've featured her. I had to chuckle, though, when I read the line about how she "is learning to relax a little and let the place run as it is supposed to: fast and efficient, turning out good food like carnitas and impeccable fish tacos. On a recent lunch-time visit there, I found it anything but fast or efficient--there's only one cashier--and the fish taco was hardly "impeccable." Forgettable was more like it. Still, I give her props for trying and hope she gets it right one of these days. Wed Jun 22 14:00:56 -0700 2005 173297 0 Jeff 1 173332 hmm...too bad the huevos rancheros at Mijita are cold! (I bet when she does it herself she has the sense to take the cheese out of the fridge in advance so that the 'heat of the grill can melt the cheese into the corn', or whatever)... truth be told, she should just leave off the cheese atogether. I do agree with her that huevos rancheros are all about the salsa (well, that and cooking the eggs right) and Mijita's salsa (for the huevos, not the stuff on the table), is decent.... Wed Jun 22 15:18:36 -0700 2005 173297 0 susancinsf 1 174889 Went to Mijita to try the Niman Ranch carnitas taco after reading rave reviews of it as the best of its ilk. Not bad. But not as good as the standby cheap meat at La Taqueria. Still, I was impressed by the fact that reasonably priced Mexican food is available at all in the Ferry Bldg. Keep on keeping on with the search for perfect pork fat. For my money, it's the pork leg stew at that Thai joint on 19th and Castro! The best! Fri Jul 01 21:06:06 -0700 2005 173297 0 Rudy