665911 Mon Nov 09 14:00:49 -0800 2009 4 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 5168052 Visited DC last weekend and went to Oyamel for the first time. I'll give props for the beef tongue taco and cabrito taco, but everything I tried was very salty, and in some cases inedibly so---the grasshopper taco in the latter case. (And I'm no salt-phobe and can't stand underseasoned food.) I know lots of Mexican food is inherently salty (chips, cheese, etc.), but even the salsa and guac were dominated by salt. I also found the prices too high relative to portion size, and the classic margarita really average and too light on the tequila. Mon Nov 09 14:00:49 -0800 2009 12377 bella_sarda 1 5169134 Yes, but was there enough salt on the rim of your margarita? I agree about the grasshopper tacos being too salty. Mon Nov 09 21:00:53 -0800 2009 5168052 10156 Steve 2 5170040 The margarita was in the wrong kind of glass (an old-fashioned instead of a proper margarita glass), and hence the salt didn't adhere well to the rim. Quite the irony, as you suggest! How can they serve that grasshopper taco? Are grasshoppers naturally salty, or do they preserve them in salt and just not rinse them? Can't believe they expect people to eat that thing. Tue Nov 10 09:08:02 -0800 2009 5169134 12377 bella_sarda 1 5176530 I had the same experience. My fiance thinks I need to try it again and that when we went it was unusually salty, but it's usually better. I kind of doubt this. Thu Nov 12 13:08:49 -0800 2009 5168052 14093 Melanie 2 5177038 Glad I'm not the only one. Maybe restaurant people get so immune to salt that they need to add extra to be able to taste it. Thu Nov 12 15:48:26 -0800 2009 5176530 12377 bella_sarda