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Reesa
Citizen
Username: Reesa
Post Number: 157
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:28 am: | 
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Mexican food with about 10 women this Thursday - Tinga or Toro Loco? |
Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 10216
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:29 am: |
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Toro Loco has table service and margaritas. |
Reesa
Citizen
Username: Reesa
Post Number: 158
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:31 am: |
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no margaritas at tinga? My decision is made. Thanks for the info! |
dave23
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Username: Dave23
Post Number: 1911
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 8:49 am: |
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Casa Maya in Meyersville.
http://www.casamayamexican.com/
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papayagirl
Citizen
Username: Papayagirl
Post Number: 603
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11:29 am: |
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I wouldn't recommend Casa Maya for a group of 10. Four... definitely. |
dave23
Citizen
Username: Dave23
Post Number: 1914
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11:53 am: |
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Good point. It's just so good, and I haven't been in so long... |
Alleygater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 2335
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:19 pm: |
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The Mexican place in Bloomfield (near the train station) would be PERFECT for this. Anyone remember what it's called? Also the food is better than Tinga and Toro Loco. |
soresident41
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Username: Soresident41
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:39 pm: |
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For a group of ten, definately Toro. |
Spare_o
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Username: Spare_o
Post Number: 439
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 12:46 pm: |
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I think the Mexican restaurant in Bloomfield is called Seniorita's. I agree that it is better than both Tinga and Toro Loco.
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Dego Diva
Citizen
Username: Fmingione
Post Number: 774
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:54 pm: |
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Yes, I give a third vote for Seniorita's. Better food and much better atmosphere. Toro Loco feels too much like a college bar scene, IMO. |
Reesa
Citizen
Username: Reesa
Post Number: 159
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 2:04 pm: |
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thanks for all of the ideas! |
SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1314
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 10:23 am: |
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There is also a good Mexican place in New Providence town next to the Chinese place (both names escape me). More authentic Mexican |
Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 3166
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 10:52 am: |
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SOSully is talking about Jose's Cantina. Food is GREAT, but it is BYO and I wouldn't say the best atmosphere for a girl's night out. Further afield is Jose Tejas on Rt 1 and also on Rt 46. Very good, cheap, fun, and lots of booze. Kids like it too (but take them early). |
sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3616
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 2:16 pm: |
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I like the Mexican place on Route 10 in East Hanover in the shopping center in front of the Home Depot. I think it is called Don Jose. I can't remember whether or not they have a liquor license, though, as we usually don't imbibe. |
Onarpos
Citizen
Username: Onarpos
Post Number: 48
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 7:08 pm: |
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I like the place in East Orange- I think it's El Bandido? Really good guacamole & good margaridas. |
Reesa
Citizen
Username: Reesa
Post Number: 160
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 10:25 pm: |
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Unfortunately, our dinner was cancelled - I was getting so excited about some Mexican food and margaritas! I'll have to try some of these places soon. |
Alleygater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 2357
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 10:48 pm: |
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Just for the record, El Bandido is very close to the corner tip of West Orange, so don't be scared off by the East Orange location. |
sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3622
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 7:17 am: |
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El Bandido is in Orange, not East Orange, and is (as Alleygator notes) very close to the West Orange border. Los Tapatios in West Orange is one or two blocks away from El Bandido, also on Main Street. Both are more or less across the street from the Karl's Appliance store there.
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Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 4855
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 7:49 am: |
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We found ourselves as Los Tapatios several weeks ago after going to Harrar with friends and learning they weren't serving some of the dishes the kids would like. Rather than getting back in the cars and dragging 5 kids elsewhere, we hopped into Los Tapatios. My husband and I had been there in the past, and loved the guacamole, but the menu doesn't really offer much for vegetarians.
The owner confirmed they don't use lard, their salsa & guacamole was fresh and delicious.It's not California-style, which is my usual preference, but it was much fresher than Toro Loco. They happily accommodated the vegetarians and meat-eaters in our group. |
Alleygater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 2359
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 10:01 am: |
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SAC: Thanks for the clarification. I should have known, since the Orange train station is but a stones throw from there. TS used to work about a block from El Bandido a long while back, so I really should have known.
I used to have a co-worker who lived in W. Orange who took the bus into the city, and when I suggested she take the same train as me as a way to avoid her flaky bus stuck in tunnel traffic. She looked surprised, as if she didn't realize there was a train in her town that went direct into the city. When I explained that the Orange Train station was LITERALLY on the corner edge of W. Orange, she was horrified that I would suggest that she enter Orange. You see, she was told by her husband that Orange was a dangerous place. The next day, she told me that she asked her husband about the Orange station as a commuting option, and he felt that it was just too horrible of an area for his sweet, little, delicate wife to be waiting for a train.
And it is with that story in mind that I tried to explain that El Bandido is extremely close to W. Orange. |
papayagirl
Citizen
Username: Papayagirl
Post Number: 606
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 11:40 am: |
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We've become big fans of El Bandido as well. There's never a wait, they give you lots of little extras like quesadillas when you sit down, they have a bar, the food's really good, and most importantly, it's very kid friendly!
We've never been to Los Tapatios, because we just haven't had a need to stray. But once in a while we talk about it (then we go to El Bandido anyway). How does it compare? |
Virtual It Girl
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 4861
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 12:20 pm: |
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I've never been to El Bandido, but Los Tapatios gives the free quesadilla too. That was one of my girls meals! |
Alleygater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 2365
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 12:33 pm: |
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I would like El Bandido more if it wasn't so CAVERNOUS. The place is like, literally underground. But the food was fine from what I remember. |
Gregor Samsa
Citizen
Username: Oldsctls67
Post Number: 575
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 1:17 pm: |
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Are Jose's and Casa Maya related? I used to be a devotee of Jose's (Fabio's) when I lived over that way, and recently went to Casa Maya, and noticed many similarities in the menu...Sorry for the run-on sentence. |
Camnol
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Username: Camnol
Post Number: 426
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 1:34 pm: |
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They used to be owned by the same guy, but I'm not sure if that is still true. He opened a third restaurant in Berkeley Heights, but that changed hands pretty quickly, if I remember correctly. Jose's used to be my local Mexican take out. Never spent much time at Casa Maya--the parking was terrible and the wait wasn't worth it at the time. Would just get take out from Jose's instead. |
Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 3169
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 1:50 pm: |
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There is another Jose's in Warren as well. |
papayagirl
Citizen
Username: Papayagirl
Post Number: 607
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 2:40 pm: |
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El Bandido isn't underground. You actually go up a few steps to get in. It's just rather windowless.
They also have a second floor, which is better lit, although IMHO not as atmospheric. I kinda like looking at all of the murals on the walls downstairs.
And Casa Maya has a whole parking lot behind it. It's covered in gravel, if that's what you mean by terrible. But we've never had a problem parking. |
Camnol
Citizen
Username: Camnol
Post Number: 427
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 3:10 pm: |
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Notice that I said at the time. They didn't always have that lot. It used to be just a few slots on the side of the road. They were very smart to improve the situation. |
Deacon Blues
Citizen
Username: Deacon_blues
Post Number: 58
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 10:39 pm: |
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Have to cast my vote for Senoritas! Though menu is not all that extensive, the service and value are great. |
Daniel M. Jacobs, PP, AICP
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Username: Conrail
Post Number: 125
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 7, 2006 - 1:37 pm: |
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Went to Seniorita's this weekend based on the MOL rec's. It was excellent and a nice space besides. I wish we had a similar space in SO. |
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