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SaigonGuy
Citizen
Username: Sidrn
Post Number: 55
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 6:05 pm: |     |
My wife and I went to Los Tapatios last weekend and it is one of the better Mexican restaurants I have dined in on the East Coast. I think that it's better than Toro Loco.
The owner and his staff are very warm and friendly. We had an excellent shrimp & crab salad. I had their carne asada and my wife ordered individual tacos as our entrees. We were too stuffed to have dessert.
Unfortunately, it's a BYOB so you can't order a margarita, which would have been nice. All in all, I highly recommend this place. |
Jason & John
Citizen
Username: Johnh91011
Post Number: 216
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 11:55 pm: | |
actually you can dine in the bar next door and order food from the restaurant. We always enjoyed Los Tapatios. I don't know how noisy the bar gets |
growler
Citizen
Username: Growler
Post Number: 771
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 10:20 am: | |
The bar can get loud. We sat in the back to get away from the smoke and have some drinks with dinner. The music was a little loud but the dancing was fantastic! |
Cubeless
Citizen
Username: Cubey
Post Number: 227
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 10:36 am: | |
Where is this place? I don't know West Orange very well. |
SaigonGuy
Citizen
Username: Sidrn
Post Number: 57
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2005 - 11:29 am: | |
The address is 10 Main Street, W. Orange.
I stay away from the bar because I don't want to dine in a smoke-filled room. |
kellybean
Citizen
Username: Kellybean
Post Number: 56
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 3, 2005 - 8:58 am: | |
We went there last night and found the food very bland. The service was great but the food was just missing flavor. Toro Loco's food is much better Most likely will not try again. Kelly |
msg
Citizen
Username: Msg
Post Number: 62
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, September 3, 2005 - 3:10 pm: | |
We really like Jose's Cantina in New Providence on South St. Their Oxi Shrimp are amazing. The whole fish is too. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 2581
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, September 3, 2005 - 6:20 pm: | |
Don Jose on Route 10 in East Hanover is pretty good, for those who like an old-fashioned (to my way of thinking) Mexican place. |
davidbuckley
Citizen
Username: Davidbuckley
Post Number: 348
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2005 - 9:37 am: | |
I hunger for "real" mexican a la Zarela's or Rosa Mexicano in NYC or La SuperRica in Santa Barbara (ohhhh...!) but I despair for this in NJ.
Sac, when you say "old fashioned" what do you mean?
If it's the "velveeta and sour cream school" of "Mexican" food...
We go to Penang next door (GREAT) and came out last night to a group of at least 8 people smoking cigarettes outside Don Jose.
Eat well, all.
David |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 2585
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2005 - 10:20 am: | |
No ... I just mean the kind of food that you can (or used to be able to) get at the non-fancy Mexican joints in the southwest. It was always cheap and good, though not particularly good FOR you. (healthwise) I don't think there was any sour cream in sight, at least not in Texas, (although I don't mind sour cream on some dishes) ... just good old enchiladas, tamales, beans, rice, guacamole, etc. (There probably is some sour cream at Don Jose, actually, but it is the closest thing I've experienced to those restaurants I grew up with.) |
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