In article <1172257938.751738.319320@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>, dodomaster <bertviloria@gmail.com> wrote: >Southern Calif transplant here in Germantown, MD. Where are the >authentic Mexican restaurants in Montgomery County, MD? > >I have been to Pepitos in Gaithersburg, Taco Bar, Rio Grande, and >Guapos at the Washingtonian, and the cheaper El Mexicano in >Germantown. All were just okay. However, nobody seems to do their >carnitas properly. Sorry, Chipotle is not Mexican! I want them >carnitas chopped in smaller chunks, crispy outside, soft inside, >served either with tacos or burritos, SoCal style. I've heard of some >places down in DC or VA, but I don't really want to drive that far for >mex food. Any suggestions? any places up in Frederick? Not all that close, but Mexico Lindo in Bladensburg. It looks like something of a dump, and it turns into a club in the evening, but the food is excellent and nobody there seems to know any English which is always a good sign. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

What you'll mainly find in the area is Salvadorean-owned Tex Mex, but my favorite Mexican is Mi Rancho with locations in Germantown and Silver Spring. I'm surprised nobody mentioned that yet. In Frederick, nearly as good is Mexicali Cantina on Patrick Street, west of downtown but before you reach the Golden Mile. And as a previous poster mentioned, the Taco Bar on Russell Avenue in Old Town Gaithersburg would appear to be the most authentic Mexican around, it's just a little order at the counter place but it's neat. Hope this helps! Noah "dodomaster" <bertviloria@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1172257938.751738.319320@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... > Southern Calif transplant here in Germantown, MD. Where are the > authentic Mexican restaurants in Montgomery County, MD? > > I have been to Pepitos in Gaithersburg, Taco Bar, Rio Grande, and > Guapos at the Washingtonian, and the cheaper El Mexicano in > Germantown. All were just okay. However, nobody seems to do their > carnitas properly. Sorry, Chipotle is not Mexican! I want them > carnitas chopped in smaller chunks, crispy outside, soft inside, > served either with tacos or burritos, SoCal style. I've heard of some > places down in DC or VA, but I don't really want to drive that far for > mex food. Any suggestions? any places up in Frederick? > > Thanks in advance! >

Mi Rancho is Tex Mex like the rest of them, but I just feel like they do it the best with the most inviting atmosphere and by far, the best service. The owners actually aren't Salvadorean in this case, they're half Portuguese as it turns out. I've noticed that usually when people from the west ask about authentic Mexican food, that's code for what is there other than Tex Mex, as the restaurants in California/Arizona/Colorado etc. don't generally serve that. Oh, I just thought of another restaurant that doesn't serve the standard Tex Mex-- Tia Queta in Bethesda. Specializes in Mole (chocolate) dishes as I recall. I used to eat there in the early 80's and it's amazingly still there, while almost the entire remaining restaurant landscape there has changed. "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in message news:seGdnVzUX8jbjmrYnZ2dnUVZ_qCmnZ2d@comcast.com... > Hawknoah wrote on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:59:39 -0500: > > H> In Frederick, nearly as good is Mexicali Cantina on Patrick > H> Street, west of downtown but before you reach the Golden > H> Mile. > > H> And as a previous poster mentioned, the Taco Bar on Russell > H> Avenue in Old Town Gaithersburg would appear to be the most > H> authentic Mexican around, it's just a little order at the > H> counter place but it's neat. > > H> Hope this helps! > > What's your definition of Mexican? As I've said before, TexMex is a > derivative of Sonoran and quite "authentic". However, what sort of Mexican > food does Mi Rancho serve? It could be worth trying especially if was > Oaxacan but I doubt that! > > James Silverton > Potomac, Maryland