Whoever was on about Barburrito upthread, I actually found it to be quite good when I went in by chance down in Manchester the other week, obviously it's got that total over branded chain thing going on, but I'd feel lucky to have that near my work in Glasgow. They packed my burrito to breaking point and the shredded spicy beef was tasty enough to keep me eating past my stomach's normal capacity. Would definitely take that over this Taco Mazama place anyway.
that was me, i didn't mean to sound overly snarky about them, may try their beef, thanks for the tip, their pork is certainly nice
nice one Peter for Cincinnati suggestion.
something Grizzleb said chimed w one of my earlier contributions in the thread: where Grizzleb mentioned about some more obscure (by UK standards) ingredients not being readily available. as one example from an eatery, that Barburrito (sorry to repeat myself) stopped doing a salsa verde as one of their salsa offerings when they were unable to keep getting fresh tomatillos and were going to have to get canned stuff, and they felt they didn't want to do it. fair enough.
slightly off-topic, but it's all bread goodness; i was in Stoke last week (hardly Ldn or Brum for subcontinental eats i know) and there's a open-early, close-late nan shop near my mate's gaff, churning out various breads, easy to make your own i know, but apparently some area caff owners and such buy off em in bulk and of course for your post-pub punter, a keema garlic might be a winning alternative to a kebab, pizza, etc.
not ate Mexican in Glasgow, and very little in Ldn, so gonna restate my belief that the best i've had out in Britain and Ireland (Peter and Padraig must be laughing at this point) remain to date Mannamexico in Cambridge and Boojum in Belfast.
Indian food in the States AFAIK is better than Mexican in Britain, i must admit. granted, by that, i mean the large cities, Bay Area, NYC, Houston, Chicago, etc. though i've had decent Indian food in small college towns, and i can't get decent Mexican food in Birmingham!
Gostwan: that book looks good. Oaxacan food kills it.
oh btw, this is an interesting one
some Mcr food site said:
So a trusty reader tells Sleuth that he went to a Curry Mile restaurant on Wilmslow Road on Friday night and was held prisoner for forty minutes. He and his friends complained about their meal, saying of the £61 bill they would pay £40 as a good-will gesture (£20 covering the drinks, £20 for, in their opinion, the poor food). Suddenly the three waiters were joined by 10 people who appeared from nowhere, surrounded them, blocked the door and refused to let them go. None of these would identify themselves or give contact details for the owner. Eventually the guests had to pay the bill, leaving pretty shaken up. Sleuth can understand that given the amount of pissheads who dine on the Curry Mile the place may have felt the need to have back-up, but for peaceable folk who really know their curries this was an added layer of customer service they could have done without.
If they had a fryer they could also do stuffed jalapenos and the like too.
that would be
awesome
