Posts Tagged ‘taco’
Upscale, Down, Second Time Around
CHOW, BABYSometimes Chow, Baby and a restaurant get off on the wrong foot. Both restaurants and food critics are entitled to a bad night every now and then. So I went out on a second-chances round last week, and I’m happy to report tha...
Support Your Local Institutions
Chow, BabyI have friends who have lived in New York City for almost a decade now but have never visited the Empire State Building. They always mean to, but … you know, it’s not like it’s going anywhere. I feel the same way about so...
Hey, Sailor, Want to Share Some Cow Brains?
Chow, BabyI am a taco slut, always have been. I’m not talking about the kind of tacos you get at gringo-friendly margarita-sopapilla-raise-the-flag Tex-Mex places (though I adore them too). I mean the real deal: tacos filled with assor...
Late-Night in the 817
Last CallWe’re touched. You like our town so much that you’re planning on staying out until the wee hours on at least one night. Excellent –– the Weekly has a warm place in its paper heart for you hearty partiers. And the Fort h...
Siempre Superior
Family-style means good eats on the North Side.LAURIE BARKER JAMES
There are no strangers at La Superior Taco Cantina, only diners who haven’t been introduced to owner Steve Martinez and his extremely friendly crew. If you’re new, Martinez or one of his peeps will hand you samples of whate...
Slogan’s Run
Chow, BabyAppointing itself ad hoc spokesperson for the 80 zillion Mexican restaurants in Tarrant (note to self: check that figure), Chow, Baby is more than a bit offended by the slogan of Red Cactus (3005 S. University Dr.): “Fresh Me...
Taco Heads in the Right Direction
This little taco cart behind 7th Haven hits all the right pleasure sensors.CAROLINE COLLIER
A few years ago, late-night dining options for Fort Worth folks were limited to Ol’ South or Whataburger. Thankfully, a few intrepid entrepreneurs are rectifying the situation by opening delicious taco trucks. We have been ra...
If Tacos Could Talk
Chow, BabyChow, Baby didn’t really — maybe a little bit, but not really — expect its Taco Bell Cantino Tacos ($1.49 each) lime segments to talk out loud, like on the commercials. Sure enough, once again Chow, Baby had to do all the...
The Fire Is So Delightful
Chow, BabyJeez, everybody gets so freaked out about the “wind chill factor.” That’s all Chow, Baby heard last week: “Ooh, it’s only 14 degrees outside – with the wind chill factor.” “ItR...
You Don’t Know Goat
Chow, BabyLast week, Chow, Baby promised to keep boring you with vacation slides of its latest international research trip, this time to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Here’s one (an imaginary one; Chow Baby doesn’t photogr...
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