Best Mexican Restaurant?

Alur006 · Post by **Alur006** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:55 pm

I would kill someone in front of their own mother for a Double Decker Taco.

JaaGula · Post by **JaaGula** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 8:06 am

Cancun in south knoxville...Best Margarita and Tacos in Knoxvile...mmmm Chips and salsa

vinylpirate · Post by **vinylpirate** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:21 pm

Nah, Pelancho's is definitely the best Mexican food youre gonna find around here, being raised in southern california I know my mexican food and theirs is really good, and their prices are good too, p.s. the flan is awesome there

g0dz3lla · Post by **g0dz3lla** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:57 pm

LoL... Sell outs unite, Taco Bell gets the job done for a cheap Mexican fix late at night... oh yes, meximelts and grilled stuft burritos..

Zeo · Post by **Zeo** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 4:28 pm

I dig El Charro the most myself. They have the best enchiladas of any place in Knoxville I have tried.

I've never had anything from their menu I wasn't pleased with.

sapphirerose · Post by **sapphirerose** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:03 pm

My vote goes for El Charro's as well. I've ate there on many occasions since high school and never had a bad experience.

Onibubba · Post by **Onibubba** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:03 pm

I LOVE the salsa at El Charro's. It has become one of my favorite takeout restaurants. Cheap, and lots of food. It's always packed too, a good sign. Huge taquitos!!!

junkie christ · Post by **junkie christ** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:12 pm

been to el charros.
i liked it alot.
probably my vote.

im actually a fan of senior taco because if you have a hangover that shit makes it disappear.

g0dz3lla · Post by **g0dz3lla** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:42 am

hmm.. maybe I'll check El Charro's out next

heh.. wow.. this topic is still going

CodePoet · Post by **CodePoet** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:52 pm

My vote for best in Knoxville... is in Oak Ridge; El Arriero on the turnpike. This is the closest I've found to the many family owned mexican restaurants in southern Texas.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:46 pm

Are you people smoking crack? El Charro is horrible! You can get better tasting food at Taco Bell for half the price!

I mean, for real. The cheese is disgustingly bland, the chicken they use is what I like to call "cat-food grade", the refried beans have less flavor than the grits at Waffle House... blah.

For cheap and decent just go to Burrito Diablo. You can pay $5 and get enough food for a day and a half, and it's actually decent quality.

Russo · Post by **Russo** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:57 pm

Jack wrote:For cheap and decent just go to Burrito Diablo. You can pay $5 and get enough food for a day and a half, and it's actually decent quality.

Ewww. Their ground beef is way salty. Also, I asked for a side of tortilla chips and salsa, and they gave me those little round chips that you get with the congealed cheese from a can at the carnival!! For 3 bucks!!

However, Jalisco's in Oak Ridge is excellente!

pryjmaty · Post by **pryjmaty** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:10 pm

Russo wrote:

However, Jalisco's in Oak Ridge is excellente!

There is also a Jalisco's in the same shopping center as Heads & Tails. We went there last Sat. Excellent food! Found out that alot of the recipes come from the manager's grandmother.

Zeo · Post by **Zeo** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:45 pm

Russo wrote:... Jalisco's in Oak Ridge is excellente!

meh, El Charro is better though.
best anywhere around here.
bottom line.

iblis · Post by **iblis** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:21 am

I'm not exactly known for having gourmet tastes (hey, peanut butter and mayo is cuisine to me) but the food at Cancun's on Broadway is good. So is their liquor. Mmm.

The food is also fairly cheap. I don't know about the liquor - I drank too much to remember. :mrgreen:

Silent Huntress · Post by **Silent Huntress** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:38 pm

I don't even know if it's still open, but there was a place on Papermill called Mexicali Rose. Everything was homemade except the tamales. Food was fantastic.

Next best I've had is Pelancho's. Good, cheap and they make the perfect gin and tonic.

shadow dancer · Post by **shadow dancer** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:57 pm

Silent Huntress wrote:I don't even know if it's still open, but there was a place on Papermill called Mexicali Rose. Everything was homemade except the tamales. Food was fantastic.

Unfortunately, they closed about three years ago. That place was awesome. The group of us from work usually made a weekly trip there on Fridays.

TiredUnhappy · Post by **TiredUnhappy** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:33 pm

I really like El chicos, they have great fajitas..well actually all of their food is great it's just not as cheap as places like El charro's. But El chico's food is more superior so it's worth the extra bucks (and they give you alot of food)

Francesca · Post by **Francesca** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:15 pm

Has anyone checked out this place?

La Playa Mexican Restaurant
130 S Northshore Dr
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 584-4618

It's near where I work and didn't know if they had good fast service during lunch or if their food was tasty or not.

Francesca

tbones · Post by **tbones** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:42 pm

im going for the one with no name located in the barnes and noble shopping center.
food is amazing. and elvis is everywhere! go now!

o and senior taco gets another vote from me. cause that cilantro cream dippy stuff kicks my arse. they seriously need to work on their chips though. kinda stale.