OT: Good Mexican Food in CT

[nomar]

There used to be a pretty good one in Branford MANY years ago Su Casa on Rt1 - doubt it's still around. Great hiding place when balancing multiple girlfriends back in the day. LOL and the food was pretty good.

Oh man, blast from the past. I ate there with my grandparents probably in the mid-1980s.

 

[David 76]

Taqueria Cinco is great (black school bus). Extremely nice guy and family. Uses his grandmother recipe and only cooks prepares the foods over wood cause that's the only way his grandmother would cook.

Better than any truck on long wharf. Has all the traditional meats along with stuff like nopales.

I see no problem with the trucks there BTW and have shown my support throughput the whole ordeal. No reason for the racist bigotry things they have had to put up with. No one ever gave the good humor guy crap

I totally agree about the food trucks. They brought life to the center of Madison. Great to see families eating on the Academy School benches. I also agree that the owner of the Taqueria is as nice as they come. He volunteered to speak to some of our kids about his life experience.
Ever notice that most of the protesters (anti food truck)live on Randi Drive? The rest are from Island Avenue. Except 1 guy who lives across the street, I don't get it and I can't respect them or the dirty tricks they have tried

 

[TasteofUConn]

I don't know where you are going with the pompous stuff, someone gives their opinion on food and you call them a pompous a--, that seems a bit ridiculous.

No. They didn't simply give their opinion on food. They gave their opinion on food, then they suggested that another person was "easy to impress," which is tantamount to calling them a simpleton, and then they went on about how so few other people have experienced the culinary transcendence of him. Not just "giving an opinion." He was being pompous, in a "you don't know good food. I know good food" kind of way.
But that's completely okay. Because he's probably right. And being pompous when you're right is really not that big of a crime.
Take my area for example, which I moved to from the East coast. The "pizza" is flat out awful. I've found one - ONE - place in my entire county that has pizza that I'd even give higher than a C+ too, and those C+s were given when I was loaded and hungry, so generous at best. When I first got here, I noticed that everybody bathed - I MEAN BATHED - their pizza in ranch dressing. Not just the pizza really - everything. I thought it was disgusting. It wasn't until I had tried 10 pizza joints that I figured out why they did it - the pizza was so god awful the garbage ranch probably was helping the flavor. But to tell them? To tell them, "the stuff you call "pizza" here is rat ." The look at you with big, blank, stuporic eyes and say, "what do you mean? It's good."
I never was a big ranch fan. Now I loathe the stuff.

 

[sledog]

Which ones burn on the way in, and burn on the way out?

But the Saloon in Minturn, CO, near V/BC is good.

 

[storrsroars]

Take my area for example, which I moved to from the East coast. The "pizza" is flat out awful. I've found one - ONE - place in my entire county that has pizza that I'd even give higher than a C+ too, and those C+s were given when I was loaded and hungry, so generous at best. When I first got here, I noticed that everybody bathed - I MEAN BATHED - their pizza in ranch dressing. Not just the pizza really - everything. I thought it was disgusting. It wasn't until I had tried 10 pizza joints that I figured out why they did it - the pizza was so god awful the garbage ranch probably was helping the flavor. But to tell them? To tell them, "the stuff you call "pizza" here is rat ." The look at you with big, blank, stuporic eyes and say, "what do you mean? It's good."
I never was a big ranch fan. Now I loathe the stuff.

You're in Erie? If you find your way down to Pittsburgh, I'll hook you up. We've got a half dozen "A"s and another half dozen "Bs" around here, although we also have plenty of places that have (need) ranch dipping sauce too. And worse.

Luckily we do have some great taco places and one really decent Latino hole in the wall (Casa Rasta) and a couple of places that are trying to break the mold with different dishes. C'mon down!

 

[joober jones]

Jalapeno Heaven in Branford has never let me down. Also, Tacqueria Cinco (taco truck in Madison) is always a good way to go.

 

[Dove]

Jalapeno Heaven in Branford has never let me down. Also, Tacqueria Cinco (taco truck in Madison) is always a good way to go.

We finally got to Jalapeno Heaven and the food and 'ritas were great. Atmosphere. ..not so much. Definitely recommend Jalapeno Heavenn thon for a great meal

 

[TasteofUConn]

You're in Erie? If you find your way down to Pittsburgh, I'll hook you up. We've got a half dozen "A"s and another half dozen "Bs" around here, although we also have plenty of places that have (need) ranch dipping sauce too. And worse.

Luckily we do have some great taco places and one really decent Latino hole in the wall (Casa Rasta) and a couple of places that are trying to break the mold with different dishes. C'mon down!

Deal! I get down to Pitt on occasion. I'll send you a PM next time I'm heading that way, and we set something up. Best recollection of pizza growing up was Firenzi's. Then the guy moved back to Italy.

 

[8893]

I wonder what 8893 or other locals think of the trucks in front of my office in Madison?

I'm a fan of the food trucks and my family, friends and I have been frequenting them for years. My wife and one of our daughters just went to the Taqueria Cinco bus yesterday and raved about the food.

My daughters have been begging me to hit the new fruit smoothie one but the timing hasn't been good yet (have been en route to practices/games).

 

[David 76]

I'm a fan of the food trucks and my family, friends and I have been frequenting them for years. My wife and one of our daughters just went to the Taqueria Cinco bus yesterday and raved about the food.

The Mexican trucks are very different. The bus is more authentic and Taco Pacifico is California-Mexican. My lunch options and convenience have greatly improved.
If you, or any BYer are visiting the Madison food trucks, stop by to say "Hi".

 

[UC313]

Im a big fan of Coyote Flaco in Hartford on New Britain ave by Trinity. Small little place with solid food and great service.

Viva la street meat!

 

[methodology]

I'm a fan of the food trucks and my family, friends and I have been frequenting them for years. My wife and one of our daughters just went to the Taqueria Cinco bus yesterday and raved about the food.

My daughters have been begging me to hit the new fruit smoothie one but the timing hasn't been good yet (have been en route to practices/games).

I know the person who started the Bowl'd Creations truck. He must be doing pretty well because he said he made back his money in the first 2 months. The food trucks are a great addition to downtown Madison.