[CH] Killer Burrito
Matt Kraft (MKraft@infotech-usa.com)
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 09:16:13 -0400
Louisville KY has always been sort of an Oasis in the Mid-West
Mexican
desert. We have a number of above average Mexican restaurants. My two
new
discoveries are nearly opposite of each other...
1. La Tampitia - Way out on Preston highway (past outer loop). This
place serves
a "killer burrito" stuffed with meet (pork is the best), rice, beans,
onion, and cilantro.
This burrito is definitely in the 1#+ category. The Best part is that
this Massive
Burrito only costs $2.75. To make it better it is served with a hot
tommatillo sauce
and there is a squeeze bottle of very hot red sauce on the table.
The restaurant is frequented by mostly Mexican immigrants and
includes a Mexican grocery where you can by specialty items including
crates of tomattillos and chilies. Even more El Yucateco(Mayan recipe)
for $1.50!!!
2. Z-teca - Polar opposite of La Tampitia which is a hole in the wall.
This is a modern
fast food, order at counter, seat yourself. I think it is like the
subway of Mexican.
You order the meet in your burrito (standard choices - including a
barbecued beef)
then select a sauce. The sauces include Mole', tommatillo, standard red
and best of all a respectably hot habanero sauce. Same size burrito as
Latampita. Costs about
$4.75. There is one on Brekenridge Ln. and another opening September on
bardstown
and eastern pkwy. Well worth the trip (cleaner and easier to get to than
La Tampita)
Both restaurants are well worth the trip. Louisville isn't exactly the
southwest but there
are enough Mexican immigrants to give a solid base for good Mexican.
Like the Old Bear said 'the Tex-Mexicanization of the American diet ' is
on its way and its here in
Louisville.