Was wondering if it was taqueria Mexicana, that's my alltime favorite Mexican place, and is also in Waltham.

I used to go here all the time, it's top fucking notch. Top 100 in America? I'm not qualified to make that claim but I'll absolutely go back if I'm in the neighborhood.

I haven’t been there, but my Mexican husband raves about this being the only worthwhile Mexican restaurant in the Greater Boston area.

Also on the Top 100 taco list, #5 is Los Tacos No. 1. if you’re ever in NYC do yourself a favor and go there, as Mexicans we deem that place to be worthy of doing the trip just to eat some.

Uhhh what lol? I mean it’s pretty good but damn I don’t think it’s top 100 restaurants good. I feel like the Mexican food I’ve gotten down south is like significantly better, maybe I’m wrong though

Well I guess I figured out what I'm doing tomorrow.

As someone who is Mexican and used to live in SoCal, the Mexican food here is terrible. I'm surprised at the complete lack of Mexicans in Boston, since almost everywhere else in the country there is usually Mexican population. But I'm excited to find somewhere with some decent food.

Yeah... Nope, fuck yelp.

Garbage racketeering bullshit. So many bad restaurant experiences in Boston thanks to them.

It’s decent, but the hype is overblown. It’s a good Mexican restaurant in an area where there isn’t a ton of authentic Mexican food.

Taqueria Mexico? I used to go there a lot growing up. Really good. Taqueria el amigo is more authentic and more affordable

I'm indian, and we have a lot of indians here, but the indian food here is also average at best. It doesn't hold a candle to anything you'll find in NYC,NJ,Chicago,Houston and a bunch of places in cali. Imo, in terms of ethnic food, the best thing Boston does is Thai. Even the average thai food in boston is as good as some of the best places in the cities i mentioned. There's also tons of great options outside of Boston too

Frequented by yelpers is enough to keep me away. Holy shit that website is nothing bit drama.The ratings are based on how much the business is willing to pay Yelp to hide bad reviews.

It was super crowded at lunch time on Saturday because of all the hype. If you’re going today, get there early.

Amigo is special, get the carnitas plate over the tacos if you're hungry. Comes with tortillas, build your own tacos.

Pop over to Antojito's on Moody for gorditas.

Go to La Victorias in Arlington or El Vaquero in Medford. You’ll also want to head up to Lawrence for some real treats.

Any good Indian spots you'd recommend?

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It's a great place, but the #1 ranking is bs. You could pretty much walk into any taqueria in southern CA and get food at the same level.

El Amigo is great, you’ll be happy there! It’s just a little taqueria and it does ‘em perfectly every time.

One other taqueria I’d recommend is Taqueria Don Rogue in Everett. It’s a food truck in an empty lot - and in my opinion is as good as the decent ones you’ll find in Texas or SoCal. Scratches the itch quite well.

If you want something a little more substantial, I’m a huge fan of Angela’s Cafe in East Boston for Puebla-style home cooking. One of the only places around that does Mexican food as good as I’ve had in Mexico. Their campechana and pozole are great. I love their Pipian verde too. Mexicans I know swear by this place.

Outside of that, we don’t really have a Mexican population here. Most of our Latin folks come from El Salvador, Columbia, Guatemala, Peru, etc. So there’s way more Central and South American food than Mexican. Actually, I would say the Boston punches way above its weight in those categories, it’s just that most people never seek that out. It’s all super different, though Salvadorans and Guatemalans do their own takes on tacos. If you accept the stylistic differences, then Teresa’s Market in Brighton is worth a trip for their agave pulled pork tacos.

For Salvadoran, I recommend Sabor Especial (just get pupusas!) or La Hacienda.

For Colombian, I recommend El Penol.

For Guatemalan, I recommend Mi Tierra.

For Peruvian, I recommend Tambo 22. Or Rincon Limeno if you don’t want to spend a lot of money.

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+1 to amazing Thai food! So many options here.

Other ethnic foods are very lacking, even the Polish food :/

Fuck Yelp

if you’re interested, there’s an awesome Cuban restauraunt in Jamaica Plain called El Oriental de Cuba. the food is amazing and the interior is also super interesting to look at. the staff are really friendly as well

There's some decent Pakistani food though. See Dabar and Manosalwa.

Decent is definitely the way I'd describe those haha. As I said , the places I mentioned are just so far and beyond have better offerings. Manosalwa I'm definitely sick of tho cuz every Pakistani wedding ive been too in the past 5 years caters from them haha

Definitely agree. I lived in NYC for 10 years and have spent a lot of time in Houston and Chicago. Funny enough, the best desi food I've ever had is in Kenya =).

Have you been to the Indian restaurants in Norwood? My only basis to judge is what I enjoyed, and I 've had some good meals down there.

All that tells me though is that Indian food must be to die for in NYC because I feel like even our apparently shitty Indian food is still pretty delicious.

where in lawrence? I usually have a hard time avoiding jacquelines when in the area

I think they are always closed on sundays

The tacos Al pastor are incredible. Americas Test Kitchen used them as the goal for their recipe.

My Costa Rican coworker turned me on to Paisanos, specifically the pupusas. Holy crap are they good. And only $3 bucks each! Also in Waltham.

I went here a week or so ago and got the chicken enchiladas. I was massively disappointed, and now I'm wondering if I'm going crazy, or just hit a really bad time to visit. There was absolutely no sauce or cheese, and they drenched it in wilted shreds of iceberg lettuce and sour cream. I had heard about it on reddit before and was looking forward to it. I guess I'll give it another shot..

Really? Thai? I've been mostly EH on all the Thai places I've been to, except one on Boylston Street that closed.

I like cha yen in watertown, brown sugar on comm ave, kala thai in haymarket, rod d next to fenway. There are more but those are just the ones i've had more recently, and imo each one is good at something different. I actually live closer to central MA, and even there there are a lot of great options.

I'm not saying it's shitty, just not nearly as good as those places. The issue with around here is you get very basic indian cuisine, basically the equivalent of "american" indian food. There aren't a lot of authentic places around here.

I still go to these indian restaurants, so im not telling people to avoid them haha.

Imo the one thing we do well here is vegetarian. Honest up in Lowell is pretty good, i don't mind dosa n curry, and mahraja isn't bad either (although haven't been a fan post covid). There used to be a few amazing dosa places near central MA, but unfortunately they shut down during covid