Being married to a Mexican who came to the US as an adult and also having lived in Mexico myself and now running a restaurant ourselves, we have completely given up and have settled for mediocre. Disappointment after disappointment when looking for tacos. I would give my left arm for tacos de arrachera or at the very least carne asada and al pastor.

A couple of things I WILL seek out are:

-- empanadas from Tortilleria Mexicana on Plainfield

--mole poblano from Mexico Garibaldi or Viva Mexico

-- torta de milanesa de pollo from Capitol Hill Taqueria

--breakfast at La Hacienda on Plainfield or Mi Ranchito on Westminster (though they are both actually Guatemalan)

We just make do until the next trip to Mexico.