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Reeetankiesbtfo t1_j4tfejs wrote

Tortas Y tacos la chiquita.

Has some of the harder to find meats like lengua, cabeza, tripa, and cuerito

The owner is from Mexico city.

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RandomLogicThough t1_j4ts9gd wrote

No idea about all this but the place is some of the best I've had in the area, which sadly isn't saying much.

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Scared-Personality28 t1_j4tig82 wrote

Bonus, the Arlington Drafthouse is around the corner. Grab a few tacos and then go watch a comedy show. Great time all around!

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KumaChorou t1_j4v2p4i wrote

Brown owned and the real deal?

Chicano or boricua restaurant?

Dude, like what are you even looking for? El Cabrito in halethorpe has some of the best tacos I’ve had since living in the southwest, but like it’s north Mexican, they don’t serve plantains/are corn husk tamales, not banana leaf ones. In comparison tortilla cafe in eastern market is Salvadoran and does lovely tortas, plantains, pupusas, etc. both are super affordable, both are super different from Puerto Rican food (Salvadoran food maybe a bit closer)

Also is ligua supposed to be lengua or is it something different?

Idk, like sometimes these weirdly racialized restaurant posts feel like trolling.

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pantsattack t1_j4v702l wrote

Dude wants authentic cuisine. Is that hard to understand?

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KumaChorou t1_j4vd469 wrote

Sure, but like, what kind of authentic cuisine?

Like, the post is such word salad that anyone who knows a bit about the cuisine in question is going to be confused. Like, the level of specificity here is like saying (and I'm making it slightly more polite than OP wrote it) "I want an asian-owned asian restaurant, especially Japanese or Thai". Also, is it authentic if it's a Chinese restaurant owned/run by Koreans?

They're just different cuisines and it's strange to conflate them while seeking "authenticity".

Also, does it count as "brown-owned" if the owners are east-indian or afro-latino?

Seriously, the race of the owners/staff does not a authentic restaurant make.

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DMV123 t1_j4vlrwy wrote

He said "brown owned," not authentic. There are Puerto Ricans and Mexicans of all races, so their skin color does not have anything to do with whether they are authentic.

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pantsattack t1_j4vmv74 wrote

I think you're being too literal. OP's intent is clear.

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DMV123 t1_j4vzgju wrote

Regardless, as Kuma Chorou said, the racialization of his comment was weird.

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heatfins t1_j4wp1ol wrote

How is it clear? You’re talking about authenticity while he’s literally talking about Chicano food which is fusion food that has never stopped rapidly evolving, therefore not really something that’s judgeable as authentic or not.

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PKisSz t1_j4vrxxg wrote

Chicano Mexican cuisine is very different from Puerto Rican cuisine. If supporting these businesses helps you feel better about how you group very different peoples by how brown they are, then that's that.

Qui Qui is great PRican food, and the ownership is legit PRican if you can overlook the fact that they're not that tan in fucking January.

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BalzMartigan OP t1_j4vwpcw wrote

Yea, typo on lengua didnt mean to cause a debate on meaning, thought context was clear. Not trying to "racialize" I just don't want to go to some tex-mex spot where everything is smothered in cheese sauce and the portions are ridiculously large.

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Any-Agent8854 t1_j4zpzix wrote

Lol @ consciously refusing to recognize unconscious bias when it’s pointed out.

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ottereatingpopsicles t1_j4x73mo wrote

Taqueria Habanero is delicious. I don’t know what the owners look like

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anathemaDennis t1_j4tf1lp wrote

Know a great one but unfortunately for you the owners are black.

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WaterBubbly t1_j4y8fgs wrote

Is there such a thing as Mexican American food (using literal meaning)? Would OP want a recommendation for an Italian food restaurant owned by a Mexican American?

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jonnygrip t1_j4y8fo1 wrote

My go to Lingua taco in town is Habanero on 14th. I believe they are Salvadorian owned?

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hoosyourdaddyo t1_j4yanhj wrote

Mexico Lindo, Manassas. Even has a real bodega and you can find some really nice boots and outfits there as well.

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Single-Investment-54 t1_j52dz75 wrote

Does anyone know if there is a Mexican restaurant in the area that is part of that chain of mexican restaurants that go all the way down to Richmond, Va Beach, Norfolk and the Outer Banks? Their menu is numbered the same at every location; for example a #11 is a burrito, enchilada and a taco (always). Names are “el azteca” “la fiesta” “la plaza Azteca” “la playa” and “la bamba” all the same menus and food. Food comes out in u see 10 minutes. Please help.

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daisytimes t1_j5735r4 wrote

Most authentic Mexican restaurant owners in the DMV would not consider themselves Chicano. What are you looking for?

Also, PuertoRican food is a completely separate category.

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