This reminded me today that I had not done my post on Wild Hare. The folks at McGarrah Jessee were kind enough to send me a few bottles to "review." The beer was good. An almost solid pale ale. Nice bitterness. Easy to drink. It was bit muddy maltwise. I want to try it on draught. Great packaging as always. A promising foray into ale-hood for Shiner.
Remember Texas Monthly's list of best Mexican Restaurants in TX? Yeah, you do.Well, one of them is in Brownsville. A place we've never been to, called Taqueria Rico's. Texas Monthly was right. It was bloody tasty. I can't wait to go back.
As far as I could see they served no beer, but they did have this sign on the wall. Maybe it's BYOB.
Texas Monthly has chosen the Best Mexican Restaurants in Texas. This has nothing to do with beer. Well, kind of, cuz Mexican food just begs for beer swilling (Austin and Brownsville are in bold because that is where I spend the majority of my TX time):
TEXAS MONTHLY NAMES
50 BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANTS IN TEXAS
Editors Declare This the Era of “Mex-Tex”
AUSTIN, TEXAS—November 15, 2010—In its December issue, available on newsstands this week, Texas Monthly names the 50 best Mexican restaurants in Texas. Headlining the list is the magazine’s selection of the top five, in alphabetical order by city. They are:
Fonda San Miguel, Austin
Cuquita’s, Dallas
Salsa Fuego, Fort Worth
Hugo’s, Houston
SoLuna, San Antonio
The other 45 “best” are listed below.
...
TOP 5 (alphabetical by city)
Fonda San Miguel, Austin
Cuquita’s, Dallas
Salsa Fuego, Fort Worth
Hugo’s, Houston
SoLuna, San Antonio
Rest of the “Best”
AUSTIN
Curra’s Grill
El Mesón
El Naranjo
Garrido’s
La Condesa
Manuel’s
Takoba
BROWNSVILLE Taqueria Rico’s
DALLAS
Avila’s
Café San Miguel
Gloria’s
Javier’s Gourmet Mexicano
Nuevo León MEX-MEX
Tipico’s
Urban Taco
Veracruz Cafe
EL PASO
Forti’s Mexican Elder
H&H Car Wash and Coffee Shop
Tacos Santa Cecilia
FORT WORTH
Benito’s
Esperanza’s
Lanny’s Alta Cocina Mexicana
Paco & John
LAREDO
El Meson de San Agustin
Fonda Don Martin
Palenque Grill
Zaragoza Grill, La Posada Hotel
McALLEN
Costa Messa
El Pastor
Palenque Grill
SAN ANTONIO
Cascabel Mexican Patio
Cielito Lindo
El Siete Mares
Guajillo’s
La Fonda on Main
La Gloria Icehouse
Mary Lou’s Café y Cocina Mexicana
Rosario’s
Ok, let me give this a beer tie in....hmmmm. Alright, what Texas beer would I like to drink with a plate full of tacos. I'll give you my top five and then you can chime in:
5. Southern Star Bombshell Blonde 4. Southern Star Pine Belt Pale Ale from the can 3. Lonestar 2. Real Ale Hans Pils 1. (512) Wit
This list would be different tomorrow. Hell, it would be different if you asked me in five minutes. But right now, that sounds right.
Apparently it is National Burger Day. So I guess that means I need to get a burger. As you know, I've been trying burgers from Texas Monthly's 50 Best Burgers in TX list. I've had five of the Austin burgers so far. Which one should I get tonight?: 12. Cover 3, Austin, Chop-House Burger (With Cheese and Bacon) 16. Max’s Wine Dive, Austin, Houston, Kobe Beef Burger 30. Roaring Fork, Austin, Half Ass Burger
It is my pleasure to introduce you to Burger Tex II's Bulgogi Burger. She's sure aint pretty, but she's damn tasty. Ok, damn tasty is a bit much, she's tasty. And spicy. I had them make it a 2 out of 3, spicewise. From Texas Monthly:
The tender beef has been audaciously marinated in soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil, but what really makes it unique is that it’s thinly sliced rather than ground...The bulgogi sauce is a hot, coral-colored blend featuring roasted garlic and onions.
Sofia couldn't handle the spice and got a normal burger. Boring. The Bulgogi burger is good, but it is not what I am looking for in a burger. Sofia's boring burger was actually much better. And she made it better with the addition of avocado. That girl is a genius! Even though the Bulgogi did not deliver for me, the korean spiciness was nice. I can't believe this was so high on the list (#14). The search continues....
As far as I know, Burger Tex does not serve beer. Luckily I had Chris' spicy Holiday homebrew to sip on. It didn't really go well with the burger (I think the spices were clashing), but it made a nice dessert.
