I think the best Mexican restaurants I've ever been to were near/in Bakersfield, CA. I went out there on business and we went to this little hole-in-the-wall for lunch. I had some pork with a green sauce (can't remember the name) and it was delicious! For dinner, we went to another place that also had excellent food. We ordered a pitcher of margaritas. The glasses came with about 1/2" of liquid in them. The owner had been by joking with us, so we called him over and asked for "clean glasses". He laughed and said he just "primed the pump" and put a shot of tequila in each glass. During the meal, he walked around and would add tequila to everyone's glass. The food was great, and we were bombed. We were glad that one of the group didn't drink, so he was the designated driver!
@Retired_Engineer: I lived in Victorville, CA for awhile but found the mexican food in that state to be very, very different from TexMex. (I grew up in San Antonio so my taste of TexMex goes way back!) I can't describe the difference, though, other than to say most restaurants didn't know what a tamale was---and served a big-*** burrito instead. Now if they'd have 'primed my pump' with Tequila, I would've been a happy camper. I love Tequila!Â
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