1418--GAME IS ON, BUT WAVERING

Week ??? Restaurant 12
Cabo Grande, Ft. Worth

My cousin who lives outside of Ft. Worth has been reading my blog. He knows my frustration with eating mediocre Tex-Mex. He suggested this place in downtown--voted the city's best Tex-Mex. We started with guac prepared tableside. Whenever possible, this is the way to go. It's always double the price of regular guac, but the freshness factor is worth the extra $$. Perfectly seasoned to enhance the avocado. Not too limey or spicy.

My cousin ordered Brazilian alligator. Last time I ate alligator might have been in the Florida Keys. All I recall is that it tasted like a cross between veal and a belt. This alligator was tender--no it didn't taste like chicken, but it definitely tasted better than a belt.

My son ordered steak fajitas. Many times skirt steak is dried out or chewy, but he said it had nice flavor and was tender. I ordered the grilled fish tacos. Tilapia doesn't have much of a taste, so as long as the fish is fresh, the key to a tasty taco is the sauce. The menu said Chipotle sauce, but it resembled more of a thickened sweet soy sauce. I ditched the sauce and put extra lime on my tacos. They were fine, but would have been better with a creamy, cilantro lime sauce with a dash or two of chipotle.

 I had a red sangria, which wasn't very good. The wine was a bit sour and the drink lacked overall pizazz. Next I ordered a mojito. I am a mojito snob, and most places do not take the time to make the labor-intensive drink correctly. This mojito was EXCELLENT. The mint was fresh and the drink had a perfect balance of tart and sweetness. 

Service was efficient and patient--especially with our boisterous crew.

1418--GAME IS ON, BUT I'M LOSING

 Week??? I realized I totally missed November. Too busy eating Indian food. My friend Erin is a Ft. Worther and suggested this fun-new-hip family-owned eatery on 7th St. Gotta love the name--REVOLVER TACO LOUNGE. The menu is different--serving antojitos. When I asked what that was--the server replied that it consisted of traditional dishes served at street fairs or weddings or funerals.

My son ventured out of his black bean and burrito
comfort zone and ordered duck breast tacos. He pronounced them delicious. Erin and I both had Ahi Tuna Ceviche (see pic below, courtesy of Erin) served on mini tostadas. The tuna was delicately spiced with lime and cilantro and served with some diced tomatoes. Not overpowering--just enough to enhance the flavor of the tuna.

Unfortunately the guac's spices overpowered the avocado flavor. We made the mistake of ordering spicy guac, so perhaps the regular guac wouldn't have suffered this same fate. The chips were homemade, but heavy. I tend to favor the light, airy chips.

Beautiful decor and presentation. Only 1 server at lunch and he was very personable, but swamped, so service wasn't speedy. But luckily we weren't in a hurry. My son had queso cake for dessert and didn't leave a crumb on his plate.

I would definitely go back and sample some more ceviche.

Week 12 (really week 16)--December 6, 2011


If I was sticking to my plan of 1 Mexican restaurant/week, it would take me approximately 27 years to eat at all of the restaurants in DFW area. At the rate I'm going (which is averaging 1/month), I will be 164 years old before I finish.

I debated whether to include Fuzzy's Taco Shop or not. It's a chain, but that hasn't stopped me before. It is a landmark eatery across the street from TCU campus and I was told that college students love it. I was a bit skeptical when looking on their website. Their logo is a fish that says EAT me. And under the menu it says--nutritional information coming soon. I think that translates into--IT'S SO BAD, WE CAN'T PRINT IT WITHOUT RISK OF LAWSUITS.

After eating there, I determined that DRUNK college students whose taste buds are impaired must make up the prime clientele. To be fair, I didn't get a taco. And I was berated. How can you go to Fuzzy's and not eat a TACO? I ate the tortilla soup. It had the consistency of stick-to-your-ribs chili. Which if you are a starving college kid, might not be such a bad thing. I tend to like my tortilla soup on the thinner side, without globs of cheese hanging from my spoon.

For those of you who read my blog, you know I'm a guac SNOB. So much so that Fuzzy's guac cannot even be considered in the official guac category. I won't go as far as to say that it was WORSE than Taco Bell's guac, but close.

What I love about google is the weird stuff that comes up. So when I googled images of Fuzzy's, this bizarre picture of the man and lion shows up on page 11. It links to someone's blog called bagofnothing.com (because that's all he has to offer) I couldn't make this stuff up--it's too good.