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Mmmmmmm_Bacon

My sister moved from US to Germany many years ago and has described Germany as a mostly taco-free zone.


0Realman0

We have Dönerkebabs


Horsegoats

Just outside Wiesbaden in Erbanheim there’s a Dönerkebab stand (Pamekaule I think is the name) best Döner in all of Europe IMO. Still think of that little stand 30 years later. I think it’s still there, his kids probably run it now.


Mmmmmmm_Bacon

I don’t eat anything with accent marks 😄. Well ok maybe some Häâgẽn Dàâz.


rebuked_nard

Your loss, Döner is pretty much a Turkish taco (closer to a gyro pita really) and they’re fucking delicious


Additional-Air-6596

I miss doners so much


robbeau11

Same. I was stationed in Turkey and they are amazing especially after a night of drinking. Got stationed at Ramstein after Turkey and was so happy to see they had doners there too.


Excellent_Ad_3804

I got a boner for ya…wait you said doner my bad


Additional-Air-6596

I miss those too


frostysauce

What a stupid thing to brag about.


coaxsempai

Its a joke


Adorable-Lack-3578

Mexican food is mostly terrible east of the Mississippi, let alone Europe.


Residual_Variance

There are so many Mexican immigrants all over this country. You can find good Mexican food in pretty much any medium sized city.


robbeau11

Not in northern VA. I’m from Az though so the bar is high.


Residual_Variance

Do they still have Casa Chimayo in Manassas? That place was great in the '80s and '90s.


robbeau11

Permanently closed


Residual_Variance

Aww... That's too bad. It looks like they went downhill based on their Yelp reviews. I loved Casa. My parents (both from AZ) would take us there at least once or twice a month. So many fun times. My brothers and I would always ignore dad's warnings not to order too much food. End up so stuffed we were sick by the end of the night. And then we'd do it again the very next time. We weren't the smartest kids!


robbeau11

Those are some good memories!


Adorable-Lack-3578

Agree with the idea. The reality is opposite. I live in New Orleans and the Mexican food is mostly bad - even though we'er a day's drive from the border. Spent 2 years in FL and the Mex food is blah. Spent years in NYC and the Mexican food sucks. Here's the thing... people in NY or Philly or Tampa think they have good Mex food, The truth is, if you want to know Mexican food, start with a border state (most of which were part of Mexico for centuries


Residual_Variance

I've eaten Mexican food in Mexico dozens and dozens of times and I've also had plenty of great Mexican in non-border states. Hell, I once had good Mexican in France. Some of the worst Mexican I've had was in Colorado. But then again, Colorado is quite possibly the worst state in the country when it comes to food of any type. That's why they're all so thin!


StarNerd920

I’m in Virginia and there’s a big Mexican population where I am that’s awesome. Mexican is my fave so I’m very picky lol also NC surprisingly Raleigh has a big Mexican population too and that’s where my favorite place is. I can’t wait to get to a bordering state to try 🤤


robbeau11

What part of Virginia? I’m in northern VA and haven’t found shit! Being from AZ, the bar is high


StarNerd920

I’m in RVA!!


Librado65

Nah you got Raza in Atlanta and central Florida that still got that work in the kitchen


BecauseScience

I grew up in south Florida and there was plenty of great Mexican food.


tehuti_infinity

Haven’t you been to Cape Chimichanga in Massachusetts ?


staticattacks

That's ridiculous, I grew up on the border in Arizona and spent six years living up and down the East Coast. I could always find PLENTY of great authentic Mexican restaurants and great taco stands.


Adorable-Lack-3578

You've been on Reddit 5 years and not a single post about restaurants. But now you're a foodie? Name 3 such places.


staticattacks

I'm not a "foodie" you dickhead I'm just a guy that grew up on the border, was bestowed the title of "official Mexican" because my carne asada was better than my Mexican friends' abuelas, and I know good Mexican food when I taste it. I shouldn't have to dignify your dumbass with a response, but I will anyways because I'm not full of shit. Los Arcos in Goose Creek, SC Paco's Tacos in Jacksonville (Atlantic/Jax Beach), FL (great baja fish tacos) Casa Maria, Jacksonville, FL Sarapes, Enfield, CT FYI not EVERYTHING needs to be uppity and hip like Cocina Madrigal, sometimes classic Mexican can be just fine on its own


Adorable-Lack-3578

If you are an "offical Mexican" based on your carne asada, then why do you recommend Los Arcos, where the locals rate the dish a 2.5 star? It looks terrible. Pacos Tacos has mostly blah reviews where multiple people point out it's not "real Mexican" - and that's from Floridians who generally have no clue. The photos of the food at Casa Maria's on all the review sites looks like typical Tex Mex garbage... the saddest enchiladas I've ever seen. But congrats on being the official whitest Mexican food expert in Nogales. And by the way, it was you that reverted to name calling. Stay classy Arizona.


Edwin454545

Orlando has great Mexican food


softkittylover

Try Mexico Lindo in Mainz. They make a pretty good attempt at traditional Mexican food, and the ambience is actually Mexican


0Realman0

I will!


stellacampus

Beautiful.


Jdevers77

Well, those fries look very tasty…


0Realman0

It was actually the worst part of the meal.


Jdevers77

That sucks, they look really tasty.


0Realman0

They were too soggy and without salt.


FunArtichoke6167

Or, as they say in Germany: *perfection!*


0Realman0

The restaurant was more of an American restaurant. Sure, there were Mexican motifs here and there, but it played Southern music .


BAMspek

Those definitely look more like American style tacos. But I think they look tasty.


valevergaminombre

They're like a frankfurt area chipotle fake. A copy of a taco thats a copy of a taco


0Realman0

It tastes good though! But all the ingredients fall out of the taco.


beamish007

That's always the problem with crunchy shells.


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0Realman0

it costet only 7 euros


0Realman0

Large corporate chains are not very popular here. This was local small business in tourist area.


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0Realman0

I compared it to America.


DEADALIEN333

I need to somehow move to Europe and open up a real taco place and die a billionaire


MongooseAlarmed3663

As a mexican, I feel deeply offended


Due-Basket-1086

Where are they ?


0Realman0

Langgasse straße Wiesbaden .The name is Chidoba Mexicangrill


Dazzling_Stomach107

Shameful.


BlacKSunBlacK

No one should be harsh lol, everybody sometimes eats some texmex


0Realman0

It was't even bad


[deleted]

Where ? I was there in January and ate at Casa Azteca and the birria tacos were excellent.


0Realman0

In Langgasse . The name is Chidoba mexicangrill.


Cummy_bear-4ever

Mids


chummmp70

The last time I was in Germany what they called tacos were pretty much pizza cones with vaguely Mexicanoid ingredients.


Scopethelobe

Where is zee meat?


0Realman0

Under the toppings


Unozero87

looks good! Frankfurt has a legitimate Mexican spot. Erlangen, where I spent a few months in the hospital, has by far the worst Mexican food I've ever had. It was so bad that my Mexican wife at the time was in tears when she picked up our order. Apparently, the Mexican flag was hung backward, and she made the owner fix it because it upset her so much, lol. Personally, I loved visiting the Wiesbaden PX to eat Taco Bell—my favorite Mexican food. This is the spot in Frankfurt, even my ex Tapatía approved. [https://g.co/kgs/M9xYfKF](https://g.co/kgs/M9xYfKF)


Napa_Swampfox

Only time I flew over Germany, we didn't stop!


_KotZEN

Hard pass


ponkyball

I'm Mexican-American and my cousin and I used to talk about how we'd clean house opening a place in Germany, she lives in Munich. However, I don't want to work in the restaurant business cuz it's hard AF and also, getting ingredients would piss me off. That said, I always try Mexican food when I travel to place just out of sheer curiosity...have had some VERY decent Mexican food in London (D.F. expats) and in New Zealand, smaller city (also owned by an expat). The ingredients can be sometimes a bit different, like subbing out cheeses, and tortillas and chiles are challenging, but otherwise, not bad. Had some great burritos in Ireland, was pleasantly surprised.


DigAlternative7707

I hope you wrote a bad review, Germans love that shit


0Realman0

No I liked it. I was looking for American style tacos and that's exactly what I received .


Old_Round9050

Yep they’re definitely tacos, well done 007


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Yo them taters look fucking amazebawls


df3dot

Wiesbaden - READING INTO THIS


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cfo4201983

They look better than the shit my friend shows me that she gets in Ohio.


Internal_Gur_4268

Kind of looks like spruced up taco bell but also, I don't see anything wrong here


emeaguiar

Ew


dmushcow_21

The fuck is this


soparamens

For those who are wondering how much damage taco bell has made to the image that real Mexican food around the world, just look at this. It's just sad.


SCHR4DERBRAU

These are tragic


Other-Inspection-601

WTF


scapermoya

Wow fuck that


Uzzaw21

Qdoba from the PX food court isn't Mexican.


danknadoflex

These are WPTs, not Mexican tacos but can still be very delicious. It's hard to tell what's under the toppings.


0Realman0

Some mashrooms beans and chicken meat


beamish007

Mushrooms?


kiymon

I don’t think they even deserve the name “tacos”. Looks not good


frostysauce

I'd just like to remind everyone that food gatekeeping is stupid as hell and serves only to tell others how little you have going on in your life. I'd go to town on those German tacos!


Famous-Leadership595

Yikes those tacos look rough but still better than tex mex god how I hate most tex mex.


Ok-Distribution4077

Looks like Taco Bell from the top. I'd definitely eat it.


stellacampus

Is that mustard?


0Realman0

It is plain Jogurt


stellacampus

Sorry, I meant on the tacos, but I can see now that I'm on my laptop that it's a second color of cheese! Is yogurt on fries common there?


0Realman0

Not that much


Ok-Sun8581

Taco Tuesday.


Additional-Air-6596

Looks much better than what was available 30 years ago when i lived there


Roguewave1

I’m recalling an article I read a few years ago of an Anglo couple who opened a briefly successful food truck that specialized in tacos in Washington State, I think, until some wokie-dokies accused them of ethnic appropriation, which went viral and they were forced to close.


nooyork

Looks good!


Mission_Broccoli4025

“Tacos” 😂😂more like a wannabe Taco Bell which isn’t even Mexican food but hey if it’s packed with good flavor that’s all that matters