How Much Mexican Food to Order for a Group
Group meals at Mexican restaurants go wrong in a predictable way. Eight people order eight large plates, four of them go home in boxes, and nobody got to try anything except their own dinner. Mexican food is unusually well suited…
Mild Mexican Food: What to Order If You Don’t Like Spicy
"I like Mexican food, I just can't handle spice" is one of the most common things servers hear, and it is based on a misunderstanding. Most of a Mexican menu is not hot at all. The heat lives in specific…
What Is Birria? The Stew, the Broth and How to Order It
Birria went from a regional Mexican stew to a global taco trend in about three years, and the speed of that has left a lot of people ordering it without quite knowing what it is. The confusing part is that…
Queso vs Queso Fundido: What’s the Difference?
Two things on a Mexican menu are described as melted cheese, and they are not interchangeable. Order one expecting the other and you will be disappointed — not because it is bad, but because it is a different dish entirely.…
Mexican Brunch Explained: What to Expect and What to Order
Mexican brunch is not an American brunch menu with a few tacos added. It is closer to a normal Mexican breakfast served late, and most of it is savory, substantial and built around eggs, slow-cooked meat or chile broth. If…
Enchilada Sauces Explained: Red, Green and Mole
On most Mexican menus, the enchilada section is sorted by sauce rather than by filling. That catches people out. You scan for "chicken" and find it three times, under three names you do not recognize. The sauce is the dish.…
What to Order at a Mexican Restaurant: A Simple Guide
A full Mexican menu can run to eighty items across a dozen headings, most of them in Spanish, and a fair number of them variations on each other. If you do not eat Mexican food often, the sheer length of…
Corn vs Flour Tortillas: Which Should You Choose?
Most Mexican restaurants ask you a version of the same question at some point in the order: corn or flour? It is usually asked quickly, as though the answer is obvious, and plenty of people pick one at random. The…
Tacos vs Fajitas: What’s the Difference?
Tacos and fajitas turn up on the same menu, often made from the same grilled beef, and plenty of people order one when they actually wanted the other. The difference is less about ingredients than about how the food reaches…