Julia’s Mexican Restaurant

Category: Mexican Dining Guides

Practical help for eating at a Mexican restaurant: what to order, how lunch and dinner portions differ, dietary questions worth asking, and ordering for a group.

Mexican Dining Guides Why Rice and Beans Come With Everything Beans are indigenous and ancient; rice arrived with the Spanish. The real reason both land on your plate, and why the complete-protein line is shaky.
Mexican Dining Guides Mexican Food in Houston Street vendors pushed indoors in 1901, Molina's in 1941, fajitas in 1973, and a regional scene that widens with every wave of arrivals.
Mexican Dining Guides Mexican Cooking Methods Explained Asado, a la plancha, guisado, pibil, capeado. The verb on a Mexican menu predicts the plate better than the name of the dish does.
Mexican Dining Guides Seafood at a Mexican Restaurant Cold citrus-cured dishes from the Pacific, cooked tomato-and-olive plates from the Gulf, and shrimp everywhere. How to read the seafood section.
Mexican Dining Guides Low-Carb at a Mexican Restaurant The starch sits in five things: tortillas, rice, beans, chips and masa. What the rest of the menu is made of, and what to ask.
Mexican Dining Guides Lunch vs Dinner Portions at a Mexican Restaurant The two sizes exist because the Mexican main meal is at midday. What actually differs between them, and which one to order when you are eating…
Mexican Dining Guides How to Spot a Good Mexican Restaurant Forget authenticity. Look for the dishes that take a day, menu descriptions that name their chiles, and the two things every kitchen serves: rice and salsa.
Mexican Dining Guides Taqueria vs Mexican Restaurant: Which Should You Pick? Short menu at a counter, or a full kitchen with table service. What each format is built to do, and why neither is the more authentic…
Mexican Dining Guides Mexican Rice vs Spanish Rice: Are They the Same? Usually the same dish under two names. The orange is tomato, not saffron, and the reason restaurant rice is fluffy is a step most people skip.
Mexican Dining Guides How to Reheat Mexican Leftovers Without Ruining Them Covered and low beats hot and fast. Sorting wet from dry, steaming tamales, re-crisping chips, and which dishes are genuinely better the second day.
Mexican Dining Guides Taking Kids to a Mexican Restaurant: What to Order Most of the menu is already mild and almost all of it comes apart into pieces a child recognizes. The reliable orders, and why the toppings…
Mexican Dining Guides Mexican Menu Words Explained (and How to Say Them) Suiza, asada, rajas, pibil, picadillo. The protein, the method and the sauce, plus five pronunciation rules that cover almost every word on the page.