09-21-2010, 01:22 PM
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Franchise Player
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Mexican Restaurant in DT Calgary
http://juansrestaurante.com/food.html
This place any good?
We want to hit up a Mexican restaurant before the Cirque show and Julio Barrio's is all booked up
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09-21-2010, 01:23 PM
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#2
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Never been to Juans, but always enjoy El Sombrero on 17th Ave for some quality Mexican.
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09-21-2010, 01:27 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bizaro86
Never been to Juans, but always enjoy El Sombrero on 17th Ave for some quality Mexican.
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Yes, haven't been there in years, but I remember it was good back in the day... shocked it's still around, given how long restaurants normally last... must be good to make it 20 (?) years.
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09-21-2010, 01:28 PM
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#4
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: In my office, at the Ministry of Awesome!
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I've been to Juan's several times, and I really like it.
I would definitely recomend it, especially the Encheladas Rojas (sp???)
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09-21-2010, 01:28 PM
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#5
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by albertGQ
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Your lucky that Julio is booked up. It was ok in Edmonton but it is awful here. It is like Olive garden is to Italian.
There is the one further west on 17th opposite the mcdonalds I think, in a gold/yellow building very authentic mexican tacos like they are right off the cart except the price of course.
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09-21-2010, 01:31 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Edmonton
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Wait... Calgary has authentic Mexican restaurants?
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09-21-2010, 01:32 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SeeBass
Your lucky that Julio is booked up. It was ok in Edmonton but it is awful here. It is like Olive garden is to Italian.
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Very true. Julio's is great for drinks, but the food is sub-par and the prices are well above par...
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09-21-2010, 01:32 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bitter, jaded, cursing the fates.
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Decent mexican Restaurants in Calgary? Please.
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09-21-2010, 01:34 PM
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Scoring Winger
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QUOTE=SeeBass;2678411]Your lucky that Julio is booked up. It was ok in Edmonton but it is awful here. It is like Olive garden is to Italian.
There is the one further west on 17th opposite the mcdonalds I think, in a gold/yellow building very authentic mexican tacos like they are right off the cart except the price of course.[/QUOTE]
this statement is so funny because it's true! mexican food is best served from a taco stand
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09-21-2010, 01:35 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sly
Wait... Calgary has authentic Mexican restaurants?
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As a person who goes to Mexico and eats were the locals do only. I dont do resorts, I still say that the one I mentioned earlier on far west 17th is a close to authentic tacos in downtown.
There is another off memorial in the NE has only one big round table and mom makes the tortillas to order.
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09-21-2010, 01:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sly
Wait... Calgary has authentic Mexican restaurants?
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Duh, we have a few Mucho Burritos.
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09-21-2010, 01:55 PM
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#13
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: In my office, at the Ministry of Awesome!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sly
Wait... Calgary has authentic Mexican restaurants?
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Yup.
Juan is from Mexico, and so is the guy who own's Salt & Pepper.
Those are some good Mexican joints.
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Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire
Decent mexican Restaurants in Calgary? Please.
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Have you ever been to Salt & Pepper? That place is awesome!
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09-21-2010, 02:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Yup.
Juan is from Mexico, and so is the guy who own's Salt & Pepper.
Those are some good Mexican joints.
Have you ever been to Salt & Pepper? That place is awesome!
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For all the good things I've heard about this place, I've never actually gone there.
I think I'll finally go an check it out this week.
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09-21-2010, 02:05 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Section 222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Komskies
For all the good things I've heard about this place, I've never actually gone there.
I think I'll finally go an check it out this week.
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I think tuesdays are all you can eat taco's!
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09-21-2010, 02:06 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Hesla
Los Chilitos is the one down by 17th ave and 14th street.
The taco are the authentic type and very tasty.
El Sombrero is great for cheese and more cheese. Tasty though.
If you like more American Mexican Avacado on 17th ave and 3rdish street SW is decent.
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thank you Los Chilitos is the one I was talking about
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09-21-2010, 02:08 PM
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#18
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: In my office, at the Ministry of Awesome!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhettzky
I think tuesdays are all you can eat taco's!
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They sure are, what a great, great day Tuesdays are!
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THE SHANTZ WILL RISE AGAIN.
<-----Check the Badge bitches. You want some Awesome, you come to me!
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09-21-2010, 02:09 PM
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#19
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Very true. Julio's is great for drinks, but the food is sub-par and the prices are well above par...
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+1 - food is crap at Julio's. Ok for drinks.
We have nothing that compares to mex restaurants in California and Arizona.
Salsita (Northmount and 14th st) is good, but more of a deli. Salt & Pepper is decent.
There is a place in Oakridge that is recommeded (at the end of Southland Drive IIRC).
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09-21-2010, 02:14 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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SE Mexican
Not downtown but the best Mexican I have had in Calgary is Tu Tierra, which is in the SE on Fairmount Drive, they also have a location in the SW Mi Tierra but I have never been there.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/15/15050...Tierra-Calgary
Recommend the Cochinita Pibil, that is some tasty taco.
Mi Tierra is in Oakridge and the place that troutman is elluding to above and below apparently.
Last edited by Flacker; 09-21-2010 at 02:16 PM.
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