Originally Posted by pondering_it_all
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[Rubio's] Gawd awful. Chipotle is much better and [so]is Baja Fresh.

Both of those are good and use quality ingredients, but neither one of them actually makes Mexican food as far as I have found: A good Mexican restaurant has to make their own tamales and chile rellenos. I don't even think Chipotle HAS a deep fryer in any of their locations. And I know Baja Fresh makes kosher "refried beans" that are never fried (which is an oxymoron).

I eat two things at Rubio's: Fish tacos and lobster tacos. Their non-seafood stuff is nowhere near as good as my corner taco shop.

As I said before-Rubio's, Chipotle and Baja Fresh are pretty good for chain fastfood restaurants. But they will never beat the Mom and Pop place that I grew up with in Hacienda Heights.. It's called "Casa de Tacos, and everything in there is made from scratch with fresh ingredients. They have wonderful tamales and chili rellanos, plus chimichangas and the best guacamole!

milk and Girl Scout cookies ;-)

Save your breath-You may need it to blow up your date.