I pay a fair amount of attention to Mexican cuisine, or as I often say with an annoying and pretentious accent, “La Cocina Mexicana.” In our own backyard (all over North Charleston) lies an abundance of good, simple, real Mexican food. Sal Parco’s most recent venture, Uno Mas, attempts to recreate this food with upscale [...]
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Uno Mas
Posted in Mexican on May 30, 2007 | 15 Comments »
Mexican on Ashley Phosphate
Posted in Mexican, North Charleston on March 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This post is basically an addendum to the la nortena post. If you turn left onto Ashley Phosphate from the 26 exit, you will find a small world of authentic Mexican streetfood from a number of carts and vendors and in restaurants as well. Los Parados Taco Cart: This is the first taco cart I [...]
La Cocina…smells like a dumpster
Posted in James Island, Mexican on September 5, 2006 | 8 Comments »
The first time I ate at this place left me feeling bad for the guys. The next time made me never go back. I walked into this dumpster smelling shanty of a room adjacent to a Folly Road surf shack and proceeded to have a truly third world dining experience. And seriously, the room smelled [...]
Santi’s
Posted in Downtown, Mexican on August 31, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Though Santi’s improves on mediocre gringo mex in Charleston, I have had a few bad experiences here, namely funky meat. I like the moles, cactus, and other interesting things on the menu but on a few recent visits the quality of the meat has been very poor, from 2 bad chicken mole dishes to 2 [...]
Taco Boy
Posted in Folly Beach, Mexican on August 10, 2006 | 5 Comments »
15 Center St, Folly Beach 588-6187 I have heard a lot of slander about this new edition to the fb center street (from the raval/poe’s people). A few people have told me that it is the worst food ever. I’m pretty sure that those people are not well. If you want to experience some severely [...]
La Nortena
Posted in Mexican, North Charleston on August 4, 2006 | 5 Comments »
3760 Ashley Phosphate Rd 760-1662 La Nortena is the finest taqueria/mexican restaurant in the charleston area. Everything here is basically great though i don’t recommend the whole fried fish. Carnitas are excellent, burritos are good, and the tacos are the best and a great value at $1.25 ea. Also, try the horchata drink to cool [...]
