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| - The changes to this place within the past 2-3 years have been stark and not encouraging -- I believe they are currently managed by some folks who used to manage Monty's Blue Plate Diner, and while it's understandable that there are management changes over time, I can't help but wonder if this is why my experience there recently was so utterly mediocre.
Let's get down to the nitty gritty:
- A few years back, the variety of tacos was decent and interesting; daikon, achiote tilapia, salmon, etc. Nowadays, it's down to the minimum and served up (in general) on awful store-bought flour tortillas. The corn tortillas that were their staple seem to be a thing of the past for the most part.
- I decided to try the "tequila shrimp" taco, and it was a watery, runny mess. "Runny" is never something you want for a taco.
- Their chips are now the cheapest imaginable, out-of-a-bag generic, cardboard-like chips. Microwaved for a minute to give the false impression that they're actually made on site (to an idiot, perhaps). I felt the enamel getting lost with every chip I ate.
- The service was pretty slow -- took us something like a half hour just to get an order of guacamole. Sorry, were you waiting for the avocados to ripen or something?
When I lived down the street from Tex Tubbs, I gladly went in there once a week or more. I've since moved away from this location and haven't been in it in quite a while -- I'm sad to see the charm and the modicum of authenticity in their food gone.
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