Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2007
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2007 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Nuevo Laredo Cantina

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2006
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2006 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Nuevo Laredo Cantina

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
La Oaxaquena Taqueria

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Nuevo Laredo Cantina

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Nuevo Laredo Cantina

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

La Oaxaquena Taqueria
For a true taste of Mexico in Atlanta, you need to head to the suburbs. That’s where you’ll find the small mom-and-pop eateries that serve the regional specialties of the owners’ homelands. Our current fave is TAQUERIA LA OAXAQUE̱A, a crowded matchbox of a restaurant that serves tlayuda, a gloriousmore...
For a true taste of Mexico in Atlanta, you need to head to the suburbs. That’s where you’ll find the small mom-and-pop eateries that serve the regional specialties of the owners’ homelands. Our current fave is TAQUERIA LA OAXAQUE̱A, a crowded matchbox of a restaurant that serves tlayuda, a glorious dish from Mexico’s western state of Oaxaca. A jumbo-sized, griddled tortilla is spread with bean paste and piled with a riot of other ingredients (meat, string cheese, avocado - even radishes!) to create the ultimate stuff-yourself-silly finger food. But don’t stop there: The tacos and tamales here are incredible, too. “6738 Tara Blvd., Jonesboro. 770-960-3010.” less...

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Silvia’s Pastry
Pozole stew in a red chili broth served with limes and avocado slices on the side. Rich, intoxicating mole sauce spooned over chicken with smoky pinto beans on the side. Meatballs served in a tomato sauce laced with the haunting flavor of chipotle pepper. The food at SILVIA’S PASTRY may not be whatmore...
Pozole stew in a red chili broth served with limes and avocado slices on the side. Rich, intoxicating mole sauce spooned over chicken with smoky pinto beans on the side. Meatballs served in a tomato sauce laced with the haunting flavor of chipotle pepper. The food at SILVIA’S PASTRY may not be what you think of when you crave Mexican, but it should be. The thing that really elevates Silvia’s to the top of the heap is their homemade tortillas. Supple and fragrant, they’re so fresh they burn your hands when you take them greedily from their foil wrapper. But it’s worth it. “6065 S. Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross, 770-496-4550.” less...

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Oh ... Maria!
Though they’ve regrettably scaled down the menu to more closely resemble that of sister restaurant, Zocalo, OH ... MARIA! still serves the most authentic modern Mexican cuisine in town. Languish in the hopelessly romantic setting, sip a margarita made with surprisingly smooth tequila, and try somemore...
Though they’ve regrettably scaled down the menu to more closely resemble that of sister restaurant, Zocalo, OH ... MARIA! still serves the most authentic modern Mexican cuisine in town. Languish in the hopelessly romantic setting, sip a margarita made with surprisingly smooth tequila, and try some of the memorable dishes that still linger on the menu, including pescado Veracruz - red snapper stuffed with huitlacoche, a corn fungus that is way more delicious than it sounds. “3167 Peachtree Road. 404-261-2032. www.ohmaria.com.less...

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
Nuevo Laredo Cantina

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Oh ... Maria!
3167-G Peachtree Road 404-261-2032 http://www.ohmaria.com In addition to having one of the most complete tequila selections in Atlanta, Oh ... Maria! serves the city’s most authentic gourmet Mexican food. From the same owners as Midtown’s Zocalo, Oh ... Maria! makes no concessions to the chips ‘n’more...
3167-G Peachtree Road 404-261-2032 http://www.ohmaria.com In addition to having one of the most complete tequila selections in Atlanta, Oh ... Maria! serves the city’s most authentic gourmet Mexican food. From the same owners as Midtown’s Zocalo, Oh ... Maria! makes no concessions to the chips ‘n’ salsa crowd, so bring adventuresome taste buds and extra cash (it’s not a cheap place). Demonstrating the possibilities of Nueva Latina cuisine, the restaurant offers intriguing dishes like the Ecstasy de Maria (a ribeye steak on a banana leaf) and the Pescado Ver-a-cruz (grilled snapper in green mole), all in a gorgeous dining room that suggests the most luxurious plaza in Mexico. less...

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2000
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Oral Pleasures » Readers Pick
El Azteca
Tacos, tortillas, enchiladas, rice and beans, chalupas and chimichangas, chips and chile con queso, cervesa and more cervesa. It’s all, how you say, mucho autentico y delicioso, more or less. Anglos love this hometown chain but so do recently arrived Latinos. And pretty much everybody else packs in,more...
Tacos, tortillas, enchiladas, rice and beans, chalupas and chimichangas, chips and chile con queso, cervesa and more cervesa. It’s all, how you say, mucho autentico y delicioso, more or less. Anglos love this hometown chain but so do recently arrived Latinos. And pretty much everybody else packs in, too. Why? Like any successful multiple-unit operation, God is in the consistency. If you like it at one stop you’ll like it at the next. less...

Best Mexican BOA Award Winner

Year » 2000
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » Oral Pleasures » Critics Pick
Frontera Mex-Mex Grill
Magnets for gringos and Latinos alike, the Atlanta-based chain offers reliable, authentic, home-style cooking in several locations. At two units, affordable, wide-ranging Sunday brunch buffets feature authentic versions of classics such as ceviche, posole, menudo, huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, porkmore...
Magnets for gringos and Latinos alike, the Atlanta-based chain offers reliable, authentic, home-style cooking in several locations. At two units, affordable, wide-ranging Sunday brunch buffets feature authentic versions of classics such as ceviche, posole, menudo, huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, pork tips in tomatillo sauce and unusual desserts — all washed down with horchata and accompanied by ranchera musicians less...
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