Even here thousands of miles from the border Mexican restaurants outnumber anything else 10 to 1. I think we have reached peak Mexican.
Here in our Silicon Valley town, we’ve got four long-time Mexican restaurants nearby, two in town and two just down the road. All have been in business for decades, one dating back to 1958. Because of the extensive Spanish and Mexican land-grant ranchos here, Mexican food goes back 150 hundred years. It’s not just a flash-in-the-pan here. Being in business that long and weathering the coof pandemic tells you the food is good. My son and I had lunch on the patio at one of our favorites yesterday and it was excellent. The only problem is the price — two lunch plates, two beers and tip was $75.
Our best and famous “Chef Chus” restaurant (obviously Chinese) is celebrating its 54th year! Chef Chu still comes to dining room to greet his customers and chat. It’s funny that I run into him at my favorite local coffee shop some mornings, too.