LOL. I miss great Mexican food. The stuff here in New Jersey just doesn't cut it. If I were in your position, my stomach would argue that the picture of Zapata was just a senseless fashion statement, like those Che shirts a lot of college kids wear. ;)
You had regular access to authentic Mexican at some point? I hear even our 'good' places pale in comparison to, say, Texas Mexican places. I hope to try that one day.
Oh, here in rural PA there's little in the way of real Mexican food. We have Chili's - more southwest - and Don Pablo's which is pretty good, but still a long drive for either for me. And we had Chi chi's till the green onion disaster, people getting ill, one or more died.
This place is about 60 miles west of me, and is yummo. It's the closest place. We discovered another at a mall about 90 miles away. When my son was younger, he spotted it, but I thought it was just a bar and didn't want to take my child there to eat. It's my favorite place to go. Best tamales I've had yet.
If I were in your position, my stomach would argue that the picture of Zapata was just a senseless fashion statement, like those Che shirts a lot of college kids wear. ;)
I will be driving by that way on Friday, Cinco de Mayo, and my stomach may just win that battle. ;-)
Of course, now that I am totally cognizant of the unassuming guy in the photo, well, I'll have to really dicuss and argue with my stomach before going in. It is delicious. However, it's one of the few 'real' Mexican places locally where the workers aren't friendly. Not that it matters, it was just a surprise.