Friday, November 13, 2009
Restaurants First Look: Pure Taqueria and El Toro
Posted by Cliff Bostock @cliffbostock on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Isn't assimilation a wonderful thing? America wouldn't be America if we didn't invite immigrants to jump into our melting pot (unless they happen to look like terrorists, have really dark skin, or expect to do anything but pick our lettuce).
More than half a million Hispanics have settled in Georgia. The state's Hispanic population increased more than 200 percent between 1980 and 2000 - the third-largest increase in the nation. The 2010 census is likely to report the same kind of growth.
I mention this because a large percentage of the Hispanic population here is Mexican and that poses a perennial question to me: Why is so much Mexican food in our city repulsively malo? I'm not talking about the mami-y-papi taquerias on Buford Highway that cater mainly to Mexicans. I'm talking about the restaurants that attract mainly gringos. Why, no matter the ethnicity of their owners and cooks, do they almost all serve bad Tex-Mex border cuisine?
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I tried Pure in Inman Park this week and had three tacos and rice. Of the three I had the fish was definitely the best. I also had pork - very bland, and beef short rib, good flavor. The rice is certainly better than you would get most places, and the salsa had kick. I'd go back for more and I want to try other items on the menu, but for the same price the Tacos at Holy Taco in East Atl have a lot more flavor and interest.
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