Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Maybe you can go for 'ritas and beer with chips and salsa to enjoy the atmosphere.
Originally Posted By sdlovesmickey We will have to pop in to see the scenery; the volcano sounds very neat.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Great for atmosphere. Food is not wonderful but edible<< As a former resident of Mexico City, I found their entrees to be quite authentic. This means that if your idea of Mexican food is the Sonora style stuff found in most Mexican restaurants in the US, then you won't like San Angel Inn.
Originally Posted By Elderp I have lived in Mexico City and half my family still lives there (so I visit quite often) and I have seen their menus. My question is where do you go to eat in Mexico City? Granted there McDonalds, Burger King, and Subway in Mexico City but I wouldn't quite call any of those typical Mexican food, even for central Mexico. If you want to make San Angel taste like the real San Angel you need the following in my opinion: Tortas estillo Russo (yes I know Russo means Russian but trust me its at every torta stand these days) - It consists of bolillo bread on one side that has been covered in butter and mayonaise and the other side with beans. Inside it has breaded steak, two types of cheeses (usually fresco and Oaxacan), and onions. Tacos al Pastor - Tacos made from Pork Meat grilled on a rotisserie with a pinapple on top. The secret is in the marinade that usually consists of cilantro, onion, and a bit of jalapeno. Sopa de Nopales con hongos - A soup made with Cactus Pads with seasonings of cloves, onions, cilantro, and chile powder. Pozole - Corn soup with turkey and different seasonings. Want to go for the ancient civilization taste? Try Huitlacoche, hard to find but considered a delicacy in the states surrounding Mexico City. Enchiladas Suizas - This is by far my favorite dish in Mexico City. It is enchilladas served with three different cheeses in a green sauce covered with cream. All Sanborn restaurants in Mexico have this dish, but the ultimate is on Juarez Blvd. in the Sanborns known as the "house of tiles." There are lots of dishes that scream "Chilango" (that is the nickname given for those from Mexico City). I have to admit here that I have never been but the menu does not look very typical for me. I don't think San Angel at DW is trying to be "authentic" Mexico because lets face it, Mexico is too diverse to be represented in a little pavillion. To me it gives an overall good interpretation, that again is coming from someone who has never tried the food. BTW I am extremely happy that San Angel doesn't seem to offer burritos that are not from Mexico (they are actually American).
Originally Posted By Lisann22 So agree Elderp, so agree! I have eaten at San Angel, I don't think it lives up to the food I've eaten in Mexico City at all. Nor our homestyle cooking.
Originally Posted By MPierce Absolutely some of the worst food, and service you will find at WDW. After three bad experiences we called it quits. Chalk up another restaurant gone bad thanks to The Disney Dining Plan.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Oh, it was awful long before that! I first tried it out in 1991 and it was horrible.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I will say it SMELLED really good when I was there earlier in the month. Of course I was starving. LOL! We ate Alfredo's instead. Mmmmm.... so good! ~Beth
Originally Posted By fkurucz >Enchiladas Suizas - This is by far my favorite dish in Mexico City. It is enchilladas served with three different cheeses in a green sauce covered with cream. All Sanborn restaurants in Mexico have this dish, but the ultimate is on Juarez Blvd. in the Sanborns known as the "house of tiles." << There have been rumors that Sanborns is coming to the US. I'll believe it when I see it. I agree that Sanborn's enchiladas suizas are the best, and nothing I have tried in the US comes close.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Tacos al Pastor - Tacos made from Pork Meat grilled on a rotisserie with a pinapple on top. The secret is in the marinade that usually consists of cilantro, onion, and a bit of jalapeno. << I had these once in EPCOT's San Angel Inn. They didn't seem right. "Tortas estillo Russo" - Actually, tortas are made with teleras, not bolillos. Teleras are similar to bolillos, but are flatter. Of course, in a pinch a bolillo will do, but a proper torta is made with a telera.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>So agree Elderp, so agree! I have eaten at San Angel, I don't think it lives up to the food I've eaten in Mexico City at all. Nor our homestyle cooking.<< Keep in mind that in Mexico City you can find many different types of Mexican cuisine. I'm not sayin that San Angel Inn had great Mexican food, just that their menu had stuff other than burritos, chimichangas and hard shell tacos. I just took a look at their current menu, and it does look a bit "Americanized". The dishes have authentic names, but the descriptions betray them. For instance: "Carne Asada Tampiquena - grilled beef tenderloin served with a chicken enchilada topped with ranchera sauce, esquites and black refried beans $18.99 " Tampiquen~a beef is thinly sliced and not a tenderloin. Also the ranchera sauce seems a bit "play it safe". So I will concede that today's menu is dumbed down. Still better than chimichangas though.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 fkurucz -- next time in Chicago you have to stop of Frontera Grill - Rick Bayless's restaurant downtown --( recently named best restaurant in US - and little argument from me ) - <a href="http://www.rickbayless.com/about/awards.html" target="_blank">http://www.rickbayless.com/abo ut/awards.html</a> try this - Enchiladas de Mole Poblano-homemade tortillas rolled around Gunthorp chicken, doused with Mexico’s most famous mole; black beans and get these as an appetizer: Sopes Rancheros: crispy corn masa boats with savory shredded beef, roasted tomatoes, avocado and homemade fresh cheese this place is out of this world - and although Rick has a home in Chicago - he lived in Mexico for like 15 years and still has a home there also...
Originally Posted By fkurucz I really enjoy his TV show "One plate at a time". My wife thinks he's annoying, but I love his show, especially when he is on site in Mexico.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 He's around here a lot, and really an engaging guy -- a wealth of knowledge on all things Mexico. He has I believe 4 - 5 complete series like One Plate at a Time.... Very fortunate here to have Bayless and Charlie Trotter within about a mile of each other....some really nice dining. Trotter much more so for special occasions - but Frontera Grill very reasonable ( and has another white tablecloth version - Topolabompo -- upstairs in the same building. I prefer the atmosphere at Frontera -- but warning...it is not a big place -- waits can be long.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Here is a link to Sanborns (Spanish only): <a href="http://www.sanborns.com.mx/sanborns/" target="_blank">http://www.sanborns.com.mx/san borns/</a> Sanborns are more than just a restaurant. Most Sanborns sell books, CDs, DVDs, toys, perfumes and cosmetics, pharmacy, have a neat candy shop, a soda fountain, electronics and other stuff. They are very ubiquitous in Mexico City (there are about 80 of them in Mexico City). see also: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanborns" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S anborns</a> Maybe they could open the first US Sanborns in EPCOT?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ that would be great -- would have my support as I really like the atmosphere at San Angel Inn
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I've been rather surprised at all the negative comments on this thread. I've liked some of the menu items there better than others, but I think overall the place is certainly worth giving a try. I thought that the Mole Poblano was one of the better dishes I'd ever had at a Mexican restaurant.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have found it to be the most inconsistent ( food wise ) of all the restaurants ( maybe except Prime Time ) - that I do frequent.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ Maybe have the same problem that a local Mexican restaurant here had a few years back. The quality of the food went straight down the tubes after an INS raid took 20% of the kitchen.
Originally Posted By Elderp "Maybe they could open the first US Sanborns in EPCOT?" That would be awesome, Carlos Slim (I believe that is his name)certainly has enough money.
