In search of real Mexican food

I grew up in California and whether most Californian’s like to admit it or not, there is a heavy Mexican influence in California cuisine. It’s funny to me that there is such a hatred for Mexican immigrants in California but people will still eat local burritos or enchiladas without realizing the hypocrisy. But I digress.

I moved out to Boston 4 years ago, and have yet to find any sort of real Mexican food. I am not joking when I say people out here think Taco Bell is Mexican food. You would be lucky to find much else. There is a chain of taquerias called Anna’s and everyone raves about it. I find it to be a tasteless waste of money. Give me a real Mission District burrito any day.

There was one little whole in the wall place in Medford that my sister in law took me to that was the real deal. The food was phenomenal (by Boston standards) and the staff spoke little to no English. The server took our order and then proceeded to go in the back and cook it himself.

It closed a week later. I guess there weren’t enough fajita’s on the menu for the white folk.