Tony's Mexican Restaurant
2118 Paris Road, Chalmette, LA
Rating 80
ATMOSPHERE
The atmosphere of Tony's Mexican Restaurant is sparse. Some ponchos and sombreros adorn the walls and there are several televisions throughout the roomy restaurant, usually tuned to soccer or Mexican music videos. The place gets crowded, mostly by Latino workers in the area. That in and of itself is a good recommendation.
SERVICE
I've been to Tony's on two occasions. Both times, I found the waitstaff to be very friendly and helpful. While there is an occasional small language barrier to hurdle, it is really no problem whatsover and it easily worked around. The menu is printed in both Spanish and English, with clear English descriptions of each item. If you have a problem with pronunciation, simply point to what you want.
FOOD
While I have not had the time to work my way through the entire menu, I was quite pleased with what I did have. The meal starts with chips, salsa and queso (hot melted cheese). These were fine except that the chips were the bag supermarket variety. I went on to have a taco. I ordered the fajita beef taco. It reminded me of tacos al carbon both in Mexico and Los Angeles. Served traditionally with grilled beef, tomatoes, onions and cilantro. Offered with red and green salsa and lime. No cheese or sour cream like taco bell. Authentic, light and tasty. For my meal, I had the beef enchiladas con salsa verde (with green salsa). These were also to my liking. I thought the sauce as well as the green salsa was delicious and not overbearing. These were piping hot and fresh. The refried beans side dish was fine and the rice was a bit too dry for my tastes. I also managed to taste the quesadillas, which I found to be pretty good too. They have all types of soft drinks, including a few of the fruit flavored ones common in Mexico. Also a nice selection of Mexican beer.
VALUE
This place is an excellent value. There is nothing even remotely expensive on this menu, including the seafood items which certainly appear to be using fresh local ingredients. This place will not break the bank and is a refreshing change from the Tex-Mex that we generally find in this region. Swapping a few Taco Bells for this place is definitely St. Bernard's gain.
Rating 80
ATMOSPHERE
The atmosphere of Tony's Mexican Restaurant is sparse. Some ponchos and sombreros adorn the walls and there are several televisions throughout the roomy restaurant, usually tuned to soccer or Mexican music videos. The place gets crowded, mostly by Latino workers in the area. That in and of itself is a good recommendation.
SERVICE
I've been to Tony's on two occasions. Both times, I found the waitstaff to be very friendly and helpful. While there is an occasional small language barrier to hurdle, it is really no problem whatsover and it easily worked around. The menu is printed in both Spanish and English, with clear English descriptions of each item. If you have a problem with pronunciation, simply point to what you want.
FOOD
While I have not had the time to work my way through the entire menu, I was quite pleased with what I did have. The meal starts with chips, salsa and queso (hot melted cheese). These were fine except that the chips were the bag supermarket variety. I went on to have a taco. I ordered the fajita beef taco. It reminded me of tacos al carbon both in Mexico and Los Angeles. Served traditionally with grilled beef, tomatoes, onions and cilantro. Offered with red and green salsa and lime. No cheese or sour cream like taco bell. Authentic, light and tasty. For my meal, I had the beef enchiladas con salsa verde (with green salsa). These were also to my liking. I thought the sauce as well as the green salsa was delicious and not overbearing. These were piping hot and fresh. The refried beans side dish was fine and the rice was a bit too dry for my tastes. I also managed to taste the quesadillas, which I found to be pretty good too. They have all types of soft drinks, including a few of the fruit flavored ones common in Mexico. Also a nice selection of Mexican beer.
VALUE
This place is an excellent value. There is nothing even remotely expensive on this menu, including the seafood items which certainly appear to be using fresh local ingredients. This place will not break the bank and is a refreshing change from the Tex-Mex that we generally find in this region. Swapping a few Taco Bells for this place is definitely St. Bernard's gain.
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