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Dan Beeder writes:

>I was raised in Tucson, AZ and my parents live in NM, so I consider
>myself a mexican food snob. . . . The best Mex restaurant I've come
>across is "La Lomita" in southeast DC.

Guess I'll have to cast a dissenting vote. I went to college in Tucson 
and I live midway between La Lomita and La Lomita Dos -- I think they're 
decent but unspectacular. In the same neighborhood, a Salvadoran/Mexican 
place called Las Placitas is similar but a bit better. And Lone Star 
Cantina, across the street, does a decent take on the Rio Grande/Cactus 
Cantina thang.

I will agree that the Austin Grills are overrated. Still good, mind you, 
but overrated. Anita's (on a good day) comes closest to Tucson food, IMHO.

Nobody's mentioned Red Sage in this thread. Try the chili bar -- it's a 
tad nouvelle, but the decor's great and the prices are very 
reasonable, especially compared with the main dining room.

--Bill on Capitol Hill