Hey, the taco thread got me to thinking about this. Where do the Hispanic workers (mostly construction guys) eat for lunch? I don't know if they brown bag it or if there is a trailer they go to or what. One thing I learned post Katrina was that there are food trailers that cater to these guys and the food is muy authentico. Me and Mrs Skunkape can get a fistfull of killer tacos and Mexican drinks (not booze but flavored waters in longnecks) for a song. Anything like this hidden from the masses in SOWAL?
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FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
QUOTE] I don't know of a German restaurant in Atlanta[/QUOTE]
BR..Kurt's and Vernies Beer Garden in Duluth ..off Peachtree Industral....
Love their food! Kurt's is formal German food in the front part and beer garden is informal food....YUM YUM YUM!
BR..Kurt's and Vernies Beer Garden in Duluth ..off Peachtree Industral....
Love their food! Kurt's is formal German food in the front part and beer garden is informal food....YUM YUM YUM!
SoWal Expert
What exactly is tomato sex? Sounds messy.
Well, I'm sure if you have to choose between tomatoes and sex, a way to combine the 2 can be worked out!!
SoWal Insider
QUOTE] I don't know of a German restaurant in AtlantaBR..Kurt's and Vernies Beer Garden in Duluth ..off Peachtree Industral....
Love their food! Kurt's is formal German food in the front part and beer garden is informal food....YUM YUM YUM![/QUOTE]I've been to the resturant before. Haven't tried the beer garden. Resturant is good.
That may be quite a drive from BR's side of town though.
quirty
O'Hare is a pretty chitty place for a vacation. :roll:
Living just north of it isn't much better!
SoWal Insider
Living just north of it isn't much better!So true. It seems to be getting so much louder, dosen't it? Even now as I type this!
quirty
So true. It seems to be getting so much louder, dosen't it? Even now as I type this!
After 40 years, I think I've finally learned to tune it out! Thanks for the restaurant advice, by the way. Lately I've just been resorting to Chipotle.
Ok, back to laundry & packing, etc. Are you ready for the Abacos? I'll be sure to take lots of pics on the Sowal trip and I will share them with you when we are both back home!
SoWal Insider
After 40 years, I think I've finally learned to tune it out! Thanks for the restaurant advice, by the way. Lately I've just been resorting to Chipotle.Yes, be sure to have lots of funn! I know you will!!
Ok, back to laundry & packing, etc. Are you ready for the Abacos? I'll be sure to take lots of pics on the Sowal trip and I will share them with you when we are both back home!
beats on hood
BR..Kurt's and Vernies Beer Garden in Duluth ..off Peachtree Industral....Our hood be on the south side of the ATL, know what I'm sayin'? But if this place has really good brats, Mr. BR will want to go. His family in Madison, WI, was so into brats that they had their butcher do custom-made brats for them - Sheboygan and other style brats that escapes my memory right now. They'd send them to us every year as Christmas gifts. Yum! They even sent us special brat buns, totally different in taste and shape from hot dog buns.
Oh, I'm tangentizing - this thread is about Hispanic preferences. But actually there is a connection between Mexico and Germany - just listen to the music. If you surf the 'Net, you'll discover the connection.
Funnkalicious
After 40 years, I think I've finally learned to tune it out! Thanks for the restaurant advice, by the way. Lately I've just been resorting to Chipotle.
Ok, back to laundry & packing, etc. Are you ready for the Abacos? I'll be sure to take lots of pics on the Sowal trip and I will share them with you when we are both back home!
Chipotle is what God serves in heaven.
Beach Fanatic
There are now a couple of Mexican groceries over in Ft. Walton Beach, where I'd guess you can get ingredients you can't find at Albertson's. (which actually has a pretty good Mexican/Tex-Mex aisle) I keep meaning to hit a couple of them in search of the Mexican Coca-Cola which is allegedly still made with sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup like it is in America.
There is a sign in front of the new Freeport shopping center on 331 just north of 20 that says "La Purisima Mexican Market" or something like it.
SkunkyAuthor
This question is analogous to asking, "Where do the Honkies eat?" I find it offensive. My primary physicians in Atlanta are Hispanic, the construction workers who save our butts by helping us put up plywood every time there is a threatening storm are Hispanic, and I could go on and on about the expertise and work ethic of "The Hispanics."
Oh bullsh!t. Since I asked the question I will assume this is aimed at me. So, let this late reply which I am giving a day late and without bothering to read every post that follows it let you know that you are being an overly PC weenie. When the hell did the term 'hispanic' become offensive? Now, had I asked "Where do the Mexicans eat?", I guess you could have a point since so manyof these men are from points elsewhere in Latin America. That would be like assuming anybody who was obviously from east Asia was Chinese. Just to give your rant a chance I Googled the word 'hispanic';the first hit was this (link) http://www.hispaniconline.com/. Do 30 seconds of exploring and you will see that the only person hypersensitive regarding the concept of 'being hispanic' is you. Give us all a break and stop with the annoying PC crap. Muchas gracias.
SkunkyAuthor
Our hood be on the south side of the ATL, know what I'm sayin'?
Hooooooh, yeah, you are a culturally sensitive person.
Meow
Ole!
beats on hood
Oh bullsh!t. Since I asked the question I will assume this is aimed at me. So, let this late reply which I am giving a day late and without bothering to read every post that follows it let you know that you are being an overly PC weenie. When the hell did the term 'hispanic' become offensive? Now, had I asked "Where do the Mexicans eat?", I guess you could have a point since so manyof these men are from points elsewhere in Latin America. That would be like assuming anybody who was obviously from east Asia was Chinese. Just to give your rant a chance I Googled the word 'hispanic';the first hit was this (link) http://www.hispaniconline.com/. Do 30 seconds of exploring and you will see that the only person hypersensitive regarding the concept of 'being hispanic' is you. Give us all a break and stop with the annoying PC crap. Muchas gracias.
SoWal Expert
Skunkape, BR is really on the north side of Columbus, not the south side of Atlanta.
BR, how can you take offense to a question asking where the Hispanics eat? I don't understand. The only way I could see it being offensive is if Skunk followed the question by stating that he wanted to know so that he could avoid all of the illegal Mexicans.
eek:;-)). Just kidding. I love Mexicans -- They taste like chicken. Only pulling your strings, but that is the only way I can see it being it being offensive. From my perspective, I thought Skunk was asking so that he will know where to go to find a tasty and perhaps inexpensive lunch.
FWIW, I see many of the construction guys eating at Publix, but not everyone can fork over $6-7 for lunch every day, so even more people brown bag it.
BR, how can you take offense to a question asking where the Hispanics eat? I don't understand. The only way I could see it being offensive is if Skunk followed the question by stating that he wanted to know so that he could avoid all of the illegal Mexicans.
eek:;-)). Just kidding. I love Mexicans -- They taste like chicken. Only pulling your strings, but that is the only way I can see it being it being offensive. From my perspective, I thought Skunk was asking so that he will know where to go to find a tasty and perhaps inexpensive lunch.FWIW, I see many of the construction guys eating at Publix, but not everyone can fork over $6-7 for lunch every day, so even more people brown bag it.
Beach Fanatic
My momma's white.
beats on hood
Here's where I was coming from: If the purpose of the question was to find a cheap place to eat, why wasn't that asked? Hispanics aren't the only people who want a cheap meal. And if the purpose of the question was to find a good, cheap Mexican restaurant, why wasn't that asked? When I first saw the thread, I just thought that the question reinforced stereotypes.
In addition, I often hear people who want to refer to an ethnic or racial group as distinctly different from them and in a subtly negative manner, they use the word "the," as in "blacks" versus "the blacks," as 30A Skunkape did in using "the Hispanics" versus "Hispanics."
Actually I should be using the term "African-American" rather than blacks, the former of which I believe is the preferred. Similarly, if you search the 'Net (I saw a discussion of this on TV), apparently the term "Latino" is now preferred over "Hispanic" by persons from Mexico because there is a feeling that Hispanic is somewhat derogatory.
Now, after your response, I believe that you meant no harm by your question, 30A Skunkape. Okay?
In addition, I often hear people who want to refer to an ethnic or racial group as distinctly different from them and in a subtly negative manner, they use the word "the," as in "blacks" versus "the blacks," as 30A Skunkape did in using "the Hispanics" versus "Hispanics."
Actually I should be using the term "African-American" rather than blacks, the former of which I believe is the preferred. Similarly, if you search the 'Net (I saw a discussion of this on TV), apparently the term "Latino" is now preferred over "Hispanic" by persons from Mexico because there is a feeling that Hispanic is somewhat derogatory.
Now, after your response, I believe that you meant no harm by your question, 30A Skunkape. Okay?
SoWal Expert
Here's where I was coming from: If the purpose of the question was to find a cheap place to eat, why wasn't that asked? Hispanics aren't the only people who want a cheap meal. And if the purpose of the question was to find a good, cheap Mexican restaurant, why wasn't that asked? When I first saw the thread, I just thought that the question reinforced stereotypes.You are opening a new can of worms. It matters not so much as what term is preferred today as to which is more accurate. A 4th generation black person born and raised in the USA has no more claim to be African American than I do to be European American. Furthermore, if you want to be more acurate, wouldn't the correct term be African North American? You see, Africa is a continent and America (USA) is a country.
In addition, I often hear people who want to refer to an ethnic or racial group as distinctly different from them and in a subtly negative manner, they use the word "the," as in "blacks" versus "the blacks," as 30A Skunkape did in using "the Hispanics" versus "Hispanics."
Actually I should be using the term "African-American" rather than blacks, the former of which I believe is the preferred. Similarly, if you search the 'Net (I saw a discussion of this on TV), apparently the term "Latino" is now preferred over "Hispanic" by persons from Mexico because there is a feeling that Hispanic is somewhat derogatory.
Now, after your response, I believe that you meant no harm by your question, 30A Skunkape. Okay?
Meow
I dance like a white boy.
SoWal Expert
I dance like a white boy.
Then you dance like Will.
He dances like Navin Johnson.
picky
All I want is some good eats.
percy
When I first saw the thread, I just thought that the question reinforced stereotypes.BR, I think you need to get to Walgreens and buy a pair of reading glasses. Maybe you'll see things differently. All honkies buy their specs there.
SoWal Staff
Here's where I was coming from: If the purpose of the question was to find a cheap place to eat, why wasn't that asked? Hispanics aren't the only people who want a cheap meal. And if the purpose of the question was to find a good, cheap Mexican restaurant, why wasn't that asked? When I first saw the thread, I just thought that the question reinforced stereotypes.
In addition, I often hear people who want to refer to an ethnic or racial group as distinctly different from them and in a subtly negative manner, they use the word "the," as in "blacks" versus "the blacks," as 30A Skunkape did in using "the Hispanics" versus "Hispanics."
Actually I should be using the term "African-American" rather than blacks, the former of which I believe is the preferred. Similarly, if you search the 'Net (I saw a discussion of this on TV), apparently the term "Latino" is now preferred over "Hispanic" by persons from Mexico because there is a feeling that Hispanic is somewhat derogatory.
Now, after your response, I believe that you meant no harm by your question, 30A Skunkape. Okay?
Geez, Latino sounds more offensive than Hispanic.
Funnkalicious
We were naming famous Puerto Ricans in the elevator on the way to Chipotle.
Tito Puente Jr.
Marc Anthony...
Come on, join in.
Tito Puente Jr.
Marc Anthony...
Come on, join in.
SoWal Insider
Geez, Latino sounds more offensive than Hispanic.Latino and Latina IS the new preference now.
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