re: "Authentic" Mexican vs "TexMex"

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But then there are times that Torchy's trumps all.

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I don't think you can consider Torchy's as Tex Mex. It's more of a "fusion" place. Korean BBQ taco places are not Tex Mex either, for the same reason.

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I lived in Texas for several years and never have been able to really tell a difference between a Tex mex place in Texas or TN, MS etc. a lot of Tex mex is just shitty food with not a lot of effort put into it.

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I disagree somewhat. There are some really great TexMex places in Texas that are better than anything I've had elsewhere.