(TAG 5 is a top five list compiled by secret ballot, submitted by the four horsemen of TAG. An extremely complicated equation is used to calculate the polls. Mostly they are related to SGF, sometimes they are not. A new TAG 5 is released every Monday.)
TAGsgf.com's favorite Mexican-style restaurant.
While it’s true that Chinese-style restaurants are king in the Ozarks, there’s plenty of gravitational Mexican food in SGF as well. Most SGFers claim their Mexican food territory, so this week’s top five is to settle the score once and for all. While our winner didn’t receive any top votes, Maria’s is the only restaurant to etch a space on all four ballots. The always buzzing, always busy home of the massive tequila list dominates its spot downtown on South Avenue with house twists on the standard Mexican fare. Mexican Villa grabbed 12 points, including a pair of first-place mentions – it’s the home cooking of local Mexican food, led by the Sancho. Cielito Lindo, La Hacienda, and El Sombrero round out our top five. What’s your favorite place for an enchilada (and perhaps some tequila)?
Four votes (as of 8/30/10)
Total points, first-place votes in parenthesis
1. Maria’s – 14*
2. Mexican Villa – 12 (2)
3. Cielito Lindo – 9 (1)
4. La Hacienda 6
5. El Sombrero – 5 (1)
* – Unanimous
Others receiving votes: Prima’s – 4, Los Portales – 4, Big Fat Burrito’s – 2, Adobe Coyote’s Cafe – 2, Taco Wagon – 1, Tortilleria Perches – 1.
