Originally Posted by
HWooldridge
The family-owned "hole in the wall" taco joints make the best Mexican food, without exception. There is a small place called Mi Rancho Alegre on Nacogdoches Road, just north of Thousand Oaks, that makes some of the tastiest food I've ever eaten - but they are not open after 2 pm and can only seat about 70 people. You can get breakfast and lunch there but no evening meal - I go there once or twice a week. Many of the smaller molinos have similar hours because all of the family members work there, then go home at night.
Mi Tierra isn't bad but it's a tourist trap - I can think of at least 100 other places I'd rather go or recommend.