Mexican food made by Mexicans in Roslindale gains another fan

if the gist of the discussion was that the place was omg authentic? Because otherwise, burritos may well be the centerpiece of an Americanized Mexican restaurant. Same goes for the California rolls etc. Being Americanized doesn't make a restaurant bad, and there's nothing wrong with liking non-authentic restaurants as long as one realizes that they're not eating quite what's eaten in your average home in Guadalajara or Kyoto or Shanghai. Besides, food is so international now anyway, at least in industrialized countries. Especially as a citizen of a country where people have learned most of their culinary flavors and techniques from elsewhere, I'm pretty happy that food has been influenced by other cultures. When I have guests from other countries, I don't take them to restaurants and say, "oh, see, now this isn't really very authentic American food -- this way of grilling and sauteing vegetables just right, well, that's something we learned from the French and the Asians. And these sorts of flavor combinations, and the wonderful cocktails, well, that kind of stuff comes from the Mediterranean and Latin America. I really ought to take you somewhere authentic where we can get overcooked vegetables, perhaps some casseroles made from canned goods, or maybe some really bland sauces."

I believe there was a discussion about this on UHub not long after I got back from Mexico.

While burritos are TexMex or northern Mexican fare, they are available from food carts throughout Mexico City. This isn't for the tourists, either - they make really good street food no matter where you are, and they have thus spread south to the major Megacity.