<p>Oh yeah I forgot, being Mexican I can tell you that the two best, most authentic Mexican restaurants are La Lupe and even better La Veracruzana (9th & Washington)...The one I mentioned earlier (los catrines y tequilas) is more expensive but the food is still pretty authentic. </p>
<p>We go to La Veracruzana often to watch the Mexican national team soccer matches and eat some tacos al pastor. amazing!</p>
<p>Alright just curious: are places like Qdoba and Chipotle really really unauthentic for Mexican food? What kinds of differences are there in the more authentic places that you mentioned?</p>
<p>Geee the differences in authentic and chain/fast MEX are legion. Type of all of the ingredients listed above the MASA I could go on and I am not even Latino.</p>
<p>Haha alrighty then, I guess I'm just being a dumbass as usual ;)</p>
<p>I agree with whartonalum,Penang is GOOD.But eat quick.They chase you out after you finish eating
.For REAL/GENUINE chinese food and fresh frogs/fish/crab etc,Tai Lake across from Penang.</p>
<p>When we visited last spring, we had a fabulous meal at Sang Kee Peking Duck House.</p>
<p>Nobody has mentioned Rx yet... a fantastic BYO on 45th and Spruce. It has great, comfort style food that is just delicious (their menu changes monthly, but I've never had anything that hasn't been amazing). I've been to a lot of the previously mentioned restaurants, but Rx is by far my favorite so far.</p>
<p>well this just says it all about the authenticity of fast food mexican food: If you got to mexico and you ask for a "burro" you won't get this huge ass tortilla stuffed with all this crap...you will simply get a plain warm rolled up tortilla with a sprinkling of salt on top. </p>
<p>Also there is no such thing as a hard shell tortilla...those things baffled me when I moved to the US. Lastly authentic mexican tacos aren't just steak (carne asada) or chicken...they are made with cow's tongue (amazing!), cow's brain, cow's eyes, etc. </p>
<p>So can you see how unauthentic these places are?</p>
<p>Oh wow, heh, yeah. Though to be fair, I'm not sure your average American can handle eating cow's eyes for lunch...it doesn't sound very good!</p>
<p>can someone please compare new delhi and sitar for me? i'm indian and i'm sure these places will be very imp. to me! p.s. where are they located?</p>
<p>I'm Indian as well, and Sitar is definitely my favorite Indian restaurant among the 3 on campus (Tandoor is decent as well, great Tandoori chicken, New Delhi is relatively crappy). All three serve buffet style dining for lunch and dinner, priced for about 6 bucks lunch and 8 bucks dinner (after discount from a valid penn card of course). Sitar is on S. 38th street, which is about a 5 minute walk from the Quad. I also know that Sitar delivers, though you have to order individual dishes then. There's also an Indian food truck by Pottruck, which, though doesn't serve exactly authentic Indian food, is still decent and pretty good for a quick spicy lunch.</p>
<p>yay someone else goes to little petes.</p>
<p>my friends and I have made that our "monks".</p>
<p>thanks a lot squishy....ur class of 2008? I am too, except I am a transfer. Where are you living on campus?</p>
<p>I can't believe I forgot about Monk's. Monk's is incredible... and I don't even drink beer. Their food is awesome. Just be prepared for a looong wait if you go during the busy hours (which is almost always) unless you go at like 2-4pm.</p>