# My search for an edible frozen Mexican dinner isn't going well. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254 "2017-06-18T00:32:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/41 "2017-06-19T15:13:42Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Sometimes, after a hard day of watching bikini’s on the beach, I’m just too tired (okay, lazy) to dirty the kitchen and think about cooking. Those days I have 2 choices, fast food or frozen. > > We do have a ton of good Mexican restaurants but they depend on who is cooking that day and that changes. > > So yes, sometimes I’m just too lazy to do anything more than the freezer to microwave thing. > > We’ve also got Mexican markets that sell really good marinated Carne asada. It isn’t hard to cook, but sometimes I just don’t want to cook. Stop at a 7-Eleven and pick up a couple of their chimichangas. Look for the steak & black bean or the fajita chicken. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/42 "2017-06-19T15:14:02Z")
Stouffers Chicken Suiza Enchilada - outstandingly delicious, for a snack. It seems very salty, though, I wouldn’t eat it as a staple. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/43 "2017-06-19T15:23:08Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > I wonder how many of you would even want to try some ‘real’ Mexican food. Why wouldn’t we? The things mentioned on that page are delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/44 "2017-06-19T15:25:24Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > ETA: that particular item does have a crapload of sodium, though. 580 milligrams. Yikes. I’m not particularly watching my salt intake, but that does seem a skosh high. I’m not sure if that’s typical of their food. That’s a problem with food marketed to be “healthy”. A lot of it has added sodium to make up for something, forgot what\*, and make it more palatable. \*fat? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/45 "2017-06-19T15:26:21Z")
I doubt many doors would be down with eating some real grub? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/46 "2017-06-19T15:29:46Z")
Morganstern is being ridiculous. There is a taco truck within a 5 minute walk from just about anyplace here that isn’t Bel Air, Beverly Hills or Malibu. And if there isn’t a taco truck there is a taco shack. Even chains like Pinches, Pink Taco and even Chipotle serve good food. And Tips Taco on Sepulveda. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/47 "2017-06-19T15:44:36Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > And Tips Taco on Sepulveda. And Tito’s Tacos on Washington at Sepulveda. OK, I admit it: Their tacos are not The Best Tacos In The World, but I really liked them. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/48 "2017-06-19T15:51:24Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > That’s a problem with food marketed to be “healthy”. A lot of it has added sodium to make up for something, forgot what\*, and make it more palatable. > \*fat? Usually it’s added sugar to compensate for being low fat. Almost all frozen meals are crazy high in salt, regardless of their heathy claim. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/49 "2017-06-19T15:52:22Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > And Tito’s Tacos on Washington at Sepulveda. > > OK, I admit it: Their tacos are not The Best Tacos In The World, but I really liked them. That’s what I meant before spell check screwed it up. I really live their burritos. They use a unique red sauce that is to die for. You know its good when there are always long lines. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/50 "2017-06-19T15:53:24Z")
Like…like…like…why phone, why??? ---
**Author:** ![baileygrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/51 "2017-06-19T16:08:35Z")
For lunch right now, I am having a Chili’s frozen dinner - Chicken Fajita Rice bowl. I heated it up and threw it on a tortilla with some sour cream and cheese. Lunch at the office and it was easy, cheap and quick. It’s not anywhere near authentic or excellent Mexican cuisine but it was a pretty good lunch! [![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VC5rUh3G1U0/VF6-W-Ltt-I/AAAAAAAAhmw/b8gHRaHPisc/s1600/chilis-chicken-fajita-rice-bowl-01.JPG) ](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VC5rUh3G1U0/VF6-W-Ltt-I/AAAAAAAAhmw/b8gHRaHPisc/s1600/chilis-chicken-fajita-rice-bowl-01.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/52 "2017-06-19T16:11:51Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > That’s what I meant before spell check screwed it up. I really live their burritos. They use a unique red sauce that is to die for. You know its good when there are always long lines. Their chili is [chili colorado](http://www.food.com/recipe/chili-colorado-334310). For their meat burritos, they wrap that up in the tortillas. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/53 "2017-06-19T16:16:24Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Usually it’s added sugar to compensate for being low fat. Almost all frozen meals are crazy high in salt, regardless of their heathy claim. Ah. Got my [swords](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMtTFgarCX8) mixed up. I wonder if all that salt helps keep the food from getting _too_ frozen? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/54 "2017-06-19T16:21:51Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Their chili is [chili colorado](http://www.food.com/recipe/chili-colorado-334310). For their meat burritos, they wrap that up in the tortillas. Its a chili Colorado that has such a unique taste, at least to my palate. On the other side of town, right of Cesar Chavez, is El Tepayac. More awesome burritos including their monster 5 pounder which feeds the family. RIP to its founder who would hand out tequila shots at the door. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/55 "2017-06-19T16:34:54Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > On the other side of town… When I worked across from LAX, there was a place in El Segundo – I think it was El Tarasco on Main St. and Grand – that had the best carnitas tacos I’ve ever had. Two soft corn tortillas, pork, and guacamole with plenty of jalapeños mixed in it, served wrapped up in foil. That was in the early-'90s, and I’ve been searching for their equal. I’ve tried making my own. While the results were good, they weren’t a match for El Tarasco. It’s not easy to screw up carnitas, so it must be the guacamole that made them. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/56 "2017-06-19T16:39:53Z")
That place is still there. Thank you for the recommendation. And it looks like they are open late. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/57 "2017-06-19T16:43:18Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > That place is still there. Thank you for the recommendation. And it looks like they are open late. The recomendation is from 25 years ago. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/58 "2017-06-19T17:04:41Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > The recomendation is from 25 years ago. 😉 They they must really be good. 🙂 We have forgotten fish taco options. Rubios and Baja Fresh. And Cantinas like Baja Cantina. And the home of mariachi La Fonda on Wilshere. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/59 "2017-06-19T17:20:39Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [=entrees"]Amy’s.]([https://www.amys.com/our-foods?onthemenu](https://www.amys.com/our-foods?onthemenu)[0) > > All vegetarian, but everything of their’s I’ve tried so far has been good, ranging on great (for frozen entrees, that is.) I do like their cheese enchiladas, about as good as Traders Joes. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254/60 "2017-06-19T17:28:24Z")
I spent ten years working at the local food co-op, mostly as the meat/poultry buyer. I remember asking the frozen buyer about Amy’s, and he said “Even AMY doesn’t eat Amy’s.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-search-for-an-edible-frozen-mexican-dinner-isnt-going-well/789254.md?page=4)