Comments on: Guajillos Mexican Grill, where flavor comes to die

By: lindsey

lindsey — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:11:40 +0000

the milk cheese they pour all over the nachos at guajillos brings me back every week! i agree it’s nothing special, but the lunch choices downtown are pretty limited and my empty pockets can’t support a Toast splurge that often…

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:50:18 +0000

Why thank you for the info! Shame on me for not searching “Ninth Street Bakery” in the Carpe Durham box before posting

By: DNR

DNR — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:30:11 +0000

The Sri Lankan food (brownish, mostly rice, I’d think it was Indian too) at Ninth St. Bakery on Wednesdays is really phenomenally good. Definitely one of my most-missed lunch spots since moving out west. You should take a detour from Guajillos this week!
http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/asangas-grill-at-ninth-street-bakery/

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:26:46 +0000

Guajillos’ lineage comes almost directly from El Rodeo, so you get the idea.

That said, I probably eat there once a week (they’re across the street from my office). Same thing every time — a quesadilla with avocado (a special order not on the menu) and salsa verde, please. And this here bottle of Diet Pepsi.

And every time, they don’t bring the salsa until I remind the server

Yeah, there’s nothing authentic/fantastic about the place. But I always enjoy my quesadilla lots. And… let me admit it… I like the “Mexican rice”, too.

Hey – speaking of Five Points in Durham, didja know that Ninth Street Bakery serves Indian food at lunch on occasion? I -think- it’s a regular Wednesday thing but I’m not sure.

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By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:39:32 +0000

As much a fan as I am of hard tacos (the taco bell crunchy taco supreme, in its proper context, can be sublime), I’m not sure I’d order them as my sole evaluation for a Mexican place. It *sounds* like you got some hard tacos similar to what you get at El Rodeo (with which Guajillos has some peripheral relationship). And they do sound bad.

I’d encourage you, if you’re in the neighborhood, to give the chicken tinga burrito, with everything on it, a shot. In addition to meat and beans (which in my mind are more seasoned than what you had), it includes generous amounts of peppers, jalapenos, sour cream, etc. And the regular size is $4.50, with chips and salsa. When I’ve had the salsa, I’ve been into its light freshness, and it has a decent and unique black pepper flavor. It’s not as flavorful as most of what Chubby’s has to offer, but is different enough to be a few notches above the mini-carafes at Torero’s/Rodeo, etc any day of the week.

All that said, I wouldn’t drive past any of the other places you mentioned to get to Guajillos. But if I’m in the downtown/ATC/Brightleaf area with just a fiver, I’d give it a shot.

Love the blog!
Nate

By: TSQ75

TSQ75 — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:11:07 +0000

one day while down town I intended on stopping in here for lunch, but was just kinda uninspired by the menu, and I passed on it.

has anyone tried out the Blue mountain place next door? I never seem to get there when they’re open…