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They say you can't go back!!! #3336447 06/30/12 07:05 PM
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I guess it's true. Wife and I were near the FW Stockyards today and she had never been to Joe T. Garcia's. I haven't been in many years. She said the meal she had was just OK and I had what has to be some of the worst fajitas I have had in my life. The meat was tough, tasteless and dry. But I guess there arn't many places that are the same as they were in the 70's.



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Re: They say you can't go back!!! [Re: twinbubba] #3336519 06/30/12 07:52 PM
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that place has been that way for years...............cash is king there and thy makes tons of it on the tourists and unrefined eater.


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That kind of ticked me off too that they would only take cash or checks. Who carries checks anymore?



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Re: They say you can't go back!!! [Re: twinbubba] #3336622 06/30/12 08:59 PM
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We haven't ate at Joe T.s in 15 years, the food just isn't the same now. Food at the different Esperanza's restaurants is still good though. There are just too many good Mexican food joints in Ft Worth to eat at a tourist trap.



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Same here with Joe T. Garcia's. Haven't been back in years. Breakfast is good at Esperanza's.



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It has gone downhill in the last 10 years.


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I have been there twice in the past 6 months for birthdays and it was a joke both times. They try to scam every dollar they can out of you and the food is sub par to say the least.


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No joke about trying to scam every dollar they can out of you. I ordered fajitas and they charged me $1 for cheese and wanted to charge me another $1 for sour creame. I'll never go back there.



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people go for the drinks. the food sucks balls. more of a trendy place rather than a fine dining experience. hit up los vaqueros or la playa maya. both are just right down the road.



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Tourist trap - but the setting is very cool and it still is a must do thing. Food has always been meh! Sad part is - someone visiting will leave here thinking that is what Tex-Mex tastes like.



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La Playa Maya has chile rellenos with brisket and oaxaca cheese, top shelf meal all the way.



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i don't know why people like their drinks...i think their margaritas taste horrible.



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Last time I went there it was 90 degrees at 10 pm and headed to the lease with out flow boundry pushing 40 to 50 mph. Got a turkey the next morning with my boy. About all I can like about it.


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joe t's sucks do-do threw a straw !!!
taco bell is better than thier slop


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ouch, but got to say the last few time we've been there it wasn't great.


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Joe T's is more of a social experience than one of fine dining. The food there is cooked in huge quantities to maximize efficiency. The food is the same old so so it has always been, and yes, there are better tasting places out there but not with the same mystique and atmosphere, that is the draw to this place. It is a fun place to go with friends to sit outside and talk. I don't make a habit of it because I don't like paying that much for mexican food. I also don't go there unless I am with a group. The best deal there are the nachos, they use an entire tostada shell and load it up plus order them individually and they are $3 each I think. There are a lot of places in Fort Worth that you can get some really good mexican food for $6 or $7.



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Originally Posted By: texanfrog
Joe T's is more of a social experience than one of fine dining. The food there is cooked in huge quantities to maximize efficiency. The food is the same old so so it has always been, and yes, there are better tasting places out there but not with the same mystique and atmosphere, that is the draw to this place. It is a fun place to go with friends to sit outside and talk. I don't make a habit of it because I don't like paying that much for mexican food. I also don't go there unless I am with a group. The best deal there are the nachos, they use an entire tostada shell and load it up plus order them individually and they are $3 each I think. There are a lot of places in Fort Worth that you can get some really good mexican food for $6 or $7.


Exactly. It's a FW must, if you're visiting. I can't imagine locals go there very often.



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Originally Posted By: SweetTea
people go for the drinks. the food sucks balls. more of a trendy place rather than a fine dining experience. hit up los vaqueros or la playa maya. both are just right down the road.


X2. Those 2 are my favorites!



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El Asadero is right down the road too. If you ever eat there, you'll go back.



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Was thru FW this weekend, saw a sign for Rosa's..... way better than Joe T's...and better priced too

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Lots of places been going down hill in the last couple years... Using cheaper quality food and jacking up the price. Its the American way... bang



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