Mexican restaurants in Hampton Roads also serve a “white salsa” that’s made out of miracle whip, garlic powder, oregano, milk, and crushed red pepper. Growing up you got a little bowl of each with your complimentary chips. Once I moved out of the area I realized it wasn’t Mexican at all and no one else does it.
A lot of places will only give it to you if you ask for it now. But yeah, don’t ask for white sauce outside of Virginia because everyone else will look at you crazy. (Similar to being from Pittsburgh and just wanting some French fries on my salad…)
You just made me want to murder someone.
This restaurant served a “white sauce” with the chips but I didn’t think it was miracle whip. It was more like ranch dressing.
Some places are more mayonnaise-based and some are more ranch-tasting, because it’s just a Virginia thing I don’t think anyone has standardized it
serve a “white salsa” that’s made out of miracle whip, garlic powder, oregano, milk, and crushed red pepper
https://www.mrpepemexicanrestaurant.us/Menu Mr Pepe Woodlake.pdf
Looks like maybe it was the burrito Pepe.
Burrito Pepe
One burrito filled with choice of grilled chicken, steak or carnitas, rice, black beans, pineapple chunks and chipotle sauce, topped with smoked gouda sauce. $14.99That’s the one.
Who tried to make an abomination of al pastor? Jesus Christ burn this person
Does pineapple belong in/on any Mexican food?
I have never seen anything like this before.
Yeah, al pastor is pork on a skewer with a pineapple glaze/marinade. It’s to die for.
There’s nothing like a good al pastor, and that is nothing like a good al pastor.
It sure does, Al Pastor is a very popular taco variant which features pineapple as an ingredient.
A Pepe it was for sure
Smoked gouda sauce!?!?!? With every new word it kept getting worse.
I love me a good smoked gouda cheese, but I wouldn’t put it anywhere near a Mexican dish.
This is exactly what I’d expect a Mexican joint in Virginia to serve.
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Those minor offenses are actually just New Mexican fare. Ground beef in the green chile and sour cream are pretty par for course here.
New Mexico is on a whole different level when it comes to fucking up Mexican dishes. I ordered tamales at a New Mexican restaurant once and they put sauce on it. Freaking sauce on a tamale. To make matters worse, it tasted like the burnt bits from a red enchilada sauce that was left on the stove for way too long.
Needless to say, I learned my lesson. Forget meth, the new slogan should be, “New Mexican food: not even once.”
The safe thing to do is order traditional New Mexican food in New Mexico, like posolé, carne adovada, green chile stew, calabacitas, etc. Otherwise, it’s like going to Southern Spain and wanting amazing pintxos.
But it does sound like you went to a truly atrocious restaurant by the sound of that abomination; my condolences.
You don’t understand! It’s so hard to find good Mexican food, at all, on most of the east coast! Just moved away from Maryland.
Aren’t you a fellow Texan? I’ve seen all kinds of crazy shit here, even in places like South Padre. There’s just something about that burrito that seems like a burrito made for someone who has never seen a burrito. And possibly by someone who only heard one described.
Arizona
I don’t know why I had it in my head that you were one of the other Texans around, sorry about that.
I know this is a one word reply but it brought forth the Wolfenstein scene with Hitler, “No mein Feur im from Arizona”.
Depends on where you are. There’s actually a big Hispanic community where I am in NoVA, and while I haven’t explored as much as I should, I at least found a pupusa restaurant near me that seems legit, and there are plenty of Peruvian places.
Manassas?
Right around IAD
Exactly. Source: I have lived in Virginia
“Mexican”
It that pineapple. Is it corn. Is it pasta. Dreadful.
What is that supposed to be, i.e. what did he actually order?
The presence of pineapple and small glimpse of meat suggests a possible “burrito al pastor” that has been horribly virginiafied.
I found the menu, and the item specifically.
Burrito Pepe One burrito filled with choice of grilled chicken, steak or carnitas, rice, black beans, pineapple chunks and chipotle sauce, topped with smoked gouda sauce. $14.99
The description doesn’t sound too bad (except for the pineapple chunks) but the presentation makes it look like a low effort drunk meal. It probably doesn’t taste that great considering it’s from a place that may not have many other options for Mexican food in the area.
How disrespectful! That looks like the chef gave birth to that himself, just for you
It’s a crêpe right? That’s a condensed milk on top right? There are fruits inside right?
It’s a burrito. And that’s cheese.
For all I know this might not taste like shit, but that presentation is more of an insult than anything else.
The first mistake was being in Virginia.
Why? 🤣
It’s too far away from Mexico for good Mexican food.
Holy shit I know this is a pic but I swear I saw it move
I’m scared…
You never seen a Hawaiian Burrito?
Hawaiiana
I’ve got a Mexican place by me that has a Hawaiiana Torta… I’m a bit curious.
The pics of the tacos look legit.
Damn, food is expensive these days.
I see you, Pleasant Hill
I had a vegetarian quesadilla with pineapple and broccoli a few times. Delicious as fuck. Sad the restaurant stopped making it. I only stopped going because they changed their margaritas recipe and they suck now
First they put in on quesadillas, next they’re going to put it on pizza or something, you’ll see.
Well then… That is something for sure…
Not sure if it should be brough out back and shot or simply… Burned with kerosene…
