{"id":3028,"date":"2012-07-22T23:37:58","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T07:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/?p=3028"},"modified":"2012-07-22T23:38:52","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T07:38:52","slug":"huevos-rancheros-springville-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/?p=3028","title":{"rendered":"Huevos Rancheros: Springville Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Time for a road trip, time to see how the rest of the world eats. In a town of only 934<\/a> residents, I didn’t expect much in the way of Mexican restaurants. Springville<\/a> has two but this was the only one open early on July 4th. Up in the San Joaquin Valley they still go for the lazy Mexican sleeping by a cactus motif. Classic.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Not a reassuring sign: As we walk in we get the disconcerting news that El Nuevo Mexicali 3 has added something to the menu, the “New Pastrami Sandwich W\/ French Fries $5.45”<\/p>\n

Oh-oh.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Not a Mexican dish in sight.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Flip the menu over and Ah, there they be, the Mexican dishes! I decided to be careful and asked if the HR’s had meat. It’s not unusual for these far flung Mexican joints to feel they are doing you a favor by adding some cow or pig carnage to your meal, it is best to ask.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Huevos Rancheros! The tortilla underneath was done right, and the egg was cooked to a proper consistency. Unfortunately, the salsa ranchera was one of those deviations from the norm that might appeal to the Anglo palate but which is ultimately a disservice to everyone involved: a gloppy tomato based sauce with more sweetness than spice, something that might be acceptable on pasta but a sin on HR’s. The rice and beans were satisfactory, under the circumstances. Still, I ate my food, as there was nothing else open in this small town and I figured my gustatory options would not be expanding.<\/p>\n

Something about starving that makes you appreciate mediocre meals. When I come back to Springville, I would certainly eat this meal again if it was placed in front of me. But if I had a choice I might go with something more biscuity.<\/p>\n

Hmm, Biscuit Rancheros, now there is an idea!<\/p>\n

El Nuevo Mexicali 3
\n35258 Highway 190
\nSpringville, CA 93265
\n(559) 539-2379
\nYelp listing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Time for a road trip, time to see how the rest of the world eats. In a town of only 934 residents, I didn’t expect much in the way of Mexican restaurants. Springville has two but this was the only … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,10,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-huevos-rancheros","category-la-comida","category-chicano"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3028"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3066,"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3028\/revisions\/3066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chanfles.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}