Trudy’s North Star Crossroads Shopping Center 8820 Burnet Rd. Austin, Texas 78757 When my buddy Joey Parrish and I
were in Austin to record my upcoming EP, we both asked my producer Billy Eli to take us to get some authentic Tex-Mex food. I was quite surprised when we pulled into a strip mall. My mind was running wild. These are the usual locations where we find the generic Mexican restaurants in my home state of
I ordered the enchiladas combo with
spanish rice and beans ($10.50), but it wasn’t at all like the so-called Mexican food you get here in South Carolina. These were real en- chiladas, the kind I remember my Aunt Mar- jorie DeLavega preparing for us when we visited her in San Jose, California when I was a kid. The real deal, and so tasty. Along with the enchilada I was served a genuine hard shell taco, and again, the taste difference is astounding. Too bad the generic Mexican restaurants around my home don’t serve the real deal. I’d be in there more often. As an added bonus, the waiter hooked me up with two miniature versions of their famous Stuffed Av- ocados. They are a mini- version of Trudy’s most popular item, fried, cracker crumb breaded mini avocados stuffed with spiced chicken and cheese, served with chipolte, suiza and queso for dipping. I ate about half of my food or less, having already drank too much beer, and made the mistake of getting a mouth full of
South Carolina. I pictured an authentic Tex- Mex restaurant as a stand alone, adobe build- ing, very ornate, very Southwestern. It was the whole “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” thing.
The restaurant is huge. It’s housed in a
former night club, with multi-level floors and the whole discotheque feel. It was very com- fortable from the start, and our waiter was great. He went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure we were all pleased. We or- dered up a round of Lone Star beers and munched on some chips and salsa. Billy’s wife Pam soon joined us
jalapeno peppers at some point. Yes, I got sick, but it was my own fault. As I have gotten older I can’t handle extremely hot peppers. All I know is, the food was the best tasting Tex-Mex I have ever, repeat, ever had. Joey had the grown-up size version of
the Stuffed Avocado plate ($11.50) and says he throughly enjoyed it. I don’t recall what everyone else orderered, but it was obvious that we all enjoyed it greatly. Honest to God Tex-Mex. Ain’t nothing like it!
-Michael Buffalo Smith
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76