8/15/2010 Joe T Garcia's Ft Worth TX

i think you either love JoeT's or you hate it. when it opened in the 30s it seated only 16. today (according to their website) they can seat 1000. hhmmm with that many chairs i wonder why i have to wait in line for an hour plus sometimes... they claim to be the inventor of the fajita, a famous tex-mex dish. withoug proof otherwise i'll believe it.

you get 2.5 choices for your meal. cheese enchiladas family style (ok, i hear you can substitute chicken or beef but cheese is what's on the menu) or fajitas - the half point comes in the choice of chicken or beef.

for the enchilada you get a large nacho served family stye, rice and beans, chips, salsa, and 2 tacos. if you order the fajitas you get the rice, beans and chips with salsa.

it's a whole lot of food, it's greasy and fattening and in my opinion yummy. oh, and if you order a marguerita they aren't bad, either.

but come prepared to stand in line no matter what night and time you go. they only book reservations for parties of 20+ or something like that. and they do *not* take credit cards.

our table - guacamole, a couple tacos, chips, drinks, salsa, a plate of the beef fajitas in the lower right, and various other items

close up of the beef fajitas with tortilla and beans

2 enchiladas (rice was served family style and is probably in the top pic somewhere












but the best thing about dinner here is getting to share it with friends! andrea, candace and ben, sandra and jeff!