Has anyone else been to this restaurant? I'm curious about it but have held off on trying it because of the early negative reviews.

I'm curious -- there was a flurry of interest over Taos, but LTH doesn't have much mention of another New Mexican place I saw in the TOC listings this week, Zia.

It came up briefly in January, in which someone posted this link to their website, but I don't see any comments from people who have eaten there...

I don't know much about the food of NM, but since this thread resurfaced, I recalled seeing that and thought I'd bring it to people's attention...

Hmmmm - this sounds like somewhere to take Seebee's sig other for a birthday dinner in a few weeks. Always looking for some 'real' red or green. Got my fingers crossed for some positive updates.....

germuska wrote:I'm curious -- there was a flurry of interest over Taos

Joe, thanks for posting the site link.

I'm curious about how one eats the Tortilla Burger (a patty on a flour tortilla) -- sounds like an inherently unstable structure. Don't mean to slam it, because I haven't tried it, but it sounds odd.

They could've softened the blow of charging $9 for a tamale dinner by giving at least 3 tamales. Two is insufficient for a dinner, no matter what the cost.

Anybody on-line right now that can tell me about Taos in Roscoe Village?
We're thinking about going there tonight.

A quick search uncovered this thread. Feel free to report back on that thread!

Yeah.
I checked that thread but it wasn't real helpful.
Thanks for responding.
Thinking about Brett's now.

I think specifically PIGMON's post in that thread should be enough to steer you away from Taos.

Yeah Taos looks like a no go. I saw a review on another site (gasp!) that wasn't very favorable.
We're going to Brett's.
Thanks for the help.
I'll let you know how it was.

We went to Brett's instead of Taos this evening.
http://www.brettscafe.com/

I was a bit aprehensive when we arrived because we were the only people in the place at 8pm. Brett told us that brunch is their busy time since there are a lot of starter families in the neighborhood.
The decor at Brett's tastful and warm. Nothing really stands out but the feeling is comfortable. There's dark wood trim and soothing colors. We sat next to a cozy gas fire that felt great after a two-block walk from our parking place.
I ordered the potato taco with poblano chile sauce $6.25 and the fish of the day, halibut in a peanut and olive oil sauce with plantanes $19.00.
The potato taco was very crisp and tasty. I kept the pabano chile sauce around to dip my bread in. I was worried that the peanut sauce on the halibut would be too thick like in chicken satay. But it was light and blended very well with the thick halibut filet. The filet had great texture and stood up well to the sauce.
My wife had the potato taco, a sweet potato tamale and the pear, nut, blue cheese salad. The sweet potato tamale was outstanding but a bit small (it's a side order). The sald was fine and the taco I already mentioned.
The staff was warm and attentive.
The only down side was that the prices for entrees and drinks seemed a bit high. We didn't mind too much since the food was creative with good portions.
Hope this helps somebody in the future.

This is from Orlando's in the real Taos.

Bowl of posole with green chile, onions, tomato, lettuce. Freshly made tortilla and a Fat Tire.

It's a scandal that the closest place to get a proper red chile burro and a decent (or even indecent!) green corn tamal is....New York City??

Springerville, South Phoenix, Mesa, and - The Big Apple?!

Andy's Better Brother wrote:This is from Orlando's in the real Taos.

Bowl of posole with green chile, onions, tomato, lettuce. Freshly made tortilla and a Fat Tire.

that's some mighty lysergic tableware