Austinist: Las Manitas Gives Marriott The Go Ahead

gryph

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:55:04 -0600

Apparently you need to eat elsewhere on occasion. Certainly, they were called something other than cheese enchiladas, but they were indeed enchiladas, and were indeed filled with cheese. Cheese when melted, in a strange cataclysmic oddity, tends to release a bit of what is, per the common vernacular, grease. They were tasty, and if the chance arises I'll go back, but thus far haven't been so impressive as to inspire continuous adulation. Or I could be lying just to rankle you.

The Cos

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:42:27 -0600

Would you like a pudding pop?

Chris Trew

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:32:25 -0600

I'm uncomfortable.

The Cos

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:09:17 -0600

They serve enchiladas rojos and enchiladas verdes and different enchiladas that you can get with cheese inside them as daily specials, but they don't serve nasty velveta-Chuy's-special-craptacular cheese enchiladas like you're talking about. And even with cheese, their rojo and verde and other enchiladas are not greasy.

The Cos

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:03:37 -0600

Las Manitas doesn't serve cheese enchiladas any day of the week. Some people...

Grape Ape

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:54:43 -0600

It was never about the food.

gryph

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:04:52 -0600

The cheese enchiladas. They were decent. And i've yet to meet a non-greasy cheese enchilada.

Mowank

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:05:30 -0600

Las Manitas is poo on a plate. And why couldn't this deal have taken place more than a year ago? Why does everyone have to get in a pissing contest first, and then make a deal second? Why not make the deal first? I can't wait for that hotel to be built.

abeecee

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:48:59 -0600

Who cares about the food? It's a landmark and now that part of Congress is going to be a skyscraping mess.

LoudMouth

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:39:37 -0600

What did you order? The only thing I've ever had that was greasy was a chile relleno.

gryph

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:07:38 -0600

I went for lunch today. I'm sure I'll have some fondly vague recollection of it next [year,two] when I'm having a craving for greasy mexican food downtown. And then go find a new yummy place to eat.

abeecee

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:51:30 -0600

Boo. I wish they hadn't given in.