ElAz tortilla chips since the fire.

Picked up my daughter from school for the annual wags Super Bowl Mexican food party. So I stopped in EL AZ to pick up a quart of cheese dip and a pint of guacamole. Cheese dip for Sunday quack for tonight (40 fricken bucks you kiddin me? ) Anyway, since the tortilla factory fire, I think the chips are better.

Yes?

You eating the guacamole one the way home?

And yes ElAz chips are better since the fire.

GRR Spartan wrote:You eating the guacamole one the way home?

And yes ElAz chips are better since the fire.

Home now. Daughter dipped into it on the way home. I'll wait. She says it's good.

Damn, I haven't had El-Az in a while.... Some ground beef nachos are sounding pretty good...

I've never eaten at El-Az. Does this put me on the blue list?

Have not had ElAz guac in a long time.

Use to know a chick that managed at both locations. Remember her saying all that was in the guac was avocados, garlic powder, diced onion, and salt. Maybe some lime juice too...I forget. Made it a couple times years back and it came out pretty good but can't remember if it was like the stuff at ElAz.

For those of you that have had it more recently, does that recipe sound correct? Or is there other stuff in it?

The Pantry wrote:Have not had ElAz guac in a long time.

Use to know a chick that managed at both locations. Remember her saying all that was in the guac was avocados, garlic powder, diced onion, and salt. Maybe some lime juice too...I forget. Made it a couple times years back and it came out pretty good but can't remember if it was like the stuff at ElAz.

For those of you that have had it more recently, does that recipe sound correct? Or is there other stuff in it?

Pretty close. Amount of added salt makes it. Have to get that right

It's the first time they've changed the grease in probably 15 years.

Gomer wrote:It's the first time they've changed the grease in probably 15 years.

Probably the cause of the fire.

The Pantry wrote:Have not had ElAz guac in a long time.

Use to know a chick that managed at both locations. Remember her saying all that was in the guac was avocados, garlic powder, diced onion, and salt. Maybe some lime juice too...I forget. Made it a couple times years back and it came out pretty good but can't remember if it was like the stuff at ElAz.

For those of you that have had it more recently, does that recipe sound correct? Or is there other stuff in it?

How old is she? We might know the same chick.

Nordic wrote:I've never eaten at El-Az. Does this put me on the blue list?

Same. Sounds good tho

Rocinante wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Have not had ElAz guac in a long time.

Use to know a chick that managed at both locations. Remember her saying all that was in the guac was avocados, garlic powder, diced onion, and salt. Maybe some lime juice too...I forget. Made it a couple times years back and it came out pretty good but can't remember if it was like the stuff at ElAz.

For those of you that have had it more recently, does that recipe sound correct? Or is there other stuff in it?

How old is she? We might know the same chick.

Probably 52-53 now.

Nordic wrote:I've never eaten at El-Az. Does this put me on the blue list?

Yes. You suck

That place sucks now

The Pantry wrote:

Nordic wrote:I've never eaten at El-Az. Does this put me on the blue list?

Yes. You suck

A little harsh don't you think?

The Pantry wrote:

Rocinante wrote:

How old is she? We might know the same chick.

Probably 52-53 now.

Nvm.

Nordic wrote:

The Pantry wrote:Yes. You suck

A little harsh don't you think?

Naw. No one attended State without going there at least once.

Handy's on Willow Street has better chips, two different kinds of sauce to dip them in, hot and mild. The place is surrounded by Lansing ghetto so lock your doors when you go get some.

Jake from State Farm wrote:Handy's on Willow Street has better chips, two different kinds of sauce to dip them in, hot and mild. The place is surrounded by Lansing ghetto so lock your doors when you go get some.

I'll take a handy on Willow Street.

The Pantry wrote:

Nordic wrote:

A little harsh don't you think?

Naw.  No one attended State without going there at least once.

You might be right.  My sister talked that shit up when she was there back in the late 80s.  I think it was in a basement back then from what I can tell from her stories????  I don't fucking no… maybe I’m confusing that with the Landshark.  

I was worried about who had ID to buy the next case of Milwaukee's Beast for $5.99, 49 cent bread at the QD, my fucking 8am fluid dynamics lab (never lock yourself in the plenum flux capacitor room at full speed), a red solo cup and a tap for $3, whether or not the condom out of the Aker's vending machine would hold, Rick’s happy hour, buckets of beer, team meals at the Riv, scrapping together 99 cent for a Mickey’s 40ozer at the Total gas station (156 Spartan Street 4life) after said 8am fluid’s lab and praying one of my roommates would be awake to play Sega hockey when I got back.  If I was super hungry I would huff it to (the now abandoned) Taco Bell for a half dozen soft tacos.

I seriously never knew where the fuck that place was until a couple of years ago, until I stumbled past it after a drift down memory lane at Pin Ball Pete’s.  Looks pretty sweet.

Nordic wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
Naw.  No one attended State without going there at least once.

You might be right.  My sister talked that shit up when she was there back in the late 80s.  I think it was in a basement back then from what I can tell from her stories????  I don't fucking no… maybe I’m confusing that with the Landshark.  

I was worried about who had ID to buy the next case of Milwaukee's Beast for $5.99, 49 cent bread at the QD, my fucking 8am fluid dynamics lab (never lock yourself in the plenum flux capacitor room at full speed), a red solo cup and a tap for $3, whether or not the condom out of the Aker's vending machine would hold, Rick’s happy hour, buckets of beer, team meals at the Riv, scrapping together 99 cent for a Mickey’s 40ozer at the Total gas station (156 Spartan Street 4life) after said 8am fluid’s lab and praying one of my roommates would be awake to play Sega hockey when I got back.  If I was super hungry I would huff it to (the now abandoned) Taco Bell for a half dozen soft tacos.

I seriously never knew where the fuck that place was until a couple of years ago, until I stumbled past it after a drift down memory lane at Pin Ball Pete’s.  Looks pretty sweet.

Relax. Nothing you mentioned, except Taco Bell, was there when I was there.

btw...we got cases of Stroh's 16oz longnecks from Shop Rite for $5 way back when

The Pantry wrote:

Nordic wrote:

You might be right.  My sister talked that shit up when she was there back in the late 80s.  I think it was in a basement back then from what I can tell from her stories????  I don't fucking no… maybe I’m confusing that with the Landshark.  

I was worried about who had ID to buy the next case of Milwaukee's Beast for $5.99, 49 cent bread at the QD, my fucking 8am fluid dynamics lab (never lock yourself in the plenum flux capacitor room at full speed), a red solo cup and a tap for $3, whether or not the condom out of the Aker's vending machine would hold, Rick’s happy hour, buckets of beer, team meals at the Riv, scrapping together 99 cent for a Mickey’s 40ozer at the Total gas station (156 Spartan Street 4life) after said 8am fluid’s lab and praying one of my roommates would be awake to play Sega hockey when I got back.  If I was super hungry I would huff it to (the now abandoned) Taco Bell for a half dozen soft tacos.

I seriously never knew where the fuck that place was until a couple of years ago, until I stumbled past it after a drift down memory lane at Pin Ball Pete’s.  Looks pretty sweet.

  Relax.  Nothing you mentioned, except Taco Bell, was there when I was there.

btw...we got cases of Stroh's 16oz longnecks from Shop Rite for $5 way back when

I'm relaxed... just old and bored

FWIW Beast Lite started at $3.99 a case... a fucking case. Crept to $4.99... then $5.99... then it was Bush lite

Nordic wrote:

The Pantry wrote:
  Relax.  Nothing you mentioned, except Taco Bell, was there when I was there.

btw...we got cases of Stroh's 16oz longnecks from Shop Rite for $5 way back when

I'm relaxed... just old and bored

FWIW Beast Lite started at $3.99 a case... a fucking case. Crept to $4.99... then $5.99... then it was Bush lite

Strohs was a good deal in the early years at State. Switched to Wiedemann after Strohs became harder to get. Tasted almost identical

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Nordic wrote:I've never eaten at El-Az. Does this put me on the blue list?

I believe this one is a blue. We better keep an eye out on him.

I'm younger than some of you super old dudes. But I've never understood the obsession with El Az. Bland mediocre Americanized Mexican food. No better or worse than any other non-chain Mexican place I've run across in Michigan. The difference being, it's in EL, it has a roof, they serve tasty Sangria. Granted I've never been to the old location. I suspect there's a lot of nostalgia there which I totally understand. Kinda like me remembering the OG Panchero's chicken burrito as something that I would gladly kill any of your mothers to taste again.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I'm younger than some of you super old dudes. But I've never understood the obsession with El Az. Bland mediocre Americanized Mexican food. No better or worse than any other non-chain Mexican place I've run across in Michigan. The difference being, it's in EL, it has a roof, they serve tasty Sangria. Granted I've never been to the old location. I suspect there's a lot of nostalgia there which I totally understand. Kinda like me remembering the OG Panchero's chicken burrito as something that I would gladly kill any of your mothers to taste again.

You're now on the blue list with Nordic

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:I'm younger than some of you super old dudes. But I've never understood the obsession with El Az. Bland mediocre Americanized Mexican food. No better or worse than any other non-chain Mexican place I've run across in Michigan. The difference being, it's in EL, it has a roof, they serve tasty Sangria. Granted I've never been to the old location. I suspect there's a lot of nostalgia there which I totally understand. Kinda like me remembering the OG Panchero's chicken burrito as something that I would gladly kill any of your mothers to taste again.

Never thought El Az was great either.  The cheese dip is awesome though and I would harvest the souls out of every last one you mother fuckers for a real Pancheros Chirozo Burrito.