For this reason, some local El Pasoans may refer to their fare as more of “Mex-Tex” than “Tex-Mex.” Whichever way you characterize it, the restaurants there that offer the food are some of the best in the nation at doing it. You have Lucy’s, a generational institution whose machaca plates are the stuff of folklore in the area. There’s Kiki’s, who Aaron Sanchez put on the national map when he talked about their own version of machaca on Food Network’s The Best Thing I Ever Ate. L&J Cafe is THE local place for the aforementioned salpicon and other authentic Mexican dishes like carne desebrada (shredded beef in a flavorsome salsa española). And you can’t forget Chico’s Tacos, the local legend known for their drenched rolled tacos.