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2013-02-16
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I grew up in Texas. I don't expect very much from Texas-themed restaurants and that's good, because they don't deliver much. Still, I'm not a food snob, and if I can get something that approximates good Texas cooking, I won't begrudge it, even if it is tacky as all get-out. Anthony's Ranch is OK, but by Hong Kong standards, it's pretty good. I ordered the fajitas. Some thoughts: Tortillas: At a number of Tex-Mex places I've been to in HK, the tortillas are flat and lifeless. These didn't suffer
Tortillas: At a number of Tex-Mex places I've been to in HK, the tortillas are flat and lifeless. These didn't suffer from the same malady, so that's a huge plus, but they were oddly toasted and a little crispy. I don't know why. B-
Sides: Even in Texas, they will rarely give you cheese AND guacamole with your fajitas-- just one or the other, or you can pay for both. Here you get both, plus you get two kinds of cheese. No idea what that's about, but awesome. The pico was OK, and I could swear that the "salsa" was just canned tomato sauce. B+
Fajita veggies: Nothing spectacular, but definitely serviceable. Hard to mess up onions and peppers. B+
Fajita meat: The two other times I've had fajitas in HK were at Tequila (awful) and Caramba! (bad). The steak at Anthony's was much better. Still not right-- you want a good sear on the outside, a little bit of pink left on the inside, and intense fajita marinade flavor. This was more like mildly flavored, reasonably tender steak, which in itself blows chewy (Caramba!) or Asian-flavored (Tequila) stuff out of the water. B
In addition, I am in a position to review:
1/2 rack ribs: My wife got these. I started to eat one but I dropped it on the floor. Anyway, she says they were pretty good and that she couldn't really think of what else she'd want out of ribs. At dinner, I recall her saying they were "meaty." She gives them A-
Jalapeno poppers: Just like the ones from the states, probably because they're the same frozen kind that you get there. Anyway, it's a recipe that's rarely improved upon. They serve them with ranch dressing, which is a very nice touch if you ask me. A+
Summing up, I would come back here. That's saying a lot, considering that there's no small number of "Texas" places (in particular, Tex-Mex) in HK that I won't be coming back to. The only bad part of the visit was that my friend, who was a vegetarian, ordered the veggie burger, and they were out. He wound up getting Eggplant Napoleon, which I think he thought was good?
Overall: B+
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They have pitchers, but they call them "jugs."
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