<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Pietro:
I'm bringing this back to the top since I have a short trip coming up - any recommendations for a good Tex-Mex or BBQ place between DFW and the Dallas Parkway area? Those mom-and-pop Tex-Mex places (or even the more upscale ones) are always a favorite.</font>
While definitely upscale and not a mom-and-pop place, I would recommend Ciudad as the best Mexican restaurant in Dallas. Although bear in mind that this is not Mexican food as we have come to know it but rather elegant continental Mexican cuisine (Mexico City cuisine is what they purport to be). Owner Monica Greene is the local authority on Mexican food and also owns Monica's Aca y Alla, a more casual Mexican restaurant in Deep Ellum.
As a side note, I've noticed a definite lack of good mom-and-pop authentic Mexican places here in the Dallas area. The selection of good, cheap hole-in-the-wall taco stands is nothing here like it is in LA and the SF Bay Area, for example.