My expectations before participating in this activity was for it to not be as authentic as it was. I did not realize that there was a place downtown that had such real and good food and wondered why I haven’t heard of this place before. Also, I was surprised with the poverty I saw around the area. I have always grown up in areas that have a decent amount of money and have never been to a spanish speaking country or area before. This experience really opened my eyes to the fact that there are places out there that still have authenticity and still try to resist becoming “Americanized” in society.
When we went to el Burrito Mercado, we bought Enchiladas. I was impressed by how real the food tasted. Sometimes when I go to local restaurants around …show more content…
They described it in a way that could be taken as an experience of Mexico that will bring back nostalgia and the true Mexican culture. I have never heard of a resturant posting a description on the experience the customer will have once they enter their restaurant. It makes it all more authentic and real. When I looked at Milissa Silva-Diaz blog I found it interesting that she noted in one of her blogs from about a year ago, that “...booming restaurant business throughout the twin cities, but no food service employees. It was extremely frustrating to have a growing business and to be short staffed”. For some reason I have never thought about that. Not a whole lot of people want to work a food service job all of their life so I can see where that may be challenging to staff her business. However, it seemed to me, and as Milissa Silva said in her blog, that there were many loyal customers. It seemed like a lot of people recognized each other, like the cash register lady knew the customer by name, giving it that home away from home feeling for immigrants. It was really nice to see that and I feel like people who grow up in really big cities don’t get the opportunity to really get to know the people in our
When we went to el Burrito Mercado, we bought Enchiladas. I was impressed by how real the food tasted. Sometimes when I go to local restaurants around …show more content…
They described it in a way that could be taken as an experience of Mexico that will bring back nostalgia and the true Mexican culture. I have never heard of a resturant posting a description on the experience the customer will have once they enter their restaurant. It makes it all more authentic and real. When I looked at Milissa Silva-Diaz blog I found it interesting that she noted in one of her blogs from about a year ago, that “...booming restaurant business throughout the twin cities, but no food service employees. It was extremely frustrating to have a growing business and to be short staffed”. For some reason I have never thought about that. Not a whole lot of people want to work a food service job all of their life so I can see where that may be challenging to staff her business. However, it seemed to me, and as Milissa Silva said in her blog, that there were many loyal customers. It seemed like a lot of people recognized each other, like the cash register lady knew the customer by name, giving it that home away from home feeling for immigrants. It was really nice to see that and I feel like people who grow up in really big cities don’t get the opportunity to really get to know the people in our