On Mar 7, 8:47*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2009-03-07, Mr *Bill > wrote:
>
> > maybe they are not trying to attract "gringos"? * * Mercados are NOT
> > trying to get the gringos in their shop. *
>
> Maybe, but not likely. *I'm from CA. *There's a Mexican ________ (fill in
> the blank) on every corner. *I've never ever seen a menu in all Spanish..
> What's the point? *My SIL is US born Mexican. *Can't speak Spanish. *Nor can
> my half Mexican granddaughters. *Even the town's most Mexican popular
> taqueria's menus are in English. *Granted, the more Mexican centrist places,
> like Mexican markets, are primarily Spanish labeled, but I've never EVER
> seen a Mex resto who's whole menu is in Spanish. *If it exists, it's a
> recipe for failure.

I used to eat at this taqueria inside a little mercado here in StL.
Their menu was in Spanish, and the waitress spoke only Spanish. They
has a photocopied B&W menu in English that they'd bring out once they
knew you didn't speak Spanish. What makes this funnier was that the
store was called, "My Family." Not Mi Familia, My Family. The owners
spoke perfect English. I adored that place. Then they put in a bar
(which meant the filthy gringo locals would sit there and smoke), and
increased prices. *

I found this pic on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbk/315...in/set-750998/
>
> nb

--Bryan