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sctlight t1_j741ra1 wrote

Reply to comment by Really_Cool_Dad in A (now former) Mad Mex Oakland employee weighs in by VacantLot412

Because it was the first, and at the time they were doing something that no one else was. And regardless of your opinion of the food, lots of people had a great time eating and drinking there over the years.

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Paranoidexboyfriend t1_j74ftnn wrote

Wait, do you actually think they invented the concept of getting people drunk on margaritas while they eat cheap combinations of tortillas meat and cheese?

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Generic_Username28 t1_j74gh02 wrote

They were among the first in Iakland to have a draft list beyond the major domestics for one. For a long time, they reigned as the best Mexican food in Oakland

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Paranoidexboyfriend t1_j74ns7h wrote

Oakland, it’s not that big of a place you know you can travel to other parts of the city, right? There’s been plenty of average at best Mexican food places with craft and foreign beers in Pittsburgh for a long time.

Zoomers go to some chain restaurant and act like they’re some Michelin pioneers. Next week you’ll be telling me about this amazing innovative ribs joint named Chili’s. Good lord

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evil_iceburgh t1_j74oj8r wrote

Yeah because college kids getting some food and drinks want to travel instead of walking to get something. Most of the people who are pissed are either students or used to be and are watching yet another part of Oakland close down. Step off with the unnecessary and uninformed criticism

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Generic_Username28 t1_j74u42t wrote

You realize a lot of college students have limited transportation options? Having access to good cheap food with a great (for the time) draft list is pretty much the perfect college spot. It's not hard to see why they will be missed even if Big Burrito are sometimes hard to like.

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aboutsider t1_j76ienb wrote

So, you think Chili's is comparable to Mad Mex? A local chain that's been in that location for decades is comparable to an international chain that plops itself down in whatever shiny new development it can?

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tzeriel t1_j74hfer wrote

God this thread and this subject in general is bringing the most smooth brain boomer takes

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