| | SFA | Vignettes | Mi Tierra Cafe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | They weren’t surprised to see the usual Tex-Mex dishes like huevos rancheros or chorizo con huevo on the menu. |
 | | But what really caught everyone’s attention (especially those from out of state) were lengua de res, the beef tongue breakfast taco; carne de puerco en chile cascabel, pork tips in red sauce served with scrambled eggs; and barbacoa mexicana, a Mexican-style beef barbecue that’s featured in a couple of breakfast plates. |
 | | Mi Tierra is that kind of place, and has been for more than 60 years—ever since it opened as a three-table storefront in the city’s El Mercado west of downtown. |
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