Bad Mexican on the Virginia Peninsula

I told myself that I wouldn’ try Mexican for a while after leaving San Diego. With all the great Mexican restaurants and Mexico just a short drive a way the food really can’t be beat for good and cheap.

Well, here I am in Virginia on a little Christmas vacation and twice I’ve decided to go to Mexican restaurants that I used to think qualified for Dave’s Cheap Eats (good food, cheap prices). Either times have changed or I’ve become more of a food snob (or a little of both).

First is

The Cheap List (and that’s not a good thing!)

In my travels I have taken some chances and come across a few really bad places with cheap food. Below, in no particular order, are cheap and bad restaurants that, in my humble opinion, are not worthy of any thing but a smile and a wave (you should always be polite, right?). I’ll update this as time permits or as I have nightmares from previous experiences but today we’ll start with three.