The owners seem so sweet and you can tell they take pride in their restaurant. Hope to visit their restaurant one day because those enchiladas look absolutely delicious!
Arnie, you are teaching this gringo how to cook Hispanic food. You are also teaching all of us about the restaurant business. If I get down in your area, I look forward to trying the you visit.
its one of the best videos you have made; the owners are enthusiastic, genuine and energetic about their business and great personalities. Their foods look delicious and obviously a great chef. Thanks and God Bless.
I grew up in the valley and there is nothing like Tex Mex food from The Rio Grande Valley. I think it's because through the years and decades recipes were passed along to family and friends and then each family made it their own. It's food with a lot of love, comfort, tradition, heart and soul.
What’s better then Anita’s food is Erica and Rob as well as their entire staff. Been a customer since day one. Beautiful people and real Valley food. Love you guys. Good job Arnie!
Arnie reminds me of my dear friend, Filiberto. Filiberto was born in Harlingen, Texas and taught me how to make Charro Beans and Chile Colorado from scratch. For some odd reason, Germans absolutely love Chicanos, Texicans, Tejanos, and Mexicans. Pretty sure the secret is in their cooking! ❤
There is a huge German influence and many German settlers in Hill Country, by Fredricksburg. I love the Hill Country so much. There is amazing schnitzel to be had there!!!!
As a home cook I always know when the plate is wiped clean , did it right it's when the family ask is there any thing left ,I know I showed my honor to feed the family it is a great feeling, tamales are 😂my Forte I always have to take a deep breath and tell them, ooook !a lways with a smile ,gimme a couple hours I will call you when they are ready to eat out of the steam pot ,it truly is a joy to see friends and family shake thier heads and smile you did it right ,keep making these super awesome videos arnie it is so good to see you enjoy life and smiles through the wonderful taste of heritage foods!
These folks are part of the backbone that makes Texas great. It's all about hospitality, quality, and price. They're definitely on my bucket list the next time I make a trip to the Valley in Mission or Raymondville, ❤❤❤😊😊😊!!!
Great video! The food looked amazing!! What a dedicated and truly loving couple to give such heart to their restaurants, employees, and especially, to their customers.
Oh I wish for an Anita's in Washington state near Bremmerton. We need some good South Texas comidas. 👍🏻 Thank you for sharing this video. Really great piece.
Always wonderful to see people that take so much pride in what they do. When you do things for the right reasons in life, everything else has a way of falling in to place. I wish them nothing but success in all they do!
Man, I wish I lived close to that restaurant. Oh, and their food looks soooo delicious. When you can, go back there and make another video so that I can just watch and drool. 😂
I grew up in a small city called Saginaw in Michigan. It was loaded with Chicanos from Texas! I grew up thinking all of us Mexicans ate good food....then I moved into Northwest Indiana just outside Chicago where everything was "authenticate" Mexican food....I learned real quick how lucky I was to grow up eating what I was told was Tex Mex! Chicago food is trash compared to what I grew up eating. Food covered in sauce, cheese and loaded with flavor. Can someone please introduce Chicago to salt and cominos!. Lol Now onto Anita's....wow those plates look amazing. The first and second plates were nice looking. But I'm gonna need 3 enchiladas minimum and a few flour tortillas to scoop up that carne asada. I'll use a fork when I have to, but prefer my Mexican utensil (tortillas) when eating too! Nice video Arnie! Love the Diners, driveins and dives...Chicano edition. Lol!
This is definitely the best place in Edinburg to eat. I used to love Taco Ole but it's been years since they gone down hill. Breakfast at Anita's is great too.
I love my enchiladas the way Dave portnoy likes his pizza, cheese only. Simple and easy with rice and beans and covered in a light brown sauce. A couple onions and some salsa Verde is the only thing I want on my enchiladas.
Being from SA and now living in WTX hearing them ask “red, green, or cheese sauce” we cannot stand!! Thank goodness the wife knows how to cook so we have South TX cooking!
The color of those enchilada plates, particularly the gravy reminds me of my favorite foods since I was a kid. Would absolutely move to another city if it was no longer available where I'm ATM. I could eat this everyday (as long as I watch my salt intake). Love your channel.
Robbie is fantastic, I love is outlook and philosophy. Very respectable and seems like a cool guy. Erica is a great lady who makes and completes her man.
Gosh I wish I'd been born in Texas instead of Scotland, all of that looked amaizing, right enough my national dish is the heart, lungs and liver of a sheep boiled in it's stomach so I'm keen for a change 😀 Love your channel man, you always bring a smile to my face, take care all🙂
Having visited your fine country and eaten haggis, I can assure you that just about anything you eat in Texas is better than what Scotland can offer in the way of cuisine. The cool thing is that there's a version of Anita's Cafe in every little town in the state. Hope you can visit us someday and enjoy some of the great variety of food we're spoiled with. On the other hand, we can't match the spectacular Scottish scenery and cultural uniqueness you enjoy. I love Scotland! Cheers!
I do wish we had one of your restaurants up here in Oregon, that looks so good, may God bless you with all the success and prosperity brought your way!
Oh yeah I can't wait to try Diana's plate! That was my mother's name too! I plan on heading south, to Texas, in December. I'm a lil stuck up here in Montana and having surgery in November. Can't wait to head south for my 4th winter in Texas! H.E.B. and Texas bbq / Tex Mex! Yum! God bless you Arnie! You didn't say but please tell me those beans are made with lard! Bacon grease works good too! Cheers and happy cooking everyone!
Hey Arnie, watching this video has made me hungry for some Mexican food. Problem is that it’s late and everyone is closed. I hope to visit Anita’s cafe some day and wish I had you as a friend and neighbor. I love your channel, your recipes and your personality.
When a business has really good food and service, you will always have customers wanting to eat at your establishment. After this video, Anita's Cafe better be ready for a lot more customers. I know the next time I go to The Basilica of Our Lady Of San Juan del Valle I will be eating here at Anita's Cafe. Those enchiladas look delish. 🤤
I appreciate tex mex . But im from far west Texas next to the border. I'm use to the authentic Mexican food. When I tried Tex Mex it was so alien to me. And I learned and understood it after some time trying it.
@@cdemp4795 I've been there yeah you're right. El Paso Texas not so much Tex-Mex there we have authentic Chihuahua Style, and of course El Paso has its own style, New Mexican style which is right next door to us. But Tex-Mex was something I had to get used to and I appreciate it a whole lot now. I get it I understand its origins. And I enjoy it now
I love these recipes. Most of these dishes i have eaten but did not know how to make from scratch. Grew up on beans, fried bread and tacos, rolled and folded. Keep up the great show. I know i will be trying most of them. 😊
When I moved from Lubbock, Texas to Arizona, I discovered I did not know what Mexican food was lol texmex food and Mexican food vary quite a bit both styles very delicious
Man I miss good food like this...the rice looks wonderful no extra stuff that some others are adding...like peas, I can't stand to see dried up peas in my rice. But dang Arnie, those enchiladas, beans, Carne Guisada....fajita, omg I would be in heaven!!! I'm stuck up here north of Austin...where they claim to have the best food...I still haven't found it!!! This Anita's looks like what I grew up eating...wonderful TexMex, that gravy...Man I gotta get down there soon...5+ hrs drive...might have to plan a Port Isabel trip!!! Thanks for sharing Anitas!!
Next time I'm down in the Rio grande valley I got to swing by and try this restaurant out.. everything looks wonderful, I live in West Texas and we are very limited very few restaurants there are some good ones but very few.
those enchiladas look really good similar to some of the best i've eaten in the valley in harlingen, texas at las vegas restaurant; sure would like to know how they make the sauce; do you have a recipe that duplicates these wonderful enchiladas?
Hey Arnie everything looked DELICIOUS makes me want to take a food road trip to some of your favorite food spots. Starting from Pasadena Ca. towards Texas maybe a couple of weeks of eating 🤔 Arnie can you put the links to the restaurants and tacos that you visit so it would make it easier for us to find. Keep up the great work you do for your videos and food adventures. Love you Guy in So. Cal.
The tortilla and butter snack got me curious. I sometimes have some toasted tortillas with a little tajin on em as a snack, lil butter on it too sounds heavenly haha. Love your stuff man been learning so much. Have a good one!
There was this place in Pomona I grew up going to called La Cabana(name reference.) It was the 'Taco Bell' of chips and salsa Mexican food. They had a ground beef enchilada..the "movies".
I need to work on one. I love that the enchilada sauces in the RGV are like this, and not total chile colorado like is also a very popular style of sauce.
The owners seem so sweet and you can tell they take pride in their restaurant. Hope to visit their restaurant one day because those enchiladas look absolutely delicious!
Arnie, you are teaching this gringo how to cook Hispanic food. You are also teaching all of us about the restaurant business. If I get down in your area, I look forward to trying the you visit.
Right on Gil, thanks for watching and following along. So much great food and culture here I hope you get to make it soon 🙏🏽
Tex Mex looks like anything but Mexican food 😂
Quien? @@ghernandez2263
Someone at Food Network give Arnie his own show Taquieras, Carnicerias and Panaderias
This IS his own show and he gets paid directly and nobody else makes money off of him like on the TV. Nothing beats being your own boss.
Unfortunately the Food Network has a direction problem where they can’t make proper decisions
They don't cook on the food network. Such a disappointing channel. all those baking championships and gameshows prove no one on there can cook.
Food Network has gone through so much change. They used to actually be a cooking show, that’s when I watched it.
We need a lot of people to email Food Network to do this.
its one of the best videos you have made; the owners are enthusiastic, genuine and energetic about their business and great personalities. Their foods look delicious and obviously a great chef. Thanks and God Bless.
God bless Robbie and Erica and their business!!❤
🙏🏽
I grew up in the valley and there is nothing like Tex Mex food from The Rio Grande Valley. I think it's because through the years and decades recipes were passed along to family and friends and then each family made it their own. It's food with a lot of love, comfort, tradition, heart and soul.
Fresh, hot tortillas with butter are the best!! 💖
Yes!
What’s better then Anita’s food is Erica and Rob as well as their entire staff. Been a customer since day one. Beautiful people and real Valley food. Love you guys. Good job Arnie!
Arnie reminds me of my dear friend, Filiberto. Filiberto was born in Harlingen, Texas and taught me how to make Charro Beans and Chile Colorado from scratch. For some odd reason, Germans absolutely love Chicanos, Texicans, Tejanos, and Mexicans. Pretty sure the secret is in their cooking! ❤
There is a huge German influence and many German settlers in Hill Country, by Fredricksburg. I love the Hill Country so much. There is amazing schnitzel to be had there!!!!
@@kentmarsh6442 - I was born in Dallas!
@@kentmarsh6442 we got a lot of czechs too
Thank you! Those who have not really ever done it, do not understand how different the restaurant business is. You really DO have to love it.
This video brightened my day. Seeing restaurant owners talk about their customers being so amazing brings joy and love. God bless y’all.
Arnie, you should write a cookbook of your recipes and Valley tex-mex classics! Reminds me of my childhood!
As a home cook I always know when the plate is wiped clean , did it right it's when the family ask is there any thing left ,I know I showed my honor to feed the family it is a great feeling, tamales are 😂my Forte I always have to take a deep breath and tell them, ooook !a lways with a smile ,gimme a couple hours I will call you when they are ready to eat out of the steam pot ,it truly is a joy to see friends and family shake thier heads and smile you did it right ,keep making these super awesome videos arnie it is so good to see you enjoy life and smiles through the wonderful taste of heritage foods!
Right on, love this comment. A clean plate is one of the highest cooking honors. Thank you for sharing.
These folks are part of the backbone that makes Texas great. It's all about hospitality, quality, and price. They're definitely on my bucket list the next time I make a trip to the Valley in Mission or Raymondville, ❤❤❤😊😊😊!!!
Great content here Arnie. Loving the stories of the area and the real genuine kind people.
Live in San Antonio and now I need to drive to Edinburg! Those enchiladas look like the real deal! Great couple and great story! LOVE IT.
Total awesomeness that you are representing the RGV! I think the Valley has some of the best Tex-Mex found on the planet. Blessings hermano!
I grew up in in south Tejas. The home cooking is like nowhere else. One of the last places that is true Americana. Mostly untouched and genuine.
Great video! The food looked amazing!! What a dedicated and truly loving couple to give such heart to their restaurants, employees, and especially, to their customers.
Oh I wish for an Anita's in Washington state near Bremmerton. We need some good South Texas comidas. 👍🏻 Thank you for sharing this video. Really great piece.
Now I'm literally hungry everything looks delicious!!😋🍽👍
"And on the 8th day, God created Tex-Mex".
Keep believing that
Amen!
New Mexican food is sooooo much better than Tex mex
@@internetalex562rude.
You ain’t lyin!
Nothing like a. Fresh tortilla with Manteca and salt ❤😋 you know you love it 😂
Give arne a big thanks for improving our lives
Always wonderful to see people that take so much pride in what they do. When you do things for the right reasons in life, everything else has a way of falling in to place. I wish them nothing but success in all they do!
Watching this video makes me so hungry. The food looks amazing and of course Mexican food is a good comfort food.
Sure is great comfort food cheers
Tex Mex is English food on what planet is that Mexican food?
Man, I wish I lived close to that restaurant. Oh, and their food looks soooo delicious. When you can, go back there and make another video so that I can just watch and drool. 😂
I grew up in a small city called Saginaw in Michigan. It was loaded with Chicanos from Texas! I grew up thinking all of us Mexicans ate good food....then I moved into Northwest Indiana just outside Chicago where everything was "authenticate" Mexican food....I learned real quick how lucky I was to grow up eating what I was told was Tex Mex!
Chicago food is trash compared to what I grew up eating. Food covered in sauce, cheese and loaded with flavor. Can someone please introduce Chicago to salt and cominos!. Lol
Now onto Anita's....wow those plates look amazing. The first and second plates were nice looking. But I'm gonna need 3 enchiladas minimum and a few flour tortillas to scoop up that carne asada. I'll use a fork when I have to, but prefer my Mexican utensil (tortillas) when eating too!
Nice video Arnie! Love the Diners, driveins and dives...Chicano edition. Lol!
Might have to book a flight just to try this place! Looks so yummy!
It is so worth it! Breakfast and then Dinner in the same day, the full experience! Lol
This is definitely the best place in Edinburg to eat. I used to love Taco Ole but it's been years since they gone down hill. Breakfast at Anita's is great too.
I love my enchiladas the way Dave portnoy likes his pizza, cheese only.
Simple and easy with rice and beans and covered in a light brown sauce.
A couple onions and some salsa Verde is the only thing I want on my enchiladas.
that anitas breakfast buffet on the weekends is gooodddd
It's so good and enough to make you skip lunch lol
Being from SA and now living in WTX hearing them ask “red, green, or cheese sauce” we cannot stand!! Thank goodness the wife knows how to cook so we have South TX cooking!
The color of those enchilada plates, particularly the gravy reminds me of my favorite foods since I was a kid. Would absolutely move to another city if it was no longer available where I'm ATM. I could eat this everyday (as long as I watch my salt intake). Love your channel.
If you’re ever in Dallas, check out the carne guisada at Gonzalez Mexican restaurant. Their flour tortillas are as fluffy as pancakes also.
Robbie is fantastic, I love is outlook and philosophy. Very respectable and seems like a cool guy. Erica is a great lady who makes and completes her man.
Gosh I wish I'd been born in Texas instead of Scotland, all of that looked amaizing, right enough my national dish is the heart, lungs and liver of a sheep boiled in it's stomach so I'm keen for a change 😀 Love your channel man, you always bring a smile to my face, take care all🙂
We’ve got it pretty good here. Best BBQ in the country and good ole Tex Mex. Summers might kill you though.
Having visited your fine country and eaten haggis, I can assure you that just about anything you eat in Texas is better than what Scotland can offer in the way of cuisine. The cool thing is that there's a version of Anita's Cafe in every little town in the state. Hope you can visit us someday and enjoy some of the great variety of food we're spoiled with. On the other hand, we can't match the spectacular Scottish scenery and cultural uniqueness you enjoy. I love Scotland! Cheers!
Wow brother, I feel blessed that found your channel. I'm here in Pflugerville Texas with my mouth watering my brother
your plates are mouth watering and i love how you all cook. just like my mama
Food Network needs to get this dude his own show.
They don't deserve him.
I do wish we had one of your restaurants up here in Oregon, that looks so good, may God bless you with all the success and prosperity brought your way!
Oh yeah I can't wait to try Diana's plate! That was my mother's name too! I plan on heading south, to Texas, in December. I'm a lil stuck up here in Montana and having surgery in November. Can't wait to head south for my 4th winter in Texas! H.E.B. and Texas bbq / Tex Mex! Yum! God bless you Arnie! You didn't say but please tell me those beans are made with lard! Bacon grease works good too! Cheers and happy cooking everyone!
Yes, that was the kiss from heaven that Robby was referring to. Thank you
Some incredible looking food at this restaurant. Cheers, Arnie! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️
Oh please make this a series. Would love to see Arnie in various other restaurants across the Valley
Anita's is awesome! Rosita's Cafe in Pharr is excellent as well. Both serve very good food!
Best opening EVER !! Especially Arnies reaction 😂
Hey Arnie, watching this video has made me hungry for some Mexican food. Problem is that it’s late and everyone is closed. I hope to visit Anita’s cafe some day and wish I had you as a friend and neighbor. I love your channel, your recipes and your personality.
When a business has really good food and service, you will always have customers wanting to eat at your establishment. After this video, Anita's Cafe better be ready for a lot more customers. I know the next time I go to The Basilica of Our Lady Of San Juan del Valle I will be eating here at Anita's Cafe. Those enchiladas look delish. 🤤
I appreciate tex mex . But im from far west Texas next to the border. I'm use to the authentic Mexican food. When I tried Tex Mex it was so alien to me. And I learned and understood it after some time trying it.
The Rio Grande Valley is right next to the border too. We eat both authentic Mexican food and Tex-Mex.
@@cdemp4795 I've been there yeah you're right. El Paso Texas not so much Tex-Mex there we have authentic Chihuahua Style, and of course El Paso has its own style, New Mexican style which is right next door to us. But Tex-Mex was something I had to get used to and I appreciate it a whole lot now. I get it I understand its origins. And I enjoy it now
Someone made those delicious things by hand. I feel so loved.
Good people, great food, enjoyed the video ArnieTex,from Edinburgh Indiana 😎🍀👍
That looks totally yummy ❤
Yes THIS is the texmex I know and love, I can tell from looking at it.
They make the best breakfast plates as well ! Ask served with papitas fritas and beans and tortillas
I miss living in South Texas, the food is amazing
and the breakfast tacos...
I love these recipes. Most of these dishes i have eaten but did not know how to make from scratch. Grew up on beans, fried bread and tacos, rolled and folded. Keep up the great show. I know i will be trying most of them. 😊
Thank you for watching! Cheers
Bro hot flour tortillas with butter and salt dipped in salsa is some true South Texan instinct lol. Cheers from Houston amigo
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing the "back stage" talent :)
can't wait to visit this beautiful restaurant
All the food looked so delicious, Mexican food is my favourite food.
When I moved from Lubbock, Texas to Arizona, I discovered I did not know what Mexican food was lol texmex
food and Mexican food vary quite a bit both styles very delicious
My buddies and I used to get a dozen tortillas from Taco Cabana for a dollar. We'd load up on butter and go to town! SO GOOD!
Gotta go there next time we leave Indiana to visit my mom and abuela in Mission, TX. Thanks Arnie!
Robbie and Erica....wow. it's been about 30 years since I've seen you! You both look great! I'll stop by when I'm in El Valle. Mucho cariño!
Man that looks incredible. I wish we had any really good Mexican food here near me in NC. I'd be here every Friday.
I just put Anita's cafe on my places to visit and get my fill of Tex-Mex. Thanks Arnie
Man I miss good food like this...the rice looks wonderful no extra stuff that some others are adding...like peas, I can't stand to see dried up peas in my rice. But dang Arnie, those enchiladas, beans, Carne Guisada....fajita, omg I would be in heaven!!! I'm stuck up here north of Austin...where they claim to have the best food...I still haven't found it!!! This Anita's looks like what I grew up eating...wonderful TexMex, that gravy...Man I gotta get down there soon...5+ hrs drive...might have to plan a Port Isabel trip!!! Thanks for sharing Anitas!!
I'm a sous chef at a fancy casino in Las Vegas. This video was very motivating. Its a pep talk that I really needed ❤
Victoria tx here. Family also has ranch in Rio hondo. Love this restaurant been many times.
Anita’s really has great food, can’t recommend it enough. Wish I could eat at either restaurant more often.
Recommendation. Hernandez, Abilene TX. Great food before work on my uncle's farm. Thank yall at Hernandez and especially Uncle Harvey.
Next trip to Texas I will have to stop there ☺️thanks Arnie !
Thank you for watching!
Arnie, you need to check out La Bodega in Pecos. About 1.2 hours west of Midland. The green enchiladas, flat, with a fried egg is absolutely amazing.
Pecos is my childhood home, I’ll have to try that for sure!
Next time I'm down in the Rio grande valley I got to swing by and try this restaurant out.. everything looks wonderful, I live in West Texas and we are very limited very few restaurants there are some good ones but very few.
Inspiring hard work pays off.
I haven't been to Edinburgh since I was a kid but this food makes me want to roadtrip
Those enchiladas look so good. Im in San Antonio and im always searching for the right enchilada gravy. Theres looks yummy.
South Texas has the best Tex Mex. Period ❤
Those enchiladas looked so good I almost cried! 😂😂❤❤
Looked gross to me, but El Paso has the best Mexican food in the USA unless you go to Mexico, it is a downgrade.
What a wonderful story! Wish I lived closer to you guys.
The food looked wonderful ❤
I’ve seen mentions of Anita’s in my local FB restaurant group. I’ve never had the pleasure of eating there, but I have eaten at Taco Ole. Good food!
those enchiladas look really good similar to some of the best i've eaten in the valley in harlingen, texas at las vegas restaurant; sure would like to know how they make the sauce; do you have a recipe that duplicates these wonderful enchiladas?
That was amazing thank you brother! I would like to see a nopales, beans and egg my fav
I need to do nopales video soon
Hey Arnie everything looked DELICIOUS makes me want to take a food road trip to some of your favorite food spots. Starting from Pasadena Ca. towards Texas maybe a couple of weeks of eating 🤔 Arnie can you put the links to the restaurants and tacos that you visit so it would make it easier for us to find. Keep up the great work you do for your videos and food adventures. Love you Guy in So. Cal.
Sure thing bud I’ll update it all in the description here tongiht thanks for mentioning that
Why can't I live near a place like Anita's? That food looks so good and they seem like such nice people - i'ld be there 3-4 times a week!
The tortilla and butter snack got me curious. I sometimes have some toasted tortillas with a little tajin on em as a snack, lil butter on it too sounds heavenly haha. Love your stuff man been learning so much. Have a good one!
EL Conquistador in Waco Tx is Family Owned and Best Mexican Food around Waco Tx. 2 Locations 1 in Bellmead Tx and 1 in Waco Tx.
One of our most favorite places in Edinburg. And we live in Tres Lagos so we're just down the street 😋
There was this place in Pomona I grew up going to called La Cabana(name reference.) It was the 'Taco Bell' of chips and salsa Mexican food. They had a ground beef enchilada..the "movies".
"Cachanilla Chinese Restaurant"..we lived across the street from Lincoln Park. Haha.
Gawd…I miss Valley enchiladas 🤤🤤🤤
Need a recipe for these enchiladas and the sauce
I need to work on one. I love that the enchilada sauces in the RGV are like this, and not total chile colorado like is also a very popular style of sauce.
I will have to try it next time I am in the valley. Looks amazing.
My heart really belongs to cheese and onion enchiladas!
Looks like some good comfort food there looks delicious I’m from Houston but if I ever head down to the valley I’m definitely stopping by
The Best in Texas! ❤
Puro 956 !
I’m going to eat at these places my man !
Man that looked delicious! The intro is priceless LOL LOL
Lmao, we could not stop laughing
Makes me homesick for the Valley
Ahh man I'm from Az but family from Texas miss those plates . Different flavors from here to there