I was watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives and Guy Fieri was in Kansas City, KS. He was at a Mexican restaurant ran by a guy who was born in Vera Cruz, Mexico moved to California and then moved to Kansas.
The chef makes his dish, mentions Mexico about a dozen times and says nothing about Kansas. Okay, whatever I'm rolling my eyes but I'm calm. Then they start interviewing customers and some liberal white dude starts talking about supporting a local chef. Local? Local how? Dude is from a foreign country and is in his second state, how is he a local Kansas City chef?
Maybe I'm picking a linguistic nit here but it really bothered me. To really put an pin in my anger, Guy ends the segment saying come to Kansas for a cultural experience. What culture am I supposed to be experiencing Mexican, American, Kansasian?
Funny enough... Kansas had a fairly popular Kansas specific chain called Playa Azul. Was around for a couple decades.
Turns out they were a cartel front and their employees all got deported.
Reminds me of a chain near where I live, Los Pollos Hermanos. Fried chicken place, but exact same story.
They're a national chain but yeah.
Huh. Glad to hear they were able to stay in businesses after the Gus Fring controversy.
Lmao I only just now got it.
How's the Franch sauce?
Never tried it, I stick to ketchup.