2 Somerville Restaurants Make ‘Underrated Mexican Restaurants’ List

Two Somerville restaurants recently made a list of 10 “underrated Mexican restaurants” in the Boston area.

Tu Y Yo and Cantina La Mexicana made the list, “Your Guide to Boston’s Underrated Mexican Restaurants,” which was on Boston.com’s “The Restaurant Hub” blog.

Here’s what Boston.com’s Kara Baskin had to say about Tu Y Yo:

No enchiladas jacketed in oily cheese, no watery salsa, no mountains of sour cream. Instead, feast on mushroom-stuffed crepes in poblano pepper sauce, frog legs in green mole, and an exceptional stuffed poblano pepper with creamy walnut sauce.

And Cantina La Mexicana:

This place existed before Union Square was cool. It used to be a slightly grungy takeout spot, but now there's a full dining room (where you can guzzle highly potent margaritas). Tamales ($7.95) stuffed with chile rojo and pork or chicken, topped with pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole, are a superb deal.

Tu Y Yo is at 858 Broadway in Powder House Square. Cantina La Mexicana at 247 Washington St. in Somerville.

Do Tu Y Yo and Cantina La Mexicana deserve to be on the list? Let us know in the comments below.

The rest of the list:

• Beantown Taqueria, 245 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
• Taqueria el Amigo, 196 Willow St., Waltham
• Tenoch, 3 Lewis St., Boston
• Dorado Tacos, 401 Harvard St., Brookline
• La Posada, 1312 Mass. Ave., Arlington
• Taqueria Jalisco, 293 Bennington St., East Boston
• Picante, 735 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
• Mi Pueblito, 333 Border St., East Boston

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