Ah yes, Legacy is the group that now owns all the Antone’s. At least, the family owns none of them anymore according to my source within the family, not sure if Legacy owns all of them. In any event, wouldn’t it be nice is these folks who buy the names can maintain the product to its original standards? Never happens unfortunately.
I heard on Eric Sandler’s (culturemap) podcast today that the owners are expanding the concept, opening a new ninfa’s and some newly named Mama Ninfa’s Tacos y Tortas about town.
I heard another interview with the chef at Original Ninfa’s and he said he doesn’t eat lard, so he took it out of the kitchen at Ninfa’s. No lard in tortillas or beans, vegetable oil replaces it. I swear the interviewer was struck dumb and I was slowly shakng my head in the car. WTH?? He also started cooking fajitas over wood so they now have a wood smoke flavor. He also said they will serve no fried items at the new location uptown. No chips for you, uptown!
When I first met my husband we used to go to the Ninfa’s on Greenville in Dallas. 37 years ago. I was never impressed with anything I ordered there. Even tried the flan one time and I never order dessert. It just wasn’t that great. Nothing there was imo.