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One of the few Arizona-style Mexican restaurants outside the state of Arizona, Salina's owes its culinary heritage (twelve years and running) to co-owner and Copper State native Stephanie Serrano. Az-Mex means tasty south-of-the-border staples like tacos, tostadas and burritos, whipped up with fresh vegetables and savory pulled meats. Salina's also makes a mean (and rarely seen, at least in these parts) fish taco and a hearty, marinara-like salsa that'll keep you obsessively munching on tortilla chips until the food arrives. In short: This is one of the best Mexican restaurants in the St. Louis area.
Certainly one of the greatest ideas in culinary history, the fish taco is nevertheless a tricky one to pull off. So it's not surprising that the dish, which enjoys huge popularity on the West Coast, doesn't appear all that often on St. Louis menus. Time was the best fish taco in town was the one created at the legendary but now defunct Flaco's Tacos on Lindell. Nowadays we reserve our superlative-lavishing for Salina's, way out in Chesterfield. There, lightly battered cod fillets are gently... More »
Two things separate a good Mexican restaurant from a great one: the frijoles and the tortillas. A great Mexican restaurant has refried beans that are smooth and flavorful, with just a hint of cheese. The tortillas are always homemade and warm. Salina's has both. It also has the ever-so-hard-to-find chili Colorado, a delicious entrée of steak cut into bite-size pieces and smothered in red-pepper sauce. Forget the fork; just scoop the meat into the tortilla. The small restaurant,... More »
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