At many Mexican restaurants customers seem to have to choose between food that is authentic and food that is made with high quality ingredients, but at Mi Tierra they get both. The food has the "taste of Mexico" with all the rich flavors and varied menu items that would be expected in an authentic restaurant. Missing, though, are the greasy food and cheap ingredients found in some places that seem to offer an "authentic" experience that is too close to some of Mexico's "street food."

The food at Mi Tierra seems more like something that would be prepared at home for the special occasions when care is taken to serve the best food. Time is taken to prepare each order and the best ingredients are used. The small space and limited number of tables in Mi Tierra probably ensures that the kitchen will never have to resort to "mass production" techniques or pre-preparing large batches of food.

Mi Tierra is a family run restaurant that is only open for breakfast, lunch, or a very early dinner. I know a lot of such restaurants exist in El Paso, but I think Mi Tierra limits its hours as much to keep up the quality as to limit the overhead. I can imagine that they might easily run out of certain items, but I do not know this to be the case. I just know that the food served is fresh.

When I found the taste of the food to be a little different from the typical restaurant in El Paso I asked about the origin of the recipes, and found out that the owners come from the Mexican state of Durango. Each state in Mexico seems to have developed its own cuisine, and the one served here is distinct enough from the normal Chihuahua style food that I think customers will find it very interesting. So far I have only tried it for breakfast, but I suspect the lunch menu includes some distinctive cooking styles as well.

Huevos estilo de Mi Tierra with Rajas

A general rule is that west siders have to go downtown for authentic, home cooked Mexican food, but Mi Tierra is one of the exceptions. Judging from the food, I would not be surprised if people travel from other parts of town to Mi Tierra for better than average quality.