1.   And authentic Mexican restaurants are just as rare, she added.

2.   Authentic Mexican restaurants still outnumber -- barely -- U.S.-based chain eateries.

3.   Four buffet tables were piled high with specialties from this authentic Mexican restaurant in Austin, which has the stamp of approval of Mexican cooking diva Diana Kennedy.

4.   If you have eaten in an authentic Mexican restaurant, you have probably eaten Cotija cheese without knowing it.

5.   Tunks and Wharton always had a truly authentic Asian restaurant in mind.

6.   A new addition is an authentic Malay restaurant called The Gulai House which can be reached through a five-minute walk through the jungle.

7.   Downtown, the Gaslamp district offers a spectrum of dining choices from authentic Mexican restaurants with flamenco dancers, such as the Cafe Sevillia, to a Planet Hollywood.

8.   The area has several authentic Mexican restaurants and grocery stores, which also sell pinatas, pottery and other Mexican treasures.