Once you discover the unique cuisine of the Texas Coastal Bend, you will agree that there's a lot of "good eats" in South Texas. You can start by eating fresh seafood from the Gulf of Mexico -- grilled, broiled, or fried Mahi Mahi, red snapper, trout, tuna, shark, shrimp, oysters, crab and more. Or opt for a fabulous regional dish of great Mexican food including enchiladas, tacos, burritos, chille rellenos, fajitas, fresh ceviche and more.   Regardless your taste, the Coastal Bend area provides it all, from international foods and smart delicatessen specialties to food with a Mediterranean or European flair. Or settle in to one of the great Texas roadhouse diners, specialty taqueria cafe's featuring the food of Mexico, or one of hundreds of unique bistros and eateries designed to provide you with the best restaurant foods available across the region.  Explore the many foods of the Valley below...                 What's In A Taco? Tacos are a traditional Mexican food favorite. But the way they are made - and more importantly, who makes them - determines what they will look like and how they taste. Tacos can include primary ingredients like chicken, beef, skirt steak or even seafood. They can be made with corn or flour tortillas, and each provides a different taste! Our advice: Try more than one kind of tacos at more than one restaurants and get ready for a taste explosion that will keep you coming back for more!                SHRIMP? There's More Than One Kind! Oh yes - while a rose may be a rose may be a rose, shrimp is an entirely different subject! To begin with, there are varying types of shrimp. There is farm-raised, fresh gulf shrimp, cold water shrimp and so on. Then there is fresh shrimp, frozen shrimp, flash-frozen shrimp and more. On the Texas coast, the most common shrimp used in restaurants is the best shrimp - tasty and delectible and fresh from the Gulf of Mexico. Try it fried, satueed, boiled, grilled, stufffed, or some other wonderful way. But Try It!                  The Right Margarita! Like so many great things in this world,  there's a great deal of difference between the types of margaritas you can find in the Rio Grande Valley. We all have our favorite styles, but the best margaritas are only as good as the ingredients you use to go in them. There's the Top Shelf margarita - which usually includes a flavored liquer - and the standard bar margarite - usually made with bar tequila. You can order them frozen or on the rocks, during dining or after. Experiment with the various margaritas availale at restaurants and bars all aross the Valley and discover a good margarita can make or break your Valley visit!