THANK YOU.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, YOU
CAN E-MAIL IT.
WHAT STARTED AS A SNACK
MADE DOWN IN THE BORDER OF
TEXAS AND MEXICO HAS TURNED
INTO AN AMERICAN FAVORITE.
NACHOS COME IN ALL FLAVORS
AND SIZES , BUT ONLY ONE IS THE
BEST.
Reporter: THEY'RE ONLY AS
GOOD AS THE TORTILLA CHIPS YOU
BUILD THEM WITH.
THAT'S THE SECRET TO THE BEST
NACHOS IN MINNESOTA AT GRACE'S.
BEST MEXICAN FOOD BECAUSE
THIS IS THE PAPER.
TRUE?
YES, I THINK SO.
Reporter: YOU MAY BE
SURPRISED TO SEE IT HERE IN
MINNESOTA, BUT THE FLAVOR OF
THE SOUTH HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO
THE NORTH.
WE HAVE A JUDGE IN TOWN WHO
HAS OUR SHREDDED BEEF WITH
GRAVY ON IT, AND HE CALLS IT
THE NORWEGIAN BURRITO.
Reporter: GRACE OPENED HER
DOORS JUST AFTER MOVING HERE
FROM TEXAS WITH HER TWO YOUNG
DAUGHTERS, CINDY AND SANDY.
I WAS 31 YEARS OLD WHEN I
FIRST STARTED THE RESTAURANT,
AND I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.
Reporter: AFTER BEING DENIED
A LOAN FROM A BANK BECAUSE SHE
WASN'T CONSIDERED HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD AS A SINGLE MOTHER,
HER OWN FAMILY LOANED HER $90
TO MAKE HER DREAMS COME TRUE.
THAT'S MY SISTER, IRMA, AND
MY MOM.
Reporter: SHE SAYS IT WAS HER
MOTHER WHO BELIEVED IN HER
MOST.
I COOKED THE SAME RECIPES
THAT MY MOM TAUGHT ME.
MY MOM WAS MY EVERYTHING.
THIS IS REALLY HER.
I'VE GOT A TACO CHILLY BUR
ROY -- CHILEBURRITO.
Reporter: THAT IS HOW THE
FAMOUS CINDY NACHOS WERE BORN.
I'D WANT NACHOS, BUT WOULD
WANT HAMBURGER, AND EVERYBODY
THEN WOULD WANT NACHOS LIKE
CINDY HAS.
THOSE ARE FANTASTIC.
Reporter: THE DIFFERENCE IS
IN THE TORTILLA.
OURS ARE NOT LIKE OTHERS.
THEY'RE NOT SKINNY.
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE A BISCUIT.
Reporter: HANDMADE WITH NOW,
NOT CORN, AND THEY ARE
DELICIOUS.
THEY'RE JUST SO GOOD JUST
LIKE THAT.
ALL OF THE RECIPES ARE MY
MOTHER'S, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT
OF THIS AND A LITTLE BIT OF
THAT.
WE GO BY FEEL.
I LEARNED FROM MY MOM.
IF YOU REALLY WANT SOMETHING,
YOU DON'T GIVE UP.
YOU DON'T GIVE UP AT ANYTHING.
THIS IS GRACE'S, AND WE'VE
GOT THE BEST NACHOS IN
MINNESOTA.
THEY'RE OPEN ONLY WEDNESDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY, SO BE SURE TO
VISIT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR
HOURS BEFORE YOU MAKE THE TRIP.
A COUPLE OTHER FAVORITES, NACHO
MAMAS.
WE'VE GOT TO GO NOW.
IT WAS SO GOOD.
THE STORY IS GREAT.
YOU WANT HER TO SUCCEED.
IT'S FANTASTIC.
THEY JUST GIGGLE AND LAUGH
AND SMILE, AND IT'S INFECTIOUS.
ELEVEN LITTLE TABLES IN THIS
RESTAURANT, AND IT'S AWESOME.
NOW THAT SCHOOL IS BACK IN
SESSION, NEXT WEEK WE'RE
LOOKING FOR THE BEST HIGH
SCHOOL COLOR GUARD.
TWEET ME YOUR PICK AND E-MAIL
IT AT WCCO.COM.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A
FOOD TRIP.