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after 20 years    • 6  My family is from Tuscon way back in the
day. My mothers family moved there in the 50's, my dad in the
70's, and my brother and I were both born there. So we know
Tucson. Now, however, we are going back to visit my grandmother
and staying at the Omni National Resort, and its in a part of
town that wasn't town when we lived there! Casa Adobes / Oro
Valley / Marana area.  I need help! We are now a pretty urban
crew, my parents live in Europe, I live in DC, and my brother,
well he is in Phoenix but you can't win them all. We do love our
crappy greasy Mexican food (Molinas is a family favorite and I
see there is El Molinito near to the hotel), but I would also
love to introduce them all to the newer, fresher, style of
Mexican cuisine. We used to love going to Pinnacle Peak or El
Corral for steak -- are there any old style steakhouses that way
or are they all chain / upscale?  I also have a 4 month old
daughter, so nothing too f