As avocado crops face serious threat, team of scientists trying to save orchards and last updated 2021-01-14 16:17:59-05 Holy guacamole! Mexico City Lounge uses a lot of avocados. âAvocados are like Mexican butter,â manager David Muniz said. âIt goes on everything.â Prior to the pandemic, the third-generation family restaurant went through 14 cases of avocados a week. Now, even during the COVID-19 crisis, the restaurant still uses eight cases of avocados every seven days. âAvocados are key to Mexican food,â Muniz said. While these little green fruits do add flavor, color and texture to dishes, they could be 86âd from Mexico City Loungeâs menu, but not by choice.