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[*] posted on 12-11-2013 at 12:40 PM


This place? Ate a good lunch there in 2009 when this photo was taken.






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[*] posted on 12-11-2013 at 12:48 PM


Thank you Roger, you saved me the time looking for SINAHI photos. This also confirms that Primo converted his 'La Bocana Beach Restaurant' to the 'Sinahi Restaurant'... to match the 'Motel Sinahi' name, which he acquired a few years ago.

Primo had the restaurant for many years but the motel and RV park behind it was someone else's. Whoever the old owner was, Primo kept the name SINAHI the same. Remember in Spanish, the H is silent... so it still sounds like Sinai (SEE-NAH-EE).

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[*] posted on 12-11-2013 at 12:55 PM


This café may ring some bells, too. Along with a great taco lunch, I can recommend the adjacent tire shop. Hope this helps & Good Travels, all.





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[*] posted on 12-11-2013 at 01:44 PM


La Casita has great tortas and homemade French fries.



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[*] posted on 12-11-2013 at 03:34 PM


You and Perry talk about it... I report and you decide! LOL



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[*] posted on 12-11-2013 at 04:20 PM


Sin' ahi or, 'without tuna' :lol:
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[*] posted on 12-11-2013 at 05:07 PM


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This café may ring some bells, too. Along with a great taco lunch, I can recommend the adjacent tire shop. Hope this helps & Good Travels, all.



i recommend Mi Casita, always a great meal
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[*] posted on 12-11-2013 at 06:02 PM


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Sin' ahi or, 'without tuna' :lol:


Originally titled the Bocana Beach Restaurant. Food on par with Mama's, but that doesn't mean much.

We have had breakfast there, and at Mama's, and at Baja's Best.

Not much difference. At the end of the day, I really don't believe there is a restaurant in El Rosario worthy of making an overnight stop just to eat there. Much prefer slogging on to the San Quintin area where there are many better restaurants.
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[*] posted on 12-12-2013 at 01:30 PM


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Sin' ahi or, 'without tuna' :lol:


Originally titled the Bocana Beach Restaurant. Food on par with Mama's, but that doesn't mean much.

We have had breakfast there, and at Mama's, and at Baja's Best.

Not much difference. At the end of the day, I really don't believe there is a restaurant in El Rosario worthy of making an overnight stop just to eat there. Much prefer slogging on to the San Quintin area where there are many better restaurants.


That's exactly how I feel. Jardines or the restaurant at San Quintin Villas. Nicer rooms too. Only an hour between the two.




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[*] posted on 12-12-2013 at 02:29 PM


I remember Mama when she was born. :(



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[*] posted on 12-12-2013 at 03:01 PM


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Sorry to report that of the 3 time I tried the combination plate all three were lousy and some items weren't eatable each time. I now stay in San Quitin.
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there is a much better restaurant east of mamas, north side of the road, across the street from the baseball field (between the llantera and the police station). dont know the name, just look for baseball field and you'll find it :bounce:


I think that is Restaurant Mi Casita. It's an orange building right?


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Perhaps Primo's La Bocana Beach Restaurant... maybe renamed Sinahi Restaurant after his motel/RV Park, next door?


nope


You are absolutely correct Goat, there is no Sinahi RV Park in El Rosario, I have stayed at the Sinai RV Park a couple of times, but that couldn't be the same place. The spelling czar would have pointed that out.:lol::lol::lol:


Will I get an apology, retraction, or non of the above?:?::lol:




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[*] posted on 12-12-2013 at 05:56 PM


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Sin' ahi or, 'without tuna' :lol:


Originally titled the Bocana Beach Restaurant. Food on par with Mama's, but that doesn't mean much.

We have had breakfast there, and at Mama's, and at Baja's Best.

Not much difference. At the end of the day, I really don't believe there is a restaurant in El Rosario worthy of making an overnight stop just to eat there. Much prefer slogging on to the San Quintin area where there are many better restaurants.


That's exactly how I feel. Jardines or the restaurant at San Quintin Villas. Nicer rooms too. Only an hour between the two.


Even less time than that, depending upon the military checkpoint at the top of the hill. And several other good restaurants beyond those you mention. The Old Mill comes to mind.
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[*] posted on 12-12-2013 at 06:49 PM


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[*] posted on 12-12-2013 at 07:08 PM
Then and Now...


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[*] posted on 12-13-2013 at 12:13 AM
El Rosario over 50 years ago!


Thanks to Howard Gulick for his photos (and Lower California Guidebook):

1960 Mama's:



Note gas pump and Union Oil Products sign (before Pemex got there)

1956 'Baja Cactus':



Standard Oil Gasoline Pump... see Mama's place next door, just like today!




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[*] posted on 1-9-2014 at 08:50 PM


Spent the night at the Cactus on Jan.2nd , food was great at Mamas' ,but dinner took over 2 hours because the waitress forgot to place the order (they were not that busy ... but kids on a Friday Night and all ... ) !!

The nice Elderly Lady there was very apologetic (not to mention more than a little peeed at the three kids working tables ...) and treated Candida and I like we were long-lost relatives . Very , very sweet Lady -

I'd stop in again !

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[*] posted on 1-10-2014 at 12:14 PM


This was taken shortly before the road was put in.

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