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David K
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If you want an overly-strong margarita, you will want to include those made at El Palomar Bar in Santo Tomás and Mike's Sky Rancho!
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What? Fake News! There is no such thing as
"an overly-strong margarita" ! Ban that writer!
El Palomar Bar? Is that in the building at the petrol station or where in that small town?
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thebajarunner
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There is no "there" in Santo Tomas
Quote: Originally posted by TedZark  | What? Fake News! There is no such thing as
"an overly-strong margarita" ! Ban that writer!
El Palomar Bar? Is that in the building at the petrol station or where in that small town? |
Last year when we drove through the El Palomar is the town
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by TedZark | What? Fake News! There is no such thing as
"an overly-strong margarita" ! Ban that writer!
El Palomar Bar? Is that in the building at the petrol station or where in that small town? |
Yes, in the restaurant is where you find the bar. Km. 50, same building as the curio store.
When a margarita is almost pure tequila, it shouldn't be called a margarita... just a giant shot with lime and salt! Roy, The Squarecircle, raved
about it and it is he who took Elizabeth and me there in 2007.
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IMHO, the El Palomar bar margs are not made with good quality alcohol.
The best margs I've had in Baja were served at the Costa del Sol (Bay of LA). Veronica serves up a quality marg. Even Herman Hill agreed with that
statement!!
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DanO
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La Fonda in La Mision deserves credit for some good margs (Matteo can confirm). Only problem is that you have to get back out on the highway
afterwards. I have some friends who'd stop there on their way to my place, and they'd walk in my door yelling "comin' in hot!" 
[Edited on 7-6-2020 by DanO]
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motoged
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| Quote: Originally posted by KasloKid | ....
The best margs I've had in Baja were served at the Costa del Sol (Bay of LA). Veronica serves up a quality marg. Even Herman Hill agreed with that
statement!! |
Costa del Sol uses a commercial lime mix for their margs ( or did over 20 years of staying there) ....
Never saw a real lime used except for garnish.
One 6-week Baja ride required a local marg happy hour tour of each town.... THE winner was in Mulege at the small restaurant/hotel down the street
from La Hacienda ... the La Casitas.
Simple but proven:
- Juice of 3 small limes
- Shot of tequila with equal shot of Controy (size of shot is your
discretion...real Cointreau or Grand Marnier if you prefer)
- shot of sugar water (bar recipe .... or a bit of Squirt/Fresca....but
not too much....some folks use more Controy for sweetness)
- amount of ice shouldn't be too much....
Tested and approved by TMW and SquareCircle in Bahia Asuncion with no complaints (that I heard).
Don't believe everything you think....
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Running a bar isn't as easy as it looks... we paid our dues, trust me on that!!
We knew it was time to get out of the business when we sold 
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by KasloKid |
Running a bar isn't as easy as it looks... we paid our dues, trust me on that!!
We knew it was time to get out of the business when we sold
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Watched plenty of John Taffer doing Bar Rescues to see that!
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Some times just the lack of an "n" can make the difference between owing the bar, and owning the bar!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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| Quote: Originally posted by motoged | | Quote: Originally posted by KasloKid | ....
The best margs I've had in Baja were served at the Costa del Sol (Bay of LA). Veronica serves up a quality marg. Even Herman Hill agreed with that
statement!! |
Costa del Sol uses a commercial lime mix for their margs ( or did over 20 years of staying there) ....
Never saw a real lime used except for garnish.
One 6-week Baja ride required a local marg happy hour tour of each town.... THE winner was in Mulege at the small restaurant/hotel down the street
from La Hacienda ... the La Casitas. |
Ged,
Way back in the day, 1970's and 80's, Las Casitas was owned by a great lady named Cuca Woodworth. A native Mulegena whose family, the Gorosaves, were
the long time owners of the place. The house drink back then was the Mangorita, a wonderful and refreshing and quite potent concoction that I
sometimes enjoyed to excess. Fortunately my house, which I rented from Cuca's brother Alan Gorosave, was only about 50 yards away on the street
behind the Las Casitas. Good times. At The Hacienda Alfonso Cuesta made a VERY good Margarita.
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| Quote: Originally posted by DanO | La Fonda in La Mision deserves credit for some good margs (Matteo can confirm). Only problem is that you have to get back out on the highway
afterwards. I have some friends who'd stop there on their way to my place, and they'd walk in my door yelling "comin' in hot!"
[Edited on 7-6-2020 by DanO] |
If I had a nickle for every La Fonda margarita I have enjoyed...........the food was sometimes hit or miss over the decades but the bartenders were
always spectacular. 
My very first margarita was at Medio Camino when I was 16. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was hooked from the start.
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KasloKid
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Oops..... sorry for the misspell.
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motoged
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| Quote: Originally posted by KurtG |
Ged,
Way back in the day, 1970's and 80's, Las Casitas was owned by a great lady named Cuca Woodworth. A native Mulegena whose family, the Gorosaves, were
the long time owners of the place. The house drink back then was the Mangorita, a wonderful and refreshing and quite potent concoction that I
sometimes enjoyed to excess. Fortunately my house, which I rented from Cuca's brother Alan Gorosave, was only about 50 yards away on the street
behind the Las Casitas. Good times. At The Hacienda Alfonso Cuesta made a VERY good Margarita. |
Kurt,
My first time in Mulege was 1999.....Hacienda had a pig roast event for cave painting aficionados and scholars...
I love Mulege....favourite Baja town
[Edited on 7-7-2020 by motoged]
Don't believe everything you think....
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | San Quintín.
It has been called these names:
Hotel El Presidente, opened in 1974 just after the Transpeninsular Highway did.
La Pinta
Desert Inn
Misión Santa María
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Was the Desert Inn in Loreto part of the El Presidente chain?
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yes
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David K
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Thanks Matt!
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Stayed at El Presidenté in 1987. Was nice place but very quiet. When we started heading to Baja again in 2003, we would stay the night at Cielito
Lindo. Rusty water showers and strongest margueritas ever. Good food if I remember. Once Baja Cactus opened it was out go-to stop-over.
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