BajaNomad

Bar or restaurant in Cabo for drinking margs and worm in the bottle:)

bajasuzie - 2-2-2011 at 08:48 PM

Baja&Back - 2-2-2011 at 09:07 PM

You will have to go to a cheap bar, as Tequila manufacturers do not put worms in the bottle - only makers of cheap Mescal.

Maybe try El Squid Roe. They'll do anything for a buck. :lol:

Barbarosa - 2-25-2011 at 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by Baja&Back
You will have to go to a cheap bar, as Tequila manufacturers do not put worms in the bottle - only makers of cheap Mescal.

Maybe try El Squid Roe. They'll do anything for a buck. :lol:


Down there coupla weeks ago. What a disappointment.

I used to *love* the late night party at El Squid. (Don't even bother earlier than 10:30.) Silly, drunken Gringo, slightly raunchy, great fun party.

Boy was I disappointed. They still had a MC up on a scaffold but all he was doing was maybe queuing up the very loud music and then singing along or just lip syncing. Seemed like the youngsters were having a good time but I found it totally boring.

Cabo is decidedly my least favorite place in Baja (I don't count TJ) but I've always enjoyed a late night party there. My wife has always cared less about the place than I. Sed me to her: "I've just lost my last reason to come here (Cabo)" Sez she: Good!

Love Baja; Cabo pretty much sucks.

mcfez - 2-25-2011 at 03:32 PM

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What age bracket of a club are you looking at? I'll make a difference on the answers you'll get.....

Barbarosa - 2-25-2011 at 03:40 PM

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What age bracket of a club are you looking at? I'll make a difference on the answers you'll get.....


True. We had a better time this time at Gigglin Marlin than I've ever had there before. But we were a bunch of well lubricated folks from late 40s to mid 60s. And frankly we brought the party with us. Place was dead before we came in. We attracted summore folks to come in and hang awhile. And the party left with us, too.

Butt my point about El Squid Roe is that it used to be a really good party bar (by my measure) and now I couldn't see that they were distinguished in any way. Just loud music to dance to with no theme or real interaction with the crowd. They had it and broke it AFAIC.

DENNIS - 2-25-2011 at 03:48 PM

El Squid Roe?..............They actually named a place el squid roe?

BillP - 2-25-2011 at 03:58 PM

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El Squid Roe?..............They actually named a place el squid roe?

Here ya go

El Squid Roe

DENNIS - 2-25-2011 at 04:06 PM

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Here ya go



YIPES

Go late after 10 pm to any Mexican club....

mcfez - 2-25-2011 at 04:09 PM

Most Nightclubs in Mexico dont get rolling till around 10pm- 11pm at night...and they keep going till a little before sunrise.


Shots Bar & Grill. Margaritas wont make u disappointed. "Shots" is now on Miguel Hidalgo Street about a block up from Marina Blvd.

Marc - 2-25-2011 at 07:41 PM

Barf:barf::barf::barf:
That's for Cabo, not the worms.

mulegemichael - 2-25-2011 at 08:09 PM

dennis....sorry el squid row is a fixture in cabo and has been for decades...but that's not necessarily good, you see?...it's just that it is, is all...you wouldn't like it, trust me, amigo..

Barbarosa - 2-25-2011 at 09:09 PM

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dennis....sorry el squid row is a fixture in cabo and has been for decades...but that's not necessarily good, you see?...it's just that it is, is all...you wouldn't like it, trust me, amigo..


Shouldda told me.
Or did you think it all along? Not me. Loved that place!

(inquiring minds and all that rot)

DENNIS - 2-26-2011 at 09:11 AM

Actually, there are some fine [so someone says] Mescals. Do a google search....you'll see what I mean.

Here's a bit of Mescal lore:

http://www.tulleeho.com/cb/mezcal/

Trueheart - 2-26-2011 at 05:01 PM

Is Pancho's still up and running?

Bajahowodd - 2-26-2011 at 05:46 PM

Panchos is still going strong. But last I heard, John and Mary Bragg have semi-retired. John was on a mission, and acquired one of the worlds largest tequila troves. Still available to enjoy.

As for Squid Row, and other iconic party places, there are a couple of factors that have combined to change the paradigm. First off, places like Suid Row, and The Giggling Marlin, along with their ilk, were the super powers of partying as far back as 25-30 years ago. Cabo is not what it was back then. Developers have made it a far more upscale destination. Huge amounts of visitors are of the type that would rather dine at Ruth's Chris Steak House than get "faced" at Giggling Marlin or Squid Row.

Secondly, The rowdy joints attracted the "spring break" crowds, that are much less likely to travel down because of the violence that has been reported about Mexico's drug war.

osoflojo - 2-27-2011 at 01:37 PM

I agree with Wodd, if it has to do with Tequila/Mescal go to Panchos.

bajajudy - 2-27-2011 at 01:50 PM

I was just at Pancho's Wed and they are going strong.
They have some of our tequila books for sale if you would prefer to read about it....yea, right!

Cypress - 2-27-2011 at 02:02 PM

Cabo is a party town! You can eat steaks at home.:D

Bajahowodd - 2-27-2011 at 05:01 PM

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Cabo is a party town! You can eat steaks at home.:D


Well said!

castaway$ - 2-28-2011 at 12:13 PM

Worm in the bottle! You need to step up just a bit to at least a low grade tequila, worm in the bottle, really:no:

Barbarosa - 3-1-2011 at 09:18 AM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd

As for Squid Row, and other iconic party places, there are a couple of factors that have combined to change the paradigm. First off, places like Suid Row, and The Giggling Marlin, along with their ilk, were the super powers of partying as far back as 25-30 years ago. Cabo is not what it was back then. Developers have made it a far more upscale destination. Huge amounts of visitors are of the type that would rather dine at Ruth's Chris Steak House than get "faced" at Giggling Marlin or Squid Row.

Secondly, The rowdy joints attracted the "spring break" crowds, that are much less likely to travel down because of the violence that has been reported about Mexico's drug war.


Interesting. And I understand about Giggling Marlin (a holdover) which seems (seemed) less true about El Squid. Stayed more relevant (and waayyyyy more popular).

When we were there recently, what was lacking was definitely not the crowds, it was the party atmosphere created largely by the MC on the scaffold. At this point he adds pretty much nothing. Pretty strange that they so totally lost track of a winning model.