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Baja's best ceviche and cocteles

jsl - 3-14-2012 at 06:19 PM

I'm a mariscos lover and have had it all over Mexico but this place makes the best ceviche and cocteles anywhere. Give it a try the next time you're in San Quintin, you'll be glad you did!

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tiotomasbcs - 3-14-2012 at 06:37 PM

Many have posted of the Palapas/Mariscos in SQ. What's the name of your pick and name some favorites?! Just had Campechana at Mi Costa here in Todos Santos. There used to be lots of Coctelerias here for Oysters but most have disappeared. Love Baja. Tio

jsl - 3-14-2012 at 07:01 PM

It's called "El Perico". It's on the left hand side as you enter town. They make killer cocteles too. Man, I'm salivating just thinking about it!!

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woody with a view - 3-14-2012 at 07:23 PM

i'm slow sometimes, but i'm thinking a picture of the shingle they hang out front might be better than a picture of the grub.

oh, and just WHERE does san q begin? see?

not trying to bust your bubble as i'd love to try Perico sometime.

Martyman - 3-14-2012 at 09:18 PM

El Cliente in SQ is a favorite of mine.

El Cliente!!

fixtrauma - 3-15-2012 at 12:38 AM

I am with Martyman....El Cliente in SQ is a must for us every time we drive the Baja.

You can't miss it. On the left side of the road when heading south. You have to duck under the whale skeleton to get in the door.

Just sitting waiting for goodness that is about to come to our table!!

Oh Yeah!! Campechana ordered every time we stop and never have been disappointed!

woody with a view - 3-15-2012 at 03:01 AM

yum!

Phil C - 3-15-2012 at 05:16 AM

I'll second, or third, El Cliente. The smoked clam soup is excelent!

angels4 - 3-15-2012 at 05:29 AM

El Cliente or "La Ballena" as my kids like to call it is our favorite spot too. We've had the best seafood here and the almejas ahumadas (Clams cooked on the grill) are the bomb! :bounce:

CRAZY!!

fixtrauma - 3-15-2012 at 10:18 AM

Okay...........I have completely changed my plans for our next trip to La Paz!! We are going to drive now instead of fly so that we can stop at El Cliente!!

angels4 - 3-15-2012 at 12:40 PM

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Okay...........I have completely changed my plans for our next trip to La Paz!! We are going to drive now instead of fly so that we can stop at El Cliente!!

Good for you! Make sure you send us a picture of La Ballena.

Bajahowodd - 3-15-2012 at 04:11 PM

Maybe it's just me, but....

There's a recent thread here complaining about getting sick after eating in Mama Espinosa's in El Rosario.

So, roadside ceviche???

So, call me a wuss, and perhaps an elitist, but I will always go back for the ceviche in LA Paz at both La Perla and Tailhunter. In Cabo, Villa Serena serves a killer ceviche.

rts551 - 3-16-2012 at 07:09 AM

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Originally posted by jsl
I'm a mariscos lover and have had it all over Mexico but this place makes the best ceviche and cocteles anywhere. Give it a try the next time you're in San Quintin, you'll be glad you did!

Scott:

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hmmm catsup n your marisco's?

Woooosh - 3-16-2012 at 09:49 AM

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hmmm catsup on your marisco's?

I smear mayo on the tostado before adding the ceviche on top. Delicious. I agree about the Catsup- but hope it came with the table, not with the food. My family puts catsup on pizza! What's up with that?
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In Rosarito Beach my current favorite place is "Los Cabos". It's a block or so behind Waldo's east of the Main blvd.

Kalypso - 3-17-2012 at 12:12 PM

Had 2 really good ceviches at Erizo in Tijuana (Sonora, couple blocks off Agua Caliente) a few weeks ago.

jsl - 3-17-2012 at 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by fixtrauma
I am with Martyman....El Cliente in SQ is a must for us every time we drive the Baja.

You can't miss it. On the left side of the road when heading south. You have to duck under the whale skeleton to get in the door.

Just sitting waiting for goodness that is about to come to our table!!

Oh Yeah!! Campechana ordered every time we stop and never have been disappointed!

Cypress - 3-17-2012 at 12:27 PM

jsl, Welcome aboard!

jsl - 3-18-2012 at 08:58 AM

Thanks Cypress

KurtG - 5-7-2012 at 02:38 PM

I've had the Campechana at El Perico twice recently and it is one of the best things I have had anywhere. I'll try El Cliente next trip to compare.

Archie - 5-7-2012 at 07:16 PM

I usually stop at "El sabor de la vida", i love the oysters there, though last time it was closed and went next door to "Popeye". Very good ceviche and tostadas.

Last week comig down from Ensenada, stopped at "El sabor de la vida" to pick up some Almejas ahumadas for my wife and chatting with the Almejero, told me that the owner of the field in the back of the shacks its going to stop working the land and renting them the street front and turn the place into a big macroplaza, their contract finishes in dec/2012.

I asked him why they dont organize themselves and look for a better or similar place, and he told me (literally) that it would be be easier to pack a bag with dogs, cats and rats.

edm1 - 5-7-2012 at 07:32 PM

So where's the storefront photo of El Perico?

KurtG - 5-8-2012 at 09:20 AM

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So where's the storefront photo of El Perico?

Easy to find, it is one or two palapas south of El Cliente.

cessna821 - 5-9-2012 at 12:41 AM

Best ceviche ever is from the Pemex on the Transpen at Mulegé.

Guy is a chef and has a car with cool box and he makes fresh every day - fantastic!!

Russ - 5-9-2012 at 08:23 AM

My new favorite is a place on the water in San Bruno. I call it a c-cktail but I think they call it Campechana. Served in half a styrofoam container without any sauce. You make your own with a ton of stuff on the table. The only thing that is kinda cooked is the octopus and that is only cooked for 3 1/2 minutes. Enough to take the skin off and make it tender. It has be come a ride destination for many quad riders here in Punta Chivato.