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New Restaurant in San Ignacio!

Bajame - 9-26-2012 at 05:15 PM

Gary and Teri's daughter Toni will be opening a new restaurant in San Ignacio this fall. Were so happy here to hear about it! They plan to have a nice patio and bar and it is located on the same street as the hardware store. They are working on it now. She is a great cook like her mother and she has some wonderful ideas for the menu. :bounce:

David K - 9-26-2012 at 05:31 PM

Sounds great... for those of us who don't live there... please describe how to find it (or that hardware store) from Hwy. 1. :light:

redmesa - 9-26-2012 at 05:56 PM

We'll be there, for sure!

shari - 9-26-2012 at 05:58 PM

most excellent news

Bob H - 9-26-2012 at 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by Bajame
Gary and Teri's daughter Toni will be opening a new restaurant in San Ignacio this fall. Were so happy here to hear about it! They plan to have a nice patio and bar and it is located on the same street as the hardware store. They are working on it now. She is a great cook like her mother and she has some wonderful ideas for the menu. :bounce:


Sound great! What will be the name of this place?

tripledigitken - 9-27-2012 at 07:17 AM

Great news. Always stop in SI coming or going. Will stop in for a meal next time down.

ElCap - 9-27-2012 at 07:31 AM

The hardware store is Castros, the street is just one block east of the plaza, and just about kitty-corner from Juanita's Casa Leree.

BajaBlanca - 9-27-2012 at 08:02 AM

this should be really fun ! excellent food in a town that really needs a great restaurant. I am also curious as to the name ?

congrats to the new business owner !

Bajame - 9-27-2012 at 08:22 AM

The Name will be (Tootsies) named after Toni's Grandma.

Bajame - 9-28-2012 at 08:55 AM

Couldn't believe how big the back patio is! And even the inside! This is what we have been waiting for! Not a lot of parking in the front but the plaza is only one street over. They should be able to start painting next week and the garden will be an on going thing. Toni has a great personality so she will be such a draw for the travelers to come back and visit. Were getting cuttings of our plants to donate for the garden and offering what help we can. You can stop by and see the progress in your comings and goings.

David K - 9-28-2012 at 09:07 AM

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Originally posted by ElCap
The hardware store is Castros, the street is just one block east of the plaza, and just about kitty-corner from Juanita's Casa Leree.



Okay, so one drives to the mission from Hwy. 1, and turns left at the plaza at the mission and then go one block past the plaza?
I presume you then take a left to get close to the back side of Casa Leree?

Let's help out the new place and make finding it easy!
I can do a Google Earth once I know where it is.:light:

DianaT - 9-28-2012 at 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by Bajame
Couldn't believe how big the back patio is! And even the inside! This is what we have been waiting for! Not a lot of parking in the front but the plaza is only one street over. They should be able to start painting next week and the garden will be an on going thing. Toni has a great personality so she will be such a draw for the travelers to come back and visit. Were getting cuttings of our plants to donate for the garden and offering what help we can. You can stop by and see the progress in your comings and goings.


Fantastic news. San Ignacio is one of our very favorite places and a good restaurant is badly needed. With the Casa Leree reference, it should be really easy to find in that small town.

Thanks and hope to see you there on our next visit.

Diana

shari - 9-28-2012 at 12:20 PM

Lucky Terry to have her daughter there too....it's so neat to have the family together. I too will bring some cuttings when we go to eat there....cant wait! It's going to be fantastic.

bajajudy - 9-28-2012 at 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Quote:
Originally posted by ElCap
The hardware store is Castros, the street is just one block east of the plaza, and just about kitty-corner from Juanita's Casa Leree.



Okay, so one drives to the mission from Hwy. 1, and turns left at the plaza at the mission and then go one block past the plaza?
I presume you then take a left to get close to the back side of Casa Leree?

Let's help out the new place and make finding it easy!
I can do a Google Earth once I know where it is.:light:


I THINK that you go into town the mission when you reach the plaza, take an immediate left, then take the next left, then take the next left and it will be in that block. Am I close Bajame?

[Edited on 9-28-2012 by bajajudy]

Bajame - 9-29-2012 at 08:11 AM

Right on Bajajudy!

LaTijereta - 2-25-2013 at 03:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bajame
The Name will be (Tootsies) named after Toni's Grandma.


Has anyone had a chance to try this place out?
Should be doing good with whale season going on...:yes:

David K - 2-25-2013 at 03:39 PM

Waiting for photos, too!:light:

DavidE - 2-25-2013 at 04:58 PM

Help out an old geezer here. The "circulación" around the zocalo used to be solo un sentido, one-way. Counter-clockwise. So driving in, drive PAST the zocalo one street then make that left?

bajajudy - 2-25-2013 at 05:19 PM

So driving in, drive PAST the zocalo one street then make that left?

No you basically go around the zocolo(dont know about the one way either so maybe you can just take a left at the stop sign before the mission). So take that left, then the next one, then in front of Casa Leree you take another one and it is down on your right. You can see it coming into town if you look up the street to your left before the mission.
Hope that helps

Udo - 2-25-2013 at 05:21 PM

You are right, DK.
Turn left at the Mission, left at the first corner of the plaza. About 100 feet later there is the blue building on the right, Casa De Leree. The moment you turn left there, find a place to park because parking is tight in that block.
The restaurant "TOOTSIES" is on the right. Lots of lights and seems like a lot of action there. Lots of Canadians and Americans.
I was going to post some photos from 6 weeks ago but Photobucket is on maintenance mode.
I'll edit the post later and add the photos.

They can seat about 25 inside and another 40 in the back patio.
Desserts are fabulous!
Their drinks have "designer" ice cubes.
Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Quote:
Originally posted by ElCap
The hardware store is Castros, the street is just one block east of the plaza, and just about kitty-corner from Juanita's Casa Leree.



Okay, so one drives to the mission from Hwy. 1, and turns left at the plaza at the mission and then go one block past the plaza?
I presume you then take a left to get close to the back side of Casa Leree?

Let's help out the new place and make finding it easy!
I can do a Google Earth once I know where it is.:light:

BajaBlanca - 2-26-2013 at 11:22 AM

This is right awesome!

you're very close when you get here

tripledigitken - 2-26-2013 at 12:13 PM

DianaT - 2-26-2013 at 01:00 PM

Downtown San Ignacio is so very SMALL that it is difficult to imagine anyone having a problem finding the new Restaurant, especially since it is near Casa Leree and is still there.

Best GPS if you don't see it, ask anyone as everyone there knows where everything is located.

Ken, nice picture of Casa Leree.

DavidE - 2-26-2013 at 01:35 PM

The WHERE, the PARKING, and the DISTANCE, has a profound effect on folks that cannot walk a long distance. Years ago I would have parked at the El Candíl RV park and walk into town. Now, things don't work too good anymore.

Thanks for the explicit directions.

Paula - 2-27-2013 at 08:25 PM

Sure hope they are open for dinner on Sunday! Six from Loreto plan to be there.