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Terco's Pollito restaurant - Santa Rosalia

BajaBlanca - 2-15-2013 at 08:07 PM

Decided to have Valentine's day lunch in Santa Rosalia and it was great ! We went because someone on this board recommended it -on another thread, so thanks !









They have some neat antiques as decoration:






and some really old photos of el boleo / workers:














our food was delicious: quesadillas for me and chicken for Les








the restaurant is a good size and there is inside area with a/c and outside area for smokers






The service was fast, the food good and the Valentine's decorations were appreciated


DianaT - 2-16-2013 at 04:20 PM

Looks like they have a new sign since the last time we were there! We need to go back. We have always had very good meals there. Do they still have the great squid dip?

Lauriboats - 2-16-2013 at 05:10 PM

We had lunch there yesterday and back again today, while waiting for our papers to arrive on the bus from La Paz. Great people and wonderful food, they even used their cell phone a couple of times to call the Notario for us to find out what was going on. The bus was late, but now all is done, good bye Mulege house. Not sure if I should celebrate or if I should cry.

bajajudy - 2-16-2013 at 05:29 PM

Blanca
Seeing those old photos reminded me of the Museo up by the Francis Hotel. Check it out if you havent.

Paula - 2-16-2013 at 05:29 PM

We had lunch there a few years ago, but i don't remember all of hte memorabilia being there then. The food was good, very nice restaurant.

It is interesting that the captions on the pictures are in English. With the figure numbers, they appear to be from a book. So many men who went down in the mines paid a high price for a chance to improve their lives, here and in Butte Montana, another place shaped by the riches underground. I find both towns fascinating, haunted.

bajajudy - 2-16-2013 at 05:33 PM

I forget the figures but thousands died in the mines every month.
For an eye opening site of just how many, go up to the cemetery sometime and see how many graves there are
If you have a full day, Santa Rosalia is a fascinating place to nose around.

Paula - 2-16-2013 at 05:39 PM

Love Santa Rosalia, never seen the cemetery.

Sorry we missed seeing you on Super Bowl Sunday Judy. We never got around to leaving the house.

Pompano - 2-16-2013 at 05:51 PM

I'm glad to hear that cafe is still serving...and still has great food.

Photo from Back in the Day.

Here's my first trip to the place in 1975 in my new El Camino with buddies from Coyote Bay, the Doves, JW Black (hat), and his wife, Lois. Blackjack drove his funky red Grasshopper, parked in front


absinvestor - 2-16-2013 at 08:46 PM

We also enjoy that restaurant but this Valentines Day we decided to dine close to home. The TBone at Los Equipales in Mulege was huge and tender.

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absinvestor - 2-16-2013 at 08:50 PM

Pompano- your photo library is incredible. The way you are able to come up with a picture from years ago to match one that was just taken from a fellow nomad is truely amazing!!!Even if I had a similar picture it would take a lifetime to find it!!! Thanks for the memories.

chuckie - 2-17-2013 at 04:00 AM

Thousands died every month? That would be a minimum of 120,000 per year? I doubt there were ever that mony people in Santa Rosalia in its history?

BajaBlanca - 2-17-2013 at 08:10 AM

Pompano - that is really a great photo - you might want to print it up so they can put it on their wall. Interesting that the awning in your photo is really LOW. I wonder if Mexicans were that much shorter then ? very cool photo.

Diana - we loved the dip and had no idea what it was ... oh my gosh ...really delicious.

I definitely want to see the cemetary - what stories it must hold that will never be shared. I have seen it from afar but never thought to go and take a closer look at it.

I have gone to the museum, years ago, and I think those items are actually from the museum because what used to be the museum is now offices and I could not see anything on display thru the windows.

Not only that - the building which housed the M. Gandhi library is being redone across the street - not sure if it will be rebuilt or destroyed. Maybe someone can shed a light.

lauri .... wow .... the passing of an era for you guys .... I am sure the rainbow holds beautiful future fun :))))

[Edited on 2-18-2013 by BajaBlanca]

bajajudy - 2-17-2013 at 08:35 AM

I stand corrected:
El Boleo employed Mexican workers and reached a prosperous height that attracted manual laborers from many regions. However, El Boleo exploited the workers, creating a labor system equivalent to slavery. From 1901 to 1903, 1,400 workers died, many the victims of silicosis and frequent accidents. As El Boleo prospered, well-concealed violations of contract exploited the underpaid workers. Labor strikes by the workers were repressed by force.

Still a lot of dead people

durrelllrobert - 2-17-2013 at 12:13 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Paula
We had lunch there a few years ago, but i don't remember all of hte memorabilia being there then. The food was good, very nice restaurant.

It is interesting that the captions on the pictures are in English. With the figure numbers, they appear to be from a book. So many men who went down in the mines paid a high price for a chance to improve their lives, here and in Butte Montana, another place shaped by the riches underground. I find both towns fascinating, haunted.

I grew up in Butte long before they went to open pit mine. Lived a block away from the Orphan Girl mine wich was the largest copper mine in the world at that time. Why do you say it is haunted?

bajacalifornian - 2-17-2013 at 02:56 PM

Thanks, BajaBlanca

Paula - 2-18-2013 at 06:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by durrelllrobertquote]Originally posted by Paula
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I grew up in Butte long before they went to open pit mine. Lived a block away from the Orphan Girl mine wich was the largest copper mine in the world at that time. Why do you say it is haunted?



I grew up in gritty Chicago, my father was a wobbly (sp?) journalist sort of guy. When I moved to Kalispell as an adult the only grit to be found anywhere close by was in Butte. Something about the old brick row houses and shanties on the hill. You could just sense the hardy souls who lived in them when they were new and full of promise. A lot of the promises never came true, and the sadness still hangs there I think. Also the salt of the earth liveliness. It is a favorite place to me-- haunted in a good way.

Edit: Bit of a hijack here, sorry Blanca. Terco's is a favorite place too;D

[Edited on 2-19-2013 by Paula]

BajaBlanca - 2-18-2013 at 08:28 PM

Paula ...I love hijacks cause it makes for a conversation.

motoged - 2-18-2013 at 09:49 PM

Yes, they have great chicken....but those barefoot slave miners sure look tough:o

watizname - 2-19-2013 at 09:18 AM

Their boigers aint bad either.;)

Howard - 2-19-2013 at 09:25 AM

Is it located on the main highway and if so, whre is it?

DianaT - 2-19-2013 at 09:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Howard
Is it located on the main highway and if so, whre is it?


No, it in on the main street in town not too far from the main highway, on the north side of the street.

captain4tuna - 2-19-2013 at 10:15 AM

Have eaten there a couple of times.....Really good and in the summer at 110 degrees, the AC is a treat.......Marie

BajaBlanca - 2-19-2013 at 12:30 PM

Howard - as you enter Santa Rosalia, there is a park with a building that is undergoing reconstruction on the left. Park because the restaurant is on your right. As you walk, it is past the school and if you walk by photo shop, you've gone too far.