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Food in Jesus Maria

honda tom - 3-23-2023 at 10:10 AM

On an off road trip next week that will put us in Villia Jesus Maria around lunchtime. I have never tried the taco place at the pemex parking lot. any info on its quality or if its open? Or any other recomendations in Jesus Maria. Looking for a quick bite to keep moving.

thanks

AKgringo - 3-23-2023 at 10:14 AM

I have stopped there for gasoline and food, and look forward to doing it again. Who knows if it will be the same quality and service that I enjoyed the next time I pass through there, but it is worth a try!

honda tom - 3-23-2023 at 10:26 AM

A look on google earth shows 3 there. 2 nice buildings and 1 plywood structure. The Orange building is the location I remember always being there.. El Viejo Cactus

mtgoat666 - 3-23-2023 at 10:39 AM

I like Paulina's that is across the hwy from pemex. Have had good bfast and lunch there.

crowbar - 3-24-2023 at 05:55 AM

The food shop just south of gas station on same side of highway has great tomales.

Howard - 3-24-2023 at 07:43 AM

Quote: Originally posted by crowbar  
The food shop just south of gas station on same side of highway has great tomales.


Agreed.... when they are open!

watizname - 3-24-2023 at 08:10 AM

Oh for the days of the 'Tamale Lady.' She had an old pickup truck with a couple of ice chests and home made tamales, wrapped in tinfoil. ummmm good. Just grabbed a couple of warm tamales and down the road, eating with juices coating your steering wheel. glory days.

Tamales and cheese

AKgringo - 3-24-2023 at 12:41 PM

I bought them from a roadside vendor at the junction of highway one and the dirt road that heads north through San Blas. The tamales were warm and tasty, and the wheel of queso fresco was mild and broke into chunks easily.

I put the cheese in a ziplock bag, and it spent a couple of weeks traveling in my ice chest. I have always preferred a stong, ripe cheese, so it was fun tasting the product as it transformed from mild and crumbly to almost gooey and pungent. In my opinion, the last bite was better than the first!

David K - 3-24-2023 at 12:48 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
I bought them from a roadside vendor at the junction of highway one and the dirt road that heads north through San Blas. The tamales were warm and tasty, and the wheel of queso fresco was mild and broke into chunks easily.

I put the cheese in a ziplock bag, and it spent a couple of weeks traveling in my ice chest. I have always preferred a stong, ripe cheese, so it was fun tasting the product as it transformed from mild and crumbly to almost gooey and pungent. In my opinion, the last bite was better than the first!


You talking about the road going northeast, at Km. 178, before El Triunfo?






AKgringo - 3-24-2023 at 01:14 PM

Yes David, that was it. I was planning on driving that road, and there just happened to be a couple of ladies selling their goods there that day. They were from a ranch in that area, and they made the cheese they were selling.

I think it was goat cheese, but could be wrong. I saw a lot of goats, and cattle on that drive. I saw quite a few hogs as well, but I don't think "hog cheese" is a thing!

4x4abc - 3-24-2023 at 02:31 PM

pretty much all small food places in Baja are from good to divine
once they get bigger and more established, it is a hit and miss
once they have many tables, the majority is bad

recently a friend recommended a place on the Malecon in La Paz - Los Laureles
the beer was good because they did not make it

any cardboard shack in Jesus Maria is better than Los Laureles

TLBaja79 - 3-24-2023 at 02:50 PM

Pauline's across the street from the Pemex is really good, when they are open. Nice place, gravel floors

The place N. of the Pemex Kassandra's is good too, not too clean but its good.

DouglasP - 3-26-2023 at 08:04 AM

Quote: Originally posted by honda tom  
On an off road trip next week that will put us in Villia Jesus Maria around lunchtime. I have never tried the taco place at the pemex parking lot. any info on its quality or if its open? Or any other recomendations in Jesus Maria. Looking for a quick bite to keep moving.

thanks


The one just north of the Pemex. Same side of the road, same parking lot.
Always stop there for gasolina and a torta. Best torta I've found down here.

AKgringo - 3-26-2023 at 08:24 AM

Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP  


The one just north of the Pemex. Same side of the road, same parking lot



That is the place I tried. I honestly don't remember what I ordered, but I remember leaving there very pleased that I stopped in for lunch that day!

Food Villa Jesus

PaulW - 3-26-2023 at 08:29 AM

I see several places. Have and had ok food at Paulina's, Taquerna, and a temporary place in the trees in front of the Pemex



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StuckSucks - 3-26-2023 at 09:39 AM

Always had a good lunch here, friendly people.

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Hook - 3-27-2023 at 05:21 PM

Isnt that the famous Tamale Lady, Carmelita, that used to sell at the Pemex in Jesus Maria? Sold out of a bucket. Can't remember the vehicle.

David K - 3-27-2023 at 06:44 PM

A white van.
There are many photos of it and her posted over the years before she passed away. The family kept it going.