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BajaNuts
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I gotta throw out a wild herring here...........(not LITERALLY>>>>
a little place outside of La Paz in the El Comitan neighborhood...
Attilio's Touristico Villaggio~
http://villagelapaz.com/indexin.html
awesome cabrito! but it's not on the menu every day. And other entrees... wonderful ambiance in the open air kitchen. Limited menu, gracious, fresh,
limited selections but good wines......[Hmmm more about that later  ]
Folks will email to Attilio asking when cabrito is on the menu so they can come for dinner.
True story-
our first dinner in La Paz was at Attilio's.
We were fried from travel and didn't have a good grasp of the language. Attilio presented a baking pan with meat, potatoes and sauce that looked
scrumptious! and it was scrumptious!...
only after a little bit of "pantomime" did we understand that it was GOAT.... not the "sheep" we had suspected that we were enjoying...
http://villagelapaz.com/indexin.html
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Junior's Taco Cart in San Vicente---kitty corner from the big gas station...we always stop there, best tacos around! (As I was typing
"kitty-corner" I wondered if that was the correct spelling--so I wikied it since "kitty" doesn't seem to make an sense in reference to "corner".
Well, "Kitty-corner" is correct but older spellings are "cater-corner" and the original usage came from the french "quatre" for square......always
amazes me how languages morph over time)
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On the Tecate-Ensenada Road about 8 miles from the Ensenada Road on the left side of the Hwy at this small village there is a Great Resturant that
serves excellent Food plus all kinds of Pies. You can buy the Pies for Take out also. Sorry I forgot the name.
Loreto-- El Nido or what is now called "Domingos". Serves Sonora Beef.
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My favorite restaurant in Cabo San Lucas is Edith's. A little pricey and cater's to the tourist trade but the food is way above top notch. My favorite
is Pescado Veracruz. Grilled Dorado in a tomatoe and vegetable based sauce that is to die for. Steaks grilled over open mesquite fire are delicious
also.
Baja Cantina is good if you are on the marina, but the Tanga Tanga has some of the best fish tacos for a little street side bar that are fantastic.
Course it helps if you've had a bucket or two of beers to go with them.
And Mexitron, regarding "Cater-corner" being called kitty corner it's an morphed usage of what it really sounded like in English. Not being able to
get the word "quatre" out most people called it cate-corner dropping the R and emphasing the E. Thus from "Catee-corner" came "Kitty-corner"....
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DENNIS
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Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
On the Tecate-Ensenada Road about 8 miles from the Ensenada Road on the left side of the Hwy at this small village there is a Great Resturant that
serves excellent Food plus all kinds of Pies. You can buy the Pies for Take out also. Sorry I forgot the name.
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I forget the name too but, it's in San Antonio de Las Minas, across and south of Mustafa's.
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Bajahowodd
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Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
Anybody had fajitas at the old Bol Corona or a steak dinner at the old Cafe la Especial? |
The thing about fajitas is that it was first documented being served in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and is really not Mexican.
I've got two other faves. In Cabo, Mocambo puts out really dynamite seafood. Overlook the fact that it has the ambience of a barn with fluorescent
lighting. And in Cabo, and La Paz, just love Carnitas Los Michoacanos. By 'em by the kilo. when last I was there, I seem to recall that they had 50%
off on Tuesdays.
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In La Paz many years ago my favorite was Bismark !! where I could get Turtle soup. For the past 10 years I have liked the Bismark !! Stand located
about 4 blocks East of Sept. 15th. They serve some great Seafood c-cktails.
Also like the Chinses Cafe above the Lattee place a block South of the Malacon.
Also in La Paz when you are coming into town and just as you pass the CCC on the right the first Street is Jalisco's. There is a stand right in fron
of the little hardware store that has Fish Tacos out of this World.
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bajabass
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I thought it was Mogambo, but it is excellent.
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There's a link to their menu on this page. Some items are a little pricey, but it is a tourist area, although they are not strictly located where the
tourists hang, and their clientele is more locals than tourists.
http://www.loscabosguide.com/dining/mocambo.htm
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Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
On the Tecate-Ensenada Road about 8 miles from the Ensenada Road on the left side of the Hwy at this small village there is a Great Resturant that
serves excellent Food plus all kinds of Pies. You can buy the Pies for Take out also. Sorry I forgot the name.
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I forget the name too but, it's in San Antonio de Las Minas, across and south of Mustafa's. |
I think it is called the Corre Camino Cafe. Roadrunner in spanish
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JESSE
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Does anybody remember Pedrin's in Rosarito?
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Yeah.. La Flor de Michoacan has been a favorite for many years.
But for special nights we like Bistro Le Cousteau in Rosarito. The food is awesome, good presentation, price and consistancy. The nightly specials
are always the best and save room for dessert. Profiteroles !!! (I may have spelled that wrong but they are really good)
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Knuckles, I Second Your Recs
For Flor de Michoacan and Le Cousteau in Rosarito.
They are both long standing, established restaurants (in the case of Flor de Michoacon, since 1952), with very good food.
Flor de Michoacan is very reasonably priced, very much a place patronized by locals.
Le Cousteau aims for a more upscale Mediterranean style, but it is very reasonably priced when quality vs. price is the subject. We had an abalone
appetizer there that was amazing.
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Palanque Birria in Constitution.
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Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
Does anybody remember Pedrin's in Rosarito? |
Wasn't there a Pedrin's in Tijuana across from the Jai Alai Palace? It was a decent Seafood restaurant. I don't remember one in Rosarito though.
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I think you mean Leonardo's...they did a major facelift a few months ago. Now it's "Meson Leonardo's".
Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
On the Tecate-Ensenada Road about 8 miles from the Ensenada Road on the left side of the Hwy at this small village there is a Great Resturant that
serves excellent Food plus all kinds of Pies. You can buy the Pies for Take out also. Sorry I forgot the name.
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I forget the name too but, it's in San Antonio de Las Minas, across and south of Mustafa's. |
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DENNIS
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Quote: | Originally posted by Oggie
I think it is called the Corre Camino Cafe. Roadrunner in spanish |
That sounds familiar. Kathleen says it changed to Meson Leonardos?
It's really getting yuppy out there.
The place has/had a reputation for great apple pies but, I always thought they were over rated 'cause the apple was cut into real small pieces. They
may have been canned.
Anyway, I'll stop next time through. Maybe I should bring a tie.
What? Oh yeah...I don't have one.
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Keri
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Dennis forget the apple pie
Try the pear cheesecake, yummy k Airmech, Medio Camino is also called the
halfway house it is between Rosarito and La Mision.k
[Edited on 11-6-2009 by Keri]
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Tres Virgennes is still my favorite for that perfect meal. I go every chance I get and have yet to be disappointed. (I do miss the Tournedos with
the Jalapeno sauce on the menu) Keep up the great work Jesse.
That said. There are several places where I have had memorable meals in Baja, each for vastly differing reasons.
Marina Azul at Costa Baja - close but still not Tres V
Carne Asada Torta at stand across from Club/Bar Miramar in San Felipe
Shrimp omelets at George's in SF
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Hi Jesse , Great idea for a thread. I stopped in G. Negro last week, for a night. Stayed at Carocoles- it was OK but a little expensive and many
comings and goings thru out the night. Cowboy's rooms/stay is nicer but was already full at 3 pm. Ate at Santo Remedio restaurante. It was very
good. I had what was recommended buy owner Noe Garcia; Halibut steak with scallops served in a sea shell, with soup, salad, several sides and fish
patte' on fresh bread. The meal and a beer was about $15. US- the best meal I have had in that dusty town. I was the only customer- the food was
fresh and professionally presented and served. There is a nice bar there, too, and Noe is planning on opening a few motel rooms at the restaurant
soon. A few days later I stopped in at Tripui and had an excellent dinner of scallops for dinner- about $15. also. Stayed in the Tripui hotel- they
wanted over $100/night but negotiated to about $70- high priced but good quality beds and pillows. Tripui was quiet and clean a the Sierra Gigantica
is magnificant to wake-up to in the morning. All new construction seems to have stopped on the Puerto Escondido port area.
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