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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
Use to stop at Palomar for fireworks in the 50/60's. |
First there around 60 or 61. Swam in their pool on a hot summer Sunday with just about every local in a twenty mile radius.
My buddie and I were on a surf trip and stopped there for something cold to drink, ending up in the pool.
Interesting enough is that some of those folks in the pool had rarely if ever seen a foreigner. They would just stare at us like we were Martians.
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Not many traveled on the road then... some would head out to La Bocana - the La Boacana out through the valley to the beach just north of Palomar.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
Not many traveled on the road then... some would head out to La Bocana - the La Boacana out through the valley to the beach just north of Palomar.
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Jack Smith would stay at El Palomar [they have a motel with a few rooms] when he came down to see God and Mr. Gomez out at La Bocana. He mentioned
this in his sacred book of the same name.
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGeoff
Another option just slightly north of Santo Tomas is Acambaro. Good food and a cool atmosphere.... |
Thanks, Geoff...........more info please???? |
Acambaro is on the east side of the highway about two thirds of the way south from Maneadero to Santo Tomas. There is a parking area and some newly
planted grape vines across the highway. Juan (whom I believe is a relative of the guy who runs Palomar) and his sister started out there about seven
years ago with just a tiny windblown tienda, and they've built it into a rustic little bar and restaurant. They even have a flat screen TV now. They
serve excellent birria (possibly on weekends only), tasty chile rellenos, quesadillas and burritos, and a good breakfast menu. In the summer Juan
hosts parties (including a big bash for the local cops last year) featuring a goat roasting on a spit and a pig roasting in a pit out in back. I like
to stop in there on the way south for a michelada at the bar, which they accompany with chips and salsa and locally made queso fresco. Like Palomar,
service can be slow at times, but who cares?
I also second the votes for Palomar's food, particularly the grilled quail. I know, it isn't a breakfast dish, but it is damn good. I also recommend
their bloody mary's, in a to-go cup.
There is also a new upscale Mexican/BajaMed cuisine restaurant called Zarcillo, in Ejido Ajusco, which is the little ejido just north of Santo Tomas
where the La Bocana/Punta China road meets the highway. It is run by a woman who has some affiliation with the Santo Tomas winery across the highway
and who is apparently also planning to build a high-end hotel in the area to serve winery visitors. My wife and kids ate there a couple of weeks ago
(I was working on the #$@!ing leaky roof so I couldn't go) and were very impressed. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, open at 9:00 a.m.
[Edited on 1-15-2013 by DanO]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
Juan (whom I believe is a relative of the guy who runs Palomar) |
Another note....Palomar is owned by the same family that owns Casita de Palo, a bar/night club in Ensenada across the street from the RV park.
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bajadock
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DanO, thanks for referral. Looks like a quality restaurant. Will report more.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
I also second the votes for Palomar's food, particularly the grilled quail. |
Really? They've come a long way from what I remember.
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
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I also second the votes for Palomar's food, particularly the grilled quail. |
Really? They've come a long way from what I remember. |
Nothing fancy, just three quail split and grilled with salt and pepper, along with the usual beans and rice and a bit of iceberg lettuce. But the
quail are tasty. Other than that their menu is the standard fare for that sort of place.
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DENNIS
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Other than that their menu is the standard fare for that sort of place. |
Yeah....it's still kind of a truck stop. 
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J.P.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
For all of your suggestions and recommendations............
Since we will have a (group, gaggle, flock, covey, pod - pick one) of females, I think the farthest we can go without eating or stopping to, um, well,
you know... would be San Vincente.
Problem is that there will be about 16 of us in our caravan....would like to get served and eat breakfast in a reasonable time. May have to set up
something ahead of time here locally. |
The only place that I know of that could handle 16 people on a drop in basis down that way would be the hotel Mission Resturant in San Quntien its
New ,Modern and has enough staff to handel that many people.It's quite popular with the locals also. If you drop into those other places unanounced
you may be there a while
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadock
DanO, thanks for referral. Looks like a quality restaurant. Will report more. |
Thank you for posting the menu! This is the little village on the road to Puerto Santo Tomas, as mentioned...
The first two sites of the mission of Santo Tomas are along this road, just 2.8 and 3.9 miles west of the highway. See photos of all three Santo Tomas
mission sites here: http://vivabaja.com/missions2/page8.html
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
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got diarrhea there. everyone in car got it too. have always thought it was a bit overpriced. your mileage may vary. |
How much did you have to pay for diarrhea? Like anything else in Mexico, it's best to shop around.: |
I paid too much! I'll keep your advice in mind. Does sharkeys serve good E. coli for a reasonable price?
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DENNIS
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got diarrhea there. everyone in car got it too. have always thought it was a bit overpriced. your mileage may vary. |
How much did you have to pay for diarrhea? Like anything else in Mexico, it's best to shop around.: |
I paid too much! I'll keep your advice in mind. Does sharkeys serve good E. coli for a reasonable price? |
Nothing but the finest. It's an issue of "pride in preparation."
Bythe way, the restaurant at Sharky's is called Baja Mama's.
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Thanks for the excellent follow up on Acambaro DanO!
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There's a restaurant in San Vicente that I would recommend. It's on the north end of town, on the left side as you drive in from Ensenada.
They serve a fine, healthy marisco soup. High in protein and low in fat. It's hard to find healthy food when eating out, there or here.
Only don't ask for a soup (sopa) because they dont make them. Ask for a cold (caldo) instead.
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