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dirtbikr
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asunsion restraurants
Read there are 4 restraurants in baja asunsion, just wondering what type they serve.I want to try them all.
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David K
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Bahía Asunción has at least one full time Baja Nomad (Shari) and several part-timers... stand by for answers!
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Bajaboy
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Plenty of places to eat...off the top of my mind
Loncheria Mari
Conchita's Tacos
Chemo's Hot Dogs
Don Ramon's
Juanitas
La Palapa Restaurant
Tres Hermanos
? Tortas
I'm sure I'm forgetting a few...
Zac
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shari
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Zac's right...you can always get something to eat here. I guess it depends on your definition of restaurant! There are 5 sit inside eateries...some
with menu's and some you just eat what they have that day.
Many have fresh seafood like lobster, fish, shrimp, scallops, octopus, crab...some have mexican fare like menudo, birria, tacos dorados and there are
an assortment of stands with bacon wrapped hot dogs, hamburgers, tacos, tortas, fish and the best shrimp tacos in the universe.
There are 2 new restaurants being built as well...one a block from Bajaboy up at the back of town and a real fancy big one at the entrance to town
that is supposed to be a restaurant and bar. I look forward to some new fare.
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David K
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Amazing what's happened to the place since you joined Baja Nomad! So different than when we first came in 2007, when just the one restaurant at the
motel (the menu was pretty basic, 2 items: fish or meat)!
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BajaBlanca
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Loncheria Mari's - can't go wrong
Don Ramon has the shrimp tacos, right ? oh oh oh so good.
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shari
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yes Blanca we had delicious lions paw scallops at Mari's a couple days ago...and tomorrow is shrimp taco saturday at Don Ramons...yeah baby!
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DianaT
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Our personal favorite is Tres Hermanos which has no sign. It is the green house by the main beach in town -- Los Pinos
Sometimes is is not open like during church time, but we always find it very clean and the food good. The owner Gloria will go out of her way to take
care of you. She is great when there is a large group. BTW --- because all the restaurants are small, if one has a large group, it is better to let
the owner know earlier in the day so they can be prepared and call for more help if needed.
Now with that said, we also like some of the other places a lot, and on the rare occasion when the chicken place is open, it is really good. We have
not seen him open for a long time, however. --- We really like Chemo, but we have never eaten at his place because he opens too late for us. :-)
The new restaurants should be interesting.
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dirtydieseldave
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Gloria's for me is the best. 1 pm everyday but Sunday. You can enjoy a mexican home cooked meal or what every you want. I drifted in 14 or so years
ago, and She was the only set down one in town. I eat there 3 or 4 times a week and never get the chits. But what is Mexico with out the chit"s
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Clear, concise, direct, and from the 'heart'. An un-ambiguous, if un-appetizing, restaurant review. 
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(did dirtydieseldave say poop?)
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Bajaboy
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Just some advice, though, if you're on a budget, you might want to ask about prices up front. We recently were charged a 100 pesos for two
quesadillas (two tortillas with cheese). Seems to be a bit of gringo gouging occurring at some establishments. But, most places in town offer good
food served with a smile.
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajaboy
Plenty of places to eat...off the top of my mind
Loncheria Mari
Conchita's Tacos
Chemo's Hot Dogs
Don Ramon's
Juanitas
La Palapa Restaurant
Tres Hermanos
? Tortas
I'm sure I'm forgetting a few...
Zac |
We like Loncheria Mari. The chili Relleno stuffed with tuna was quite good.
My son really liked Conchita's Tacos. We ate there twice. The tacos are cheaper and better than the indoor restaurants.
The hot dog place was always closed when we came by. They must have strange hours.
Gloria's place has a great ocean view but the food we ordered (pez blanco) wasn't that tasty. I thought the food she would make 8 years ago when we
first showed up was much better. You practically sat in her kitchen in those days and talked to her while she cooked.
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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajaboy
Plenty of places to eat...off the top of my mind
Loncheria Mari
Conchita's Tacos
Chemo's Hot Dogs
Don Ramon's
Juanitas
La Palapa Restaurant
Tres Hermanos
? Tortas
I'm sure I'm forgetting a few...
Zac |
We like Loncheria Mari. The chili Relleno stuffed with tuna was quite good.
My son really liked Conchita's Tacos. We ate there twice. The tacos are cheaper and better than the indoor restaurants.
The hot dog place was always closed when we came by. They must have strange hours.
Gloria's place has a great ocean view but the food we ordered (pez blanco) wasn't that tasty. I thought the food she would make 8 years ago when we
first showed up was much better. You practically sat in her kitchen in those days and talked to her while she cooked. |
Day in and out, Conchita's has the best food, hands down:
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Bahía Asunción has at least one full time Baja Nomad (Shari) and several part-timers... stand by for answers! |
Knew the spelling police would make an entrance
I vote for Loncheria Mari, I think I had the best lobster I ever ate was there, and the karioke was great fun too!
Dave
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dirtydieseldave
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Two meals with soup and drinks, and another helping if you want. The first plate works for me. 160 Mexican or 6.40 US for each meal. If you have a
taco bell budget eat at home. No refuse service hanging on the wall. Not needed when you walk out the door thinking that you have been over charged.
Myself I have a Taco bell budget, and a I am better than most mexicans with more money. I think this attitude in a small town goes over well. If I
have been over charged I always go back as I may get the chits. Satisfaction at both ends are the way to go.
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Why am I sitting here silently chuckling at this thread ?
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Or, catch fish from shore and prepare them in your trailer. Corbina, halibut, and sometimes even yellowtail can be caught in the surf at the front of
Campo Sirena.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
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shari
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restaurants are an interesting topic in that one must adjust their NOB notions of what eating out entails. Often they will forget to turn the
closed/open sign around and not stick to regular hours. I always phone ahead to see if they are open and if they have food.
Do not expect a menu...it is customary to ask what they offer on a daily basis...this is wonderful as you will get what is fresh. It's a good idea to
ask how much a dish is too as you may be unpleasantly surprised after you eat it!
This also means that you can ask for a specialty order...prepared the way you like it.
In many places you can BYOB which is kinda cool...and bring your dog in too depending on the place and dog.
Service is usually slower as things have to be prepared from scratch...or they have to go to the store to get some ingredients..the kitchens are small
and meals cooked one at a time which means if you wait till all the meals are cooked till they serve them, some might be cold...I usually ask to bring
out the plates as they are made...never mind waiting for your pals to get theirs!
In Mexico it would be considered rude to bring your check before you ask for it...I have seen gringos get so mad when they wait and wait for their
bill but dont realize the custom is to ASK for it...la cuenta por favor!
Not long ago, I met some folks that were interested in buying a place in Asuncion but they changed their minds and commented that they could never
live in a place where the restaurants were in people's houses!
In small rural areas like ours, most locals dont eat in restaurants but prefer taco stands, order out pizza etc...they just arent used to going out to
dine in a restaurant so it's very tough to make a living in this business which is why many restaurants are in houses...lower overhead! There just
arent enough tourists or expats to keep a nice restaurant open full time here....it's a tough business. So DO go out to eat while you are here...try
all the restaurants...they each offer something unique and leave your high expectations at home.
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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
restaurants are an interesting topic in that one must adjust their NOB notions of what eating out entails. Often they will forget to turn the
closed/open sign around and not stick to regular hours. I always phone ahead to see if they are open and if they have food.
Do not expect a menu...it is customary to ask what they offer on a daily basis...this is wonderful as you will get what is fresh. It's a good idea to
ask how much a dish is too as you may be unpleasantly surprised after you eat it!
This also means that you can ask for a specialty order...prepared the way you like it.
In many places you can BYOB which is kinda cool...and bring your dog in too depending on the place and dog.
Service is usually slower as things have to be prepared from scratch...or they have to go to the store to get some ingredients..the kitchens are small
and meals cooked one at a time which means if you wait till all the meals are cooked till they serve them, some might be cold...I usually ask to bring
out the plates as they are made...never mind waiting for your pals to get theirs!
In Mexico it would be considered rude to bring your check before you ask for it...I have seen gringos get so mad when they wait and wait for their
bill but dont realize the custom is to ASK for it...la cuenta por favor!
Not long ago, I met some folks that were interested in buying a place in Asuncion but they changed their minds and commented that they could never
live in a place where the restaurants were in people's houses!
In small rural areas like ours, most locals dont eat in restaurants but prefer taco stands, order out pizza etc...they just arent used to going out to
dine in a restaurant so it's very tough to make a living in this business which is why many restaurants are in houses...lower overhead! There just
arent enough tourists or expats to keep a nice restaurant open full time here....it's a tough business. So DO go out to eat while you are here...try
all the restaurants...they each offer something unique and leave your high expectations at home. |
Good advice!
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