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Dave
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A recipe for disaster
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I like a Caesar that is made at the table. A good coddled egg is cracked into a bowl that has been rubbed with anchovy. |
While in Mexico, I would urge all Nomads to never eat eggs except well cooked. Here, raw eggs aren't refrigerated and rarely
dated.
Besides, eggs are not necessary for a proper Caesar salad. Whisking the oil and lemon juice is all that is needed to hold the dressing together.
[Edited on 2-12-2007 by Dave]
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Iflyfish
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Thanks Dave, you make a good point regarding the danger eating eggs that are not well cooked. There have been serious somenella outbreaks in the US
also after eating raw or undercooked eggs.
I like my Caesar as they were originaly made and they are hard to find now.
Iflyfish
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Mike Supino
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
I like a Caesar that is made at the table. A good coddled egg is cracked into a bowl that has been rubbed with anchovy. |
While in Mexico, I would urge all Nomads to never eat eggs except well cooked. Here, raw eggs aren't refrigerated and rarely
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Oh my!
What were we thinking all those years eating eggs that weren't refridgerated and didn't have those qute date stamps on them?
Oh my!
Therianthropic
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bajajudy
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I had the organic spinach salad and it was to die for.
Vale mi dos centavos.
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comitan
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1. The menu lists the Caesar salad $70 pesos.
2. Wilted lettuce is a matter of opinion.
3. I don't think his menu has too many choices.
4. Being a new restaurant you should expect to be slow to start, Tres Virgines has started off with a bang already you need reservations. it is ****+
stars.
IMHO
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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David K
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Minnow, don't you think it is only fair to comment on a restaurant only AFTER you have eaten there? In addition, this is a restaurant owned by two
friends of this forum/ Baja Nomads (Jesse and Aldo)... Not nice to insult friends if you don't have any personal experience with their restaurant to
back up your comments, me thinks...
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danaeb
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Minnow, I agree with DK. You haven't been there and you're dissing the square plates, the extensive menu, blah, blah, blah. I was there with a group
of 8 during Christmas week. Some would call the patio lighting dim, I'd call it romantic. None in our group had anything but raves for the food and
the service and we're fairly sophisticated diners.
You know how you always judge a restaurant by your favorite standard? In my case, it's flan. Jesse's was the most interesting and inventive I've
ever had. Dense and sweet like the classic, but the hint of chile in the syrup was so unexpected. It was the perfect ending to a memorable meal.
[Edited on 2-13-2007 by danaeb]
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Jack Swords
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Well, last night was the 6th time I ate with friends at Jesse's reataurant. We once brought 18 people there. Without exception, everybody has had
the highest compiments for the food, service, and surroundings. Nothing like returning customers to attest to a restaurant's success. Jesse is a
gracious host in visiting each table and talking to his patrons.
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Iflyfish
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I am sorry that Minnow chose to piggy back on my review of Tres Virgenes, the best restaurant I have yet eaten in on the Baja.
I went to the restaurant twice. We will go again when we next have a chance.
Comitan is right, the salad is $70 pesos on the menu. We had a salad for four. This added to the price.
On our second visit to the restaurant I noticed that they were serving hearts of romaine to other diners and that is what I had hoped for in our
initial ordering. We were served leaves rather than hearts. I don't wish to quibble. I calls em as I sees em. I hope I provided an honest reporting of
our experience.
Now back to the eggs. I am not one to engage in petty disputes. Or at least I am not well disposed to do so. So let me be clear. For the goddess's
sake, do not eat dirty eggs. If you see chicken poop on an egg, please, please wash it. I have found that bleach does an excellent job. Please do not
eat raw eggs that have not been cleaned. Enough said.
I hope that this discussion will encourage those who wish for a fine dinning experience to visit Tres Virgenes. You will no doubt be glad you did so.
Iflyfish
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JESSE
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Minnow,
I am sorry your still angry about arguments we had over 2 years ago. I got over it, so should you. Back then i a was a little angry at life, having
lost both my mother and father to illness, becoming a sudden father to both my younger brothers, and drowning in debt from medical bills. If i said
some things that offended you, i apologize. Just like i left behind all the comments made about me and my family some of wich, many didn't even know,
where recently deceased.
I don't run a perfect business, if i did, i would be in the cover of Foodarts making millions. But what i do try to do, is serve great food, at
reasonable prices, in a nice and clean place. I welcome all comments about our restaurant, good or bad, specially the bad, because that shows us where
we need to improve.
If you are ever in La Paz, stop by and you will see that i am just a regular guy just like most people here. I am not perfect, i am not great, i am
just trying to live life the best i can. The pacificos are on me.
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mel
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Four of us had dinner last week at Tres Virgines. We had been hearing so much about the restaurant that I was almost expecting to be disappointed,
maybe it had been overhyped. Our La Paz friends all recommended it and had nothing but positive comments. We worked our way through the courses over
several hours and couldn't find anything to complain about the food, the service, the decor. It was wonderful and everything we had been told was
true. We will be back there shortly.
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The Gull
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
Minnow,
I am sorry your still angry about arguments we had over 2 years ago. I got over it, so should you. Back then i a was a little angry at life, having
lost both my mother and father to illness, becoming a sudden father to both my younger brothers, and drowning in debt from medical bills. If i said
some things that offended you, i apologize. Just like i left behind all the comments made about me and my family some of wich, many didn't even know,
where recently deceased.
I don't run a perfect business, if i did, i would be in the cover of Foodarts making millions. But what i do try to do, is serve great food, at
reasonable prices, in a nice and clean place. I welcome all comments about our restaurant, good or bad, specially the bad, because that shows us where
we need to improve.
If you are ever in La Paz, stop by and you will see that i am just a regular guy just like most people here. I am not perfect, i am not great, i am
just trying to live life the best i can. The pacificos are on me. |
Jesse, There are a few more out there besides Me No.
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Minnow
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Just so you know, I really hope you are sincere, and I take that as an apology. I accept. We probably see eye to eye, and have more in common, than
can be learned over the internet
I wish you the best in your business, you showed a lot of maturity in your response. All these reviews here could not have happened by accident, even
I am smart enough to realize that. Keep up the good work.
Proud husband of a legal immigrant.
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JESSE
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Minnow
Just so you know, I really hope you are sincere, and I take that as an apology. I accept. We probably see eye to eye, and have more in common, than
can be learned over the internet
I wish you the best in your business, you showed a lot of maturity in your response. All these reviews here could not have happened by accident, even
I am smart enough to realize that. Keep up the good work. |
I am always sincere, that perhaps is a problem in todays world. So like i said, you have an open invitation at our restaurant anytime, you will be
surprised at how diferent real people are compared to their online personality.
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vgabndo
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Minnow...you just SOARED in my estimation if that makes the slightest difference to you.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Iflyfish
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Jessie,
In my review of your restaurant I failed to mention your graciousness which is both evident in meeting you and in your response on this thread.
I look forward to coming to your restaurant again.
Iflyfishwhennotsuggestingthatpeoplewipepoopofftheireggsbeforeeatingthem
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Jesse,
I too following this thread am impressed with how you have handled the criticism, and are ready "to make nice" with some.
Your restaurant will be our first dinner when we get to La Paz on our next trip. Look forward to sampling some of your wines as well as the food.
After reading your review of Savarios in TJ we went there for dinner. We also found it to be an excellent restaurant. Ambiance, extensive wine list,
food preparation at a high level, gracious service, and fair prices. (Appetizers, salad, main course, dessert, bottle of wine $70 us for 2.)
No one has paid me for this endorsment by the way.
Good luck with your restaurant.
Ken
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
If i said some things that offended you, i apologize
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The Las Tres Virgenes restaurant is just as classy as its owners.
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But what i do try to do, is serve great food, at reasonable prices, in a nice and clean place.
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Now that is an understatement!!!!!! I have eaten in some mighty fine restaurants all over the world. LTV is among my 5 favorites.
Go to this restaurant. You wont be disappointed. Ask for Jesse. Meeting Jesse is part of the dining experience.
Keep up the good work Jesse and Aldo.
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wrk
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Can someone please tell me what days Tres Virgenes is closed. We are considering Sunday or Monday night - and will we need reservations? If so,
anyone have the phone number? Thanks.
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Paula
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The phone number is 612-165-6265. Reservations are a good idea.
We were in La Paz recently and ate at La Pazta on Monday because Tres Virgenes was closed that night, and at Tres Virgenes on Tuesday.
Both places had great food and atmosphere.
Happy eating!
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