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Sharksbaja
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Hey! That doesn't look like Mamas'!
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Sharksbaja
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I think I have a BI-Mart card, will that work?? Looks pretty friendly.
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David K
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Well, maybe it's all in the timing... Here was my experience at Mama Espinoza's last Thanksgiving: GREAT! The lobster was fresh and delicious. The
prices are higher than typical (about the same as U.S. restaurants) because it is a tourist destination. We had breakfast each morning, as well.
That is Antonio (Baja Cactus Motel & Pemex) and Tony (Diamante Del Mar Golf Resort) with me.
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Hook
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I dont think it's been good or reasonable....
....for AT LEAST 10 years.
Then, there's the slow service......probably heightened by the fact that you are usually stopping there while passing thru and you really need to get
going. But 30 minutes for burritos with no one else in the place is ridiculous.
I kept giving them chances in the 90s, but it always seemed to be the same. The last time I was there (about 4 years ago) the "famous" lobster burrito
plate was 13.00 US. I'd say there was about a tablespoon of lobster in each one.
Plenty of that white sauce, though....
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bajablue
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some friends and I had the same kind of experience at Mama's last month as well with the manager. All though the food was good, but pricey and the
service was great (we had the pretty girl as well, but my friend was trying to hit on her, but she said she had a boy friend, who apparently is an
American living in town) when I went to pay the bill, the manager didn't convert the dollar to peso. Then I wanted some change to leave a tip and she
said she didn't have any, so we ended up leaving a $20 on a $35 bill.. All though we didn't mind leaving it for the pretty nice girl, I just hope it
got to her...
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Sharksbaja
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sounds familiar
oh no.... the manager/cashier must have had a revelation one day and found a very easy way to pad the bill when dealing with dollar armed gringos. And
she knows better than to mess with the infamous David K. and the guy next door...........
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Sharksbaja
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Big Bug
I captured one o rhose bigassed bugs, a paltry 30 pounder plus many others off Palos Verdes in the 70s-80s. That sucker actually almost drown me as
when I gave it a bear hug to surface with it it wrapped its legs around me and started whipping its tail. I had deep scratches thru my farmer
johns....... ah, the good ol days
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bajalera
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What I recall about the good old Carretera Transpeninsular days was not that Espinoza's provided anything in the way of gourmet meals, but that it
offered food you didn't have to cook yourself. By the time you reached Rosario, even beans and tortillas seemed like gourmet fare. In addition,
Espinoza's sold gasoline--and more important than anything else, there was this nice lady who spoke good English.
bajalera
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Mexitron
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Sharksbaja--man does that look good! My favorite cioppino was at Port San Luis(Avila Beach)....that was years ago though. My parents live in Bandon,
OR....I'll let them know about your place whenever they head north.
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jrbaja
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Restaurants for the gringos
Its the only name they can remember and since they have heard the name before, they think they are less likely to get some weird disease there.
None of the other places charge like that and they stay pretty busy because they have good food, not because they have some well known name.
This is what has happened to Penasco, Los Barriles and Cabo San Lucas. Isnt it nice? Pretty soon, the neuter and spade brigade will be taking over
the town.
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Sharksbaja
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Please, please!
Don't be serious. I grew up watching So.Cal get gobbled up along the coast. They even condemmed my friends house along with many others to make room
for progress(condos) And then they tried in our neighborhood(Marineland area) so we took up arms(actually fingers) and were able to stave the
corporate bastards off for many years but alas at last look.... thats right, golf courses and condos(gag) Thats why we moved to Oregon. If greedy
capitalist corporate America comes to your small Mexican town is there anything we/they can do??
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jrbaja
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We/ They
are already doing it.
And, I have the same projects started elsewhere. And, it seems to be working pretty well.
It wont stop the development but it provides work for the people rather than selling their property and Mexico seems to like what I am doing as they
have ideas of competing in Bamboo production.
What a concept eh?
When yer in the area, you may want to see whats up with the Baja Bamboo Park.
Do you bamboo?
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Sharksbaja
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My wife likes anything bamboo
Like our floor, chairs, curtain rods, bongs oops, I meant tongs etc. etc.
I will check it out next time we have to go to La Paz, which seems like a prerequisite to a lot of visits.
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TMW
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Well I must be in the minority. We've stop at Mama's place for lunch or breakfast for the past 5 years and have had excellent service and excellent
food. It is more pricey than other resturants, but lobster does that. I love their Lobster omelet. We've never had a problem with dollars or pasos.
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Juan del Rio
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I believe that Baja still starts at the sharp left turn right past Mama Espinoza's place. To me, Mama Espinoza's is now more a symbol of "Baja
Remembered" than a place to stop and eat anymore...
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bajaloco
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Well said Juan
We always stop at Mama's to stretch our legs, have a soda and just visit. The lobster burritos are now more like mayonaise-celery burritos, and every
year it seems to get worse. I always look forward to making that left turn, it is where baja norte begins..
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jrbaja
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I can understand
children and surfers renaming the beaches, but really folks, Baja Norte starts at the u.s., Mexico border whether you like that part of Baja or not.
Chances are that if you actually spent some time getting to know the cities north of El Rosario, you would realize that you aren't in the states
anymore.
But then, what would happen if you ever made it to Los Barriles or Los Cabos where you really can't tell the difference between Newport Beach and
Mexico.
[Edited on 3/1/2005 by jrbaja]
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Sharksbaja
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Me No
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It has been a poor lobster season and that could explain the skimpy burritos. I never had an interest to stop into Mama's. Now that I know there is a
pretty girl there, I will have to pay her a visit. Thanks.
I agree sharks. Get over it Bob. If you got a hard on for JR take it up with him, face to face. My money is on JR.
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Sharksbaja
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So, she has found something to do by trying to make me look bad on the internet
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hey bob....we can make our own selves look bad on the internet, thanks
now back to the program
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