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bigmike
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Mama Espinoza's
6 of us had dinner Sunday April 17th at Mama's.
We will never eat there again!! The meals were awful.
2 had scallops so over cooked you could not hardly cut them let alone chew them. One had fish filet, so over cooked again it was dry as a bone, one
had arrachera, again so over cooked it had no flavor,
one had a Mexican dish with no flavor. I had the crab soup and it was the only passable food of any of the meals.
Please see my wonderful review of Baja Cactus!!
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Lauriboats
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That is why we don't eat there anymore.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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woody with a view
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we don't either. in a pinch i've had the mexi-combo and it was good. but shouldn't the national dish be good?
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BajaRob
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Can't do it
Been disappointed too many times. A real shame for an iconic place.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bigmike
6 of us had dinner Sunday April 17th at Mama's.
We will never eat there again!! The meals were awful.
2 had scallops so over cooked you could not hardly cut them let alone chew them. One had fish filet, so over cooked again it was dry as a bone, one
had arrachera, again so over cooked it had no flavor,
one had a Mexican dish with no flavor. I had the crab soup and it was the only passable food of any of the meals.
Please see my wonderful review of Baja Cactus!! |
rule number 1 (or is it #2?) of dining out is never dine out on a sunday night, because b-team is in kitchen, and fresh food has not been delivered to
kitchen since thursday or friday, perhaps explaining why the food had to be over cooked...
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Russ
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Cooking a passable meal is not a science. I do it all the time. To screw up 5 of 6 meals is an art form that must take at least some training. I will
not patronize Mama's and haven't for at least 5 years. It's is really sad when we have had this conversation so many times here and many friends of
Mama & her family have tried to get the message trough. It is a travesty of such an historical site. The family should be ashamed of themselves!
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Phil S
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Welllllllllll. If they have been given the message time & time again???? I guess it leaves one to think, they "don't give a crap" anymore.
There are always travelers 'filling in the space" Mamma must not be in command anymore, huh???? We've had bad luck for past couple years, that we
aren't going to eat there ever again. Anyone to offer an alternate restaurant? We have eaten at the one south of town on the right going south.
Was good!!!
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David K
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I hope David (ELINVESTI8R) gets the message to them... It is both historic and convenient (next door to Baja Cactus). Of course, we have had breakfast
there more than dinner, and that has always been good.
[Edited on 4-20-2011 by David K]
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bajabound2005
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In El Rosario --- breakfast at Baja's Best and any other meal at Taqueria La Mision...not really a taqueria but their stuff potatoes are AWESOME! I
wouldn't eat at "that other place" if it was the only place in town.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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monoloco
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I quit eating there years ago after ordering the lobster burrito and finding it mostly filled with celery.
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bajafam
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we've never had a bad meal there ~
and you can't beat the hugs and kisses from Auntie Rolli 
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bajaguy
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Second Baja's Best for breakfast!!!!!
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wessongroup
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by bigmike
6 of us had dinner Sunday April 17th at Mama's.
We will never eat there again!! The meals were awful.
2 had scallops so over cooked you could not hardly cut them let alone chew them. One had fish filet, so over cooked again it was dry as a bone, one
had arrachera, again so over cooked it had no flavor,
one had a Mexican dish with no flavor. I had the crab soup and it was the only passable food of any of the meals.
Please see my wonderful review of Baja Cactus!! |
rule number 1 (or is it #2?) of dining out is never dine out on a sunday night, because b-team is in kitchen, and fresh food has not been delivered to
kitchen since thursday or friday, perhaps explaining why the food had to be over cooked... |
Goat, that is some really good information... thanks.. 
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JESSE
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I had some lobster burritos there a few weeks ago, they where very good.
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monoloco
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It sounds like the best thing that could be said about the place is that it's inconsistent.
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captain4tuna
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We ate there twice, gross each time. Never again.
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Hook
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I'm dying to know what they are charging for the lobster burritos these days.
I remember them being 12.00 US probably 6-8 years ago.
And they were bad. Took about a half hour to get them and they were lukewarm.
Whatever happened to Antonio's plans to open a restaurant? Or, am I having a senile moment?
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Puckdrop
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That's to bad, never been there nor had the pleasure of dinning there.
We are so lucky to have so many fine restaurants in Loreto. For a little town on the Baja, it sure kicks $ss.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
I'm dying to know what they are charging for the lobster burritos these days.
I remember them being 12.00 US probably 6-8 years ago.
And they were bad. Took about a half hour to get them and they were lukewarm.
Whatever happened to Antonio's plans to open a restaurant? Or, am I having a senile moment? |
Antonio never had plans for a restuarant, he has begun construction of a mini market next to the Pemex that will have a taco stand inside... Perhaps
hot (locally caught) lobster, abalone, and caracol del mar burritos could be served???
Last time I had lobster at Mama Espinoza's, was for Thanksgiving Dinner, 2004... it was great!!:
Antonio (BajaCactus), Tony Miranda (Diamante Del Mar project),
and I at Mama Espinoza's Restaurant.
Baja Turkey! 
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
I'm dying to know what they are charging for the lobster burritos these days.
I remember them being 12.00 US probably 6-8 years ago.
And they were bad. Took about a half hour to get them and they were lukewarm.
Whatever happened to Antonio's plans to open a restaurant? Or, am I having a senile moment? |
Antonio never had plans for a restuarant, he has begun construction of a mini market next to the Pemex that will have a taco stand inside... Perhaps
hot (locally caught) lobster, abalone, and caracol del mar burritos could be served???
Last time I had lobster at Mama Espinoza's, was for Thanksgiving Dinner, 2004... it was great!!:
Antonio (BajaCactus), Tony Miranda (Diamante Del Mar project),
and I at Mama Espinoza's Restaurant.
Baja Turkey! |
Which one..... (I just couldn't resist
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