Frog And Fish, Where To Eat?

Robert:

We have a little kitchen in the back of the office, with counter top, fridge, sink and microwave.

So we often bring food from home to nuke for lunch. But sometimes not. Because in Mexico there are almost always cheap, tasty food options all around you.

One half block away, we have a little family run place called simply "Fish Taco's"...It's homely but homey, cheap but delicious.

I am long-time friends with this family (they live above the restaurant), and in my "helpful," know-it-all gringo kind of way, I have gently suggested that the name is a bit of a misnomer, and potentially hurting them. Because they serve fish tacos, true, but also a full menu of fish dinners, shrimp dinners, lobster dinners, etc., with all the trimmings.  But you'd never guess that from reading the main sign.

Even so, I guess they don't need my advice, which they have politely ignored in any case. They've been in business for years. It's a case of "good food cheap" trumps bad marketing. :)

Today I ordered two shrimp quesadillas. $30 pesos (about $2.40 USD).

2 quesadillas de camaron (shrimp), $30 pesos

The little side of pico de gallo (chopped peppers, onion and tomato) is usually not included. It happens only when a certain one of the 3 sisters is cooking. She always puts little surprise extras on my plate.

Plenty of shrimp inside. And tasty, not rubbery like Red Lobster.

The other options very nearby are a food truck that sits on the corner by the taxi stand for about an hour and a half every day at lunchtime. It's called Tacos la Rana (Tacos the Frog).

They have tacos of birria, chicharron, adobado, and carne asada. Sometimes chorizo and machaca too. No frog tacos, sorry.

Tacos la Rana, opening for the day.

Yummy. 10 pesos a pop.

Also there is a guy that sells tacos de birria from his bicycle cart. Very good.

And of course more upscale places. Right across the street is Karen's Tea Time, with coffees, teas, and fancy sandwiches. Plus Karen's main restaurant is directly in front of the office, through the Condos Costa Dorada and right on the beach. A full seafood menu, and very good, with sunset views of the bay, etc., but definitely a much pricier, more formal place.