tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post1212430887590700716..comments2023-03-24T08:49:34.359-06:00Comments on On The Road To Patzcuaro, Mexico......: Location, Location, LocationTanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-65346228516946808102010-03-07T09:17:45.675-06:002010-03-07T09:17:45.675-06:00Thanks Felipe for the bite by bite description. Ac...Thanks Felipe for the bite by bite description. Actually I am surprised and encouraged. We will definitely sashay on by and grab the cheaper eats at the place.<br />Ah, capirotada....That is basically good old bread pudding sans the cheese. As a matter of fact that what I made for dessert for last nights dinner with friends.....Best way to use up stale conchas, orejas and the multitude of bread that becomes stale after minutes of being purchased......Tanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-63641366306079170852010-03-06T19:10:08.469-06:002010-03-06T19:10:08.469-06:00Tancho, we had a much-better-than-average sopa Tar...Tancho, we had a much-better-than-average sopa Tarasca, a tasty cucumber salad, and the main dish was meatballs and pasta with a tasty cheese-and-cream sauce.<br /><br />Also included were chips and pico de gallo, plus a pretty good garlic bread.<br /><br />The desert was a seasonal thing, my wife tells me, that´s called capirotada. It´s a bread-based sweet concoction with some cheese cubes. I liked it a lot, and we had been served the same desert at the Pemex a few days back, and it was not anywhere nearly as good at the gas station.<br /><br />Cost per person is 60 pesos, which does not include anything to drink.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-40439916665850391282010-03-06T19:01:50.870-06:002010-03-06T19:01:50.870-06:00Ok, Felipe, I gotsta know?
How was the comida corr...Ok, Felipe, I gotsta know?<br />How was the comida corrida there and what did you have and how many pesos did it set you back?Tanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-61770381248925167282010-03-06T17:08:50.384-06:002010-03-06T17:08:50.384-06:00We ate at Lupita´s today (Saturday), and the comid...We ate at Lupita´s today (Saturday), and the comida corrida was what we ate. Don´t know about Sundays.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-82143147847885564642010-03-06T07:05:38.972-06:002010-03-06T07:05:38.972-06:00Tancho, the comida corrida is posted at the door, ...Tancho, the comida corrida is posted at the door, but is not attached to the menu they hand you at the table.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-19523429523611923032010-03-06T06:51:13.392-06:002010-03-06T06:51:13.392-06:00Thanks, Felipe, for the tip on the comida corrida ...Thanks, Felipe, for the tip on the comida corrida at Lupita's. Do you know if they offer it on the weekend?<br /><br />Also, I assume that they don't (yet) feature strolling minstrels while you dine.)<br /><br />Saludos,<br /> Don CuevasDon Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512081335891808593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-23828980020958892602010-03-05T22:30:55.706-06:002010-03-05T22:30:55.706-06:00The restaurant business is indeed a hard business ...The restaurant business is indeed a hard business even when everything is going right. I spent some time in the kitchens of a few in NCal, and would question why anyone would toss their life savings into this kind of hole.<br />One of the problems with places here is that it is difficult to keep the small details focused from various employees. And it is the small details that make the difference between a ok and a great place. And of course toss in location, pricing, food providers and a endless list of other details that will make or break a place. When I see something that they are obviously trying to do a decent job, I will support them as long as I can.<br />I was not aware of the "cheap eats" at Lupita's, will have to try it in the next few weeks.Tanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-48644575089686646342010-03-05T17:35:15.660-06:002010-03-05T17:35:15.660-06:00The restaurant business generally is not for the f...The restaurant business generally is not for the feint of heart. A good one is to be treasured and that with hope that it will maintain - and that seldom happens.calypsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451271195865202718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-90668258671744011642010-03-04T10:06:29.845-06:002010-03-04T10:06:29.845-06:00Awww. Cha Cha Cha is gone. . . Rick, from Menlo ...Awww. Cha Cha Cha is gone. . . Rick, from Menlo Park, as I recall. We ate there a couple of times and had great and creative meals with good entertainment and pleasant conversations with Rick. Sorry to hear it, he did work hard at making it happen. However, it is the restaurant business. <br />I too have come to prefer patronizing the Cocinas Económicas.- Mexican Trailrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987460497945211699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-29343099244523725482010-03-04T09:54:52.385-06:002010-03-04T09:54:52.385-06:00Lupita´s has a comida corrida everyday that costs ...Lupita´s has a comida corrida everyday that costs the same as the comida corrida at the popular Pemex joint heading out of Pátzcuaro. And you get more for your peso. So, in that respect, it is not pricey.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-86584696081846746382010-03-04T09:08:21.437-06:002010-03-04T09:08:21.437-06:00The more we go out to dine, the more we seem to en...The more we go out to dine, the more we seem to enjoy the Cocina Economicas that put out a decent well priced meal. We as yourself save the high priced places for a special event or time. It seems that those places no longer have the draw to us that they once had, possibly since with higher prices the disappointment is grater when the product is not delivered especially for the money spent.<br /><br />Felipe,<br />Every time I have driven by after 5 or 6 the gates have been closed. So I am not sure they stay open too late.<br />Lupita's is OK, but for the prices it may not be worth the bother. What I find interesting is that a great majority of the place all have the same identical bill of fare. I would think in my humble experience that a place would be better received if it had something to stand out from the rest of all the places in town.....but that is my two cents.Tanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-85145042270496932602010-03-04T08:44:19.881-06:002010-03-04T08:44:19.881-06:00I believe Las Brisas was counting on spillover fro...I believe Las Brisas was counting on spillover from the health club next door. And perhaps there are more customers at night when many folks are at the gym. They certainly have no customers during the day.<br /><br />The new Lupita´s you mention is very nice and very tasty. My wife and I have eaten there twice, and surely will eat there more in the future. But, again, the location is dicey.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-31313143018798365022010-03-04T01:31:06.881-06:002010-03-04T01:31:06.881-06:00WE were at Lupita's a couple of weeks ago. The...WE were at Lupita's a couple of weeks ago. The meal was good, overall, but there were a few flaws. I won't go into it here.<br /><br />Then we went to the R.O.M.E.O.'s breakfast there and it was better than averge. Whether it's worth a little extra money for ambience depends on what you like.<br /><br />We were in Mexico City for 4 days over last weekend, and we ate at a wide spectrum of places. The most humble was a Cocina Económica near the Mercado San Juan. Their barbacoa and consomé de borrego were spot on.<br /><br />The day before, we dined at the plush Casino Espanol, and it was a worthwhile experience for us, even though costly. But in the future we'll be eating more at cocinas económicas more often than at Palces of the Spanish Grandee.<br /><br />Saludos,<br /> Don CuevasDon Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512081335891808593noreply@blogger.com