Food in Tijuana

[Colfaxer]

I know this seems odd; but I much prefer flour tortillas. Call me a gringo; ha! When I head to Tijuana, I tend to only eat at the street taco stands. Anyone know if there's one with flour tortillas? Thanks!

[Captain Solo]

This is Mexico's unique beef vegetable soup with a clear broth. Vegetables include corn, squash, potatoes, carrot. Restaurants around La Zona serve it usually only for lunch or dinner at 75 pesos, including rice, tortilla and salsa. I always like Caldo de Rez as a comfort dish, light and tasty but not filling, between the romps in bed with Mexico's finest senoritas hehe.

While other places serve Caldo de Rez in a big bowl with big chunks of soup bones, Monaco made its soup with pure flank steak, about 1 pound per serving, which make both the broth tasty and the beef very tasty. For 95 pesos it's a very good meal.

The bros should forget their fascination with burned tarantulas and try this tasty soup instead.

[MongerHunger]

MEXICO City (AP) - Fancy a tarantula taco for a cool $27? Not so fast, Mexican authorities say. . . The only problem: The Mexican red rump tarantula is a protected species.

The federal environmental protection agency said Tuesday it was alerted to the situation via social media and seized four tarantula corpses that were ready to be served up on tortillas.

The restaurant's menu also features other creepy-crawlies such as grasshoppers, worms and ant eggs, which have a long tradition in Mexican cuisine, and scorpions, which are less common.

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/restauran...arantula-tacos

I think if you want some, vendors near the cathedral sell bags of fried grasshoppers. (Look like grasshoppers, but hope they aren't cockroaches.

I once seen an episode of "Bizarre Foods" and they were in Asia. A single mother would go out in the jungle every day and catch tarantulas and deep fry them then sell them on the streets. The host Zimmerman said that they had a nutty flavor.

[Travv]

MEXICO City (AP) - Fancy a tarantula taco for a cool $27? Not so fast, Mexican authorities say. . . The only problem: The Mexican red rump tarantula is a protected species.

The federal environmental protection agency said Tuesday it was alerted to the situation via social media and seized four tarantula corpses that were ready to be served up on tortillas.

The restaurant's menu also features other creepy-crawlies such as grasshoppers, worms and ant eggs, which have a long tradition in Mexican cuisine, and scorpions, which are less common.

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/restauran...arantula-tacos

I think if you want some, vendors near the cathedral sell bags of fried grasshoppers. (Look like grasshoppers, but hope they aren't cockroaches.

[CountryMan54]

La Perla on the NW corner of Coahuila and Nino Heroes.

Most places in LZ will serve you instant coffee, but La Perla freshly brews it. In the past, I've enjoyed their seafood omelets. I agree with a friend of mine to always get an order of fresh guacamole with your meal when you dine there.

La Perlas food was amazing!

[HornyIndo]

I tried out the restaurant next to Piri pharmacy opposite the wax museum.

This is the place which has waiters in bright colored t-shirts trying to get people into their place.

I found the food to be good. Fish filet (with rice and tortilla) is MX145, quantity is enough to fill me up.

Pancakes are MX70, again enough for a good breakfast.

They also have drinks which I did not try.

[Asting]

I went to Pampas not to long ago with a friend on a weekday evening. We waited for 20 minutes for a table. All the locals were wearing nice button up shirts and dress pants, the women were wearing dresses. We were wearing just shorts and t-shirts from the zona. First time there. We didn't know that place is like fine dining for them because all we know is cheap if you go after seven. We felt like a tourist and out of place. LOL.

Food was good though, and every five / ten minutes they sing and celebrate customers birthday.

[BayBoy]

Next time will go during the week after 7 pm, save a few pesos. Show me the beef, one cut had some great salsa, very sweet and tender.

[Captain Solo]

To bayboy,

Dinner after 7 on weekday costs only $11 or 187 NMP for all sorts of beef cuts, some pork, mutton and seafood.

This meal is delicious and it's a steal. The Brazilian churrascarias in LA cost $50 for lunch and $75 for dinner. They don't have too many guests so can't grill all different cuts. It's sad.

The beef in Mr. Pampas is sliced thin and overcooked, including the tenderloin or fillet mignon, but the big chunks of sirloin are still rare and juicy, the grilled pork so tasty and tender. In Brazil, my favorite cut is the hump on a bull. Don't know what they call it, but it tastes tender, flavorful and buttery, the best cut in the beef. When is Mr. Pampas smart enough to grill it?

The bros should pull their dicks out of the putas for a brief recess for Mr. Pampas delicious dinner. Tell the chicas you want to take them to Mr. Pampas for dinner. They would be so happy and their crotches would get so wet after eating hehe.

[MongerHunger]

I was recently in Tijuana and had a chance to go to Mr. Pampas (Brazilian buffet). This is my experience.

BASE COST: 330 pesos on a Friday ($17) + drinks. Not that much for Gringos but probably a splurge for Mexicans. The crowd looked better dressed and more upscale than the El Centro people.

Each table had a flag / box thing. On the green side it said Gracias Si or Obrigado Simm. That meant that the skewer dudes had the green lite to bring the beef. If you moved the flag to red, it said Gracias No or Obrigado Nao which meant to not bring the skewers.

The skewer dudes had bife steak, res, pollo, pechuga, sausage etc. I had one cut of beef that was very tasty. But I enjoyed most of the cuts..

Glad that you liked Pampas. I remember suggesting it to you when you were asking about buffet options a little bit ago and you said that you would consider it because you had tried in Brazil before. It's good to get out of Zona Norte and switch it up a bit.

[Simmer]

Not bad for free!

It comes with 2 eggs, ham, fries, thin slice steak, and fruits. All in one plate with tortilla on the side. No drinks!

Thanks. Definitely worth a try if you can wait that long. More brunch than breakfast!

[BayBoy]

I was recently in Tijuana and had a chance to go to Mr. Pampas (Brazilian buffet). This is my experience.

BASE COST: 330 pesos on a Friday ($17) + drinks. Not that much for Gringos but probably a splurge for Mexicans. The crowd looked better dressed and more upscale than the El Centro people.

Each table had a flag / box thing. On the green side it said Gracias Si or Obrigado Simm. That meant that the skewer dudes had the green lite to bring the beef. If you moved the flag to red, it said Gracias No or Obrigado Nao which meant to not bring the skewers.

The skewer dudes had bife steak, res, pollo, pechuga, sausage etc. I had one cut of beef that was very tasty. But I enjoyed most of the cuts.

SALAD and DESSERT BARS: Big selection of about 15 colorful / lite salads. Beet, tomato, carrot, macaroni, green salads etc. Good choices. There were various desserts (I didn't try any). But only 3 fruits. I was disappointed they only had watermelon, cantaloupe and honey dew.

I was the only single person there, with a few gringos speaking English. Lots of Mexicans in the inner dining room.

Nice meal would go again. I actually walked it from El Centro (35 min.) and back.

[Asting]

How / what is the free breakfast on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at HK? I could have had it but it didn't start until 10 am and I had to be gone by 9.

Not bad for free!

It comes with 2 eggs, ham, fries, thin slice steak, and fruits. All in one plate with tortilla on the side. No drinks!

[Captain Solo]

A few cool bros claim breakfast and coffee in La Zona have those sexy, feminine scents, far better than anything outside of La Zona hehe.

[Simmer]

How / what is the free breakfast on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at HK? I could have had it but it didn't start until 10 am and I had to be gone by 9.