Eating out

On our way home from mescal sampling we stopped in Valle de Juarez for lunch.  Restaurant meals in Mexico are unbelievably inexpensive.  Street food is practically free.  It's available on every corner, freshly prepared, flavourful, as spicy as you want -- and always fun to try.

The timing of meals is a bit different from home.  Mexicans don't tend to start their day as early as we do, and you'll see plenty of them having desayano (breakfast) in the cafes at 10:00 o'clock.  Comida or lunch is usually the biggest meal of the day and is eaten at 2:00 or later.  The concept of the 'light lunch' is a foreign one for sure.

On this occasion we chose a seafood restaurant that everyone enjoys for the great quality of the meals, the exceptional service and the generous portions.  Appetizers begin to appear as you are taking your seat and they keep coming -- tostados and salsa, fried potatoes, crisp raw veggies, quesadillas, bean dip, guacamole and more.  This was one of the few times I have seen Jim unable to do justice to his main course.

Hard to believe they were all drinking cervesas so soon after the mescal.

Love this painting on the restaurant wall.