StewartG/Jesus Magical Mystery Taco Tour de Force

[StewartG]

My friend Jesus and I are going to be in Playa together in August. We are going to take advantage of that fact by doing something we've TALKED about doing for a while - eating together!

Jesus and I are planning to go far, FAR off the beaten track together in search of new chow. We're not going to hit any fancy places, just good, authentic local shacks/stands, etc. We don't have an exact date/time but we are thinking about a lunch tour on August 18th and/or a lunch or dinner tour on the 19th. The purpose of this post is twofold:

1. To invite any adventurous peeps who are interested. Please keep in mind, we are going OFF the beaten path here. In other words, if La Pesca or El Fogon are your idea of "adventuresome" dining in Playa, you may just want to wait for our report... (Nothing wrong with those places, BTW!) We've already had a few folks express an interest... (Luis? You reading this? )

2. To invite any suggestions for specific places or types of food that you would like us to hunt for and try. Obviously, we can't guarantee we will hit them, but if it looks good/cool/interesting, we sure can try!

In the meantime... During our tour(s) we will be taking notes, taking photos and we will do our best to try to bring our experience as completely as possible to your, our dear fellow peeps.

So, to my friend Jesus, I have only one thing to say at this point...

"Buen Provecho!"

[redhairgirl1]

Can't wait for the pic's of this! Nothing like a good ole skunk butt taco with whiskers on it!

[jlsl]

I'm in!

Saludos,
Luis

[tommy]

Originally Posted by StewartG

My friend Jesus and I are going to be in Playa together in August. We are going to take advantage of that fact by doing something we've TALKED about doing for a while - eating together!

Jesus and I are planning to go far, FAR off the beaten track together in search of new chow. We're not going to hit any fancy places, just good, authentic local shacks/stands, etc. We don't have an exact date/time but we are thinking about a lunch tour on August 18th and/or a lunch or dinner tour on the 19th. The purpose of this post is twofold:

1. To invite any adventurous peeps who are interested. Please keep in mind, we are going OFF the beaten path here. In other words, if La Pesca or El Fogon are your idea of "adventuresome" dining in Playa, you may just want to wait for our report... (Nothing wrong with those places, BTW!) We've already had a few folks express an interest... (Luis? You reading this? )

2. To invite any suggestions for specific places or types of food that you would like us to hunt for and try. Obviously, we can't guarantee we will hit them, but if it looks good/cool/interesting, we sure can try!

In the meantime... During our tour(s) we will be taking notes, taking photos and we will do our best to try to bring our experience as completely as possible to your, our dear fellow peeps.

So, to my friend Jesus, I have only one thing to say at this point...

"Buen Provecho!"

Me hungry for Tacos!!!!


is there not a big party that night!

[monte]

Stewie sounds like fun, but I will have to pass on this one. For some reason that date is ringing a bell

[Starfish]

Love the name of your adventure.

[StewartG]

Originally Posted by tommy

Me hungry for Tacos!!!!


is there not a big party that night!

Yeah, but its just gonna be maybe a couple of hours or so around lunch time, not an "all afternoon" thing!

Jesus and I had talked about hitting Taquria Mamichi (did you see my report on it?), other than that, the field is open. I think we were planning to cruise mostly in the Colosio or the Ejido.

[myhappyplace2]

I'm adventursome and love to eat.... I'm in I'll see if I can find my pics of the taco stop on the way to the Royal Haciendas. I won't howerver be trying intestines or pig penises.

[gingele]

Originally Posted by StewartG

Yeah, but its just gonna be maybe a couple of hours or so around lunch time, not an "all afternoon" thing!

Jesus and I had talked about hitting Taquria Mamichi (did you see my report on it?), other than that, the field is open. I think we were planning to cruise mostly in the Colosio or the Ejido.

It might be a good idea to get some ballast before the evening's festivities get rolling....

On the other hand, a stomach full of organ meat combined with an overabundance of tequila, shaken up by a couple hours of dancing... Could get ugly.

But on the other other hand...there is always the late night comida run to calm the belly. La Quecas de Playa at around 4am, perhaps?

[Jesus]

Originally Posted by redhairgirl1

Can't wait for the pic's of this! Nothing like a good ole skunk butt taco with whiskers on it!

No, no, no, YOUR pictures come first, you arrive in just 4 days, you will be our scouting party looking for interesting places.

And is not skunk butt with whiskers, is armadillo with legs,

[Jesus]

Originally Posted by myhappyplace2

I'm adventursome and love to eat.... I'm in I'll see if I can find my pics of the taco stop on the way to the Royal Haciendas. I won't howerver be trying intestines or pig penises.

Intestines, yes.
Penises, no because is mostly sponginous tissue there, no meat (after bullfights, nearby restaurants would have the balls of the bull on their menu, though).

And don't worry, there are many items I won't eat, and I'm there to translate for you guys, I'm the balancing part of the equation.

[Jesus]

Originally Posted by gingele

It might be a good idea to get some ballast before the evening's festivities get rolling....

On the other hand, a stomach full of organ meat combined with an overabundance of tequila, shaken up by a couple hours of dancing... Could get ugly.

But on the other other hand...there is always the late night comida run to calm the belly. La Quecas de Playa at around 4am, perhaps?

There you go, we can do a run in the early afternoon, take a break and some refreshments and then continue in the middle of the night, you solved a big dilema, because we didn't have enough time to cover several places in just a little afternoon.

[myhappyplace2]

Thank you for making sure we will be eating what we want with no suprises. I always look for a taco stand with a crowd, The food is hot and fresh and delicious.

Originally Posted by Jesus

Intestines, yes.
Penises, no because is mostly sponginous tissue there, no meat (after bullfights, nearby restaurants would have the balls of the bull on their menu, though).

And don't worry, there are many items I won't eat, and I'm there to translate for you guys, I'm the balancing part of the equation.

[gingele]

Originally Posted by Jesus

There you go, we can do a run in the early afternoon, take a break and some refreshments and then continue in the middle of the night, you solved a big dilema, because we didn't have enough time to cover several places in just a little afternoon.

Don't forget that the "break" = Angelhouston's Birthday Bash!! WHOOOO HOOOO!!!!

[Jesus]

Originally Posted by gingele

Don't forget that the "break" = Angelhouston's Birthday Bash!! WHOOOO HOOOO!!!!

See? that's a better reason to do the tour, you arrive satisfied and can enjoy the refreshments a longer time and won't be wasted so fast. At the end, we continue partying with some tasty tacos.