Camarón Caramelo, My new favorite restaurant!

[wolfpf]

Originally Posted by himynameisjan

I have driven by this restaurant for the last three weeks, thinking HMMMM, I should eat there. Tonight we did, and it is one of the best meals I have had in Playa.


Camaron Carmelo is on the North east corner of 34th and 35th.

The owner/chef Fernando told us he cooks with love, and it was apparent in his food.


The salsa tray with pineapple onion, Yellow pepper, green tomato and habenero salsas.


I had the Camaron ron ron, Shrimp with a bacon, onion, rum sauce.


Erik had the house specialty, Camaron Carmelo, breaded shrimp with a strawberry sauce.

Both meals were cooked perfectly and had amazing flavor. The restaurant is spotlessly clean and very open and airy. It has only been open one month and in my opinion, it is a don't miss place.




This is a very creative menu, and it was hard to choose what to order. Next trip we are thinking the shrimp with tequila sauce and shrimp with cafe sauce. We will be going back over and over!

See highlighted above (plus I just wanted to look at the pics again )

[rkm0813]

Originally Posted by wolfpf

See highlighted above (plus I just wanted to look at the pics again )

Sorry about that....I missed that reply. Thanks!!

[Halitosis]

Originally Posted by rkm0813

Where is Camaron Caramelo's? I saw near 35th but was is the cross street? I need to add to my list!

It's on the corner of Calle 34 y Ave 35

[harleychica]

Oh my, we will check this out next month!

[YWGDon&Deb]

Add six more raving fans to the growing list! After consulting with Jan at the Luna Blue event in the afternoon, we decided to lead our group of four newbies off into the wilds of the north end in search of Camaron Caramelo.

With Jan's expert directions, we located it easily and I introduced myself to owner Fernando. We were the only customers at that time, so a table for six was no problem.

The ambiance is great. Quiet and comfortable, with pleasant lighting. The service is very attentive. And the food is fantastic. Our party tried the Revolver (a bit spicy for some), Fish and Arracherra Tacos, Carmaron Caramelo x 3 and one Camaron with the Cafe Sauce so Deb and I could cross-taste. Everything was delicious and Fernando is a gracious host.

We'll be going back again before we go home.

[cpfstich]

Sounds like we will be dining here our first night in Playa March 5th.

[Halitosis]

Originally Posted by cpfstich

Sounds like we will be dining here our first night in Playa March 5th.

Craig,
A good choice. From reading your posts I always thought you to be a pretty smart guy.

We have eaten there several times in the last three weeks and are sorry that we'll have to leave in another 10 days or so. So many places, so little time.

Fernando is a very gracious host and his waitress, Florencia, is very efficient and friendly. She's Argentinian and does not look like most Mexicans or Mayans. Her English is a little limited, but she makes up for it in other ways.

My only concern is that there are seldom more that two other tables occupied whenever we've been there.

C'mon peeps lets get out and support these fine folks.

[rkm0813]

Originally Posted by Halitosis

Craig,
A good choice. From reading your posts I always thought you to be a pretty smart guy.

We have eaten there several times in the last three weeks and are sorry that we'll have to leave in another 10 days or so. So many places, so little time.

Fernando is a very gracious host and his waitress, Florencia, is very efficient and friendly. She's Argentinian and does not look like most Mexicans or Mayans. Her English is a little limited, but she makes up for it in other ways.

My only concern is that there are seldom more that two other tables occupied whenever we've been there.

C'mon peeps lets get out and support these fine folks.

They are on our list for next week!

[wolfpf]

Originally Posted by Halitosis

Craig,
A good choice. From reading your posts I always thought you to be a pretty smart guy.

We have eaten there several times in the last three weeks and are sorry that we'll have to leave in another 10 days or so. So many places, so little time.

Fernando is a very gracious host and his waitress, Florencia, is very efficient and friendly. She's Argentinian and does not look like most Mexicans or Mayans. Her English is a little limited, but she makes up for it in other ways.

My only concern is that there are seldom more that two other tables occupied whenever we've been there.

C'mon peeps lets get out and support these fine folks.

Originally Posted by rkm0813

They are on our list for next week!

Mine too

[kirbyfan]

For sure gonna give them a try in 3-4 weeks when we come!

[JB-ubie]

Originally Posted by Halitosis

Craig,
A good choice. From reading your posts I always thought you to be a pretty smart guy.

We have eaten there several times in the last three weeks and are sorry that we'll have to leave in another 10 days or so. So many places, so little time.

Fernando is a very gracious host and his waitress, Florencia, is very efficient and friendly. She's Argentinian and does not look like most Mexicans or Mayans. Her English is a little limited, but she makes up for it in other ways.

My only concern is that there are seldom more that two other tables occupied whenever we've been there.

C'mon peeps lets get out and support these fine folks.

We have been to Camaron Carmelos at least 4 times and each time there have been different numbers of people dining there. One of the things that I think is significant is that many Americans and Canadians eat at a much earlier hour than most Mexicans. When we go out it is usually between 6:30 & 7:00 and the other people that are eating there are not local Mexicans. However, we did go once a little later and there were several tables of local Mexicans eating there. I think that in addition to all of us talking him up it is important the the local community support him. His food is wonderful and his enthusiasm for his restaurant is so great we can only wish him success.

[Thor Henning]

I'm looking forward to visit this restaurant.



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[Elysium]

On our list as well. Did any feedback ever show up for the non-fish eaters among us.I did see that he would cook pollo or vegetable dishes-anyone with firsthand experience with these? Always have to try to strike the balance for us you know.

[wolfpf]

Originally Posted by Elysium

On our list as well. Did any feedback ever show up for the non-fish eaters among us.I did see that he would cook pollo or vegetable dishes-anyone with firsthand experience with these? Always have to try to strike the balance for us you know.

Sue did

Originally Posted by Sue

Well, I was not a big fan of Camaron Caramelo because I don't eat seafood. Tonight I found out that Fernando will make many of the dishes with chicken! I had the fried tacos and they were super good.

[Sue]

Originally Posted by Elysium

On our list as well. Did any feedback ever show up for the non-fish eaters among us.I did see that he would cook pollo or vegetable dishes-anyone with firsthand experience with these? Always have to try to strike the balance for us you know.

Originally Posted by wolfpf

Sue did

My advice is to talk to Fernando about it. If you stick to the chicken dishes that are on the menu, you'll probably be disappointed. All of the more interesting dishes on the menu are with shrimp. However, I asked him if he could make one thing specifically with chicken and he said not only could he do it, but there were all kinds of menu items he would make with chicken. So, if something sounds good to you, just ask him if he can substitute.

I think shrimp is gross. But I loved my fried chicken tacos!!!