Were to go to lunch in Algodones, Mexico?

We had a pretty good lunch. Which I could tell you the name, but it was buried in one of those alley areas. It did include a free beer!

But we had a horrible nearly 2 hour wait to get back over the border. No food or deal on anything is worth that for us...

Gruffy wrote:
Go over, get your feet wet. Best food is street vendors two or three streets in who feed Mexicans and not Gringos.

We're not new to Mexico. Some of our best food has been street food. Don't mind being the only Gringo in the restaurant. We've gotten sick more times in the US than in Mexico.

Our passports have been stamped almost 30 times by Mexican immigration. Just never been across at Yuma. Don't want to waste money on mediocre food in the USA or Mexico. I just figure those who've traveled before me can give me the best information.

bighatnohorse wrote:

amandasgramma wrote:
We LOVE the fish/shrimp tacos at the outdoor vendor. He's kinda tucked in one of the buildings on the right. I LOVE LOVE the nachos at El Presidio (?is that the name?). It's a big courtyard, outside seating and if you're lucky, they have music playing. :) Seriously, I've eaten there NUMEROUS times and have never gotten sick. And come to think of it, I HAVE gotten sick off food in the USA.

I think that the place you are describing is EL Pariso - approximately across the street from the Rubio Dental Group.
El Pariso has a huge patio area not visible from the street and must feed thousands of Americans and Canadians on a weekly basis.
Their food is okay.

Best food is a street vendor on the same street closer to the Rubio Group. He sets up his cart around noonish.
Believe me, if anyone got sick from his cart, he wouldn't last long as a business.
Only problem with him is no beer.

Wife found El Pariso while cruising the Internet. Street vendor sounds better to me.

amandasgramma wrote:
We LOVE the fish/shrimp tacos at the outdoor vendor. He's kinda tucked in one of the buildings on the right. I LOVE LOVE the nachos at El Presidio (?is that the name?). It's a big courtyard, outside seating and if you're lucky, they have music playing. :) Seriously, I've eaten there NUMEROUS times and have never gotten sick. And come to think of it, I HAVE gotten sick off food in the USA.

I think that the place you are describing is EL Pariso - approximately across the street from the Rubio Dental Group.
El Pariso has a huge patio area not visible from the street and must feed thousands of Americans and Canadians on a weekly basis.
Their food is okay.

Best food is a street vendor on the same street closer to the Rubio Group. He sets up his cart around noonish.
Believe me, if anyone got sick from his cart, he wouldn't last long as a business.
Only problem with him is no beer.

Yuma

Go over, get your feet wet. Best food is street vendors two or three streets in who feed Mexicans and not Gringos.

We LOVE the fish/shrimp tacos at the outdoor vendor. He's kinda tucked in one of the buildings on the right. I LOVE LOVE the nachos at El Presidio (?is that the name?). It's a big courtyard, outside seating and if you're lucky, they have music playing. :) Seriously, I've eaten there NUMEROUS times and have never gotten sick. And come to think of it, I HAVE gotten sick off food in the USA.

True Mexican food is NOT exciting, just very bland. The spicy Mexican food is a product of the United States, not Mexico. So, if you want what the Americans perceive to be Mexican food, find a good restaurant in Yuma. That said, we like Parisios, which is on the left about 2 blocks into Algodones.

We have ate there about 4 times, trying out different places, still alive but not really impressed with the food so we choose to eat back on our soil, just my 2 cents worth...

The Q. :)