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bighatnohorse
Explorer II
Dec 14, 2018

Naco, MX / AZ ?

I'm presently at Whitewater Draw (Sandhill Cranes) in AZ and not too far from Naco AZ/MX and was thinking of crossing for some local food.
Is there anything there worth the mileage and time? Internet search results are not very promising.
  • MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

    Notable in Ensenada

    El Taco de Huitzilopochtli

    El Rinconcito Oxacaquena

    Noted and thank you.
    Interestingly, both have their own Facebook page.
  • Ensenada could well be a major Mecca of good dining in the peninsula. But I am disappointed in San Lucas, and Mulege. Plates flooded with tsunamis of melted cheese. My hometown is even worse -- Lazaro Cardenas. Chow Hall quality.

    Notable in Ensenada

    El Taco de Huitzilopochtli

    El Rinconcito Oxacaquena
  • MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
    If there is one single word on the sign in English I avoid it. Roberto's Surf & Turf.

    Look for Mexican customers eating food and not just sipping coffee. Lots of expensive restaurants have coffee only-customers.They can't stand the food.

    I wander one block but no further off the main drag in my quest.

    But a recommendation by a taxi driver is worth considering. NACO is not a tourist trap so you won't be buzzed to an overpriced gringo mecca.

    And I would not take a newer pickup truck. Especially one loaded with bling.

    All good recommendations but I decided not to go - I'll get plenty of Mexico next month when we take a caravan into Baja.
    Naco is too small to drive anyway - we're walkers and could do the whole town in an hour.
  • If there is one single word on the sign in English I avoid it. Roberto's Surf & Turf.

    Look for Mexican customers eating food and not just sipping coffee. Lots of expensive restaurants have coffee only-customers.They can't stand the food.

    I wander one block but no further off the main drag in my quest.

    But a recommendation by a taxi driver is worth considering. NACO is not a tourist trap so you won't be buzzed to an overpriced gringo mecca.

    And I would not take a newer pickup truck. Especially one loaded with bling.
  • If you google map the town and zoom in/around, there are a number of restaurants on the main drag to choose from. No idea how good they are, but they're local.