that includes Mexican dishes, seafood, barbecue ribs, chicken, and pork chops.
I prefer the petite filet mignon with breaded shrimp. It is served with a baked
potato and mixed vegetables. They serve a warmed and spicy refried bean dip
with the tortilla chips that is the best I have ever tasted.
waiters all wear Vaquero (cowboy) hats. It is a fun place in which there is coun-
try western and Mexican "canned" music. Every night at 8:00 p.m. there is
dancing to country western music. It can get noisy in the evening, so don't
expect to hold many conversations.
Hawaiian shrimp. Nice canned music, good service and excellent food. Many
locals eat at Los Arcos.
tomatoes there for the first time, and now I order them with every meal. The
place is usually crowded with a lively group of customers. I have never been
there when I didn't enjoy the music--and I'm a self-made "fuddy duddy."
for several years. Service is consistently good and the food, even better. Try the
surf and turf, which is jumbo shrimp and juicy filet mignon brought to your
table flaming on a sword. Sunday brunch is a favorite for many of the locals.
There is a fireworks display every Sunday evening.
dential area I became nervous. Off the beaten track, Casa Loma has beautiful
Italian/Spanish style courtyard seating as well as a room with fabulous elegant
Spanish/French décor inside. Each time I'm there I notice Ramon, the manager
going to every table to ask if everything is okay. They have an excellent assort-
ment of food, period. I like the pasta. My wife and I have enjoyed an excellent
meal of sharing a house salad and each ordering tortilla soup. You will experi-
ence a classy dining experience. Although it is on Gaviotas, about four blocks
from Camarón Sábalo in the Golden Zone, I suggest that you take a taxi.
go there between 9:00 a.m. to noon on Sunday as the place is usually packed.
They have excellent American breakfasts and delicious Mexican lunch entrees.