Johnny Rockets in Playa del Carmen Good Golly Miss Molly
Monday, 09 August 2004
Burgers, Shakes, and Elvis Presley – in Playa del Carmen? You betcha!!!!
Good Golly Miss Molly!
By J.P. the Writer
Johnny Rockets has come to Playa del Carmen and is already one of the most popular restaurants to eat at the Paseo del Carmen on the South side of town.
I’ve eaten there twice already and was impressed both times. The manager, Juan Jose Loa, made me feel right at home and the servers have happy smiles.
Manolo is well known in the booming Restaurant industry of Playa Del Carmen. He launched “Buenos Aires” as well as “Sur” the renowned steak house restaurant on Quinta Avenida. He recently opened El ASADOR DE MANOLO, on 10th Ave between 24 y 26 Street.
El ASADOR Specializes in “Parilla Argentina” which is an Argentinean Grill serving fine cuts of meat, with the authentic chimichurry sauce; a medley of spices where parsley, rosemary, oregano and the chef’s secret ingredient marinate in extra virgin olive oil.
As soon as the restaurant featured its home cooking Lunch special “comida casera”, and advertised its menu on the board on the sidewalk at an astonishing 45.00 Pesos the Frugal Gourmet’s car came to a screeching halt. The sign read: “Sopa del Dia, Cannellones/Brochettas, agua de frutas - This lunch menu is served from 1:00 to 5:00PM!
The Frugal Gourmet: Il Baretto - Paradise Fresh from the Mediterranean - A Playa del Carmen Delight!
Perfect! Upscale! Amore!
IL BARETTO has the perfect location, in the upscale part of 5th Ave, at the corner of calle 26 in Playa del Carmen - where most of the Italian crowd gathers.
IL BARETTO is the number one meeting place with its unbeatable ambience due to Barbara’s charismatic presence, and the consistency of its food quality.
Her partner Clo and the attentive and friendly staff make you feel at home, and they even know how you like your Cappuccino.!
If you care to snack on a Panini, or a Bruschetta or feast on a "Ravioli Quatro Fromagii" IL BARETTO is the place! The uniqueness of its PASTA menu enables the frugal gourmet to be able to choose between different pastas and sauces at a penny-wise 55 pesos! A rarity in town!
Are these the best brownies in Mexico? You think you got it, oh you think you got it, but got it just don’t get it until you try these bad boyz.
So I walk into to this colorful place called Café Café and think, okay another internet café with bland American coffee and stale cakes bought from Bimbo or something.
Opps! Pre-Qualifying! Wrong! I think I just met the best baker in Mexico! She's from Denmark - I should've known!
Anyway, the first thing I noticed is the colors – an off red – pinkish if you will – hard to describe really. Apparently, it's the color of Danish flag. And then I noticed the computers and then the signs saying – Almond Merengue Pie, Handmade Ice Cream, and Brownies.
“Xlapak” (meaning Old Wall in Mayan) is probably better known as “The Smoothie Place on 5th.The sign says: “The Best in Town” and this is not a lie! The smoothies are a plus. Check out the extensive menu and choose one!
It gets better! Xlapak also offers a LUNCH SPECIAL at a mere $49 Pesos! It is served until 4:00 PM. This can make an early dinner for some. The lunch not only looks good, it tastes great!
Appetizers are either chicken soup or fried rice; there is a choice of 4 entrees, and drinks of chaya or freshly made lemonade. Did I forget to mention the corn chips, salsa, & tortillas?
Playa Maya News Announces the Best of the Best Contest is On
Wednesday, 09 June 2004
Playa Maya News Announces the “Best of the Best” Contest is On!
Readers want to know…… Who makes the best pizza?
Who makes the best coffee?Best hamburger?Best pie?
Since you, the Playa Maya community, have your taste buds on the pulse of this wonderful place, we challenge you to go ahead and tell us - Who is the Best!
How? Vote! You may have already seen the vote for Best Pizza on the left side on the PMN site under Survey. Well, what are you waiting for? Vote now!
What's that you say? You have not tried them all? Get Crackin! Time is a wastin'. You have 8 choices on this one so that means 8 nights of pizza.
Café Corazon, Playa’s newest and most inviting neighborhood coffee house, with its vibrantly painted walls and traditional Mexican colonial décor is truly a fabulous place to just come and relax with your favorite friends and family. Especially with a name like Café Corazon (Heart Café), clearly, this is a magical place of Amore –
Built on the smiles of living with passion in paradise, Fiona Piff and Ana Paula Candido Owners of Café Corazon have created a lovely place of warmth and love. With the fabulous flavor of fresh Mexican grown coffee, and rich delicious desserts. For both locals and tourists a like.
Fine French Dining is Sophisticated Causal at Byblos
“A bottle of white! OOh, a bottle of red! Perhaps of bottle of rose instead. Get a table near the street in our old familiar place, you and I face to face – umm, umm" said Jean from Paris to his lovely latin mademoiselle –
C’est La Vie! That’s the love at Byblos, Playa del Carmen’s premier authentic French restaurant. It’s cozy, warm, friendly, sophisticated, casual, and oozing with air of amor.
Owned and operated by Sylvie Goetz, Byblos is the summation of years of earned success working in the gastronomic branche in Luxembourg.
One says that some of the best discoveries are off the beaten track is The Pummarola restaurant. The Pummarola means “Tomato” in the Napolitano dialect. It is located between the Shangri-La, and the Reef Coco Beach hotels on a dirt track called Flamingo Road which is one block from the beach nested between condominiums. It is a true find.
The brick oven Pizza - Pure Napolitano Style, served on an individual board, is a meal in itself..... Beyond the many varieties, the Margarita which is classic, simple and mouth watering, is my favorite.
Let the Growth Begin, McDonalds is Your Kind of Place!
McDonald's opened it's biggest store yet on the Careterra Federal in the parking lot of the Chedraui department store.
For a McDonalds, it is humongous complete with a wonderful area for the kids to play. And for those of you who find the heat exhausting, go in and have a McFlurrie and you will freeze as the the blasting air condition will transport you to an Igloo outside of Yellowknife Canada!
This place broke ground in February and it's already open. They build so fast here that you can barely blink your eye and boom, there it is!
Burgers, Shakes, and Elvis Presley – in Playa del Carmen? You betcha!!!!
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Playa Maya News Announces the “Best of the Best” Contest is On!
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