| Papa Loco in Playa del Carmen |
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| Wednesday, 11 April 2007 | |
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Dr. Taco has certainly made a name for himself
in our community. Dr. Taco, aka Carlo from Guadalajara
is an MD who got burnt out on his life in the city and moved his family here to
Playa del Carmen 4 years ago. He opened his first location on 10th Avenue
between 8th and 10th Streets and it was an immediate hit.
With inexpensive prices, cold beers, the best salsa bar in the world, and great
fish tacos, it was no wonder that his business exploded. He opened a second
location on the road down to Mamitas to cater to the beach crowd, and 2 months
ago he opened Papa Loco.
Although there are tacos at Papa Loco the main focus
are potatoes, and queso fundidos.
Quesos Fundidos (priced between $30 and $40 pesos) are
melted cheese topped with your choice of aracherra, shrimp, or vegetables or a
mixture thereof. It is served hot and melted from the oven to eat with either
bread or chips. The Papas Locos (between $40 and $50 pesos) are served mashed
topped with your choice
We recently went with a group of 9 people, and when we
arrived we had the place to ourselves. Service was a bit slow for only having a
total of 2 tables that were occupied, but I know the waiter from the original
Dr. Taco so maybe he was just having an off night. Web Guy and I shared an
order of the Papas Locos with the arrachera, and it was PLENTY for two people. The
only complaint I had was that it was not hot enough so once that was remedied I
inhaled my half. Web Guy enjoyed a chorizo taco; and one end of the table
ordered the chorizo fundido and raved about it. They have yet to receive their
liquor license, but serve fresh and tangy jamaica by the liter as well as water,
tamarindo, and horchata. Located on 20th Avenue between 6th and 8th Streets in Playa del Carmen Open 12:00 PM until 10:00 PM Monday through Saturday call Delivery Express at 984-803-5986 for home delivery. Comments (0)
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Dr. Taco Adds Third Restaurant to His Taco Empire.
of arrachera, chicken, pork, chorizo, ham, beef, or
veggies, and then smothered in cheese and popped in the oven (very low calorie
and carb free!). The taco menu is different from his other locations in that
there are no seafood tacos; arrachera, beef, chicken, pork, and chorizo make up
the taco menu and are between 12.00 and 14.00 pesos per taco.
Fresh chips,
pickled onions, salsa Mexicana, creamy habanero salsa, and a warm blended salsa
all were plentiful and refilled when necessary. The only complaint the table
had was that most of the Papas Locos were served warm, not hot, and I was the
only one who sent mine back and really got to enjoy it. I would absolutely
return, or stop by to take something home, I just think they need to iron out a
few kinks like any new business, and you certainly can't beat the price!
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