Don’t miss the ice cream man!!!

There is a little cart pulled by a moto that drives the beach road and rings a bell ba ba ba ba ba bop bop bop. It has a green canopy top, with a red and white vehicle with a big fridge for ICE CREAM!! Ice cream in Mexico? Si, si. Helados y Raspados - Ice Cream and Italian Ices in Mexico. If you have a sweet tooth on a nice hot day, there is nothing better. The Ice Cream Man routinely drives this road making his rounds between 12 and 3 and you can hear him coming as he rings his bell. “Helados, Raspados, Ice Cream” reads the sign on the side of his cart. He normally has coco, platano and then one special flavor of the day – that is coconut, banana and a special. The last time I tried the special was Uva or grape and I ordered a little scoop of all three. It was a delicious concoction served in a fresh sugar cone. Often he drives with his son but he is always on the road in the afternoon and after a few times the ba ba ba ba ba bop bop bop will start to call you when you hear it. The ice cream is not rich but icey and cold and flavorful. The raspados are made with several flavors of syrup put onto shaved ice. Piggies give this guy three pigs for quality, even if the selection is limited. Service, again, oink oink oink – come on he comes right to your door and if you whistle he will turn and come back! The ambiance varies but it is, well, hopefully when he drives by you are exactly where you want to be – so oink oink oink once again.

for now - The No Name - for now -closed for the season

There is a little tienda on the beach road by Amansala, just up from the famous el Viejo tienda that hosts a rocking breakfast and lunch. Rocking for the food and rocking for the music. Most likely you will happen upon it by chance since the hours are erratic. But the food is not. Great breakfasts and lunches, piggies like to stop here for a chicken sandwich served on the Mexican equivalent of a bagette (whiter and softer than the Italian version) with a fresh side salad. For 50 pesos, it doesn’t get much better than this. They grill vegetables as an accompaniment and if you like, they will add cheese. Take one of these to the beach with a cold beer and you are in heaven. Or sit at their tables with a fresh oj and enjoy the company of Miguel, his gringa girl and make some new friends in the cozy restaurant. Until we discover their name, this is the best little no name lunch place on the beach road so far. Service is slow but they cook everything to order and they are sooo happy to see you. Piggies give it a three pigs for food, ambiance and even the service.