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As promised, friends, here is the list you created....
Favourite Zihua restaurants, places to shop, things to do as recommended by Friends of Zihua Bob’s Bulletin Board
On February 11 at Villa Mexicana
Restaurants:
Santa Prisca Pezole on Thursday. Go early to get a seat - 3:30 or earlier. Great local spot and great music.
La Bocana - Good Italian and clean restrooms. Breakfast and lunch only.
El Perla Negra - good soul food, good prices. Karma is great. Carlos will remember your name. Good chicken cordon blue, shish kebab, stuffed squash, homemade limon pie. Inexpensive drinks.
Casa Elvira downtown on pier – fajitas, enchiladas, burgers. Flambé banana looks good.
Captain’s Daughter - downtown Nicolas Bravo St. 2nd level. Good burgers with pickles, fries, wings, ribs, salads.
El Manglar - On La Ropa over the crocodiles. Fish roll, tuna or shrimp with coconut pecan sauce (this writer found the sauce overly sweet). 27 spice fish (like teriyaki), El Manglar salad with chicken, fish, or shrimp.
Puerto de Mare - downtown on waterfront near Cafe Marina. Good drinks. Artturo is the best bartender in Zihua. He will remember you.
Cafe Marina - good for breakfast.
Otillias on Las Gatas. Franco great bartender. He will remember you. Great lunch. Eat what Franco recommends.
Nardos - behind La Madeira beach. Grilled steaks, seafood outside
Papas Locos - Pastor tacos. Share - the potatoes are very large. Get papas especial potato with pastor and pinapple
Rossy’s on La Ropa - Langoustine soup and other soups. Also good roady drinks -any drink you want. Margaritas and piña coladas good.
Jungle pizza - great ambience. Owner from Baltimore - nice guy. Mud oven for pizzas. Marguerite pizza good. Chips and salsa to die for.
Rufo for dinner la Madeira no walls or roof
Las Braseros
Deositle for Pezole
Tamales Annie
La Perla seafood
Laguna next to Senior Frogs in Ixtapa for Valentine’s day - rock and roll 7-10 pm.
Don Memos - shrimp not breaded and coconut sauce, nice pasta for 700 pesos plenty to eat
Favourite things to see and do:
Mercado. Market. Go up all the aisles
Ride the bus with the locals
Take combi (bus) instead of taxi. 7 pesos get it near the dolphin statues every 15 minutes
Basketball court pickleball 7:30 am
Jimmy Mimou music and dancing at various locations
Watch for the crocodile man on the La Ropa. His name is Tamicun. Has an eye patch. If you have any crocodile problems give him a call. Or you can take a picture with him. Please pay him for his time.
Shopping and services
Buy silver at Hugo Mendoza 5th avenue Ixtapa
Cinqo de Mayo to get silver made into jewelry
Almond tequila. Near craft market
Deisy behind Rossy’s for message for 200 pesos
Coffee and vanilla next to Lupitas on Guerrero St.
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Whoever told you to eat what Franco at Otilla's tells you to was doing you a big disservice. The man is famous for the "no need for the menu trust me $100USD lunch."
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by allen 
, Pacific Northwest, Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 17:32 (4584 days ago) @ Tess
Yup, happened to my sis and I. Won't happen again.
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Agreed. it happened to us as well. He seems to be an opportunist with a split personality.
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by Grumpy in Lake Cowichan , Vancouver Island B.C Canada, Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 20:11 (4584 days ago) @ Julian
You should always ask and know in advance what you are paying for.....Just ask for the menu.....Do you get in taxis in Zihua and not ask the cost?.....we have heard the stories but always ask for the price and a menu..... and have not been disappointed........Otillas is a must stop for us
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by Jenny<3Zihua , Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 19:20 (4584 days ago) @ Tess
edited by Jenny<3Zihua, Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 19:49
Whoever told you to eat what Franco at Otilla's tells you to was doing you a big disservice. The man is famous for the "no need for the menu trust me $100USD lunch."
Franco is salesman and a good one. Our amazing day and lunch, whole red snapper, muchas piña coladas largas, a cigar, muchas cerveza, snorkel stuff, and a raft was $50.63 before tip. We were there from 9:30-4:00 and it was one of our favorite days.
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by allen , Pacific Northwest, Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 19:36 (4584 days ago) @ Jenny<3Zihua
You definitely did better than my sis and I. I think we each had the lobster tacos, a pina colada (my sis had one but not me) and a few beers, it came to over $80 usd. This has been a few years ago. Maybe he has wised up. BTW, I did find him very personable.
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A couple of years ago my wife and I went to visit Otilios" and Franco. We had drinks and food and the bill was very high. If you go to Otilios', be sure to check you bill!! If you don't, you will have an expensive lunch.
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by AngelaD , Thursday, February 13, 2014, 09:19 (4583 days ago) @ rad4j
Rob 'nRonnie - thanks for your work in putting this together. I've been cutting and pasting as I see recommended restaurants, their hours, favorite dishes, location, etc. So I'll have one document I can check while in Zi - in addition to Rob's list on this site.
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by cd69 , Winnipeg,MB,Canada, Friday, February 14, 2014, 01:51 (4583 days ago) @ Rob'nRonnie
Lots of work put into making this list so thanks Rob'nRonnie! But me thinks you guys drink a lot lol
