Tiny Loncherias on Isla Mujeres = The Best Food on the Island

One of the best loncheria's (tiny, hole in the wall, mom-n-pop eateries) I discovered on this trip to Isla is Loncheria Manolotis. It was just up the road from my hotel and I'd been riding my back (after a long, healthy nap of course) and literally stumbled across it.  I managed to get stuck in there during a torrential rainstorm, but it was fantastic.  Just me and the Mexican soaps blaring into the dining room. The food was so cheap, I just kept ordering.  When I tell you it was the BEST chile rellenos I've tasted, I'm not kidding.  None of the typical gooey cheese or smother in tomato sauce.  It was just freshly fried and packed with ground pork and then splashed with crema and queso.  I had several made to order cheese empenadas (80 cents each) and a taco as well.  Throw in a couple of orange drinks and this was a $5 dollar meal made in heaven.  Isla has dozens of these loncehrias all over the island and they are the very best way to help add tourist dollars to the community.  Plus the food is superior~

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[Mad Dog]

Now you've done it. I'm in La Gloria house/dogsitting. Loved LaLomita. Have been eyeing El Hurache, which is two blocks away. Now I know I was right. Same with Loncheria Manolito, which looked good though it hadn't been mentioned by anyone. I already decided it's on tap for tomorrow night when I drove by and saw a sign for Posole Jalisco. (BTW, how could you be in Bali and not eat from every bakso, gado-gado, martabak, and other street vendor rolling down the road??)