Aguayo's

I ate at "Aguayo's" in Calipatria, CA on 7/11/2009.  It was my first time there.  My friends Maria and Chris (from Calipatria) took me there.  Very good Mexican food.

Favorite place in my little city. They bring you chips but you get your own salsa - I recommend the one with cabbage. So good! Vegetarians, the Margarita burrito is the bees knees. I get it, like, once a week. Love love.

Rolling into Calipatria fairly late in the day, in the midst of an autumnal Salton Sea photo-taking road-tripping expedition, there were few options for dinner, and even fewer that were still open in this half-a-horse town. Since it was right around the corner from our creepy hotel that we were all too happy to get away from, we went for dinner. We were just in time to make it before closing (at 8pm!). We returned for dinner again the next night. And breakfast the next morning. I had a fish taco platter the first night and a vegetarian platter with (holy delicious) chile relleno and a tostada. The food was all delicious and freshly prepared with love. The owners were really friendly and happy to oblige. The fresh salsa bar had a nice range and the horchata was killer. The breakfast huevos rancheros I had were pretty good, though I am not generally keen on doing Mexican for breakfast, anywhere... beggars (with only the most horrifying hotel "continental breakfast" complete with hot brown water on tap available) cannot be choosers. The coffee at Aguayo's was good and they kept the cup full. Very reasonable prices, quiet, clean and accommodating at every meal. If ever I'm back in the area, you'll find me here again.