Taquitos Nayarit

I love regional Mexican food. I haven't visited a seafood place yet, and we decided to try out this place by accident. I once travelled to Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, and I loved it there. The food was fantastic. We drove past this restaurant in Watsonville multiple times before we finally decided to stop in.

First, Spanish is the preferred language of communication here. There was a lady who spoke enough English, and we spoke enough Spanish, so it worked out. My boyfriend ordered just the ceviche and the horchata. I ordered the shrimp with garlic sauce and jamaica. The waitress set down a basket of tostadas that you typically use for ceviche and a salsa verde that was basically ground-up jalapeños. No cutting any spice with tomatillos! It was spicier than the Sonoran salsa at El Pollero. The drinks were huge beer pints. They even give you a free refill, which I didn't need since I couldn't finish my pint of jamaica. My boyfriend did have a pint and a half of horchata, though.

The plate of shrimps was very garlicky and good. They even had the shrimp rolled in bacon that my friend Jesus likes. It's mostly a bar that locals come to sit and watch TV, drinking a couple of beers. We liked the food, but there was a strong gust of wind coming through, so my boyfriend got up to shut the door. Great value for what we got. For the two of us, it cost less than $20. ¡Qué fabuloso! Next time I might try the langostino.