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We tried to go there Saturday but with the rain and power outage I guess they were closed. 

I walked down today (bottom of short  little Privada below Ramón Corona and Ramón Velasquez) to ask all my questions but they're closed Monday.

Have you been there?  What kind of food do they serve?  Did you like it enough to go back? Is there indoor or just"under the tents" seating? (I could see that part by peaking in the small opening in the solid front gates.)

Thanks in advance.

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1 hour ago, happyjillin said:

Isn't that the place gringohombre goes to regularly?

Yes, this is my Mexican Abuela's place less than 2 blocks away that I mentioned in another post as you see here. There is only one long table (mostly shared by workers in the area) and another small table. This is called a cenaduria or home (they live behind the curtain in the back) where they cook daily specials. I have only used it for takeout and now have a daily delivery 3 days a week (M, W, F) to my home office. The delivery person is my Abuela's Tia (what would she be to me?) and here you see Jesus my assistant receiving my lunch...$100 total, that includes a generous tip for Tia! As you see in the photo of the food is plenty for 2 meals that also usually includes some local fruit and maybe a pan dulce. Someone had asked about the hours, and they are open for breakfast at 8 (Mexican time) and close when the food runs out at maybe 4 or 5. They are located on Ramone Corona at Jesus Garcia in lower SAT.

This is NOT the one mentioned by the OP. I did stop by there a while ago but they were closing. I am sure that this is also a cenadura and what I saw were some tables under a tent beside a house. I am sure that like Grandmas there will be no menu, just what they have cooking on the stove that day. These are not for everyone, just for us adventurous gourmets looking for authentic homemade food at a great price!!! 

Granma's house.jpg

Me Abuelas (My Mexican grandmothers).jpg

Granma's kitchen.jpg

Menu on the wall.jpg

Granda's aunt delivering my lunch to Jesus.jpg

Pozole, rice, refried beans and cabbage and onions.jpg

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Neither of those places are cenadurias. They are restaurantes con comida casera  which means home cooked

A cenaduria is for Cena which is dinner served at night. .  They typically open between 6pm & 8pm and serve until 11pm or midnight. Typical will be pozole, tacos, enchiladas, sopes like in the picture

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1 hour ago, Mostlylost said:

Neither of those places are cenadurias. They are restaurantes con comida casera  which means home cooked

A cenaduria is for Cena which is dinner served at night. .  They typically open between 6pm & 8pm and serve until 11pm or midnight. Typical will be pozole, tacos, enchiladas, sopes like in the picture

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OK, technically you are right although I have heard it called that by some Mexican friends. Maybe a better word would be Fonda.

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1 hour ago, gringohombre said:

OK, technically you are right although I have heard it called that by some Mexican friends. Maybe a better word would be Fonda.

Fonda is usually a place, separate from the house, that is a family operated restaurant. There are Fondas in the plaza in Chapala. 

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49 minutes ago, gringohombre said:

Then what would you call a place like Abuela's?

My wife, Mexican, says they are restaurants that serve Comide Casera. Just a restaurant that serves a home cooked meal.

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Sn. Google sez (and he knows everything)

A fonda in Mexico usually refers to a small, family-run restaurant where the owners do basically everything, from cleaning and shopping for ingredients to cooking the food. ... Unlike street food stands, however, most fondas are only open for breakfast and lunch, the main meal of the day in Mexico .

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1 hour ago, gringohombre said:

Sn. Google sez (and he knows everything)

A fonda in Mexico usually refers to a small, family-run restaurant where the owners do basically everything, from cleaning and shopping for ingredients to cooking the food. ... Unlike street food stands, however, most fondas are only open for breakfast and lunch, the main meal of the day in Mexico .

That is right.  Notice it does NOT say it is in their house and has comida casera a HOME cooked meal. In Chapala, the 2 that come quickly to mind in the Plaza are "La Fonda" and "Jose's Place". Both are Fondas, but they are not in their houses, nor is the meal cooked in their house (a home cooked meal). Get it yet? (food cooked in their house)  :D

 

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On 6/23/2021 at 9:55 AM, AndyPanda said:

No Web presence, but understandable. Did find this on tripadvisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com.mx/Restaurant_Review-g7008636-d8631497-Reviews-La_Carretilla-San_Antonio_Tlayacapan.html

Says excellent tortillas and daily guisos.

That also led to a place called La Gaucheria, but even with Google maps and streetview I couldn't find it.

Clicked on your  link. Gives street address in San Antonio (which is not correct in any case) but the actual map takes you to Ajijic  🤔  Que? But thanks fro trying.

 

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