I’m glad you guys are enjoying my tips for navigating the veg friendly parts of Cabo San Lucas…
For our last night in Cabo we went to Hacienda El Coyote for dinner.
The interior was on the eclectic side, but this was still probably one of the more “fancy” restaurants we went to.
In addition to the restaurant area, they had a Tequila Lounge, and a few different outside seating areas.
Navigating the wine list was the first priority after being seated.
Check.
Second order of business, the menu.
Kyle started with a tomato salad that I “borrowed” a few bites of.
The balsamic dressing was so tangy – it was really yummy. The waiter ended up bringing me a plate after he saw me stealing so many bites ;) I steered clear of the Oaxaca cheese, but the rest was very tasty.
My mom and dad split the house salad (aren’t the plates pretty!).
And then dinner arrived…
Finally a place that had vegetarian tacos as an actual item on the menu!! They each had a different corn tortilla (the red was my fave) and inside was a delicious mix of veggies. It was easily one of the best meals I had in Cabo.
Oh wine, the silly things you do to me…
Anyways, we didn’t dine out every night though…far from it actually. On most nights (and for almost all our lunches) we ate back at the villa.
Here’s an example of the BBQ action: steaks for the boys, chicken for my mom, and veggies for moi.
The zucchini was sliced in half and drizzled with EVOO, S & P while the mushrooms were marinated overnight in a Italian vinaigrette.
We also had (steamed) corn and a simple salad (with romaine, tomato, avo, and carrots).
Outside dining. Love.
The left plate was mine before I heaped un monton de ensalada on top of everything. Such a delish meal. My pops did an extraordinary job on the BBQ – I have never had such juicy grilled veggies. Note to self, marinate overnight.
Before I say adios to Cabo, I thought I would leave you with a pic of our friend from yesterday.
If you follow me on twitter, you probably saw my tweets about the baby skunk we found trapped in our trash can.
To answer the implied question – no, we didn’t get sprayed. He was a baby (and adorable at that), and didn’t seem to know how nervous we were. In fact, he was quite intrigued by all the pics I was taking (it almost seems like he was posing, doesn’t it?). Such a cutie! Clearly he, too, could live off of beer and hummus…now how could I not respect that?
We took a video of my Dad setting him free (he tied a rope to the garbage can’s handle and pulled it over from a few yards away). It was hilarious until we realized we hadn’t closed ANY of the doors to the villa…and as the critter headed toward the house we felt like white trash morons running after a skunk with our beers in hand. Classy.
Heading back to CA now…adios Cabo!
Omg a skunk! I would have freaked! Ha
What a cute little guy! The fact that he was in search of some hummus makes me want a baby skunk… You have me jealous with every single meal you consume, i wish i would have taken advantage of the great food when i was in Cabo, but i think i was 5 years old and my main concern was being at the beach EVERY single hour of EVERY single day… Monstrous waves are what i remember most, so glad you and your family + Kyle are enjoying yourselves… 🙂
super awesome that you found decent veggie options. Have to say that your Dad’s grill mastery is really impressive – those veggies look SO good!
Sigh…can I go to Cabo now?
Glad to hear you had such a nice vacay–you needed it! I am jealous of all of your yummy eats. Everything looks so good!
Courtney
Your post has been live 5 mins in my reader and your fans are already all over your mexican veggie tacos..yum!!
The beer and skunk. Dude. I would not have been there taking pics…i woulda been in the next county!
xo
That baby skunk is one of the cutest things I have ever seen. I’m glad you didn’t get sprayed! 🙂
The skunk! It is actually pretty cute, I must admit. Those grilled veggies look amazing – I need to try marinading overnight.
Ahhh! I once “rescued” a whole bunch of orphan raccoons. After the wildlife rescue center told me that they didn’t actually do the rescuing (I had to transport them myself), they told me that the raccoons in the area carry a zillion diseases.
Fortunately everything turned out okay, and I would probably do the same thing again.
I loooove Cabo! So jealous!
baby skunk?! so dang cute. i am going to be consulting you before i go to cabo. hope that is OK! have a safe trip home!
Sounds like you had a great time in Cabo.
You’re right– those plates are pretty!
Baby skunk is adorable!!!!! I would’ve been there taking pictures too haha.
Why do I feel like this type of thing would only happen to you? Awesome.
can we get some instructional video on how to do a mexican skunk dance? I expect you to invent some moves here and would love it forever 🙂
((wild animals still scare me to pieces; baby or not. maybe he was a little tipsy))
Katherine
So I know it’s a skunk, but is it ok that it’s possibly one of the cutest things I have ever seen, EVER? It looks like a stuffed animal!
All the Mexical food I have seen on blogs today, I am totally getting some guacamole today 🙂
Aww, what a cutie. I don’t care what animal it is, a baby anything is adorable.
I love roasted/grilled mushrooms. New obsession. Looks like I’ve got to try them marinated now huh? 🙂
Yums McYums! Glad you can give Janetha the deets. I love that all my fave folks know each other!
So I *think* that baby skunks can’t actually spray until they get to a certain age. Of course, I know you weren’t gonna stand around and ask that guy for his i.d. Wowser is he cute though!
Safe travels!
Ahaha, maybe better than that cute little skunk (I actually love the smell of skunk spray…it is like summer to me) – is that contents of your trash: hummus, beer, coke zero. So good.
He is so stinkin’ cute! (no pun intended!) I was in Cabo in February and we did the all inclusive but now I think I missed out on all these great restaurants!
Looks like some good times in Cabo. At least Cali is not a half bad place to head back to 🙂
That’s awesome you found a veggie option….. when I was in Mexico last I had MUCH better luck than when I was recently in Puerto Rico, which was pretty atrocious when it came to healthy food!
Sounds like fun adventures! I was in Cabo about a year and a half ago and, while a little rowdy, it was pretty and fun! The skunk is too cute 🙂
Have a good weekend!
That skunk is stinkin’ adorable. Pun intended.
Good to know I’m not the only one who can devour copious amount of hummus, even while on vacay! 🙂
Sounds like you’re having an amaaazing time, I’m officially jealous.
Have a great trip back to CA!
Ha! That skunk was too cute! Cabo is a pretty great place. 🙂
I am in love w/ that little skunk, he almost looks too cute to be real! Those veggie tacos look delish too
what good eats! baby skunk is so cute!