El Asadero, and relaxing

The past week we have been taking it pretty easy. We went to Bucerias one afternoon. The plan was to stop by the house for a minute to see if Glenn and Liana were there. They were not at home, so we told their teenaged son Brandon we would come back later. Next we were going to Casa Tranquila to visit Patricia and Joann then go to the beach. We ended up sitting on the nice, shady, cool patio at Casa T and not ever getting to the beach. After leaving Casa T, we went by the house again but Glenn and Liana were not home then either.
On the way back home, we stopped at Gigante (a grocery store) to pick up a few things. Well, who did we run into at Gigante but Glenn and Liana! We are often amazed at what a small town PV can be.
We met a couple, Gil and Maria while volunteering at the RISE shelter. They are a retired couple from Calgary and have been spending the winter in PV. They began volunteering at RISE after some people were walking through their neighborhood on the way to visit the shelter but had gotten lost. Maria offered to help them find the place and they have been volunteering there almost daily since.
Since meeting Gil and Maria we have run into them twice while walking in town. Neither time was particularly close to either our house or theirs.

Sunday afternoon Harold and I were looking for a place to eat lunch. We had several places in mind wanting to go to more to an out-of-the-way place than somewhere downtown. We’ve seen some places in El Pitallal that looked interesting.
The one we picked, El Asadero, is in a large brick pavilion. It is on what has been referred to as the back road to Pitallal. It is surrounded by farm fields and is on a dusty road. (Well, they are all dusty right now!) There is the main pavilion, another area towards the back, and a playground area with more tables for families wanting to eat while the kids play.
We got there around noon and it wasn’t very busy yet. There was a menu board by the door, but we didn’t get a menu at our table. The waiter asked if we wanted the mixed plate. (70 pesos each ) We decided that sounded good so we each ordered a limonada and the mixed plate. First we got beef tacos, followed by chips and salsa. Next we got a bowl of beans and a plate with radishes, onions and a little guacamole. The main plate featured carne asada, grilled chicken, chorizo, pork and lamb. Of course there were plenty of hot, fresh corn tortillas. We could barely finish the plate of food we got but it appeared to be all-you-can-eat.
El Asadero doesn’t have a lot of ambience. It seems to be a place for local working folks to bring their families for a nice Sunday lunch. It is very clean and the service was good. At least one of the waiters speaks English.
Altogether we had a great meal for a total of about $15 US!