Today we are lunching at a new restaurant called Pinup’s and it is located in the Golden Zone on Gaviotas between Lucky B’s and Pancho’s on the beach. This is a north american style bar/grill eatery and we thought we’d give it a try.
Although the park is starting to empty out there are still nine of us ready to board the bus ….. Connie will meet us there.
The weather has finally warmed up and it was hot this morning. That’s Ruth and Pat hiding in the shade of the ficus tree. Ficus is grown ornamentally here and really lends itself to being trimmed into shapes. At home as an indoor plant it mopes and constantly looses it’s leaves from lack of humidity.! It likes a warm climate just like we do!!!
Into the Golden Zone and off the bus at De Las Garzas (by Panama Bakery) and then a short walk down to Gaviotas where we make a quick right and we’re there.
There are some tables inside but we chose to sit outside at the “picnic tables.” Not real comfy and we were sitting a little low but we’re not here for a long stay so…. no big deal.
Margarita’s and daiquiri’s are the 12noon to 4pm two for one happy hour special. What could we do….Cathy and I shared the two for one and had one each!
These are one of Pinup’s signature margarita’s and they are all different. This one is a mango/strawberry one and it’s really good. I usually shy away from margarita’s because they are too acidy for my stomach but this one is no problem.
Just as we got our drinks our food arrived. Pinup’s has only been open a few weeks so there is still a little bit of confusion going on. Some people even got their food before their drinks so it was a bit of a muddle. We did make a reservation so they’d be prepared. Not a huge deal and I’m sure they’ll sort it out in time. This is my Pinup burger and it’s got beef/avocado/onions etc.
Looks delicious and it was. I had to dump some of the bread and I won’t be having dinner tonight either. The owner took time to explain that he goes to the market daily and picks his cut of beef and has it ground for the day. He said he only makes 80 burgers a day and when they’re gone….they’re gone.
The margarita’s all have names like Connie’s “Firerita” and Eddie’s green one had jalepeno and cilantro….spicy. Again these are all made with daily bought fresh ingredients. Tasty!
This is Cathy’s Juicy Lucy chicken burger! All the burgers have fancy names as well but I was busy trying to eat that I didn’t get it all recorded but …you get the idea! Cathy and I could easily have shared a burger as there was plenty for two. Cost was only between 85 and 110 pesos per burger. The special was a cheese burger that included a beer for 85 pesos. Cheap!
Ruth and Eddie shared a Pinup’s burger and then shared an order of chicken wings which were delicious as well.
Robyn’s Juicy Lucy burger ….it will be a stretch to get her mouth around that! Cathy gave up and used her knife and fork.
Happy ladies eating. Sue/Sharen/Jeannette and Robyn.
So…we were all overfull and didn’t need dessert but the owner insisted we try the deep fried brownies! No gracias…..but then he said he’d give each table a plate on the house. What could we say except….okay. By the way they were warm and beyond delicious and yes, we ate them all. So much for too full!
I even had two…no wonder I’m starting to get a little tummy on me!
Connie looks like she’s going to kiss the brownie instead of eating it.
Ruth’s second margarita and it’s a tamarind one. She wanted something a little less sweet and this one filled the bill.
Here the owner is explaining how they make the brownies that are almost all devoured.
It was a good experience and the owner made a huge effort to make sure we were all satisfied. Pinup’s opens at noon and if you want a margarita and some delicious pub food this is the place to come. The service was very personal, prices excellent and the food was thumbs up!
Another good lunch.
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