Steez went to Mexio - Part 3 - Etc.

Steak tartare and french fries (?).

This last batch is a catch-all of pics from Mexico. I thought I had more but turns out it's just appetizers from the French place and some room service meals (Spent a day laying in bed watching world cup and movie channels since my wife had an ear infection.)

We also went to sushi, indonesian, italian and lobster places they had on site but I guess I was too preoccupied with being on vacation to get pics of them. Sorry. Next time, I promise.

What you're looking at is some steak tartare and 'pomme frites', goose liver pate (not as good as I remember).  and the last 2 are just a mish mash of shit we got through room service. 24 hour room service at the resort - we did order a hamburger at 4am one night (morning?).

Steez went to Mexico - Part 2 - Mexican Food

There was a fantastic Mexican restaurant at the resort we stayed at. There seemed to be some Americanized Mexican food (or maybe I just thought it was Americanized) and then some other more regional dishes (confirmed authentico by the waitstaff who were all amazing, by the way).

Ceviche. Bomb diggity

Mother of god this was amazing. First thing I ate there and maybe one of the most memorable. Steak tenderloin (rare) on top of some creamed spinach/corn stuff. Side of guac, pico and beans.

Wife's fajitas. Good, nothing out of the ordinary though.

Cactus salad. Weird man.

Jicama salad (I think) neither one of those salads were anything I liked.

Cheese dip with chorizo. HOLY S THIS MADE ME SMILE.

Poblano stuffed with Beef, like a chili relleno.

This thing was OOOO WEEE. Grouper, wrapped in a plantain leaf, cooked in aluminum foil. Amazing.

Wife's enchiladas. Don't remember what the other 2 sauces were but the dark one was a chocolate mole type sauce. She wasn't a huge fan of them.

Wasn't sure whether to include this on the buffet post, but it's mexican. From the Mexican buffet night, my wife's plate. Mine disappeared quickly so I don't have a pic, and honestly, I'm not sure what most of that stuff is. Except for the beet in the middle. Lots of beets all over down there.

dessert plate from the Mexican mariachi buffet night. the churro and the big fried thing under it were both BADASS. Rest of it was forgettable.

from our 2nd trip to the bangin Mexican restaurant. An appetizer sampler. I dont remember what all the things are but the middle is a BBQ pork style dish that they eat down there every sunday. it was really good.

A Mexican shrimp tower. they light it on fire. I didn't want shrimp. I just wanted my food to get caught on fire.

table setting in the mexi-place.

Steez went to Mexico - Part 1 - Buffet food.

I'm not ashamed to say I love a good buffet. All inclusive resorts usually have them, and they're usually pretty awesome. Get alot of what you want, none of what you don't and a little something new. My favorite kinds of buffets have a mix of premade hot food, people making fresh hot food and some premade cold stuff. I knew what I was getting into when I went down there. Here are just a few pics of some epic buffet trips. Other restaurant meals and some authentico mexican fare to follow soon. I can't believe I don't have a picture of it but I put this spicy green avocado sauce on almost everything I ate. I'm going to try to replicate the sauce in my own kitchen.

Stupid big omelet. chorizo, tomato, green peppers, broccoli and a side of bacon to the left.

this is one of my "just because I can" items. chocolate cereal in chocolate milk. Elephant cereal.

This is a post-meal picture obviously. I think this was fajitas, big plate of Nachos we shared, some taquitos and Mucho Dos XX.

Nacho-bacon burger (my invention - delicious), nachos and some ham and cheese tortilla things that were awesome. more Dos XX.

Seafood feast at Caneel Bay

Quality of the pictures isn't all that great, but the food was decent. Each Monday Caneel Bay offers something I think they call the Island Feast or something like that. It's all you can eat for about $90 including tip IIRC.

These are two of the plates I had. The first was a grilled lobster tail with butter and some fruit and cheese and bread and whatnot on the plate. The second was swordfish with some kind of a mango/pepper salsa. First time I had ever had swordfish for some reason and I really liked it. I will have it again one of these days.

I also had some other stuff but it's a bit hazy now. That was the night after I had been out on the water bar-hopping at the BVI beach bars all day.

Honestly, for the money I wouldn't choose this meal since there are many fine options on St. John at a lower cost. Caneel used to be the Rockefellers old hangout and I guess they didn't have to worry about such things. Most of us do however.

BBQ Chicken and Fried Plantain at Cuzzin's in Charlotte Amalie

You know how sometimes things just taste better when you're on vacation? Well this was some of the best BBQ sauce I've ever had. The chicken was just drenched in the stuff. I think it helped that the chicken was smoked and must've been cooking for hours before I arrived. I tried to buy a bottle of the sauce, but they didn't sell. I asked the waitress what was the secret ingredient, and she said they just mix up a batch of regular BBQ sauce. So now I have to go back and try it again to see if it was really as good as I was thinking.

The fried plantain was real good too. I don't eat that often, but of course I had to order it for my last meal in the islands. Also got some fries. The meal was $12 and included 3 sides but that was enough food already so I didn't order a third side.

Also had a bushwhacker that was real tasty as well. I'm gonna have to mix up a blender full of those things sometime soon.

Crab Cake Sandwich and Onion Rings

Crab cake sandwich and onion rings ($24) from the Caneel Beach Bar & Grill. The sandwich was good, but the onion rings were fantastic. I wish I had ordered them more often while we were there, but I only ate lunch there twice during our stay.

Grilled Chicken with Mango Ketchup (?)....Yes, mango ketchup

Click on the pics to see the right side.

Grilled chicken with corn on the cob, simple salad with Italian dressing, cantalope, and the clincher - mango ketchup direct from the Virgin Islands. Sounded a little gross but it was better than I thought it would be. Can now safely give the other bottles I bought for gifts to the intended recipients!

Pic of the bottle up top.

Mahi Mahi sandwich aboard the Willy T

This is a mahi mahi sandwich served aboard the William Thornton on Monday. The Willy T, as it is better known, is a ship that is permanently moored in the Bight off of Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands. I vaguely remember eating it because it was already noon and I was hammered by then. Moments after finishing this I jumped off the top of the boat into the water.

If you want some entertainment, do a google image search for the Willy T with safe search turned off. NSFW.

This is tagged USVI, but it is actually in the British Virgin Islands. Norman Island to be specific.

Breakfast buffet at Caneel Bay

This is from the breakfast buffet at Caneel Bay resort on St. John. Click on the picture to see it all.

In the foreground is French toast, bacon, and pineapple, with an orange juice/pineapple juice mix to drink.

Over to the left we have bacon, sausage links, kiwi, cantalope, pineapple, zucchini bread, and cottage fries. To drink is a mango/pineapple juice mixture.

We had multiple plates each morning, but this is representative. The cost of this meal is $73.16 including tip, but I didn't pay. Thank God.

That water is Caneel Bay. You can see St. Thomas in the distance.