Guide to American cuisine restaurants in Acapulco, Mexico. - Including California Cuisine, Cajun food, Soul food, Tex-Mex cuisine, Fast Food and typical U.S. dishes and restaurant chains.
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“American Cuisine” for the restaurant community of Acapulco, means just about any modern cooking that is not Mexican or European. Often it means informal food, like sandwiches and hamburgers, with French fries or a pasta salad. Occasionally, fast food from American franchises is also called “American,” but the word “cuisine” would hardly ever be applied. Sometimes ”American Cuisine” is invoked to describe the menu of a fine dining establishment. Then it connotes the sort of fare one might expect in the restaurant of a well-known American Hotel chain. More commonly, however, a restaurant of that category will describe its offerings as “International,” particularly if it expects to welcome patrons from Canada and other countries in addition to visitors from the United States.
Looking for American-style steaks and ribs? Texas Ribs in the Emporio Hotel can
satisfy the craving. Patterned on a traditional American steak house, Texas Ribs
offers the best in barbecue beef, pork and chicken. Lobster and shrimp are also
on the menu, together with big salads and tempting deserts. The atmosphere is
friendly and casual, and it is a great place for a celebratory dinner or an evening
out with friends. The average main course is just under $20.
Texas Ribs
Costera Alemán 121, (Magallanes), 39670 Acapulco, Gro., México
Zydeco Bar offers a fun, new concept in Acapulco entertainment that brings together historic New Orleans and the carnaval fun of Mardi Gras. In the afternoons patrons can enjoy a genuine Cajun meal, which mixes French, Spanish and Italian influences. There is also live jazz and blues music, either a piano or saxophone. The ambiance changes at night to lively dance music and a live band.
True to its name, La Casa del Steak serves up American-cut beef on an open-air terrace, set among the shrubs and trees of Costa Azul.
Planet Hollywood has made a name for itself in many parts of the world, but Acapulco
is one venue which really does have a strong historical link to the days when
actors and actresses came to enjoy some private time away from the movie sets.
This restaurant is filled with photographs and memorabilia from well-known films
of previous eras, and in the background a video of an old Hollywood film is always
rolling. The menu is solid US-casual, that is, it has burgers, pizza and sandwiches,
accompanied by beer or mixed drinks. Menu items are all named after Hollywood's
famous.
True to the consistent image of this franchise restaurant, Acapulco's Hooters
brings together in one place the excitement of an American sports bar, and charm
of some of Mexico's prettiest waitresses. Hooters has several large screen televisions,
and reliably treats its patrons to a great seat for watching a ball game. The
Chicken wings are hot, the beer is cold, and the burgers are hearty. Seafood,
salads and sandwiches fill out the menu.
This extension of the omnipresent Hard Rock Cafe franchise opened in 1989. It
has all the classic trappings of a Hard Rock Cafe with walls plastered with musical
memorabilia from the likes of Pete Townsend and Peter Frampton. We were seated
so close to Cat Stevens' dashiki we could smell it.
The food is great (if you like American food) and it’s the only place in town
one can get a real chicken fried steak. I think Hard Rock Cafe and Wal-mart are
about the closest one can get to the U.S. while in Acapulco.
Strategically placed on the Condesa section of the Costera, Tacos & Beer offers
a full range of tacos in the best Mexican tradition, especially the pork (al pastor),
beef and combination ("gringas"). They serve quesadillas, too. This place is really
popular with partiers who need to finish off their evening with a bite to eat
and, naturally, more beer. (The bar also can serve up mixed drinks.) The place
is well-lit and hard to miss. It's on the bay side of the Costera, near the likes
of Baby Lobster and Barba Roja.
Another US restaurant chain hits Acapulco. It’s very popular with the under 18’s who spend Mummy and Daddy’s money there. It isn’t cheap.
I don’t really have a lot to say about the place. It is clean (so it should be; it has only been there a few weeks). The service is mediocre. The food, if you consider hamburgers food, was delivered one degree above cold by a waitress who smiled at the men and totally ignored the women, which brought an un-called for tension to the table.
