Articles in the Food Costa Rica Category

How to Slice and Eat a Star Fruit
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Cheap Recipes, Food Costa Rica, Groceries on 6 March 2010
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Seeing a star fruit (or starfruit) in the grocery store can be a little intimidating or seem ‘too exotic’ if you’ve never sliced and eaten one your self, but don’t be scared, it’s delicious and easy. Follow this step-by-step, no-fail method of slicing and creating beautiful dishes with the starfruit. They are a cheap fruit in Costa Rica, but well worth the price in the United States too.

Cheap Food Escazú – The Waffle Place
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Restaurants on 1 March 2010
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It’s pretty much guaranteed you’ll leave The Waffle Place more than just full, but completely satisfied. I always get the waffle with creamy bacon and mushroom sauce over a fried egg, but they also have an amazing lunch menu complete with soups in a sourdough bread bowl. The Waffle Place in Escazú has mastered the combination of sweet and savory on top of a Belgium Waffle.

Cheap Food Jacó – Bubbas Fish Tacos
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Restaurants on 12 January 2010
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The place is pretty non-descript, but has a blue sign saying BUBBA’S with a marlin on it. No matter what you see on that menu, get the fish taco, all the way. That includes fresh grilled Mahi, cabbage, cheddar cheese, fresh tomatoes, onion, jalapeños, lime and a large dose of delicious! They come with a buttered ‘elote’ or corn-on-the-cob and don’t forget to order the fresh cut french fries and a lemonade.

Cheap Food Costa Rica – Farmers Market Pavas
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Groceries on 12 July 2009
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The Pavas farmers market is the place for cheap food in Costa Rica. Everything isn’t priced lower than the grocery stores, so be careful to take note of prices, but the majority of the food is fresh, cheap and delicious.

Cheap Food Costa Rica – Empanada Argentina
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Restaurants on 8 July 2009
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Empanadas are something my husband and I regularly lust after and following a failed attempt at cooking our own, we tried a highly recommended place in San Pedro, Costa Rica just east of San Jose. Donde El Ché is the name of the joint and it’s specialties include empanadas Argentina-style and a chimichurri that will make you want to slap your mama (I’ve been trying to work that in somewhere). But seriously, these are definitely the best empanadas you’ll find north of Argentina.

Cheap Food San Jose Costa Rica – Jettsy
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Restaurants on 3 July 2009
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After being recommended by a friend in the neighborhood, we were led on the search for cheap food in Pavas, San Jose, Costa Rica. The bar’s name is Jettsy and looks like your typical Costa Rican bar on the corner but the food is extraordinary. It’s an open air restaurant, similar to the others around the country, with TV’s over the bar, rustic wood tables, plants everywhere you look and an attentive waitstaff (which is tough to find, mind you).

Cheap Food Costa Rica – Rustico
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Restaurants on 29 June 2009
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Chain restaurant Rustico boasts a special for arroz con pollo for 1,000 colones. Now that’s cheap food.

Cheap Food Costa Rica – Flor de Loto Chinese
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Restaurants on 22 June 2009
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Since living in San Jose, Costa Rica and working in the Sabana area, the Flor de Loto Chinese restaurant just South of the Subway in Sabana Norte has quickly become a company favorite.

Cheap Food Escazu – Don Fernando
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Groceries, Restaurants on 21 June 2009
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It can be quite a challenge to find fine-quality meats at a reasonable price in Costa Rica, especially beef. Don Fernando carnicería (butcher shop) is the place to go in San Jose, Costa Rica for the best meat money can buy.

Banned from TheRealCostaRica.com
By CheapFoodHere
Posted in Food Costa Rica, Uncategorized on 5 June 2009
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Ignored and then banned from therealcostarica.com site and forums after posting relevant restaurant content about two places in San Jose, Costa Rica. Was www.cheapfoodhere.com wrong?