A real person's favorite place · Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Misiones de Kino
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It took me 30 years to get this garlic sauce

One dinner in Cabo, one sauce I couldn't stop thinking about, and a very kind reply.

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By Brian B.

On my first trip to Cabo, years ago, we ate dinner in what felt like someone's backyard. The grilled fish came with a garlic sauce I have been chasing ever since.

I didn't write down the name. For years I described it to anyone who'd listen. Then, deep in an old Chowhound thread, I found it: Misiones de Kino, a little garden restaurant in Cabo San Lucas.

In 2018 I wrote to them through their website. I said I hadn't been in years and that I'd told my daughters about the garlic sauce. Renee wrote back the same day with the recipe. All she asked for was a review.

That's what this whole thing is for. It shouldn't take 30 years to find the place you can't forget.

What to getGrilled fish or shrimp with the garlic sauce.Good to knowA garden restaurant in downtown Cabo San Lucas. Check that it's open before you go.
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