Restaurante Tin Tin in San Pedro

Next door to Atitlan Adventures and Jenny's Spanish Lessons on Seventh Avenue, Tin Tin is a favorite with locals for many reasons. The cozy mini-palapas in a quiet garden, the quick service, and the good prices keep people coming back for more.

For breakfast, I usually have the Omelet Bridgit, which is loaded with Mozzarella in addition to tomatoes. It is served with fries, and they will add bacon to the filling for a little more.

I also like the Huevos Rancheros, even though the tomato sauce is a tad too spicy for me. I haven't tried the breakfast burrito, but their chili con carne burrito placed high on the list in our "The Good, The Bad and the Burrito" story that ran in the February issue.

Samosas and Soup

Lunch and dinner focus on Asian cuisine. For appetizers, try the Hindu-style samosas, which are filled with potatoes and spiced with curry. Another one of my favorites at Tin Tin is the Cuban Black Bean soup.

The soups alone are worth the boat ride across the lake, especially the French Provencal, which is loaded with garlic.

Lunch ranges from a Greek salad, to falafels, and chicken burritos, to chili con carne or vegetarian dishes.

The Thai and I

For dinner there's Thai-style curry with rice and salad, and Nasi Goreng: Indonesian-style fried rice with garlic, ginger and other spices, plus your choice of chicken and vegetables, or just veggies.

One of my favorite entrees is the Gado Gado with peanut sauce. Chicken kebobs are also served with peanut sauce. (Maybe I'm just a peanut sauce aficionado?)

Another Asian dish, the Padt Thai, a noodles with your choice of chicken or vegetables.

My only complaint about dining at Tin Tin is that they cheat you with the ketchup. It arrives in a tiny ceramic bowl barely big enough for one of the diminutive Mojito Indians to use as a finger bowl.

Tin Tin is open from 8 AM-9 PM. Happy Hour (with great Gin and Tonics) is 3-7 PM. Closed Sundays.