After crossing through the arroyo from downtown to go to Las Tunas, the first big building on the road to the left is La Esquina (Calle Horizonte and Topete), a breakfast and lunch restaurant. Walking through the front or side gate to the restaurant provides a surprise – big trees and several different seating areas wither under palapa cover or in the forest like setting.

To order your breakfast or lunch, you walk up to a counter to review the menu, make your order and pay. The cashier provides you with a cube with a number on it to put on your table for your order to be delivered. The breakfast menu includes all styles of eggs, omelets, breakfast burritos and sandwiches, pancakes, and toasts as well as oatmeal and fruits. The lunch menu offers soups, salads, burritos and bowls, quesadillas, tostadas, enchiladas, wraps and sandwiches.

I was there for breakfast and ordered huevos a la Mexicana and orange juice with flour tortillas. I took my number and went to a table in the shade. The restaurant was quite full and so the wait was over 40 minutes to get the food. However, during the wait a duo – guitarist and saxophone player – entertained the crowd. There seemed to be quite a few people there for coffee, which you can refill yourself.

The food was good, and the atmosphere was very pleasant. The wait not so much.