El Gringo Gordo - Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo

We kept hearing about the hamburgers at this American owned restaurant. The meat patties were tasty enough but the buns were so soggy that we ended up discarding the bread and eating the remnants with knife and fork. Indifferent service from the American lady owner: she treated us like we were a burden.Nice solo guitar player.

Gringo Gordo (aka Dennis) delivers fabulous meals from his open kitchen and babeque. Way more than just hamburgers, his steaks, fish, and pork dishes are why we go there often. Great salads too! He really knows his cooking.

Not one to be cynical or negative, it's tough to have only one good thing to say about GG. The hamburger was good. But even so, I was lucky to get it! When ordering, our group was bluntly informed that there were only 7 hamburgers available. Hmmm...and we were the first customers of the evening! The negatives: rude/unwelcoming service despite having made reservations, 2 hour wait for meals, dirty kitchen & bathroom, resident pit bull & customer's dog fight which was heart-stopping, bugs. Most of our group of 20 felt the same and said they would not be returning. Is GG a victim of its own success?

We enjoyed a very good meal in a pleasant outdoor atmosphere. They had a 3 piece group playing oldies but goodies, which we enjoyed for nostalgia sake. We will gladly return.

We arrived late in the evening! They were putting away tables and closing up but when they saw us coming through the gate we were made to feel most welcome. The service was fantastic. Very courteous and happy servers. I ordered the daily special which was surf and turf...(5oz filet with 3 large prawns.)and my spouse had tuna sashimi and fish tacos...everything was just delicious....I especially loved the tasty fragrant rice that I ordered instead of potatoe. The owner came over to say hello and told us the rice is his mother's recipe...yum ....Prices are reasonable...good size portionsWe will definitely go back to eat here! Maybe try to catch the live music on the weekend!