Bisbee Gal Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 They have been working on this building for quite awhile, but the interior is now taking shape (and looks great). It is a chain within Mexico....an Argentine steak house. Rather upscale based on their company website. I am trying to think of other chain eateries here at Lakeside. Hmmmmm....Casa de Waffle comes to mind, but others??? Anyone been to another Garufa in Mexico.....feedback? It is on Colon just south of Zaragoza in Ajijic. http://www.garufa.com.mx/index2.html https://www.facebook.com/pg/garufaajijic/posts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Where, pray tell? Hope they are better informed than the last "Argentinian steak house", which was happy to tell their customers that steaks are supposed to be hard to chew... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted July 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 From orig. post.... It is on Colon just south of Zaragoza in Ajijic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 Ah, musta skipped that part. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 It's Fonda Garufa, we have them in CDMX. Here's their website, complete with menu. I have been for breakfast and love their huevos ahogados. http://www.garufa.rest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted July 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 9 hours ago, More Liana said: It's Fonda Garufa, we have them in CDMX. Here's their website, complete with menu. I have been for breakfast and love their huevos ahogados. No it is not. The one being built here is not part of Fonda Garufa that you have in CDMX. These are the correct websites for Garufa in Ajijic which show the menus....it is an Argentine steakhouse, not open for breakfast. http://www.garufa.com.mx/index2.html https://www.facebook.com/pg/garufaajijic/posts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said: No it is not. The one being built here is not part of Fonda Garufa that you have in CDMX. These are the correct websites for Garufa in Ajijic which show the menus....it is an Argentine steakhouse, not open for breakfast. http://www.garufa.com.mx/index2.html https://www.facebook.com/pg/garufaajijic/posts/ Thanks for the correction. And how interesting that the name is so similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted July 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Light research revealed that "Garufa" can mean a party animal and is often used in Tango lyrics. Here is Spanish Wiki and an awful google translation. Quote La palabra garufa es un vocablo del lunfardo que significa, diversión, jarana, francachela así como persona alegre, divertida. Se usa tanto en Argentina como en Uruguay y aparece en diversos tangos. Origen[editar] Gobello la cataloga de origen incierto1y consigna el derivado garufero, como quien participa habitualmente en garufas. Por su parte Teruggi señala que en gallego existen los vocablos garula y gallaroufa con el significado de jarana, algazara, y que en castellano una de las acepciones de garulla es “conjunto desordenado de gente” por lo que estima que de esas voces pudo derivar la palabra lunfarda.2 Entre los tangos que mencionan este vocablo, además del que se llama justamente Garufa, baste citar a El ciruja que “recordaba aquellas horas de garufa” y Mi vieja viola “garufera y vibradora”. Quote The word garufa is a word of lunfardo that means, fun, jarana, francachela as well as cheerful person, fun. It is used in both Argentina and Uruguay and appears in various tangos. Origin Gobello catalogs it of uncertain origin1 and consigns the derivative garufero, as one who habitually participates in garufas. On the other hand Teruggi indicates that in Galician exist the words Garula and Gallaroufa with the meaning of jarana, algazara, and that in Castilian one of the meanings of Garulla is "disorderly set of people" reason why esteem that of those voices could derive the word lunfarda.2 Among the tangos that mention this word, besides the one that is justly called Garufa, it is enough to quote El ciruja that "remembered those hours of garufa" and Mi vieja viola "garufera y vibradora". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Interesting. I assumed it was part of the chain as well, and thought Ajijic a strange location choice. Condesa this ain't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted July 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Their other restaurants are in Zacatecas (2) Aguascalientes Torreon Ciudad Juarez Saltillo Leon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 10 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said: Light research revealed that "Garufa" can mean a party animal and is often used in Tango lyrics. Here is Spanish Wiki and an awful google translation. I was thinking more about copyright infringement. But thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solajijic Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 Just what we don't need on the plaza without parking. Where could they even valet to around there? Change is at warp speed these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 4 hours ago, AngusMactavish said: Trademark? Good grief, I should just shut up. Yes, of course trademark. Thank you, Angus. 🤐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipsea Boy Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 My girlfriend and I went there for dinner last night (a Friday) and found the place to be both enormous and very expensive. In terms of size, it's a large restaurant (bigger than Tango) with three private dining rooms (not large) and a private party area in the very back—a medium-sized evento with a private bar. There was a party of some sort going on back there and the rest of the restaurant was about 75% full. I would say that 90% of the customers were elegantly dressed Mexicans with some not-so beautifully dressed gringos sprinkled here and there. The staff appeared well trained and efficient. We were happy to see that Juan Pablo, the former general manager of the late, lamented La Mesa, is the general manager of Garufa. He greeted us by name and welcomed us with complimentary glasses of wine. Neither of us was particularly hungry, so we ordered a plate of grilled vegetables which was both delicious and enormous (that word again) for 167 pesos. We never saw the wine list, as a representative of a winery poured us a second round of complimentary wine—so we have no idea how about the cost of drinks. The menu includes appetizers, salads, pasta, pizza, fish, and lots and lots of beef—which ranges in price from 189 pesos (for an enormous hamburger, which we saw at a nearby table) to 1200 pesos for some expensive cut of beef. The steaks, which we saw on the grill as we explored the restaurant, looked very juice and very large (I'll get off that other word). In summary, I'd say this a dress-up restaurant for special occasions or a regular stop for affluent steak lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Thanks for a good, thorough review. I imagine this will be especially popular with Tapatios on weekends and for serious (and affluent) steak lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 189 pesos for a hamburger?!? “Enormous” or not, that is an expensive burger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Gosh I had the biggest hamburger with pineapple, ham and cheese at Don~a Lola's Restaurant plus all of the ice tea I could drink for $104 pesos. It was so large with everything else in it (lettuce, tomatoes, unions, etc) that I had to take 1/3 of it home with me. I love their special hamburgers there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 They are not aiming for retirees, I'm guessing. A chain that recognizes that an enormous influx of well-off Tapatios hits the lake every weekend, and all summer long. These are Guadalajara prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexbound Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 ComputerGuy nailed it. Not looking for us "locals". It is fancy upscale Guadalajara "look" and prices restaurant. My wife and I went the other night. We loved it but we also go into Guadalajara just for the food scene. So for us it wasn't pricey. It was great!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted September 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 42 minutes ago, mexbound said: ComputerGuy nailed it. Not looking for us "locals". It is fancy upscale Guadalajara "look" and prices restaurant. My wife and I went the other night. We loved it but we also go into Guadalajara just for the food scene. So for us it wasn't pricey. It was great!. What did you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 Open every day, 12:30 to 9:00 Sunday to Thursday and 11:00 pm Friday and Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 7/8/2018 at 9:52 AM, Bisbee Gal said: Light research revealed that "Garufa" can mean a party animal and is often used in Tango lyrics. Hey - I like that name. I often have trouble getting my first name -Gary-understood by Spanish speaking locals. It makes it easier to pronounce if introduced as Gahh - ree (accent on the ree). Maybe now I can claim it is short for Garufa.🧐 Just spent 4 days in public hospital, like being trapped in Comedy Central - Mexican people (generally) have a wonderful sense of humor, even at times when they are lowest in health and broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted September 1, 2018 Report Share Posted September 1, 2018 You think your name is problematic...how about having one that starts with a "V"?😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
British Steve Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Went tonight.. big mistake given it’s a Sat night and they were therefore busy. We had a dreadful experience (as in didn’t actually get any food), sent 3 dishes back, and they tried to charge us for drinks we didn’t get. Well beyond ‘teething’ trouble for a new restaurant. We received, and did pay $500 pesos for a bottle of their cheapest red and a plate of sub standard pizza. Service was beyond bad, even at any price point. Management were in the deep end and had no idea how to swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 WOW! That's the kind of review that would definitely scare people off. Sounds like management is in over their heads. Sorry you had such a bad experience. When a restaurant charges the highest prices in town, the public has high expectations, too. Based on the posts above, some peoples expectations were met. The greatest downfall of restaurants is inconsistency...which you experienced at its worst . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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