El Mango Manila (National City)

Thanks for stopping to look at mmm-yoso!!!, a food blog, today.  Cathy is writing again because the guys (Kirk and Ed(from Yuma)) are not having anything to do with blogging at this point in time.  

A few months ago, The Mister and I were in National City and did another random stop when we saw a very bright,  interesting bit of signage. According to the owners (all family), El Mango Manila has been open here since 2011. The menu is fairly extensive. Breakfasts here include molletes (my favorite) and there are tortas, sandwiches, green and fruit salads, juices, smoothies, licuados (milk based) and raspados (ices) and a variety of 'Crazy' menu items ('crazy' means cups of fresh corn topped with cheese, tostilocos, churrolocos, Takilocos and fruitilocos as well as a few other items).Recall that I said we were here a few months ago... Our order consisted of a medium Vampire juice (beets, carrots, celery and apple), small fruit salad of what was in season (strawberries, bananas, watermelon, green apple) topped with cottage cheese and granola with a side of honey and a mixed meat torta.  The total bill was $12.

The torta was served on very fresh toasted bread, spread with a spicy lime mayonnaise and had ham and turkey and a melted Mexican cheese as well as lettuce, tomato, pickles and avocado.  

This was a very tasty and fresh  meal for us.

I do enjoy finding new places as well as stopping at fruiterias.  Hope you are having a good weekend. 

El Mango Manila 2303 Highland Avenue National City, CA 91950 (619)336-0507

 

Comments

[caninecologne]

There is also an El Mango Manila in San Ysidro off Dairy Mart Road.

I like their happy looking mango mascot!

The Manila Mango, or the Ataulfo is from the Philippines, one of the many food products exchanged between Mexico and the Philippines during the Manila Galleon trade. This type of mango is my favorite. The flesh is sweeter and it's less stringy than the bigger red/green variety.

[Cathy]

I also prefer the Manila mangoes, cc. When I can find them individually, they are a treat, but most of the time I can only find boxed by the dozen...and I have to cleaning freeze the pulp. I will have to stop at the Dairy Mart Road location someday- this place is great!