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    The rondon arrives in a deep bowl, coconut-milk broth holding fish or mixed seafood together with cassava, taro, yams, and plantains, and it's the reason most people drive out to Santa Ana. Ricky Barthley's casual, shady neighborhood restaurant doubles as a sports-watching spot, with an afro-Costa Rican and Caribbean seafood menu that also runs through chunky ceviche, shrimp fried rice with patacones, and a mariscada stew served over gallo pinto.

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    • Costa Rican ceviche

      “There’s lots of other delicious afro-Costa Rican and Caribbean seafood too, like Barthley’s chunky Costa Rican ceviche, shrimp fried rice with patacones, and mariscada stew with lobster, fish, and shrimp served with gallo pinto.”

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    • Shrimp fried rice with patacones

      “There’s lots of other delicious afro-Costa Rican and Caribbean seafood too, like Barthley’s chunky Costa Rican ceviche, shrimp fried rice with patacones, and mariscada stew with lobster, fish, and shrimp served with gallo pinto.”

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    • Mariscada stew

      “There’s lots of other delicious afro-Costa Rican and Caribbean seafood too, like Barthley’s chunky Costa Rican ceviche, shrimp fried rice with patacones, and mariscada stew with lobster, fish, and shrimp served with gallo pinto.”

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