Comments on: Baja Cuisine in San Diego

By: Allen

Allen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:07:27 +0000

I lived in chula vista, and national city. and every word is true ..there is nothing like So Cal Baha style mexican food… there are so many people that have never had it and its hard to describe but its not possible to substitute anything else in its place . I live in south carolina now …and you just cant get it here… nice article.

By: jacob

jacob — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:09:05 +0000

man ,i live in santee and Guadalajara’s mexican taco shop is the best ive ever tasted .ive lived in santee for my entire life and i love san diego!! anyways its on mission gorge road in santee , next to santee pioners t ball field its worth the drive trust me !!!!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:44:18 +0000

Man, I thought I was only ex San Diegan who who can’t find good Baja/San Diego style Mexican food in the Bay Area. I don’t want taqueria food either. I really miss the carne asada, and mixed burritos as well as the awesome tacos and,rolled tacos that El Indio specializes in. I am in the East Bay now,I’ll check out the place in San Ramon. I just think people in SF don’t know good Mexican food, period. Lol.

By: Denise Lincoln

Denise Lincoln — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:55:41 +0000

Jenn — where is El Cachanilla?
Missy — San Ramon is pretty far, but I may have to try it anyway if they have actual rolled tacos.
Faineg — Sacramento is just too far. Too bad.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, although I’m still hoping someone miraculously comes up with one in Oakland!

By: Faineg

Faineg — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:02:30 +0000

We have a San Diego style place called Adalberto’s here in Sacramento. I too have many happy memories of those rolled tacos! They also do their burritos sans rice and beans, which I endlessly appreciate. They’ve also got those California burritos with carne asada and french fries…kind of an acquired taste if you ask me. Unfortunately their fish tacos are only okay….can’t seem to find a decent one in Sacramento.

By: Maureen Forys

Maureen Forys — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:04:55 +0000

Oh how I miss thee border taquerias…I have never gotten over the expense and difference in Norcal Mexican cuisine. Probably comes from having grown up in San Diego and being used to feed oneself for next to nothing at all hours and having said Mexican food rock the deliciousness. Nice report, but how I could go for an Alberto’s or Cuca’s veggie burrito right now!

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:39:04 +0000

My favorite San Diego taco shop is La Casita on N. Magnolia in El Cajon. I hadn’t been back in ten years and they still remembered me. There are some good sit-down restaurants in the Bay Area, but the only decent taco shop is Los Panchos in San Ramon. http://www.lospanchosrestaurant.com/ It comes close. (Or my memory is just fading.) They do have the junked-up super burritos, in case you have any Northern Calis along, but the regular is pure meat. And they have rolled tacos.

By: jenn

jenn — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:53:14 +0000

One other recommendation – El Cachanilla $1.25 taco stand.

By: jenn

jenn — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:52:34 +0000

Chica, I am totally there with you – I really don’t like Mexican food in the Bay Area. It’s pretty boring.

I love the Mexican food in San Antonio/Austin and even in New Orleans (pre-Katrina, at least) where there was a substantial Caribbean/Mexican population making crazy flautas filled with shrimp and cheese. Here – if you ask for a flauta with cheese – you hear “it would melt out” – so I don’t know how they did it at Taqueria Corona. :)