Stumbled upon this place for a quick taco tuesday lunch. Apparently every day of the week, they focus on 1 type of taco as the "special" and it's only $0.99! ^^ We came on Tuesday and it was 2 potato tacos for only $1, good deal! The potato tacos are AMAZING!!! Crunchy, yet the potato filled inside was so flavorful and really combined well with the green sauce and some radish~ However, I did order a fish taco and Al pastor taco.... but I was kinda disappointed. The al pastor taco wasn't what I expected... it was dry and kinda almost burnt. read more

I reviewed this place a while back complaining about it. Since then they have improved tremendously. Tacos are good, carnitas is fantastic. They still don't have their salsa's or how they cook their tortilla's on point but non the less for the price its a great deal. They also serve you which is surprising given the cheap price and you get chips and salsa while you wait. You can easily fill up here on quality food for 5$. Tip for the tortilla's is less oil more cooking time. Tortilla's lathered in oil slip out of your hands and become difficult to eat. Less oil, more time on the hot top. -TACO CRITIC OUT! read more

Who eats fish tacos at 9:00 in the morning? We do! :) After a failed mission to the dealership, my boyfriend and I decided to make the most out of our drive (drove from Santa Monica to Monrovia for a 8:30a.m. appointment) and find some breakfast! I love Mexican food. As soon as I saw that this place was opened, I was sold! We both ordered 3 fish tacos each. Although the food was yummy, I regret eating that much in the morning :x so don't make the same mistake I did. FISH TACOS: yummy! I can't say they were the best I've ever had, but they were pretty good. I liked that they didn't skimp on the fish. The tacos were so big! SALSA: whenever I'm at a Mexican restaurant I always try all the salsas and peppers they have. Being the sauce/condiment fiend that I am, I got a little bit of each. They had a red sauce, green sauce, and pickled whole jalapenos availble. I liked how the pickled jalapenos complimented the fish tacos :) Overall we had a good experience here. Parking lot is a little on the small side. read more

Man I tell you what if you want some delicious tacos and are looking for a deal ain't no better place than this one right here

I wanted fish tacos for lunch, so I Yelp and I was let down by the positive reviews. I went in on Wednesday for their 99cents special. Well.... There were special alright.... There was no fish inside!! I just got a taco of batter with lettuce and salsa!!! I opened the others, all of them were halo No fish inside!! I ordered a chile relleno that was ok But the rice was old and burned. The one star is for their friendliness but their business is food so they should focus on actually putting fish inside the fish tacos. So I continue to look for good tacos!!:-/ read more

My wife and I were out shopping for homes in the area, when our stomachs started growling. What first got our attention was actually the "$0.99 Tacos" sign on the place in the corner. Too bad that place in the corner didn't accept credit cards. On the upside, Baja Mar, being in the same lot, also had a sign that said, "99¢ Fish Tacos - Wednesdays and Sundays" Low and behold, today is Wednesday! We ended up getting six fish tacos. They were surprisingly quite scrumptious... very comparable to the original fish tacos at El Taco Nazo! Their self-serve salsa bar was ok -- both red and green were not hot but had pretty good flavor. What really drew me as a reason to return was their roasted "banana chili peppers" (or whatever those chilies are called -- the ones that are rolled in salt and pepper) were being kept warm in a chafer! I'd definitely recommend this place for fish tacos! read more

Quick lunch here today but I was left wondering... Where was the fish in my fish taco? It was 99% breading. Aside from the missing fish.... The service was good, the sides were good, and price was unbeatable. I would have gladly spent a few extra bucks to get more fish. read more

Our favorite place for tacos in the area. Delicious, fresh, and well priced. My kids love the shrimp and fish tacos, and I prefer the carne asada, but all are delicious! read more

Overall, the tacos were AMAZING. Probably one of the best that I've hard. HOWEVER, we ordered a whole bunch, like close to 100 for 33 people to eat. Out of our 30 people, 3 of us got food poisoning :( Good food, but the quality is inconsistent. read more

This place is so good! A co worker introduced me and everyday they gave some sort of special. The staff is great and friendly and prices are great! read more

Baja Mar Fish Taco - Mexican Near Me - Monrovia, California

Good veriaty of tacos ! Tacos de papa are a must! Can't go wrong with the carnitas tacos.

99 cents fish tacos Sunday. Yes, heavily battered and fried. Sour cream sauce was banging. Salsa bar. Highly recommend the stewed jalepenos in the warmer. Good service. We'll be back next time we hike at the park. read more

More than just fish...their carne asada is RIDICULOUSLY good!!!! As are the homemade chile rellenos!! The flavor of the salsas are some of the best I have ever had - and if you have ever seen my resume (I wear it around my beltline) you would know that it's a qualified opinion! The warmer red and green salsas are so damn good, I just want to drink them!! This place rocks and the owners are damn good at what they do, and nice people to boot. A friend had them cater a party as well, and everything was just plain awesome!!! Go ... eat!!! You will not be disappointed. read more

We come here often... Tacos are always good... Their every day taco specials are good and super worth it... If you don't like onions then let them know. Pastor, chicken, asada always have good flavor. Shrimp and fish tacos are good too... Asada nachos are really good something we always get. I really like their Chile relleno burrito. I like their potato tacos with no crema. Salsas are good. Tortas are food Their food is way way way better and way way way cleaner than los victors thats located in the same lot. The people who work here are so nice great customer service and take good care of the place. read more

Best Mexican food around. Love the specials they have every day. Service is friendly. Better than any other Mexican place in the area. On Sundays there menudo is the best. There's shrimp cocktails are tasty and full of shrimp. Prices are really good too. In you are in the area this is the place to be. My only negative is their salsas are not spicy enough. Yet again understandable because of the area. But the food is so good who need salsa. read more

Awesome fish tacos, the best item I get every time I go- highly recommend. Sundays and Wednesdays are when the fish tacos are $1, so going then is really worth it. read more

Baja Mar Fish Taco - Fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Monrovia, California

Thanks to Yelp for helping us find this place. Shopping for Christmas in the area and we were craving some tacos. The people working there were great and very friendly. The door was constantly opening and closing with people dining in and taking out. Always a good sign. Fish tacos were good. Almost more crispy batter than fish but they are a good price. The street tacos were also good. Seems to be a local hot spot and we cold see why. read more

Baja Mar Fish Taco - Tres fish taco goodness - Mexican Near Me - Monrovia, California

Delicious Chicken, Pastor, Fish & Shrimp tacos! Número uno! Favorite Taco place with super kind and friendly staff!! read more

Baja Mar Fish Taco - Yummmy - Mexican Near Me - Monrovia, California

Best fish tacos. Like the salsa too

Only complaint is that there is a bit more breading than I like on the fried shrimp and fish, but flavors and value definitely there. The daily special tacos are delicious, though I've only tried the fish ones so far. They were lightly crisp (I don't like overly fried) and drizzled with crema. Can't be beat, especially for 99 cents each. The shrimp burrito isn't actually on the menu, but I appreciate that they can accommodate. I was super craving a shrimp burrito for some reason, and I wasn't disappointed. The shrimp was well seasoned and tasted fresh. It was a massive burrito that I split to share. They had other intriguing items on the menu that I'm likely to try next time! read more

The secret has gotten out about this place. Whenever I go in there for my 1 dollar fish tacos on Wednesday, the place is packed. Not really in a hurry to try anything else on the menu. The fish tacos keep me coming back almost every week. The roasted peppers they offer for free are good if you manage to get there when they still have some in the tray. Also, if the guy who takes most of the orders can manage to keep his ass off the phone, they usually don't screw your order up. read more

Delicious $1 shrimp tacos! Great little salsa bar and great customer service! The dessert was amazing too! I will be back!

Tasty! It's been awhile, but we really liked Baja Mar Fish Taco when we happened upon it a couple years ago after a hike! Would definitely return if we are in the area again. read more

This place doesn't look like anything special. It's in a nondescript shopping center, wedged in between a laundry mat and a cajun/asian fast food joint. But, no joke, probably the best $1 fish tacos I've ever had -- and I seek out dollar fish tacos wherever I can find them. I used to have Wednesdays off from work, and so whenever I had to do laundry I would go on a Wednesday. Lucky for me Wednesday is also dollar fish taco special at Baja Mar. The tacos aren't over-battered, or glopped with too much sauce. They go great with the complementary pickled peppers bar they have set up. I can't speak for the rest of the food at this place, because fish tacos are all I've ever gotten. And I can't imagine I'll be getting anything else anytime soon. This is really a value shot. These aren't going to be the best fish tacos you've ever had. Don't expect that and you'll be fine. read more

I found this place by looking up "shrimp cocktail" on Yelp. After looking at all the different search hits that were found, I decided to go to this place because it was close to where I live. Boy was this a find! WHAT I ORDERED - Shrimp Cocktail - at first I thought that it was kind of expensive, but after receiving the cup of seafood goodness, I can see that it wasn't that bad. There were the medium sized shrimp and there were quite a few in there. It also had a lot of avocado also! Warning: if you do decide to get this, make sure that you stir the cup thoroughly because the cocktail sauce is at the bottom of the cup. I realized that a bit too late. - Fish Tacos - These bad boys are 99 cents on Tuesdays and Sundays. I just so happened to be there on a Sunday. SCORE! I immediately thought of La Buffadora in El Monte and the guy behind the counter mentioned that it's his mom's best friends' place. What a network! The breaded fish was a good size and their white sauce is pretty decent also. You can't beat the price also! - Roasted peppers - You get the peppers along the side of the counter and dang, are they good! They are like Lays potato chips. Betcha can't eat just one. But be careful. After a few, the heat might catch up to you. Especially if you aren't used to spicy things. WAIT STAFF: The people are pretty nice here. When I was there on a Sunday, the food did take a little longer than expected. But I wasn't too hungry, so it wasn't that bad. VERDICT: As I type this, it's about 11:35 on a Wednesday. You know what that means.....MORE FISH TACOS! Needless to say, I will be coming back to this place. WARNINGS: 1. Seating is limited here, so if you come here on a Wednesday or Sunday at peak lunch periods, expect a wait. 2. Parking is limited in their lot, so you might be better off parking on the street. read more

The first time we passed by Baja Mar I immediately recognized the promotional signs -- they looked just like the ones at La Bufadora in El Monte. I was totally stoked, since I love La Bufadora's breaded fish tacos and salsa verde. Turns out it's run by friends of the family (or some such). Yeah, fish tacos closer by! I have to admit, I haven't tried anything else here and that in general I'm not a fried fish taco fan. But I have been converted. The breading is light and fluffy without being greasy. They are always hot out of the fryer and the fish is always fresh. My husband is addicted to the (free) roasted peppers. There's not a lot of seating here, so I could see how it can get crowded on Wednesdays. The good thing is that their normal price for fish tacos is only 50 cents more, so there's no reason to only come on Wednesdays. read more

I think this place is delicious and deserves a 5 star review. The bean and cheese burrito is made with homemade beans instead of canned. Most Mexican places including King Taco use canned beans. The shrimp tostada is delicious and filling. Everything tastes fresh. My husband loves the tostaditas, sopes, fish tacos, roasted peppers, and the horchata. It's very economical. Just wished it had air conditioning! read more

Wow this place is pretty good! I never would have expected this place in Monrovia, but thanks to Yelp I was able to find it. Needless to say, the place is family owned and they have some pretty good plates. I went with the 2 fish taco plate with rice and beans and a shrimp ceviche tostada. The rice and beans were very authentic. I also liked their salsa bar. I liked these yellow chilis that were seasoned. They were not too spicy but had excellent flavor! The fish tacos were tasty. I liked the light and crispy batter and the fish was flavorful. As for the ceviche tostada, it was only shrimp. They have octopus, but they were all out of it. I liked the shrimp ceviche tostada, but I personally like a mix of seafood in my ceviche. Overall, I really liked this place, the prices are really good and they have some authentic food. I would say that this is the best Baja Mexico fish taco place in Monrovia. read more

rating based on one visit... $1 fish taco wednesday. The tacos are good, not too much flavor. They have a good variety of toppings and sides. I tried them all, not bad. The cooked chili's could have had more seasoning, they were pretty plain. I ordered 2 fish tacos and one shrimp tostada. The shrimp tostada was good and tasted fresh. This place is very small and the tables fill up quickly. The line is out the door most of the time so get here early and prepare to wait at least a few minutes. It did not seem to take very long. Other things that friends had were the taquitos, with rie and beans. The taquitos looked and tasted like the frozen ones you buy at the store and the rice and beans were ok. Another friend ordered a quesadilla which was not very good. Hardly any cheese, basically 2 hot tortillas. Overall the place was ok for the prices, great spot if you're local but I would not go out of my way to come here. read more

Baja Mar Fish Taco - Looks good - Mexican Near Me - Monrovia, California

Love it.. personally I've been coming here for some time now since I know the manager personally. I highly recommend this place... Excellent from the food to the service. Thanks Alex read more

Baja Mar Fish Taco - Mexican Near Me - Monrovia, California

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Great customer service and great price. Specials every days. Salsa on the side, lime, jalapeño, horchata is good. Will come again. They getting ac so even nice next time to eat there. read more

Super happy for daily specials. Always good. Consistent. Great free chips and salsa for dine-in too!

This place is the real deal! Make sure you are going to the right place - there's another taco place on the corner of the strip mall (the stand alone building) - that's not the place. This one is just to the north of the sushi place. $1 taco specials (it changes daily). I usually go on Wednesday for fish tacos. They make them fresh and a generous portion of fish (it's fried), with pico di gallo (or just tomato), cabbage, and sauce. Free chips (with refills!) and the BEST salsa around (and I usually don't like most salsa that's served with chips!). It's so fresh! There's a condiment bar with peppers and salsa.... but I don't usually use them (but everyone else was making a bee-line to it). It's a mom and pop shop, with nice employees and the place is always well bussed. There's about 5 or 6 4-top tables inside. Free parking in the lot and they take credit cards. read more

99 cent fish taco (Sunday deal) - batter was light and crispy. 3 tacos was enough to fill me up. Guacamole - nice texture, but a bit too salty. Chips and salsa - had to ask for more! read more

The place is pretty small but it's nice and cozy. There's an open salsa bar that's iced and fresh. I order fish tacos and a chicken taco, my friends co nachos and Asada tacos. Here's also daily specials for 99 cent tacos! The fish tacos are good here! The nachos are tasty and also baked which is interesting, an order is enough for 2 people. Our orders also came with free chips and salsa to go. I definitely recommend it over the dark and lonely Los Victors in the same plaza, which has been the only place I've given a 1 star. read more

This place is amazing. Give their daily specials a try, and you'll be blown a way. Every day they have a $1 dollar special: Monday, carne asada tacos; Tuesday: potato tascos; Wednesday: fish tacos; Thursday: taquitos; Friday: al pastor tacos; Saturday: shrimp tacos; Sunday: fish tacos. You will be amazed by the size of the $1 tacos; they do not skimp out. We're talking big, fat tacos that you can barely close up to eat. The asada tacos on Monday have full chunks of meat, not the extremely chopped meat like from other places that almost looks like ground beef. We took some shrimp tacos to a friend, and we withheld telling him how much they cost. After eating them he said they were amazing and that they had the biggest shrimp in a taco he had ever seen. Give it a try. Great food and amazing prices. read more

I love coming to this place after work . I use to come here got lunch when I worked in the area . I continue to come back because the food is honestly delicious and the owner is super cool. I always enjoy the fish and shrimp tacos . read more

Baja Mar Fish Taco - Hole in the wall pretty awesome place. - Mexican Near Me - Monrovia, California

Good and affordable. I love the Burris plate, taqueria, fish tacos , asada tacos, papa tacos and their nachos. Guys there are friendly and willing to make changes to orders. Everyday they have a specific tacos for .99. And not the tiny, one bite tacos. read more

1$ tacos that are really filling and the sauce is good. We came on a day when it was shrimp tacos and although there are a lot of filling in the tacos, I had 4 and was full and satisfied. It is a little hard to find as it is in the strip mall, but definitely a place to go for a bite to eat with some good fresh mexican food. read more

The next time you are going for a peaceful walk in Monrovia Canyon, and your dog is bitten by an unknown animal or insect, and you have to take him to an emergency vet appointment in an area you are unfamiliar with, and then wait around while he is getting treatment... May I humbly suggest Baja Mar. Yummy fish tacos- and they are huge!! No cheap mini pieces of fish. Nope, this place is committed to the large piece of fish crammed onto a street taco, which I can get behind. For $1 a pop on Wednesdays, it's the perfect antidote to a $475 vet bill. -1 star for salsa that lacks a little spice, imho. read more