Drove up with my wife from down south. The bartender from the Hilton, Nelson I believe, recommended this local spot and it was perfect. Racio helped us. Food was plenty and delicious. TVs everywhere. The place provides a Hawaiian/Mexican vibe... and it works! read more

Food was absolutely delicious, We ordered chicken and beef burritos and beef and chicken taco very good. Also margaritas we perfectly done. Atmosphere was great and also the waiter great personality. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Okay, I'm literally at Baja Sharkeez right now and it's packed in here as we are watching a Final Four game. As Usual, I ordered the BEST Hot Wings in the city and a few couples were staring as I take a bite out of these amazing wings. They ordered some as well. I know you guys have read my previous reviews of this place and decided to come here and see for yourselves that what I was saying is true. I can tell. I'd like to believe it was me that made this place so crowded and not the Final Four game, so let me live, okay. Anyway, things have seriously gone well as far as the customer service here. The bartenders make contact with and will tell you that they will be with you in a second rather than just ignore you. The difference from a few months ago is considerably noticeable. If anyone from Baja Sharkeez ever decides to read this review, THANK YOU for stepping it up and being the fun, cool place you have the potential be. Keep getting better and I will continue to be a loyal customer (with many friends and family). Today was great. One piece of advice. Put a sign up to let people know they have to place their orders at the bar. People were sitting around waiting for a server to come by for a long time. read more

Had the Hawaii sliders and fries. Rudy the server is always personable with great service. The atmosphere and dining layout is always exciting. Usually the spot for sports. read more

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There are a number of venues along State Street, however, Baja Sharkeez is my favorite for a number of reasons. On this day in particular, i wanted to watch a game that would span both breakfast and lunch. Sharkeez has a great breakfast menu and weekend drink deals and i knew once they started serving lunch, i could get their grilled fish tacos that i really enjoy. The Sharkeez bar staff, in this case was Hannah and Nick, who greeted each guest with a warm smile and friendly greeting as they efficiently took food and drink orders. When a number of people all came to the bar at once, Hannah and Nick would make eye contact with each and every waiting guest and let them know they would be with them as soon as they could. And when the kitchen got backed up with multiple large orders, Hannah and Nick would check on everyone's orders and let them know their food would be out shortly. This type of personal and individual attention to all the guests makes Sharkeez a favorite place to eat, drink, socialize and watch games. There is a great positive and welcoming atmosphere. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Don't let my name deceive you fam. I'm dating a Latina so my input is valid (somewhat). I've been to multiple Baja sharkeez (LA/OC baby). The Birria tacos here are far superior hands down. Respects to the chef who I have no doubt puts effort into making sure the taco is absolute gas. Here's to you chef. Thank you. read more

Baja Sharkeez was a fun, lively bar with TV screens, music, and both indoor and outdoor patio seating. It was very busy with college students celebrating St. Patrick's Day early along with a local pub crawl event, so the atmosphere was energetic and crowded. All orders were taken at the bar, which was a bit difficult given how busy it was. We ordered beers and a margarita with a Tajín rim for drinks. Since we just wanted a quick bite, we also ordered chips and guacamole and a beef taco. When the order arrived, the taco was actually chicken instead of beef, but I didn't complain or return it. The taco was still flavorful and what you'd expect from a bar-style taco. The chips were nicely salted, though the guacamole could have used a little more seasoning. Staff was very attentive as someone at a table nearby dropped a bottle and it shattered and staff was responsive and immediately came over and cleaned it up. Overall, it had a classic bar vibe with friendly staff and a fun atmosphere pretty much what you'd expect from a busy college bar. read more

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Great spot in Santa Barbara with a fun holiday vibe The tacos were huge -- two tacos and I was totally full. The fish taco was a little spicy for my taste, but still really good. They have Taco Tuesday with tacos for $5, which is such a great deal. The margarita wasn't my favorite, but the Christmas atmosphere made the whole experience really cozy and fun. read more

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If you want actual mexican food I wouldn't come here it was pretty bad lol, if your drunk tho a different story the service is okay and the ambiance was okay read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Baja Sharkeez is consistently a great spot for quick Mexican bar food. The vibe always has great energy, especially when watching sports. I recently visited this location for the playoffs, and it was a good time, as are all the Baja Sharkeez locations I've visited. The fact that you order at the bar makes the service convenient and straightforward. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Christian was the best server and waiter. We had the best time when we came for fiestas. The energy was high and the service was amazing!

I stop by Sharkeez after work on a regular basis and it's always a good time. The food, drinks, service and atmosphere are great. Huge shoutout to Layla behind the bar who makes killer drinks and always makes it fun. Definitely worth checking out. read more

Went to sharkeez for the Niner game. Hannah seated and Racio was our bartender since it was counter service. Burria tacos and signature cocktails made the niners win that much better read more

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I swung by sharkeez for dinner in what has been forever. Met elliot the Gm whom we had a great chat. 20yrs experience and the guy has the right mentality. Rudy behind the bar recommended wings and a michalada to start and how right he was. Hour later and how my opinion went from my college days to a place to truly enjoy as a local. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Great michelada. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

I ordered Shimp Taco Dorado but I got these shrimp tacos instead and when I told the guy that this was not "Taco dorado" he said yes it is. I ordered Taco Dorado because I knew I wanted a crispy hard shrimp taco. I then told the host about the issue and she acted like she was going to do something about but she just carried on like we didnt exist. Their entire ordering system is ordering at the with the bartenders who probably 1.) aren't so familiar with the menu, 2.) Cant hear what people are ordering and 3.) They are bartenders not waiters. Dont eat here just get drunk here and then maybe the service wont seem so $hitty. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Shrimp Taco - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Ended up at Sharkeez at the Panda's suggestion. Been a min and glad things changed for the better. Especially the food, see pics. Miguel and Mauricio went above and beyond basic counter service and it was memorable. Spot Added to rotation. read more

Went to sharkeez for the Niner game. Pleasantly surprised at the good eats and drinks. Phenomenal michalada. Delicious chicken wings. Place looks like it belongs in Hawaii. Counter top service was chill. Layla was on point as our bartender. Spot is a must hit when visiting SB. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

This is a fun college dive bar. The floors are sticky, the music is loud and the drinks were good. The restroom was clean and we all had a nice time. read more

Updated review...upon my first visits bad experience the manager reached out to me. She was genuinely concerned with my experience and wanted to make sure she trained her staff to avoid such mishaps in the future. I appreciate the followup and it indicates that they do care about their service. I'm am updating to three stars based on the ambience, the location (right at the heart of the promenade), and the management's responsiveness. read more

In town for a wedding, looking for a post-ceremony late night spot to celebrate with the newlyweds. Loving vibrations and friendship are at all time highs but energy levels are starting to get dangerously low after 4 hours of non-stop dancing to the Cupid Shuffle in rented tuxedos. We had to find a spot and we had to find it FAST. Before we even turned the corner on State Street, we heard the rhythmic sounds of bass and juicy tunes you can dance all night to. Sharkeez emerged from the mist like a beacon of hope and it was rocking! Huge shoutout to Elliot at the front for being incredibly helpful with getting a table for our large group. Group ordered Green Tea shots, ice cold beers, and their signature special Shark Attack served in a giant fish bowl drink to get things started. Drinks were strong and service was fast even though it was packed. The DJ kept the bangers coming all night and 7 minutes in I had already blown-out the seam of my rental pants (poorly) attempting to do the splits. It didn't even matter though, the dance floor was a blast! Was only in town for 36 hours but would come back here in a heartbeat the next time I'm in town. Highly recommend Sharkeez if you're looking for a fun late night spot with good vibes, fresh DJ beats, and strong drinks! read more

Went into sharkeez for dinner in SB visiting my brother in law Nelson. I was surprised because we don't usually eat roundeye food, but the portions were big and spicy. Jaime took our order and Rudy came by to say Nelson was nice (we knew he lied). The burritos and birria tacos are amazing. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Went to Sharkeez after visiting their sister location Sandbar and gotta say, the Shark is still King of the Sea. No wait staff, counter service. Solid eats at a great price. Way more TVs than many of the others. Lastly, this epic bartender from the Hilton said get the wings naked and all the sauces on the side... and the best Michelada .... for the WIN!!! read more

Came to Sharkeez to celebrate my 21st with my siblings and a few friends but when we all were giving our IDs this one asian worker at the front questioned me because 1. i look yonder than my age which does NOT mean i am younger, 2. my ID may have looked off to him but as soon as i said "Im a 2005 man come on" he looks at me like "what is wrong with you?" people who look at me thinking I'm younger before knowing my actual age is what's wrong. Grow up people, I appearance does not define my age. read more

Stop in for a quick drink and to watch the rest of the game... this place is amazing service here is great drinks was two for the price of one that's always a plus my waitress made sure we was good the whole time the people here is nice and friendly I will definitely be back here.... read more

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Update** Returned back and Elliot the manager was so accommodating. Jaime served me and my girlfriend. Drinks were amazing , food as well. No waiting! Thank you. We will be back read more

It was an unfortunate start to our vacation. My friends and I decided to start off our vacation after a long trip through the coast at Baja sharkeez. Expecting the best with drinks, food, and great service. Turned into something that I hope wasn't what I and others thought. We arrived and waited for about 20 minutes until someone came by and asked if we were waiting for someone. We told her we were waiting to be seated. She then said to wait another 15minutes until we were seated. We looked around and saw many seats empty. After 35 minutes we were seated and waited another 8 minutes to get a menu. At this point we didn't even want to wait to even get our food or drinks. So as soon as we got the menus we ordered right away.Fortunately the food and drinks were served at a good time. What we noticed and didn't think about it until other customers told us at a different place and what we saw in the comments on yelp. Was that while we were eating. A lot of customers that came in were helped right away to get their seats. We're served right away and helped on even more than we were. They constantly came to their tables unlike us. This is where it gets unfortunately weird and I hope it wasn't the case. The times we are currently living in. There's so many people out there that are .... a "bit" ignorant aka racist. We didn't think of it much after the fact. We were the only Hispanic and black at the place. We felt like we were shunned because of it. Those who came in were Caucasian. And immediately helped by the servers. I keep on thinking that wasn't the case. But everything we went through. Makes it seem like we were shunned because of our skin color. It hurts me to think if so. Fortunately we had fun at another place and thank god we had a great time and this time we felt welcomed. Unfortunately because of the weird ambiance we aren't coming back that's for sure. And we hope that someone does something about this. And hope what we went through isn't because of our skin color. But rather because of bad customer service. read more

Aaron was the best very friendly and accommodating and hardworking . Overall great service and experience.he was deep cleaning the side seats making sure location was clean. He informed us of specials even at other Sharkeez locations since we are not locals . Thank you Aaron for your hard work and great hospitality. read more

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Harvey and Racio took care of my group after a large Asian guy coming out of a sandbar interview at sharkeez recommended this place. He said baked wings with sauce on the side and a michalada. Great referral bud! read more

Baja Sharkeez - Happy customer - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

It had been a while since I'd made it up to Santa Barbara, and I was in the mood for a place with a good vibe and the Dodgers game on. The spot we ended up at was pretty packed--especially the patio, which is where we really wanted to sit. Since it was full, we grabbed a table inside and figured we'd just keep an ear out in case something opened up. Luckily, it did! A friendly staff member named Elliot let us know there was a spot outside and even helped us carry some of our food over, which was a nice touch. The Dodgers didn't win that night, but honestly, the weather was perfect, the people-watching was top-notch, and the whole switch to the patio made the evening feel like a win anyway. read more

We stumbled across this bar on Fiesta Saturday! Seemed like they were barely opening when we arrived. We had a mango and peach frozen drink. the mango was a bit too sweet and the peach was just perfect. though a little lite on the alcohol but it was okay. the bar tender was cool and helpful. this place seems to be popular amongst the locals. We noticed they had a fishbowl called the donkey punch as part of their bar menu but we didn't get a opportunity to order it since we were pressed for time. they have a chip bar and a selection of salsas. perhaps when we are in town next time we get to try their food! read more

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We loved it here! We had a group of us about 18 and we all had a great time and enjoyed our drinks! The drinks were great as well as the service. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Bar - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Dined in at Sharkeez and genuinely had such an amazing time. Mauricio kept such amazing drinks coming our way and Alysa happily tended to every need from our table, constantly checking in on us with a huge smile. Definitely would come here again for the atmosphere. Will visit again! read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Great tacos, my favorite were the fish. Nice spot for drinks and groups. Variety of items on the menu. read more

Hostess with the mostest. We loved this place. Great service and great food. A laid back atmosphere with lots of good vibes. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Went to Sharkeez for the first time in a while and I'm glad I did. Enjoyed good food, great service, and an excellent atmosphere to watch the game in. This is a great place for that. Big thanks to my concierge friend for the suggestion! read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Just had dinner at Baja Sharkeez. We had the fajitas and the Birria Quesadilla. Both were delicious. We had a little incident with the food toward the end. Mind you, it wasn't anyone's fault. An honest accident that could have happened anywhere. We had already paid our bill and were boxing up the food when we noticed it. We brought it to the waitress's attention just so she was aware and could possibly look out for it in the future. Again, we had already paid, so they could have just said sorry about that and sent us on our way. But no! The waitress calls her manager Elliot over. He took the matter seriously and insisted to give us a full refund! I told him we otherwise loved the food and would be back again. On our way out, he stops us and hands us a gift card to come back. He said "since you said you liked the food and would be back, I wanted it to be on us". That is how's it's done, my friends. THAT is customer service! As a business owner myself, I would love to have someone like Elliot representing my company. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Fajita combo & Birria Quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Came into Sharkeez with my family last weekend and haven't been able to stop thinking of my experience there. Sharkeez has the best Micheladas in town & I just want to thank the Bartender Miguel for making us feel so comfortable and welcome. Kid had a smile on his face the whole day. Pretty rare nowadays read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Loved the drink selections. Got happy dads. Bartenders were accommodating despite it being extremely crowded. Would go back.

We love Sharkeez and love that they serve Happy Dad's! The bar is super fun on Thursday nights. read more

Baja Sharkeez - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Huge miss for such an ideal spot on State street. I'm sure if you just stop for just drinks and to watch sports it's adequate. Food had some good staple items: Birria quesadilla, salads, Guac & chips all great. Drinks are average. Limited staff and you have to order at the bar which is very time consuming and then makes ordering drinks impossible. Food plates are obnoxious too large for all the tables. It's not ideal. Also, Santa Barbara water is nasty. Tastes horrible. Bring your own bottle water! read more