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    El Paisa

    4.6 (36 reviews)
    InexpensiveTacos

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Across the street from AutoZone
    Kirk M.

    About a 20 minute walk from the tourist area of Ensenada, if you like tacos this is a great spot to visit (plus theres a great desert place next door). Meat and tacos were great. We ate standing up since the tables were full. (We didnt see the seating in the back until later). The tacos are challenging to eat since they put so much meat inside that the tortilla fell apart. I didn't care since I like it that way. You place an order an the counter. It was challenging to order since the person taking the orders didnt speak english so well. Highly recommended if your in the area.

    Paola N.

    The tacos are pretty good. I haven't found the best tacos in Ensenada yet; tacos that when I taste them, I say, "wow, that's really good." These tacos, however, are authentic and have flavor. This is my uncle's taco spot. The guacamole is not extra. They get packed, especially at night. Check it out.

    Great tacos in Ensenada if your here I recommend stopping by. The red Fanta here is great.

    Joonee B.

    This place is absolutely worth stopping at. I ordered the queso taco with carne asada and guisado and it was amazing. I believe we inhaled 8 tacos per person cause it was that good!! They have grilled veggies as well as different side dishes that comes with the tacos. Great customer service and the place was clean. Just FYI we ordered all in English and some Spanish and we were happy with our orders. Don't be timid and just stop by and practice your espanol.

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    7 months ago

    Super bomb. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes bomb tacos. I order my tacos con todo. I want the spiciest salsa that's available.

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    2 years ago

    Must visit for al pastor when in enseneda. A local spot so you know it is extremely good and very affordable. In a safe part of town also.

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    7 years ago

    Lots of flies. I also got chorro.. Never again,the first taco spot to completely let me down.

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    8 years ago

    Amazing tacos, great service, unbeatable price. I've been coming here since I was a kid. I make it a point to stop by anytime I'm in town.

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    5 years ago

    My favorite place to eat tacos en Ensenada. It's clean, good portions, fast service, delicious tacos, hand made tortillas!

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    9 years ago

    Best Street Tacos en Ensenada, and this is coming from a resident.. delicious, fast, and super tasty.. Amazing tacos

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    9 years ago

    Love this taco stand! It's always a must when we're in my beautiful Ensenada!! You won't be disappointed, I guarantee it!

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    El Chente - Three fish tacos and accompaniments

    El Chente

    4.4(23 reviews)
    1.7 km

    We always come to Ensenada from our Royal Carribean cruise and have been wanting to try this spot…read morefor awhile. Yummy stuff, their fish tacos were delicious. We got beef asada and fried fish pescado. I believe it was only $2.50 per taco so not the cheapest but definitely by far the most affordable and yummy in the touristy area. It's a perfect walkable distance from the cruise port. You can pay USD cash and it shows on their payment terminal the conversion. I don't know how to double check if the conversion was 100% accurate but just from a little google go the current conversion and counting out how many tacos we ordered, everything seemed to check out!! They have tables for you to sit at inside but open facing so you're covered from the sun/rain. It comes with 3 different salsas, bowl of limes, and my favorite part is the grilled jalapeño and green onions - omg so good! I'll definitely be coming back if I'm in town. Only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the Asada just needed more flavor and not as cooked. I prefer a juicy medium Asada but I know that that's not how it's always eaten, just wish there was more flavor. Coming from Arizona I fortunately get to eat a lot of amazing Mexican food!

    Hole in the wall taco shop that's on the Main Street right outside of the Ensenada port area. There…read morewere benches and tables and the owners were welcoming us in to try their tacos so we did. We ordered two pastor tacos on corn tortillas which were quite tasty. They had salsas and radishes on the table. The two tacos came out to $5.29 which is similar to US taco Tuesday pricing. Tastes very authentic.

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    El Chente - Tripa tacos . Fish taco and toppings . This place was a good local

    Tripa tacos . Fish taco and toppings . This place was a good local

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    Restaurante Sabina - Fish Taco

    Restaurante Sabina

    4.2(88 reviews)
    1.6 km
    $$

    Having gone to the famous mariscos street food stand that is La Guerrerense Carreta on a previous…read morevisit to Ensenada, and eating seafood tostadas standing up with my brother in a street alley while having various juices dribbling down my chin, I knew how good the seafood tostadas here could be. But figured I needed a better way to eat it while visiting Ensenada again with my wife. So this time, went to the nearby sister restaurant, Sabina. It's named for the owner of the original food stand, and there are a lot of pictures of her with other celebrities who appreciated her talent in creating seafood combinations. The Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant is within walking distance from the cruise port, and is located in an area with a lot of other restaurants and shops. We came there soon after it opened around 10 am, and had the choice of indoor or outdoor seating. We showed that we were coming from California, by choosing indoor seating. We were given colorful menus and suggestions. We also got complementary chips and salsa, with 4 different varieties of her famous salsas being served. I tried all four of them, and two of them were way too hot, even in moderation. I did really like the green salsa, which tasted more like a simple guacamole. It also came with thinly slices of lime...each small slice producing so much more juice than any lime we get in California. My wife doesn't like raw seafood, so chose garlic shrimp (Caramones al Mojo de Ajo for Mex$405). There were plenty of jumbo headless, shell-on white shrimp, with the butter sauce being very light and not too garlicky. It came with a very good rice pilaf and sauteed vegetables (mostly squash which neither of us are a fan of). I went with 3 choices from the 5 selection 'Champion' list: 1. Erizo con Almeja (Sea Urchin with Clam for Mex$230) - winner of LA Street Food Fest 2011 for Best Original Showmanship 2. Caracol con Lajas de Caracol (Mixed Ceviche with Sea Snail for Mex$209) - winner of LA Street Food Fest 2012 for Best in Show 3. Singapur (Mex$209) - winner of LA Street Food Fest 2013 for unknown category). All three were piled high with fresh seafood, embellished with perfectly ripe avocado slices. None of them needed additional salsa, but adding a squeeze of lime enhanced. My favorite was the Singapore and would try the other two tostadas on the winners list the next time. The best way would be to order all the tostadas and split amongst a group of 4 or 5 friends (there are 6 other special tostadas and you can also create your own with the fresh seafood ingredients). Got two bottles of water (Mex$75 each...not cheap) and a local beer (Vera Niega Mexican Ale, a bottle being Mex$110) that was excellent. Service was attentive and friendly throughout, with multiple servers (Horacio and Antonio) attending to us, all trying to make sure we had a good time. Credit cards are accepted, using a modern tableside POS, and I was happy to pay a gratuity over what is customary. Bathrooms are modern, with individual stalls (most of them gender neutral) all sharing a nice common set of sinks. My wife and I left in fine spirits and it was beginning to fill up more as we left (all dining al fresco, of course). Dining at the nearby original food cart is worth the initial experience, but there is something to having food this good in a sit-down restaurant. Sabina is that place.

    This place is a great sit down restaurant for the famous La Guerrerense Carreta seafood tostadas…read more Made famous by chef Anthony Bourdain. This is a spot that you can sit down and drink a beer and get the same amazing seafood. My favorites were the sea urchin tostada as well as the bluefin tostada with fried leaks on top of it. A bonus is that they give you salsa and chips with four different types of salsas. We also grabbed a couple of beers in margaritas which were amazing as well. This is a great spot for a well-known sit down restaurant for seafood tostadas.

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    Restaurante Sabina - Shrimp Taco

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