Details: Located at 560 4th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101. The official site is http://www.lapuertasd.com/
I came here on a Monday night. Place is was packed. However, once we were seated, we were informed that happy hour would go on all night. That meant drinks, appetizers, and quesadillas were half off ALL NIGHT. HELL YES.
Official site: http://www.tacubanyc.com/tacubahk
Came here dinner. The first and foremost thing to keep in mind is that the portions are tiny, especially considering the prices. The tacos were tiny and my carne asada was also pretty small. The gaucamole is okay, but it’s okay everywhere.
Score: 3.8/10 Spent a bunch of money for some of the smallest tacos I have ever seen. Never coming back. There are far too many restaurants that can do tacos and decent guacamole for less money and larger serving sizes. Drinks were all right.
Official site: http://mesacoyoacan.com/
Average Mexican place, nothing special. Had tacos, guacamole and margaritas. I did like the interior though.
Score: 5/10
Went here over the weekend. The restaurant is advertised as fine dining Mexican food. I don’t know about fine dining, but it was good.
The space is very large. There are high ceilings, and a separate dining and bar area. I enjoyed the color scheme as well.
Sangria was all right.
Service was nice.
If you come here you must order the table side guacamole. That’s really the main point of coming here. If you don’t order that, you might as well go somewhere else… like Taco Bell or something.
We also ordered the Flautas de Pollo (roller tortillas filled with chicken, covered in salsa and cream), Costillas de Res (beef tacos that come with a side of Mexican corn), and the Pescado de Mahi Mahi (fish tacos, come with Mexican corn). Everything was really good. I hate spicy food and there was some spice in there, but still good.
Score: 6.8/10 Good place for slightly better Mexican. It’s definitely not fine dining, but still good. The interior is the most noteworthy aspect of this restaurant.
Official site: http://www.rosamexicano.com/newyorkcity/unionsquare/index.php?action=page&id=1976&group_id=1955&location_id=9
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