Tips on driving in Tijuana
[QUOTE=Jackie888;1773706]Any driving tips to avoid the cops and Tijuana Traffic? As I understand it, there is a freeway that is on the edge of Tijuana going around it and the city itself is in the middle. The Zona is the most favorite shakedown area. And cops likes to stop California plates. So in theory I should use the freeway as much as possible and avoid driving in the Zona right?
It's too difficult to visit all the restaurants in a Taxi.[/QUOTE]I recently moved to playas, so I've been doing a lot of driving and exploring and so far the only experiences I've had with federales or transitos (traffic cops) was a DUI checkpoint and my buddy getting pulled over for talking on the phone, he actually got a ticket. But it's actually super cheap to take uber in Tijuana. You basically get local taxi prices. For example my Amiga who is from Tijuana pays about $80 mxn from libertad Tijuana to my apartment in playas, for that same trip for me they would try to charge 180 mxn even with my knowledge of prices and decent Spanish but when I took uber from my apartment to otay border I only paid 125 mxn, which depending on the time of day you could get charged anywhere from 10 to 20 usd.
Uber drivers attacked in Mexico City
This is a good tip.
After eating a few La Zona's pussies, I always wanted to find some good restaurants outside of La Zona, but I just hate the haggling with taxi drivers and the their costs are too high to go for meals. So I will try to order UBER drivers for short rides to El Centro for better food than those pissy carts around La Zona.
I just found Tito Mariscos on O'Campo and Calle 6. Damn. Their sea food was so good and so cheap. They serve large and fresh shrimps, not the tiny type in LA Zona. 4 large dishes cost me 105 pesos which was $5. 50. I was full after 1 shrimp taco and a soup, and had to pack 2/3 of the lunch to go. Will try to find more good eat places near downtown.
Is there a Mexican equivalent of UBER?
Mexican taxi drivers are very rough. In Mexico City they attacked UBER drivers with clubs and rocks, breaking glasses and beating up drivers:
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=948Jn3ggJUQ[/URL]
[QUOTE=ItsXJustXJizz;1831498]I recently moved to playas, so I've been doing a lot of driving and exploring and so far the only experiences I've had with federales or transitos (traffic cops) was a DUI checkpoint and my buddy getting pulled over for talking on the phone, he actually got a ticket. But it's actually super cheap to take uber in Tijuana. You basically get local taxi prices. For example my Amiga who is from Tijuana pays about $80 mxn from libertad Tijuana to my apartment in playas, for that same trip for me they would try to charge 180 mxn even with my knowledge of prices and decent Spanish but when I took uber from my apartment to otay border I only paid 125 mxn, which depending on the time of day you could get charged anywhere from 10 to 20 usd.[/QUOTE]
Tito Mariscos on O'Campo and calle 6
On the way in on Calle 3 at O'Campo at the pintura paint shop, tell the cab driver to turn left and take you to Tito Mariscos on calle 6. It's on the East side. The cab driver should know where it is, cannot miss.
The place is nice, fairly clean, smelling good. Their seafood is so much better than La Perla, and the portions are huge. Their shrimps are large size, not the small ones in La Perla. I was hungry so ordered 2 tacos, 1 Shrimp tossed salad and 1 soup. I was full after 1 taco and the soup. Had to pack the rest to go. 4 dishes, the bill came to 105 pesos or $5. 50.
I will come back to this place with a 6-pack of cold beer or a bottle of wine.
[QUOTE=Jackie888;1808005]On foot, from the bridge to the Church on LOS Heros to HK, I want to stop at every decent (doesn't need to be the best) eatery and try something new on every visit.[/QUOTE]
Question on sales taxes and tipping at restaurants
Are there additional sales tax on the amounts posted in the menu, and what is the norm when it comes to tipping in the restaurant, such as La Perla?
Thanks in advance.