Food in Tijuana

[BlackThought]

I went to Shangri-La Cuisine as I tried to find Chan's Cuisine for some Chinese in Tijuana and can say the food is great. We got the 700 peso 2 person meal and it was 4-5 dishes which included a bananas foster dessert with ice cream. It was so much food we got 2 meals out of it. I enjoyed their fried rice and fried shrimp. I'll be back on the future. Probably a few more restaurants I forgot to add to here. I'll try to do a better job with my Tijuana adventures.

Will try them out next time. Thanks.

[Member #4730]

What are some good ubereats options? Preferably Asian cuisine. The chicken pho I ordered from "Pho Lucky" was decent, can pass as authentic pho.

I went to Shangri-La Cuisine as I tried to find Chan's Cuisine for some Chinese in Tijuana and can say the food is great. We got the 700 peso 2 person meal and it was 4-5 dishes which included a bananas foster dessert with ice cream. It was so much food we got 2 meals out of it. I enjoyed their fried rice and fried shrimp. I'll be back on the future. Probably a few more restaurants I forgot to add to here. I'll try to do a better job with my Tijuana adventures.

[Captain Solo]

On Ninos at the West end of the alley. They cook a good menu with good ingredients in lard, very good for Tijuana. Their portions are about twice as big as those in the US, good for 2 people.

Last time I was in they did not have beers, so I had to buy a few from the stores nearby.

The closest to Pho is the Caldo de pollo or Rez at Al Capone next to Chicago, very good comfort meal for 70 pesos. Everyone who went there like that soup. Or you can go for the sopa de rez at the HK taco stand. That beef soup is thick and tasty. If you tip the server a few coins he will give you repeat refills, no charge.

[Federico69]

Excellent food and service if you need a nice hangover breakfast after a night of mongering. Around the corner from HK.

[Captain Solo]

Mariscos Paisa across the street, in front of Hotel Rapido, does a delicious shrimp coctele, 70 pesos for a medium cup. His shrimp are steamed then peeled, not Costco frozen, sweet and spongy. He also does the raw oysters, clams, cockles, about 50 see a piece, delish and a few days or a week fresher than anything you can buy in CA. You can buy cervezas at the corner store, hide them in bags and drink with your seafood, delicious, but he said, if policias catches you, they will confiscate his seafood, and you would have to pay for it. So be careful.

For a delish seafood quesadilla walk one block South on Ninos to Mariscos Fedoro. They have special combos, like one cheese quesadilla, 1 cup of consommé, 1 soft drink for 70 pesos or $3. 50, a very good deal and will fill you up. There are a few other seafood places in the mercado next to the cathedral offering special deals, but their food are not fresh.

[BangBangBoy]

The name of this restaurant is "Senda Norte". They raised their prices very high a few months back (they seriously had a MX $1100 steak on the menu!) but recently lowered them. Most meals are MX $120 now. It's a decent place, but I'd only eat there if I were stuck in the zona and didn't want to leave to go to a nice place.

Thank you! Yes, not a cheap place, but a good alternative to Azul. The breakfast quality at Azul leaves much to be desired. I also find it interesting the cost of cup of coffee at Azul fluctuates between $40 to $70 pesos depends on which waiter I get, only in the Zona.

[BlackThought]

What are some good ubereats options? Preferably Asian cuisine. The chicken pho I ordered from "Pho Lucky" was decent, can pass as authentic pho.

[KC Questor]

One of the girls from Tropical showed me an alternative to Azul for breakfast after our TLN. It's on the side of Tropical, just around the corner on Nios Heroes. If you are staying in HK, you need to cross the street to the Tropical side and walk around the corner. Not sure if it is part of Tropical or independently owned, as the service was more professional, felt more like a real restaurant. The inside is nicely decorated and new. Only looked at their breakfast menu so not sure if they serve lunch / dinner as well. I ordered an omelette and it was definitely way better than Azul, that's why the girl I was with insisted we go there, although the service was a little slow (took 10 minutes to get our check). "Tecua" was the name it appeared under on my credit card. So if you don't mind walking across the street for better food in the morning, there you go.

The name of this restaurant is "Senda Norte". They raised their prices very high a few months back (they seriously had a MX $1100 steak on the menu!) but recently lowered them. Most meals are MX $120 now. It's a decent place, but I'd only eat there if I were stuck in the zona and didn't want to leave to go to a nice place.

[SeaBeeJoe]

Want to report on the excellent seafood taco cart at the corner of Av. Constitution and Coahuilla, right outside of La Gloria Bar. I have walked by it many times before and ignored it. But it smelled so good this last weekend when I walked by it, I had to try it and it did not disappoint. It became my daily routine until I left Tijuana this past Tuesday. Their signature taco is the "Enchiladons," which is a shrimp taco cooked with cheese and sauce, $40 pesos each. Their fish tacos are only $25 pesos each and has 3 large pieces of battered fish per taco, so a very good deal. Think Captain Solo reported on the fish tacos last month.

When I was eating there, I saw they were doing brisk business with many of bar workers ordering large quantity takeouts. It appears to be very popular with the locals, saw some bar girls, some bikers, even a mariachi band eating there as well. I got some funny stares from the locals as I was the only "gringo" eating there, unlike the adobada taco cart on the other end of street, which is usually surrounded by gringos. Give them a try the next time you are in the Zona.

I ate there before too, the spicy shrimp tacos are mmmmazing!

[BlackThought]

Taco spot across the street from HK Club, $1.50/ taco, absolutely disgusting. Avoid it.

[ScatManDoo]

Want to report on the excellent seafood taco cart at the corner of Av. Constitution and Coahuilla, right outside of La Gloria Bar. I have walked by it many times before and ignored it. But it smelled so good this last weekend when I walked by it, I had to try it and it did not disappoint. It became my daily routine until I left Tijuana this past Tuesday. Their signature taco is the "Enchiladons," which is a shrimp taco cooked with cheese and sauce, $40 pesos each. Their fish tacos are only $25 pesos each and has 3 large pieces of battered fish per taco, so a very good deal. Think Captain Solo reported on the fish tacos last month.

When I was eating there, I saw they were doing brisk business with many of bar workers ordering large quantity takeouts. It appears to be very popular with the locals, saw some bar girls, some bikers, even a mariachi band eating there as well. I got some funny stares from the locals as I was the only "gringo" eating there, unlike the adobada taco cart on the other end of street, which is usually surrounded by gringos. Give them a try the next time you are in the Zona.

Their Siete Mares (7 seas) soup is priced very competitively (better) than the other seafood carts.

Ay least it was before Covid.

[BangBangBoy]

Want to report on the excellent seafood taco cart at the corner of Av. Constitution and Coahuilla, right outside of La Gloria Bar. I have walked by it many times before and ignored it. But it smelled so good this last weekend when I walked by it, I had to try it and it did not disappoint. It became my daily routine until I left Tijuana this past Tuesday. Their signature taco is the "Enchiladons," which is a shrimp taco cooked with cheese and sauce, $40 pesos each. Their fish tacos are only $25 pesos each and has 3 large pieces of battered fish per taco, so a very good deal. Think Captain Solo reported on the fish tacos last month.

When I was eating there, I saw they were doing brisk business with many of bar workers ordering large quantity takeouts. It appears to be very popular with the locals, saw some bar girls, some bikers, even a mariachi band eating there as well. I got some funny stares from the locals as I was the only "gringo" eating there, unlike the adobada taco cart on the other end of street, which is usually surrounded by gringos. Give them a try the next time you are in the Zona.

[BangBangBoy]

One of the girls from Tropical showed me an alternative to Azul for breakfast after our TLN. It's on the side of Tropical, just around the corner on Nios Heroes. If you are staying in HK, you need to cross the street to the Tropical side and walk around the corner. Not sure if it is part of Tropical or independently owned, as the service was more professional, felt more like a real restaurant. The inside is nicely decorated and new. Only looked at their breakfast menu so not sure if they serve lunch / dinner as well. I ordered an omelette and it was definitely way better than Azul, that's why the girl I was with insisted we go there, although the service was a little slow (took 10 minutes to get our check). "Tecua" was the name it appeared under on my credit card. So if you don't mind walking across the street for better food in the morning, there you go.

[Sol12]

Sounds like Charly's is a bust. Single-tortilla and flavorless adobada. Some of the best adobada in town can be found at Taqueria El Guero, at the southern end of Revu where it turns into Agua Caliente. BTW, the flavorless white vegetable was probably jicama.

If you go to a taco place and they use only one tortilla just ask them for "doble tortilla" on the next one.

[Phordphan]

I just got back from Charlys and still think Tacos El Franc is the best. I got 3 adobadas and 3 asadas with Mexican coke. It came out to 180 pesos and left 50 peso tip. I had to pay for parking since it is near Revo and all the street parking seemed to be for buses. I did like the service as they gave me an extra plate of radishes and some other white vegetable they have that is flavorless. The asadas are only on 1 tortilla, but the adobada was crispy. I just couldn't get over the fact it was kind of flavorless. At least the adobada wasn't fatty. I finished it all and only had to pay 10 pesos for parking since it took me under 30 min. I'll report back if we eat at some place when I pick up people from the airport tonight.

Sounds like Charly's is a bust. Single-tortilla and flavorless adobada. Some of the best adobada in town can be found at Taqueria El Guero, at the southern end of Revu where it turns into Agua Caliente. BTW, the flavorless white vegetable was probably jicama.