Food in Tijuana

[StRobert]

"Colectivo 9" Avenida Revolucion 1265 between Calle 6 and Calle 7 - I was at this restaurant recently. From Hong Kong (walk about 20 minutes) on Saturday evening around 8 PM. A lot of people on Avenida Revolucion and I felt safe. This is 9 different restaurants like a food court. The customer orders food and pay at the counter, get a number and the waiter will bring food to the table. I ordered from Japanese restaurant "Tatami" salmon in Japanese style with rice and vegetables 120 pesos and ice lemonades 30 pesos, total 150 pesos (about US $ 8). Salmon was great (the best salmon I've ever eaten). Next time I will come back for tacos or empanadas. Here is yelp link https://www.yelp.com/biz/colectivo-9...sq=Restaurants+++++++++9 and a link to the web page http://www.colectivo9.com/.

On the last Saturday around 8 PM I was again in Colectivo 9, a pleasant walk from Hong Kong. This time I ordered 3 empanadas (total 75 pesos). Also, they have air condition pub with craft beer (70 pesos for a tall glass) and bottled beer. You can eat in the pub, or buy beer and eat outside in the food court. There is also a place with espresso coffee and restroom. Generally a nice place, the service is young people and there are no annoying waiters.

[Captain Solo]

San Manuel is a casino San Bernardino with all you can eat lobster for $35 Wednesday night. Other casinos around San Diego have similar AYCE lobster nights.

The lobster are pieces of re-hydrated lobster tails that are tasteless.

It's not worth going out of the way for this kind of lobster.

[Phordphan]

What is San Manuel?

It's a Indian casino known for its buffet.

[Artisttyp]

Maybe its a good time to avoid Tijuana and all the gun violence and meet me at San Manuel for all you can eat lobster tails. I did see spinach but you might have to bring your own garlic.

What is San Manuel?

[Baxter Slade]

You can try Villa Marina. The lobster is good but I wasn't crazy about their side plates. My dream is to find a place that serves lobster with garlic spinach and mac and cheese. No such luck in Tijuana.

Maybe its a good time to avoid Tijuana and all the gun violence and meet me at San Manuel for all you can eat lobster tails. I did see spinach but you might have to bring your own garlic.

[Artisttyp]

Where is the best place in Tijuana for a fresh meal of lobster, beans, and tortillas. Years ago would drive to Rosarito just for the lobster, fresh tortillas and beans. What would a meal cost?

You can try Villa Marina. The lobster is good but I wasn't crazy about their side plates. My dream is to find a place that serves lobster with garlic spinach and mac and cheese. No such luck in Tijuana.

[Cheerfull]

Where is the best place in Tijuana for a fresh meal of lobster, beans, and tortillas. Years ago would drive to Rosarito just for the lobster, fresh tortillas and beans. What would a meal cost?

[StRobert]

"Colectivo 9" Avenida Revolucion 1265 between Calle 6 and Calle 7 - I was at this restaurant recently. From Hong Kong (walk about 20 minutes) on Saturday evening around 8 PM. A lot of people on Avenida Revolucion and I felt safe. This is 9 different restaurants like a food court. The customer orders food and pay at the counter, get a number and the waiter will bring food to the table. I ordered from Japanese restaurant "Tatami" salmon in Japanese style with rice and vegetables 120 pesos and ice lemonades 30 pesos, total 150 pesos (about US $ 8). Salmon was great (the best salmon I've ever eaten). Next time I will come back for tacos or empanadas. Here is yelp link https://www.yelp.com/biz/colectivo-9...sq=Restaurants+++++++++9 and a link to the web page http://www.colectivo9.com/.

[Captain Solo]

Correction: due to my bad memory with numbers, Titos' shrimp tacos costs only 25 peso per the menu, fish tacos 19 pesos.

Look at the huge sizes of those tacos in the pics.

My favorite seafood place is Titos, a chain with 1 place on O'Campo and Calle 6, convenient on the way in from the border to El Centro. It has a large menu with some exotic and delicious dishes in huge portion, low prices, served with cold beers. A 35-peso shrimp taco would fill me up. The shrimp coctele in a large goblet full of large fresh shrimp is 90 pesos or $4. 50. Even my picky Japanese wingman was impressed. Every guy I introduce Mexican shrimp coctele to would fall in love with it and have to have it every visit.

[Simmer]

I went to Tacos El Frances, in Playas, last Tuesday with a local friend.

They had only soda pop to drink.

I had beers there last month so maybe they ran out, rather than never serving it ever. Waiter reeled off a few choices, though I don't remember them all. Note the McDonald's wrappers!

[StRobert]

To StRoberts.

Very nice link, but missing a tour of the world-famous La Zona Norte with her the luscious, sexy chicas. Hehe.

On Taboada South of Tacos El frances shows this Mariscos Negro Durazo. The seafood looks delicious and portions look huge.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/mariscos-negro-durazo-tijuana

La Perla has gone down hill the last few years. I hardly see customers inside even on weekends. La Perla's menu is small without elaborate Mexican seafood dishes and the portions are small, very small. I hate it.

My favorite seafood place is Titos, a chain with 1 place on O'Campo and Calle 6, convenient on the way in from the border to El Centro. It has a large menu with some exotic and delicious dishes in huge portion, low prices, served with cold beers. A 35-peso shrimp taco would fill me up. The shrimp coctele in a large goblet full of large fresh shrimp is 90 pesos or $4. 50. Even my picky Japanese wingman was impressed. Every guy I introduce Mexican shrimp coctele to would fall in love with it and have to have it every visit.

You can have seats at Tito's bar looking into the kitchen where they prepare elaborate dishes. They always have half dozen large sea bass grilled over charcoal in front of the place.

Look at those pics.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/mariscos-ti...uana?osq=titos+mariscos.

"Crossing South Travel Show"- I like this TV program on the KPBS channel. Host Jorge visits restaurants and places of interest in Tijuana, Rosarito, Ensenada and Baja. For example here is video link "Taco tour" (Birria tacos, Tacos Franc and Kokopelli tacos) http://crossingsouth.com/videosmaps/taco-tour/ Here is a link to webpage and all videos http://crossingsouth.com/videosmaps/.

Thanks for the links to the restaurant I have to visit them. Videos from Tijuana Zone Norte are on YouTube. Search on YouTube: Tijuana Zone Norte, Tijuana Adelitas or Tijuana Hong Kong etc. For example link from Adelitas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG3XpZXh2IY..

[WombatEd2]

I went to Tacos El Frances, in Playas, last Tuesday with a local friend.

They had only soda pop to drink.

I ordered 3 tacos asadas with NO GUACAMOLE.

The tacos were absolutely delicious, after I scraped off the generous helping of GUACAMOLE. (GRIN).

[Captain Solo]

To StRoberts.

Very nice link, but missing a tour of the world-famous La Zona Norte with her the luscious, sexy chicas. Hehe.

On Taboada South of Tacos El frances shows this Mariscos Negro Durazo. The seafood looks delicious and portions look huge.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/mariscos-negro-durazo-tijuana

La Perla has gone down hill the last few years. I hardly see customers inside even on weekends. La Perla's menu is small without elaborate Mexican seafood dishes and the portions are small, very small. I hate it.

My favorite seafood place is Titos, a chain with 1 place on O'Campo and Calle 6, convenient on the way in from the border to El Centro. It has a large menu with some exotic and delicious dishes in huge portion, low prices, served with cold beers. A 35-peso shrimp taco would fill me up. The shrimp coctele in a large goblet full of large fresh shrimp is 90 pesos or $4. 50. Even my picky Japanese wingman was impressed. Every guy I introduce Mexican shrimp coctele to would fall in love with it and have to have it every visit.

You can have seats at Tito's bar looking into the kitchen where they prepare elaborate dishes. They always have half dozen large sea bass grilled over charcoal in front of the place.

Look at those pics.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/mariscos-ti...uana?osq=titos+mariscos.

"Crossing South Travel Show"- I like this TV program on the KPBS channel. Host Jorge visits restaurants and places of interest in Tijuana, Rosarito, Ensenada and Baja. For example here is video link "Taco tour" (Birria tacos, Tacos Franc and Kokopelli tacos) http://crossingsouth.com/videosmaps/taco-tour/ Here is a link to webpage and all videos http://crossingsouth.com/videosmaps/.

[Jim0129]

I usually eat about 10 fresh and whole habaneros a day, typically in one meal. Where is a safe place in Tijuana where I can buy habaneros? Walmart or an open air market maybe?

If you want them fresh you can find them at Mercado Hidalgo, it's an open market, its in the rio zone, just ask any Uber driver or Taxi driver to take you there.

[StRobert]

"Crossing South Travel Show"- I like this TV program on the KPBS channel. Host Jorge visits restaurants and places of interest in Tijuana, Rosarito, Ensenada and Baja. For example here is video link "Taco tour" (Birria tacos, Tacos Franc and Kokopelli tacos) http://crossingsouth.com/videosmaps/taco-tour/ Here is a link to webpage and all videos http://crossingsouth.com/videosmaps/.