Food in Tijuana

[Flyer47]

So last time I got some tacos at the stand next to Hong Kong the tacos were 1 dollar and 25 cents and they refused to break dollars, luckily I had quarters on me. Is that the standard price or do the tacos guys just not like me?

[AmazonLuver]

I am not a cigarette smoker, but I have been bringing back cartons of cigarettes for friends, family members and co-workers for more than a decade.

The first thing to realize is that there are two types of Marlboro cigarettes readily available for purchase:

1). There are "Mexican Market" Marlboros intended for sale to Mexican residents in Tijuana. You can find them in Tijuana grocery stores and other brick & mortar locations. They are different than.

2). "Duty free" Marlboros, which are sold in duty free stores near the border and from sidewalk cart vendors on Revolution Ave.

To begin with, the packaging is different. The Duty Free versions look just like the Marlboro cigarettes you buy in the United States, with just the added printing of "Duty Free" on the packs and cartons.

The Marlboro "Mexican Market" cigarettes have dramatically different packaging that includes colorful pictures of cancer patients and other smokers with graphic smoking related diseases. So the two types are easy to tell apart..

Thanks to all that have responded. I plan to buy a carton. Since I couldn't find a duty free store walking back from Ped West, I plan to buy from one of the duty free store once I cross at Ped East. I remember seeing a duty store along the freeway so I guess I would have to double back.

[ScatManDoo]

Can someone suggest a place to get cheap Marlboro Reds.

And what does it cost?

Thanks.

I am not a cigarette smoker, but I have been bringing back cartons of cigarettes for friends, family members and co-workers for more than a decade.

The first thing to realize is that there are two types of Marlboro cigarettes readily available for purchase:

1). There are "Mexican Market" Marlboros intended for sale to Mexican residents in Tijuana. You can find them in Tijuana grocery stores and other brick & mortar locations. They are different than.

2). "Duty free" Marlboros, which are sold in duty free stores near the border and from sidewalk cart vendors on Revolution Ave.

To begin with, the packaging is different. The Duty Free versions look just like the Marlboro cigarettes you buy in the United States, with just the added printing of "Duty Free" on the packs and cartons.

The Marlboro "Mexican Market" cigarettes have dramatically different packaging that includes colorful pictures of cancer patients and other smokers with graphic smoking related diseases. So the two types are easy to tell apart.

Over the years, my friends whom I have purchased cartons tell me that the Duty Free cigarettes taste and burn exactly like the cigarette brands they buy in the United States. And with Duty Free cigarettes selling for around $30 to $35 a carton, they represent a big discount from the prices found in stores in the United States.

For one co-worker and one family member I once brought each back a carton of the Mexican Market brand of their preference. They both said that the Mexican Market versions tasted different than what they were used to, and were very undesirable. I now only bring back the Duty Free versions.

[Artisttyp]

Can someone suggest a place to get cheap Marlboro Reds.

And what does it cost?

Thanks.

All cigs are cheaper in Tijuana. Revolucion and 5th street in front of Ceasar Hotel has a well known tobacco stand.

[AmazonLuver]

Can someone suggest a place to get cheap Marlboro Reds.

And what does it cost?

Thanks.

[ScatManDoo]

I don't smoke but someone asked me to pick her up a carton of her favorite Capri Menthol cigarettes. I checked at 7/11 and XOXO but nothing. Anyone recommend a place in Tijuana to buy these?

See the man with his cart on Revolution on the corner where the Burger King is.

[Travv]

I don't smoke but someone asked me to pick her up a carton of her favorite Capri Menthol cigarettes. I checked at 7/11 and XOXO but nothing. Anyone recommend a place in Tijuana to buy these?

[EBoardbuilder]

Do anyone know where you can find Havana Club Rum in Tijuana? I'm running low and I not leaving the country by air for a few months so I won't be able to hit a duty free shop till spring.

[Captain Solo]

Tuesday night it was rainy and cold. Was trying to eat shrimp and fish tacos at the Playboy corner, but it was closed. So went over to a new place in the alley.

An American guy, named DJ, recently opened Mi Casita, an American fast-food place in the alley, next to XOXO, across from hotel El Porton. The place is new, clean, tastefully decorated in Western theme.

He serves basic American fast-food, everything is home-made on order, pizza, hamburger, tacos, chicken rice dishes ect. Between $2 to $5. His nachos was surprising fresh and tasty with freshly fried chips and grilled beef with lots of cheese. A nacho with 2 small chicken soups costed 85 pesos or $4.70.

This place serves home-made American meals with view of the young, sexy chicas showing their big boobs and long sexy legs, worth a try.

[EagleRoamer]

Went to Pampa's and I was a bit disappointed. The meat was good, but not great. The other problem is that they only have to 2 or 3 waiters to bring the meat around so the service was slow.

Based on recommendations, I recently went to Mr Pampa's.

Not all taxi drivers know where the restaurant is. I had to show him google maps on my phone. Hailed a taxi at the Arch, cost $5. Taxi back to Hotel Cascadas $6 ; Buffet 225 peso & beer 40 peso; At 7:30 pm there was a line up right out the door. Best you make a reservation for a large party, but for a party of 2 or less, I just walked in and got seated immediately. Food was better than average, plentiful, and service was sufficient for my needs. Since I don't speak Spanish, I don't know what they were offering, just pointed to what I wanted. For comparison, food quality on par with Las Vegas buffet at Excalibur, Tropicana, and Luxor, but below Caesars and Mirage.

[Long Don Silva]

Thanks for the review but just to clarify the place is not in Zona Este. That would be eastern Tijuana. It's in Zona Centro ie central Tijuana.

My apologies. Google maps says zona este. But I defer to a veteran monger, considering my experience outside the ZN is almost nonexistent. Thanks for the clarification.

[Artisttyp]

Went to Pampa's and I was a bit disappointed. The meat was good, but not great. The other problem is that they only have to 2 or 3 waiters to bring the meat around so the service was slow.

If you want good meat go to Fonda Argentina.

[Hargow20]

Went to Pampa's and I was a bit disappointed. The meat was good, but not great. The other problem is that they only have to 2 or 3 waiters to bring the meat around so the service was slow.

[Reinaldo]

Thanks for the review but just to clarify the place is not in Zona Este. That would be eastern Tijuana. It's in Zona Centro ie central Tijuana.

I came here for breakfast on Friday since it got good reviews on Yelp. I ordered the Omelettes del Patron, consisting of shrimp, mushrooms, and a bed of some sort of cheese slightly similar to queso fresco but with a bit more of a soft mozzarella texture. It was one of the pricier options on the menu at 135 pesos plus an additional 25 pesos for a pretty good coffee, bringing the total to 160 pesos. A small quesadilla preceded the entre, which was served with frijoles, a basic form of chilaquiles, and three tortillas.

La Casa de la Esquina is located in Zona Este and provides a pleasant ambience. Service was good, as was indicated on Yelp.

[Reinaldo]

Unless there are two Tito's on Ocampo I think you got the cross street wrong. It's 6th street going towards 7th. The regular fish tacos are huge but it's because of all the breading. You can order them without it for a higher price which is what I will do it I go back.

So went to Titos' for dinner. ...
The large shrimp coctele in the pic costed 190 pesos, about $11.6 oysters costed 60 pesos. The fish and shrimp tacos are huge here, for 25 pesos.