Food:

Best tacos ever. Get there early as the lines are big at lunch time!

Food:

This place has all the makings of a star. Easily one of my favorite places to grab lunch. 4 stars for raising their prices.

Tip: call ahead, the lines to order, get drinks, salsa and eat are long and the parking lot is a bit of a cluster F.

I've spent a fair bit of time in Baja so I can say as far as authenticity it's a vague word to use in description as a style of food. It's not wrong, but it's not accurate. The Ensenada style fish taco is what everyone knows and due to the name and origins associate a whole slew of food to be Baja style which it isn't necessarily.

I'm not a salad guy, but their unwrapped burrito is so good it makes me not want to return to work. Granted I don't want to in the 1st place, but it's a game changer. Champagne vinaigrette, well marinated steak, rabanos, red onion slivers, cheese, guacamole, romaine lettuce, corn. The dressing isn't very sweet or tart, but it's smooth and densely flavored, a bit strong at the end. The steak has a good citrus and garlic note along with a good cut and char marks. In combination it works 100% of the time everytime for me to give me a win for the day.

Their tacos are pretty big here, large piece of densely battered fish on a corn tortilla topped with a cabbage shred and crema fresca based dressing, salsa fresca and bang. It's not the best I've ever had, but it's pretty good, nothing to knock here. Filling, but priced as such @ $3.00 most people don't bother, All their taco's are this way, large and pricey, but classical. The priciest of the bunch is the shrimp, but to me it's the best. White wine and butter sautee with cotija cheese. Personally I would have liked to see Manchego on it, but that's me. Steak again is packed and bursting with flavor and the blackened fish is a nice change of pace and something most people would cook while camping in baja.

The seasoned white rice is light and just that lightly seasoned, unlike the Spanish rice we too often think of for Mexican dishes. Black beans all day over pinto. Baja bowl is pretty heavy in it has both beans, rice, meat and lettuce.

They are very busy in store so service is great for to go, but lacking a little for dine in. The Salsa bar is packed and people do not wait in line, they simply cut and wiggle and weasel their way in but the design doesn't make it so that area flows at all. A few tables outside and tables are cleaned as fast as they can, but I think compared to the other Mexican food around this place is boss, but make no mistake there is a lot of mediocre Mexican food in OC. They are pretty busy and we're open to me asking for a quesoritto. Parking lot is sketch in that people don't give an F so I suggest park as far away from others as you can or up front if possible.

Food:

Love their shrimp tacos and sauces. Show up after 1:30pm to miss the long lines for the lunch crowds. :)

Food:

My absolute favorite taco spot for the past eight years. The food is always on point. It gets slammed at lunch with a line down the sidewalk (always a sign of a good restaurant) so get there early.

Food:

My favorite fish tacos. If you've never had real fish tacos you have got to try to baja fish tacos. If you like a little spice be sure to get them blackened!

Service is always on point and food is delicious.

Lunch rush is crazy busy so if you want something jimmy johns fast at lunch...don't count on it. I would add that they are damn efficient and usually okay for a standard of 30/40 mins. Don't be put off by the line!