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    El Paisano

    4.6 (95 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican

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    Casual
    Touristy
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Three tacos Carne Asada
    D'juan C.

    The taxi driver recommended this taco place and I am happy that he did. This place smells amazing when you walk up to it. You are greeted with an amazing smell of grilled meats that smells so Smokey and good. The prices are fair and the amount of food that you get is ridiculous. I definitely ordered more than I could eat I had to give a taco away to some random guy. The flavors of the carne asada as Smokey and hickory wood kind of tasting and the meats quality was great also. The service is fast and efficient they also put my guacamole and salsa on the side for me.

    Al pastor mullita; four carne asada tacos and one Al pastor taco
    Christina O.

    Amazing tacos and mullitas. Unlike LA, they are not stingy with the meat portions and their corn tortillas seem larger, too. The carne asada and the Al pastor was equally delicious. Both very flavorful and cooked to perfection. 35 pesos ($2.20) for each taco and 120 pesos ($7.5) for each mullita. Price point was a little cheaper or more expensive than LA, depending where you are in LA, but in terms of the quality and portion, it was reasonable.

    On the corner of Benito Juarez and Encino

    Tacos El Paisano was recommended to us as the best carne asada tacos in Mexico. They said to be sure to get them on flour tortillas and they did not disappoint! Sooo delicious! And we even got a little entertainment from Jose! True Mexican ambiance.

    Pastor tacos and asada
    Heidi S.

    You have to come here if in rosarito Mx . Asada tacos with handmade tortillas you can't beat, super good taste on the asada meat and the best guac. Not going to be the most athletic place or clean but we came here twice the same day because it was so good: lots of locals and food flying out quick. I'm already craving it

    Lynn C.

    The best tacos by the beach you have to come here when you're in town! Service is fabulous! Los mejores tacos y mulitas a lado de la playa... fresco y lo mejor.

    Cheese quesadilla (7/17/22)
    Jenni M.

    Popped into El Paisano on a mid-Sunday morning (7/17/22). El Paisano is located on one of the main roads in Rosarito, Mexico. It's within walking distance from the beach. I highly suggest driving around until you find free street parking. I tried... + un taco de cabeza - very tender, but a bit fatty + un taco de pastor - it was alright. + taco de asada - the best of the three All tacos were 30 pesos each. They load them up with onions, cilantro, guacamole, and salsa if you like all of that. One of my kiddos had a cheese quesadilla. She enjoyed it for the most part. We shared a Fresca Sabor Toronja & orange Fanta to drink. Their ordering system is a bit wonky with orders written on strips of notepad. Some items are in one area, others in a different area. There is ample seating in the open air restaurant. The smoke from the grills might be overwhelming, but I didn't mind it. Other than that... no complaints especially since there is a free to use restroom on site.

    Bogart P.

    Amazing delicious tacos great prizes and enough places to seat and enjoy the food is it cash only

    Fish taco
    Martha M.

    Good tacos made fresh in front of you, while you wait. Open space to sit in, clean restrooms. One of many taqueria's pit stops to indulge in, especially after drink binging. But this one unlike the true taqueria (which is hardcore red meat, pork & lengua/etc) had fish option. If your vegetarian, you'll understand the frustration trying to find a taqueria to accommodate out here. Salsas where tasty and sodas in glass bottles, how good does it get? Luckily we ate fast & left right after a power outage during a storm - part of Rosarito was in the dark & they were closing shops to keep looters out. I would hate to eat in the dark :(

    Bruce H.

    First time trying El Paisano. I've been a creature of habit for the last 30 years so I ventured out to this new taco stand. The carne asada and al pastor were delicious but the al pastor is their shinning star! We came back an hour later and had an al pastor Mulitas. OMG, the decadence! There's a competitor I've been going to for 30 years. It's time to buy there al pastor and do a taco taste off with El Paisano to determine who is the best (in my book). That will be the next trip taco run.

    Al Pastor tacos
    Bella A.

    Let me just say BOMB!!!! I love tacos period. So this passed weekend i was so excited to go to Rosarito because everyone i know raves about the tacos. Any how first stop El Paisano and they definitely were up there. Al Pastor Tacos with everything were so delicious when we go back for sure my go to spot.... *tip your servers, the little boy was so sweet and attentive despite being so busy on a Saturday night

    Carne asada
    Chelsea C.

    Sooooooo goooood! Their Carne Asada tacos are fantastic. Pastor had too much sweet for me, but the asada, canebeza, and pescado.....perfectly done.

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    9 months ago

    Tacos are good! Had, asada, al pastor, and fish. Also an asada quesadilla. Hand made tortillas. Good portions, great prices, good service!

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    9 months ago

    Amazing tacos! Best adobada tacos ever!!!! The line is usually long, but it moves pretty quickly.

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    Great tacos & mulitas! The pastor mulitas were definitely the highlight for me. Plentiful seating and quick service

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    I got the carne asada tacos, and my friends got Pastor and fish tacos, everything was amazing.

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    4.4(20 reviews)
    1.5 km

    This restaurant is located in the La Paloma tennis resort and condominiums that were staying at…read more The service was amazing. Our server name was Israel. He sang karaoke with us and treated us great the food was good but unfortunately I did not take a picture of my shrimp Diablo, but it was really good but extremely spicy. My wife had the steak and baked potatoes as you can see in the picture the baked potatoes are different from what we're used to in America but it was pretty good all in all this restaurant is good and convenient, especially if you're staying at the La Paloma the server Israel has great energy and he also recommended a cab service and places to go shopping and eat for our trip for that were thankful and we really enjoyed this place. It's just a small little restaurant on the property, but the food is great. Cooks are good. Service is great.

    We are staying in La Paloma and got in kind of late last night. We didn't want to go far so we ate…read moreat this little restaurant near our hotel room. The service was excellent, I feel like they treated us quite special and it felt like a hometown spot where our friends work. The food was really good! We had the shrimp cocktail, which ended up being shrimp, ceviche, sliced avocados on top chips and crackers, and it was citrusy, very lightly spiced (my partner is a slice wimp!), and super fresh. We Paired that with the shrimp pasta, and that was surprisingly delicious as well. The pasta was cooked a bit al dente, which is how we like it, lots of shrimp, with a really nice marinara sauce. The marinara sauce would not heavy, so it complemented the shrimp in the pasta really well. For Beverages, Daniel made me a special margarita. I don't do tequila very well, so he made a strawberry margarita, light on the tequila, heavy on the grand mariner. It had a little Tajin on the rim, a sliced orange and it was refreshing and delicious. The prices are hotel expensive though. So we ended up spending $50. I do remember Mexico being a place where you can get inexpensive food, but I guess not here. I mean, we got one appetizer one meal and two beverages. But we would come here again, because we had a great time!

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    Restaurante El Nido - Machaca with eggs and nopales,   Potatoes and refried beans with chorizo

    Restaurante El Nido

    3.5(466 reviews)
    0.1 km
    $$$

    About twice a year we go to Mexico and we always make sure to stop by El Nido because it is just…read morethe best! Friendly stuff, great food and a beautiful atmosphere. I always get the mushrooms with a side of tortillas and just make my own little mushroom burrito. Do it as an appetizer, you won't regret it. My only tip is that if you are in a large group to get separate bills and request it from the beginning. Every time we're in a group, it never comes out right with the split - everyone is charged more.

    I've been coming to El Nido since I was 5 years old, that is over 30 years ago so writing this…read morehonestly hurts. We went for Mother's Day and it was beyond the worst restaurant experience I've ever had. Our server Blanco was fine and did his best, but the food was absolutely terrible. Dry meat, dry and flavorless chicken, thick chewy machaca, and a salmon that was supposed to be grilled came out drowning in grease. Even the dishes looked dirty. We spoke to the manager Oscar, hoping something would be done, but he was completely dismissive. Just the typical apology and nothing else. This place used to mean something to our family and we even had a close relationship with the owners, but ever since the previous manager passed away, this restaurant has turned into a tourist trap. The quality has completely fallen apart while the prices keep going up. Extremely expensive for mediocre food and poor management. There are so many better places to spend your money now. Sadly, El Nido is not what it used to be, and after this experience we will never return or recommend it to friends or visitors again

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