I dream about these fish tacos ever since I went. My husband and I stopped here during a cruise and I want to take the cruise again just to come here. I tell everyone I know about how much I loved these tacos. The reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because the waiter wasn't very friendly, but I would absolutely return for these tacos!! I just wish I remembered which one I ordered read more

Makukos - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

Luke warm left over fish taco. Ton of breading without crunch. Makuko taco looks good on photo but it's clearly made hour ago under heat lamp. Hard pass read more

Makukos - Makuko taco... their specialty. Hard pass - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

You won't be disappointed here. If you want huge portions of tacos, especially the seafood type tacos, this old place hits the spot in Ensenada. Very casual street style vibes. Not formal and you won't feel like it's a restaurant. Excellent customer service in English as needed. Love all the hardworking staffs. Feels like an airy food court, but service is provided. Menu looks great. Prices have gone up, but it's still worth visiting. I can see car dealership locations along the same block down the street. Makukos has been around for many years serving travelers, especially from America. Whatever you want, your server will help you with it and also make good recommendations. Grab your own salsa and sauces at the condiments salsa bar. Nothing fancy here, but foods are definitely delicious and huge in portions. One big taco is enough. Everything else is good for sharing. There's certainly good value and service for the prices here. Tables are spacious with plenty of seats. There used to be a lot more people here, but Ensenada seems to be on a decline for tourism lately. Special tostadas was very good. Generous. Makuko single taco was good enough and fulfilling. My beverage and fruit water was good. Great impression as usual. This is worth it. Great warehouse ceiling space. Must love! read more

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Makukos is the one place I requested to go while in Ensenada. They are famous for their loaded authentic Baja style fish tacos. If you have had Baja style fish tacos anywhere else, this is the standard. The atmosphere is casual, with plastic folding tables, not luxurious, but great for what it is. They have a garnish and salsa bar, so you can dress up your tacos the way you like them: Onion, pickled onion, shredded cabbage, lime, radishes, cucumber, creamy salsa, spicy salsa, etc. Top traffic times can be busy, but the servers are on point and your food is served promptly. If you're ever in Ensenada, Makukos is a must stop. read more

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My husband and I were excited to try this restaurant, as we had read lots of good reviews. Unfortunately, we didn't love what we ordered (fish taco and fresh clam). Both items were okay, but we probably won't ever go back when we are in Ensenada. They did have beautiful balloon decorations for Valentine's Day, which was a very nice touch. read more

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Eating the seafood at Makuko's was a revelation. The fish tacos here were by no means traditional but were super creative and delicious in their own way. The Makuko Taco was made with two corn tortillas topped with an enormous pile of battered fish crumbled into pieces, whole shrimp, and a battered and chopped chile güero (Santa Fe Grande pepper) stuffed with marlin. The taco came without any condiments or sauces, but you could help yourself at the salsa bar to a huge selection of items including chopped cabbage, cabbage slaw, onions, lime, cucumbers, pico de gallo, and a dozen different salsas--my favorites were the crema with cilantro and crema with chipotle. The monstrous fish taco was the definite highlight, but I also had to try their Tostada Especial, a tostada topped with a huge portion of chopped fish ceviche, shrimp, octopus, and scallops, topped with a sweet and acidic salsa negra, onions, avocado, and cucumber slices. The ceviche wasn't the most flavorful I've had but came at an incredible value, given the amount of seafood on the tostada! No wonder this place is so popular! read more

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Food was delicious and good service price was great would highly recommend it . Place is clean and well staffed

Excelente lugar para degustar unos riko tacos de pescado y camarón.. todo muy delicioso ,muy limpio lo recomiendo al me encanto read more

Makukos - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

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The place is definitely a place to try! I've been here three times. It definitely hits the spot. My favorite are the philly tacos. Its battered shrimp, yellow chile, and fried cream cheese. My new favorite is the tostada especial! I didn't think their seafood was going to be as good since they're known for their tacos, but its definitely a must try! Pairs great with a coca cola! read more

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Really fresh oysters and the campechana cocktail was perfection! you get to add all the fixings with the salsa bar in the middle of the restaurant which is different but I still got the Baja fish taco taste that Baja is known for. read more

This place is sooooo good. Servers are friendly and extremely helpful. We had fish and shrimp taco and aguachiles and they are all amazing. read more

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Overrated and overpriced! The exit/entrance to the parking lot is just one way for both (exit or enter) so it can be chaotic. There's a talkative lady at the parking lot who is talkative because she wants a tip, but she is zero helpful to direct the parking/interior traffic. Inside of the restaurant is very crowded, you can't sit down with enough leg room, I was always concerned from the people behind my back while I was trying to eat. I tried the fish tacos and the shrimp tacos, a friend recommended this place because according to her "-they are good and the portions are generous " She was definitely WRONG The fried batter amount that covers the fish and shrimp taco is tremendous in addition they chopped the fish and shrimp and prepared each taco with 2 tortillas. I forgot to take the picture of the batter I removed from my taco, leaving barely fish/shrimps on my taco. What a joke... I think another reason to chopping the fish is because fish spines comes with it...so be careful while chewing! I'm uploading a picture of one of the fish spines. The tacos are made on the comercial side, looking for profit and that's it. I feel so dissatisfied and ripped off. Ughhh If you have tried the authentic fish tacos from el Fénix, you know what I'm talking about. The service is terrible. I didn't enjoy the food and the place. Not coming back. read more

Makukos - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

Super yummy fish tacos you can top yourself and amazing aguachile molcajete. I wish I could find a place with aguachiles verde but this place was bomb regardless read more

Makukos - Aguachile molcajete + michelada - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

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Really wonderful seafood restaurant. Place was filled with locals, and I was introduced to it by the owner of a marine business. The tacos de Camarón were outstanding. One taco is so piled high with food, you can easily make two tacos out of it. The salsa bar also contains cabbage, onion et cetera read more

This place is the bomb-diggity only reason they didn't get 5 stars from me is because the don't have avocado but the fish (and quantity of it, got 3 tacos outa mine) was amazing will definitely be going back and highly recommend. The chipotle creama. Oh yeah read more

You have to stop here. The food tastes great. The portions are generous and the prices are very reasonable for the amount of food that you get. Highly recommend it as a lunch spot. Will definitely go back whenever I am there. read more

Makukos - Tostada especial, taco de marlin. - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

My friend said this was the best fish taco in Ensenada, but I disagreed with her. They were okay, but my socks were still on after eating them. The tacos are a build your own style with coleslaw, cabbage, salsas, onions, etc. I would rather the chef make their own combination and pairings as a standard. read more

Great service. Delicious food. The best shrimp tacos. Had regular shrimp taco and Philly taco... the BEST!! The Micheladas was awesome... The hubby had tostada and highly recommended.. read more

Makukos - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

Being from San Diego I've turned into a bit of a fish taco snob. I had the pescado a la plancha taco and the philly taco. The pescado was a little dry but the flavor was good. I loved the philly - definitely different than any other taco I've ever had and you can't really ever go wrong with cream cheese! Also there's tons of salsa and topping options. They were out of ceviche at 1pm on the weekend which was a huge bummer, but tried a bite of my friends shrimp cocktail which was absolutely delicious! Micheladas were delicious and the service was good. The only thing that threw me off about our visit was the fact that the plates are all wrapped in plastic.. What in the actual f*ck?! I get we are super anti-plastic in Cali, but seems a little wasteful when it wouldn't really be that hard to wash them by hand.. read more

Pescado taco, Marlin (smoked) taco, and Camaron taco with chili relleno. All sorts of fresh toppings (watch out for the onion with habanero) and salsas. ALL great. Even better, not a gringo in sight. A nice walk from downtown/embarcadero. read more

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Was a overpriced food bad parking warm beer bad service and rude people. I order was a común plate and taco and was terrible they do not care of a clean table. read more

Best fish tacos I've had. I highly recommend this place. The tostada was also delicious. read more

Makukos - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

Possibly the best seafood tacos I have ever ate. We got 2 tacos and 2 drinks and it was around $7. Tacos were delicious. The salsa bar has plenty of choices to customize your tacos. The only downside is, if you pay in dollars they give you change in pesos. Other than that, it was a great experience. Next time we're in the area is a must stop again for us. read more

Makukos - Seafood Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

The "Homie" tacos are the best by far!!! The mix between the shrimp, cheese and pepper is just perfect. I absolutely love this place.

Best tacos I've ever had - period. Ordered the Makuko Taco (Fish, Shrimp, smoked Marlin). .... deeeeeeliiicous! $40MX a pop. The fish and chips were also not bad. Kids enjoyed them, although I found the fish little salty but the chips were spot on. The tacos are massive, start with two and order more if you're still hungry. Excellent salsas and sauces, the habanero onions are spicy goodness. Service was fast and good. Our waitress Gloria spoke some english and was very friendly. read more

I don't write reviews often... But I find myself dreaming of going back to Ensenada just for the fish tacos at Makukos. They really were the best I have ever had, in fact they have tainted every other one I have had by setting the bar so high. read more

Unique tacos that are way more than worth the cost. These suckers are huge! They serve beer too and I recommend two tacos max as you will be too stuffed to enjoy your day later. read more

Ive been here three times. They have had Marlin every time I have eaten there and it is fantastic. We normally get 4 tacos and two beers and it is never more than $15 US with tip. A must stop every time im in Ensenada. read more