{"id":276257,"date":"2019-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/lets-taco-bout-san-diegos-favorite-food-our-guide-to-tacos-in-ocean-beach-and-point-loma\/"},"modified":"2019-10-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T07:00:00","slug":"lets-taco-bout-san-diegos-favorite-food-our-guide-to-tacos-in-ocean-beach-and-point-loma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/lets-taco-bout-san-diegos-favorite-food-our-guide-to-tacos-in-ocean-beach-and-point-loma\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s taco \u2019bout San Diego&#8217;s favorite food \u2013 Our guide to tacos in Ocean Beach and Point Loma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crecer en los suburbios de una ciudad del noreste en la d\u00e9cada de 1980 significaba que los tacos sal\u00edan de una caja en el pasillo &quot;internacional&quot; de una tienda de comestibles. Un d\u00eda a la semana, generalmente los mi\u00e9rcoles, est\u00e1bamos expuestos a &quot;tacos&quot; con carne molida grasosa, lechuga iceberg rallada y montones de queso mozzarella rellenos en delicadas conchas duras.<br \/>\nIt was a fun mess and about as close to Mexican food as we got. But, like tacos, we evolved.\u00a0<br \/>\nEl fin de semana pasado est\u00e1bamos pidiendo tacos al pastor en el lugar m\u00e1s concurrido, ruidoso y probablemente el mejor de Tijuana. Tacos El Franc es una visita obligada para cualquier fan\u00e1tico del aut\u00e9ntico taco callejero: el ambiente, los olores y los sabores son insuperables.\u00a0<br \/>\nBut up here in the beach communities of San Diego, National Taco Day (officially Oct. 4, but we decided to extend those 24 hours and make it a full taco month) is celebrated a little differently as local restaurants think outside the box. In Ocean Beach and Point Loma, taco-lovers can try tofu tacos, breakfast tacos, and even la Diablo tacos. Of course, for those who like the traditional route, plenty of high-quality carne asada, al pastor, and fish taco choices abound. Check out our suggestions below and find your favorite taco spot. Mike\u2019s Taco Club<br \/>\n5060 Newport Ave.<br \/>\nMike\u2019s Taco Club serves a wide variety of tacos including a scallop tacos, octopus tacos, and tacos especiales, which include fish, shrimp, and scallops. Tacos come with cheese, cabbage, onion, tomato, cilantro, and avocado Ortega\u2019s Cocina<br \/>\n4888 Newport Ave.<br \/>\nOrtega&#039;s Cocina es un lindo restaurante con un ambiente familiar ubicado en el coraz\u00f3n de Ocean Beach. Ofrecen una amplia variedad de tacos, y son m\u00e1s conocidos por sus tacos de pescado a la parrilla, tacos de carne asada y tacos de pollo. Aparte de los tacos, Ortega&#039;s tiene un extenso men\u00fa de platos mexicanos favoritos. La comida mexicana de Nico<br \/>\n4918 avenida de Newport<br \/>\nNico\u2019s Mexican Food is a hole-in-the-wall taco shop with a small dining area. For great prices, choose from a variety of crispy tacos including carne asada tacos, fish tacos, carnitas tacos, beef tacos, and chicken tacos. Bravo\u2019s Mexican Bistro and Cantina<br \/>\n5001 avenida de Newport<br \/>\nBravo\u2019s celebrates Taco Tuesday twice a week. On Tuesday, come to Bravo\u2019s for $2.50 select tacos, beers, and tequila. Taco Tuesday is also observed on Thursdays. Come to Bravo\u2019s for the tacos, and stay for their large selection of margaritas. Blue Water Seafood Market &#038; Grill<br \/>\n5083 Avenida Santa M\u00f3nica.<br \/>\nEl asador y mercado de mariscos Blue Water sirve mariscos frescos y locales. Pide sus mariscos de la mejor manera: como parte de un taco. Tacos de pescado de Blue Water servidos en tortillas de ma\u00edz frescas con repollo, tomates, cebollas, queso cheddar, salsa blanca casera y su elecci\u00f3n de pescado marinado en salsa de chipotle picante Hugo&#039;s Cocina<br \/>\n1830 bulevar de los acantilados de la puesta del sol.<br \/>\nHugo\u2019s does Mexican food with a vegan\/vegetarian-centric spin. Meat-eating guests may choose from beef, chicken, or seafood tacos. Many options, such as veggie, tempeh, and tofu tacos, are available for non-meat eating guests. Sunnie&#8217;s<br \/>\n4723 Punto Loma Ave.<br \/>\nSunnie&#8217;s serves up authentic Mexican cuisine and OB Beans coffee along with breakfast all day. Try their three homemade salsas with a breakfast taco deluxe stuffed with eggs, cheese with bacon. Of check out their specials throughout the week that include TJ-style tacos, tofu tacos, and carne asada, plus grilled fish and shrimp tacos. Cotija&#8217;s Cocina Mexicana<br \/>\n3720 Voltaire St.<br \/>\nThe first Cotija\u2019s opened in 1974 in Point Loma. Named after the town of Cotija, Michoac\u00e1n in Mexico, where the owner David Ruiz was from, the restaurant eventually became a success after years of hard work and perseverance. Cotija&#8217;s is known for authentic Mexican flavors and their pork carnitas, pollo asada, and beef tacos. Alamilla\u2019s Mexican Food<br \/>\n3742 Midway Drive<br \/>\nThis small taco stand on Midway Drive stands out for its Mexican flavors and bright yellow building. Taco Tuesdays specials means carnitas, adobada, and chicken tacos for $1.50. The eatery offers no-frills but does serve high-quality carne asada, shrimp, and fish tacos. For something different, try the rolled taquitos with guacamole. Mitch\u2019s Seafood<br \/>\n1403 calle Scott<br \/>\nMitch\u2019s Seafood serves some of the best fish tacos in San Diego. Its fish is fresh from the waters off San Diego and Northern Baja. Mitch\u2019s taco menu offers a range of seafood tacos including grilled fish, beer-battered Alaskan cod, and fried calamari. El Jard\u00edn\u00a0Cantina<br \/>\n2885 Perry Road<br \/>\nThe new cantina in Liberty Station has a menu that features classics such as camarones a la Diabla and a tacos a la carte selection that includes birria tacos with short rib beef, Oaxaca cheese, and olla beans; pastor octopus and shrimp tacos with grill pineapple, habanero crema on a blue corn tortilla, or portobella mushroom tacos with avocado pur\u00e9e, grilled jalape\u00f1os, Molcajete salsa and cilantro. Ortiz\u2019s Taco Shop<br \/>\nCalle Voltaire 3704<br \/>\nOrtiz&#039;s Taco Shop es una peque\u00f1a tienda de tacos ubicada cerca de Point Loma High School. La tienda sirve de todo, desde tacos callejeros de c\u00e1scara blanda hasta tacos crujientes y tacos enrollados, todos hechos con carnes como carne asada, carnitas y pollo. Para los m\u00e1s aventureros, Ortiz&#039;s tambi\u00e9n ofrece aut\u00e9nticos sabores mexicanos como tacos al pastor, cabeza y buche. la cocina de miguel<br \/>\n2912 Shelter Island Drive<br \/>\nMiguel\u2019s Cocina has a family feel that offers authentic Mexican flavors. The restaurant has a large menu and a great taco selection. Order a taco plate and choose from tacos like chicken mole, adobada, longaniza, pork belly tacos, or seafood tacos like the crispy ahi tuna, grilled swordfish tacos, and the Ensenada-style shrimp tacos. Don\u2019t forget to order an extra side of Miguel\u2019s white queso. Point Loma Fish Shop<br \/>\n1110 Rosecrans St.<br \/>\nThe open-air eatery provides the freshest fish and highest quality ingredients. Among their specialties is the award-winning TKO Taco. The mahi-mahi is marinated in Fish Shop seasoning and topped with homemade mango salsa \u2013 it\u2019s a must-try. The spicy dorado taco with Sriracha aioli slaw and avocado lime drizzle is a tasty second choice. Tony\u2019s Fresh Mexican Food<br \/>\nCalle Rosecrans 1578<br \/>\nEn Tony&#039;s Fresh Mexican Food, fresco es mejor. Y es mejor las 24 horas del d\u00eda, los siete d\u00edas de la semana. Tony&#039;s incluso ofrece servicio de autoservicio. Esta peque\u00f1a tienda de tacos ofrece una variedad de tacos y especiales de Taco Tuesday. Elija entre tacos de mariscos y especiales como tacos A la Diablo o tacos de pollo con achiote. el bergant\u00edn<br \/>\n2725 Shelter Island Drive<br \/>\nEn honor al D\u00eda Nacional del Taco, elija entre una selecci\u00f3n de tacos de The Brigantine, incluidos los famosos tacos de pescado de Brig, los tacos de pez espada especiado de Sonora a la parrilla o el plato de tacos mar y tierra. Samantha Webster contribuy\u00f3 a esta historia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up in the suburbs of a Northeastern city in the 1980s meant tacos came out of a box shelved in the &#8220;international&#8221; aisle at a grocery store. One day a week \u2013 usually Wednesdays \u2013 we were exposed to &#8220;tacos&#8221; with greasy ground beef, shredded iceberg lettuce and mounds of mozzarella stuffed into delicate [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":276258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11561","_seopress_titles_title":"Let\u2019s taco \u2019bout San Diego's favorite food \u2013 Our guide to tacos in Ocean Beach and Point Loma","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11561],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-peninsula-beacon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}