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Taco Tour Road Trip - San Diego and Popotla

Gypsy Jan - 9-10-2013 at 09:25 AM

Cross-posted from Chowhound: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/915289

By guide boy

Heatwave in SD! Trip report highlights:

-- Chula Vista: Carnitas Michoacan -- seriously excellent carnitas to break the shabbos, tehn tasty adobada at Tacos El Gordo. South Bay taco heaven not once but twice

-- Strawberry agua fresca at Tacos el Paisa

-- The Fishery, PB, local yellowtail and avocado on sourdough, seabass ceviche and Ballast Point Sculpin IPA.

-- Romescos's for ahi tostada and chiles en nogada, the sauce on the latter was sublime...

--Ahi and avocado torta and the laidback accents at El Pescador, La Jolla, como siempre...

-- Cheap fish tacos at Bahia don Bravo with a view of the sea
-- Mackeral in miso broth and sea urchin and scallop carpaccio at Okun Wan Dining, then plain tart yogurt with coconut jelly at Yogurt World on Convoy

-- Helms Brewing in a Kearny Mesa industrial park, especially the summer Pier Bier, and carne asada burrito at Super Sergios (nights on Convoy)

-- Mary's Donuts in Santee for the super twist, apple fritter, raised glazed and general atmosphere

-- Roadtrip to Popota, BC, Mex, for freshly caught crab fried in lard, local oysters, tuna belly ceviche and excellent bodysurfing, prepared by Los Compadres (propietario: Oscar, de Sinaloa)

Popotla was only 40 minutes from the border crossing via an ABC bus to Rosarito and then a colectivo a few km south. The ultimate cheap date.

Tasty days in America's Finest. Til the next time..."

tripledigitken - 9-10-2013 at 09:35 AM

Bahia don Bravo's fish tacos si! Scallop ones too!

Let's keep it a secret...........