This is an excellent Mexican restaurant that is just a short walk from the cruise terminal. If you’re stopping in San Diego and want to get a fix of authentic Mexican food, this is definitely the place.

The salsa assortment is definitely worth ordering to go with the complimentary basket of chips and the complimentary salsa, because the three in the salsa assortment include very creative flavors, including an avocado-based salsa and a delicious pistachio one, along with one that is spicy enough to suit any palate.

The house guacamole is also deliciously creamy and perfectly seasoned with lime.

The real knockout dish that I had, though, was the taco with chicken pastor. I’m a big fan of pastor, but this is a very non-traditional preparation of pastor. Instead of being shredded pork mixed with a spicy sauce and hunks of pineapple, this was almost more like a Mexican cordon bleu where the chicken had been amazingly seared in some combination with cheese and pastor spices. It was absolutely delicious.

The tacos might seem expensive at $10 apiece, but combined with the obviously house-made corn tortillas, I think they’re a bargain.

Service was friendly, and the atmosphere is very chill. There’s a large outside seating area to enjoy, and San Diego is nearly always perfect weather.

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