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Tacos el Gordo
Excellent tacos of the kind you get from stands on the street in Tijuana and ensenada and othe Mexican cities. The original one is or was in Tijuana by the Zona Rio shopping center and Mercado Hidalgo. That used to be my favorite place for tacos when I used to go to Tijuana to get them before border delays and drug murders cut down my Mexico expeditions. The stores on this side of the border are exactly like the one in Mexico except they have nice in door seating. Fresh torillas and grilled meat with excellent salsa, cilantro and onions or plain if you want it plain. The al pastor, and the lengua are my personal favorites. But carne asada, buche, and beef are also excellent. I can't vouch for the tripe, but it seems popular. Ortegas also has soft drinks, and a salsa bar with limes and clean radishes. If there is a flaw with the place, it is that it does not have anything on the menu but its tacos, quesadillas and maybe burritos -- I don't remember. But if you know that going in, its not really a problem. There is another one in San Diego, as well as one in Temcula. Maybe more that I don't knmow of.— August 15, 2010 3:43 p.m.
Hard Rock Café
It's nice enough, especially if you enjoy music memorabilia decor. But it is a worldwide chain. One is pretty much like another and food is uniformly ordinary and undistinguished. The only interesting thing about it is that it is owned by the Seminole Indian Tribe, so there may be some measure of social justice in eating there as you are benefiting a native american tribe that has historically been treated badly, like other such tribes.— August 15, 2010 3:23 p.m.