Taco del Sol

NO COMAS AQUÍ.
TACO DE ASADA (20 pesos)
Esperaba unos deliciosos tacos, pero me trajeron una tortilla de harina con carne asada (y había pedido tortilla de maíz) y nada más eso. No traían ni cebolla, ni cilantro, ni salsa y mucho menos guacamole. Pregunte por las verduras y salsa y me dijeron que tenia que levantarme a una microbarra y condimentalos, ¿que el mesero no podría traer los condimentos? ¿O preguntar si quería condimentos?, aparte no había guacamole (tenias que pagar extra por él)
Ya después de prepararme mis tacos, decidí comerlos, la carne sin personalidad y la salsa no sabe a nada (NADA), era la única salsa preparada. Eso sí, tiene mucha carne.
SUPER DONKEY DE ASADA (79 pesos)
Igual que el Taco, sin condimentos, pura tortilla y misma carne aburrida. Acompañado de frijoles.
SERVICIO AL CLIENTE
El mesero muy desatento, llegamos y nadie nos recibió. Pasaron 5 minutos y decidimos ir nosotros por la carta, pasaron otros 5 minutos y ni luces del mesero. Estaba vacío el lugar, nada mas estábamos nosotros y en otra mesa una familia de turistas americanos. Ya llego el mesero, y le pido mi Taco y Super donkey, y fe tomar una cerveza Negra Modelo me dice que no hay, pido entonces una Victoria, no apunta nada se va y me vuelve a preguntar que cual cerveza había pedido, le recalco que era Victoria
Me trae mi pedido, 10 minutos después, no me explica donde están los condimentos y le tengo que preguntar. Ya termino de comer y deseo pagar. No se ve el mesero a la vista, decido levantar la cabeza y ver a la cocina y veo que el mesero esta en la orilla viendo Facebook en su celular. Esperamos como 10 minutos hasta que el joven decidiera venir a cobrarnos a nosotros y a la familia de la otra mesa.

[Out-​of-​Towner Review]
Americans seeking legit, authentic Mexican food…
…I’d say we kinda found it! After a morning spent ATVing and wine tasting, via the Carnival Cruise Imagination Shore Excursion offering, we headed back to town to seek some delicious, local delicacy!
Maybe we are too used to American-​Mexican food, but we were a little bummed to not see carnitas or al pastor on the menu. But they had plenty of authentic dishes to offer, but we were looking for those specific proteins. We stopped in at TDS on the recommendation of our tour guide, although we were told of really good places, they wouldn’t drop us off there since it wasn’t near their drop off point.
Of course, as the odd ball out, I ordered the Torta. Everyone else ordered tacos, but I’m glad I went against the grain. My torta was bomb, as were the fries that accompanied it. I went with the carne asada option, which was flavored deliciously and came in a great portion on my torta! I also tried the carne asada and fish tacos, which were both tasty. You get to choose between corn or flour tortillas, and there is a RIGHT choice. Their fresh, handmade flour tortillas are like crack. I could have sat there and ate those alone, in mass quantities!
Everyone was hesitant to order water, but I’m not even sure they sell it from the tap. Come to think of it, my Mom did order one and they brought her a bottled water. I, again, went against the grain and ordered a sangria. When it arrived it looked interesting, two toned! After mixing it all together, it was a sweet, sweet, sweet bebida to wash down my torta. The rest of the crew ordered Coke, which comes in a bottle. Apparently, Mexican Coke is better than American. I think the bottle is makes it that more enticing.
The waiter was sweet, it helped to have a Spanish speaking person in our group. However, she could speak English very well, so it would have been easy to communicate. They are nice enough to give you the bill in Pesos or Dollars, which they also accept both. Seems like a small detail, but it is very convenient for a cruise traveler, only on land for a few hours of the day!
It wasn’t as authentic as I’d prefer, but it did the trick! I wouldn’t say don’t go here, but I also wouldn’t say go here either. It was convenient to where we were, so it worked. It is a good location if you’re looking to wander afterwards, near tons of shops and also dessert spots as well.
It was just good enough…

Service was slow. When they managed to bring the first plate it was 30 mins later and the rest of us had to wait another 15 minutes for our food. Place is clean. I would understand the slow service if they were busy, but they were not.

After a few hours of walking around the streets of Ensenada, I realized how hungry I was and how excited I was to eat some authentic Mexican tacos and salsa. We stopped at a small taqueria and waited several minutes at a table out front, before moving on and finding Taco del Sol. I looked over the tables out front and accepted seating here after seeing a few salsa bowls sitting next to each basket of chips.
Tacos a la carte were cheap (just over $ 1 each), margaritas were around $ 6 each and were delicious (not too much Sweet n Sour, like we find at home). Live music was played around us, and wifi was free (but the connection was really hard to keep so I wasn’t about to send any emails or facetime with my cat-​sitter).
The restaurant manager (or owner maybe?) was dressed in colorful running shoes with a matching shirt — we bonded over the fact that runners have to wear bright colors in order to avoid cars — a truth both at home in CA and here in MX. He was very fun and friendly. Food was great too — my shrimp taco and fish taco were both fried and very tasty. The fresh tortillas were the best part. I live close to a tortilleria that makes homemade shells, but the ones we had at Taco del Sol were so so so much better. I don’t know what the difference was, but I’ve never had tortillas as good as these. The salsa was good too. Three salsas were brought out with the chips, but our server was happy to specially make one extra hot for me.
Lots of stickers from racing teams and Baja 1000 participants adorn the door at the front of this establishment. It’s a great spot for racers and vacationers alike. There weren’t a lot of casual taco places on the main road through the shopping/​hotel region of Ensenada, so I feel really lucky to find a place this great!