Skip on Freds and El Torito and go to Café Coyote!!

Tuesday’s are infamously known for Taco Tuesday here in San Diego and today I am visiting Café Coyote. When I called Café Coyote to see when their Taco Tuesday started an automated message stated “winner of best Mexican Food five years straight”. Even though I have not seen any food critics visit this restaurant, I thought it was worthy of me checking out. It was my first visit to Old Town, San Diego and I must say I was shocked and surprised to see that it actual was or resembled an actual Old Town. The buildings are built with an adobe like style to give off this old fashioned Mexican look to it; the little details that went into the signs and roads alone made my trip worthwhile.
As we reach the front of the restaurant I was surprised to see that there was not a wait and we were seated right away. The restaurant floor space was quite large and decorated (both exterior and interior) nicely. The building structure resembled its neighboring buildings to give off that old fashioned Puebla look. The walls were decorated with posters and colorful confetti like banners dangled across the ceilings. As soon as we were seated the waiters brought us chips and salsa and asked if we wanted anything to drink. We order margaritas and placed our taco orders because we were extremely hungry. I ordered a house margarita and two weekly special tacos (this week happened to be California tacos), one shrimp, one fish, and one Carnitas.
We dived right into the chips and salsa because we were starving. The chips were still warm and the right about of crunchy. The salsa was great nice and fresh and had a nice mild kick to it. We waited only about 10 minutes for our foods and drinks, we were very surprised to see how big the tacos were and I definitely regretted ordering five!
The margarita was good but a little bit on the weaker side and I felt that the glass could have been a wee bit bigger. I’ve never had a California Taco and I believe its Café Coyotes own remake of the California burrito. It was really interesting to see it in this form and it actually tasted quite good. Out of the other three tacos, the shrimp was by far the best. Shrimp was rich in flavor and the sauce they used complimented quite nicely. The Fish was not bad either, it was battered nicely and the cabbage seemed quite fresh. The last and least favorite was the Carnitas. I am a huge fan of Carnitas but this one was really dry and at one point it even hurt going down my throat. Overall, Café Coyote is definitely worth the visit and it deserves two thumbs up. The overall style and décor of the restaurant and city makes one feel as if they are in Mexico. Nine different tacos all just for $2, I’d pass on the $5 margarita though.