BEAUTIFUL FOOD and DRINKS! We are from out of town, and we Googled the nearest Mexican restaurant from our hotel, and CDB popped up. Decided to try it with a little doubt. Modern Mexican restaurants are usually a hit or miss for us, but I'm pleased to say that we were blown away by our experience!FOOD was perfect! Their AGUACHILE was some of the best I've had. Fresh, tangy, slightly spicy and sweet. Beautiful presentation, and it came with purple tostaditas.CHICKEN MOLE was also one of the best I've had. So much depth of flavor..smoky, nutty, slightly sweet omg!!! Came with some veggies, sautéed cactus rice, and beans.KID'S CHEESEBURGER was a proper cheeseburger. Meaty, juicy, cheesy, and the portion was huge. My son loved it.DRINKS were perfect, too!!! They taste good as they look. Strong, and you can taste the quality of flavors. We got the OLD FASHIONED, MARGARITA with Tamarindo popsicle and LA MUECA.Great service and great atmosphere. Our server was attending several tables at the same time but was still able to give great service to us.NOTE: It's expensive and there's no free chips and salsa ? but trust me, it's worth every $$$Will definitely be back when we are in the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Mole
Mónica Orozco Espinoza
The concept of the place is great, the food is delicious and the service is top-notch. Very nice and attentive.Very clean and spacious facilities.When I travel to the United States I struggle a lot when it comes to choosing a place to eat delicious and healthy food. From today my favorite place in San Diego.P.S. When you come try the chicken breast mole negro. Delicious! Congratulations and blessings.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pollo En Mole Coloradito, Tortillas Echas A Mano, Tacos de Birria
zu st
Mexican food with modern twist. Loved the food presentation. Service was great, place large, clean and inviting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
bella
This place was beautiful. There is indoor and outdoor seating but since we came on 3/6/2024 it was very rainy so we sat inside.My family loves coming here every birthday or father’s day because the food so so delicious and well presented. Every time I eat there I make a joke to my family that the plating on these dishes is so beautiful, it could be on masterchef.They have a good deal of vegetarian/vegan options. Which I’m always excited for as a vegetarian. But the vegan dishes are so good- one of my moms favorite dishes is vegetarian, even though she eats meat. She says she could easily be vegetarian if she only ate from this restaurant.The severs were super on top of everything and were so amazing and awesome. I’m an anxious person, so sometimes when I order I’ll end up speaking a bit too quiet- But the server we had picked up on every thing I said and never even had to ask me to repeat my quietly said orders.Then, later on the same server asked if I needed a box and I said yes. Then after they left, I realized I may also want a small container for my sauce, but I didn’t want to trouble them for it and I was getting stressed out even thinking about asking for more boxes after they already had grabbed them and making him go all the way back to get more. But, when he got to the table- he had brought me a small container for my sauce! It’s like he read my mind! It reminded me of in the TV show The Bear when one of the main characters does a short apprenticeship at a super fancy michelin star level restaurant, and he’s learning all the things they do there. One of the things he learned was to find out what the client wanted before they even did. For example, he overheard them saying how they were sad they wouldn’t get to try deep dish pizza while in new york- so the guy has to run down the street, pick up a pizza, re-plate the pizza so it looks all nice, then he brought it to the table and they were all so happy- saying,”You did not!!! You read our minds thank you so much!”That was a bit long winded of an explanation but in that moment where he got me an extra box, I felt like the ladies in that show, he read my mind and gave me exactly what I needed without me even having to ask.Thank you for the wonderful experience, I know for sure you’ll be seeing my family there again.Dietary restrictions: There was a vegetarian part of every section on the menu. My mother who can’t eat gluten has never had any sickness after eating here. She gets coconut meat item off the vegetarian menu almost every time and she loves it.Parking: There is a giant parking lot. It’s part of a mini-mall with a CVS so they have plenty of parking spaces.Kid-friendliness: There are food items on the menu that kids who are picky eaters would love. But I definitely encourage you to try to get your children to try the large selection of beautiful and tasty dishes they have.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nessie Saurus
I had the chilaquiles verdes with nopales instead of meat. The flavor of the sauce was off, most likely because of the overwhelming taste of the rancid oil in the chips. I ate about a third before giving up. I also had a michelada which was also not very good. My husband had the chilaquiles verdes also with meat and he gave up on his as well. We had them before and they were fine which was a shame. Someone in our party had the salmon hash or something of the sort and that was very good. They also have tasty fries, but so does Ore-Ida…. ? will MAYBE return to try something else. Will definitely speak up about the food if it’s off next time.Vegetarian options: You can substitute nopales or soyrizo for the meat in SOME dishes.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Lyndsi Vela
Went for brunch and it was delicious. They don’t have the lunch menu until 2 just so you know.
Ismael Aguilar
Needs a bit more flavor. Ordered an veggie and egg white dish. It included 3 eggs and potatoes, asked the waiter for the 3 eggs I want them sunny side up, in addition to the egg whites with veggies. The dish only had TWO sunny side up eggs and the veggies....no eggs whites with them. Disappointed on that but still ate it since I don't throw away food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ann Mcfarlane
We loved this delicious oaxacan hidden gem! Super tasty food, refreshing drinks, and great happy hour! We took our two families with 4 kids total. They had the regular kid menu which kept the kids happy while we enjoyed some proper food and cocktails. Definitely recommend whether you have a family or not. Super close to all the midway district point Loma spots.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tlayuda
Rosaisela Loaiza
Food was delicious and the server was very kind and patient. I definitely recommend the costilla en salsa verde and the churro with ice cream.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rocio Munoz
The (coffee) cafe de olla was not that good, but the food was delicious..definitely recommend...
The Best Cafe de Olla! Birria Chilaquiles are to die for. No time? call ahead and pickup. Thank me later. ?? ☕️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles Verdes
apolonio jauregui
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Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Nazanine Pineda
Amazing dinner here! Authentic and delicious Oaxacan menu with Valle de Guadalupe wines and beautiful Mezcal drinks. Excellent service, a little green but super friendly server.It's a casual restaurant with an incredible menu. Looking forward to going back.Vegetarian options: Yummy vegetarian optionsKid-friendliness: Nice large spaces indoor and outdoor.Wheelchair accessibility: Nice large spaces indoor and outdoor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Churros & French Toast, Tlayuda, Ceviche De Robalo & Xoconostle
JessicaI
The best plant based options I've ever had! Wow this food is so good. My meat eater and vegan friends were all satisfied with our dinner and the laidback pretty atmosphere. Highly recommend!
BEAUTIFUL FOOD and DRINKS! We are from out of town, and we Googled the nearest Mexican restaurant from our hotel, and CDB popped up. Decided to try it with a little doubt. Modern Mexican restaurants are usually a hit or miss for us, but I'm pleased to say that we were blown away by our experience!FOOD was perfect! Their AGUACHILE was some of the best I've had. Fresh, tangy, slightly spicy and sweet. Beautiful presentation, and it came with purple tostaditas.CHICKEN MOLE was also one of the best I've had. So much depth of flavor..smoky, nutty, slightly sweet omg!!! Came with some veggies, sautéed cactus rice, and beans.KID'S CHEESEBURGER was a proper cheeseburger. Meaty, juicy, cheesy, and the portion was huge. My son loved it.DRINKS were perfect, too!!! They taste good as they look. Strong, and you can taste the quality of flavors. We got the OLD FASHIONED, MARGARITA with Tamarindo popsicle and LA MUECA.Great service and great atmosphere. Our server was attending several tables at the same time but was still able to give great service to us.NOTE: It's expensive and there's no free chips and salsa ? but trust me, it's worth every $$$Will definitely be back when we are in the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Mole
The concept of the place is great, the food is delicious and the service is top-notch. Very nice and attentive.Very clean and spacious facilities.When I travel to the United States I struggle a lot when it comes to choosing a place to eat delicious and healthy food. From today my favorite place in San Diego.P.S. When you come try the chicken breast mole negro. Delicious! Congratulations and blessings.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pollo En Mole Coloradito, Tortillas Echas A Mano, Tacos de Birria
Mexican food with modern twist. Loved the food presentation. Service was great, place large, clean and inviting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This place was beautiful. There is indoor and outdoor seating but since we came on 3/6/2024 it was very rainy so we sat inside.My family loves coming here every birthday or father’s day because the food so so delicious and well presented. Every time I eat there I make a joke to my family that the plating on these dishes is so beautiful, it could be on masterchef.They have a good deal of vegetarian/vegan options. Which I’m always excited for as a vegetarian. But the vegan dishes are so good- one of my moms favorite dishes is vegetarian, even though she eats meat. She says she could easily be vegetarian if she only ate from this restaurant.The severs were super on top of everything and were so amazing and awesome. I’m an anxious person, so sometimes when I order I’ll end up speaking a bit too quiet- But the server we had picked up on every thing I said and never even had to ask me to repeat my quietly said orders.Then, later on the same server asked if I needed a box and I said yes. Then after they left, I realized I may also want a small container for my sauce, but I didn’t want to trouble them for it and I was getting stressed out even thinking about asking for more boxes after they already had grabbed them and making him go all the way back to get more. But, when he got to the table- he had brought me a small container for my sauce! It’s like he read my mind! It reminded me of in the TV show The Bear when one of the main characters does a short apprenticeship at a super fancy michelin star level restaurant, and he’s learning all the things they do there. One of the things he learned was to find out what the client wanted before they even did. For example, he overheard them saying how they were sad they wouldn’t get to try deep dish pizza while in new york- so the guy has to run down the street, pick up a pizza, re-plate the pizza so it looks all nice, then he brought it to the table and they were all so happy- saying,”You did not!!! You read our minds thank you so much!”That was a bit long winded of an explanation but in that moment where he got me an extra box, I felt like the ladies in that show, he read my mind and gave me exactly what I needed without me even having to ask.Thank you for the wonderful experience, I know for sure you’ll be seeing my family there again.Dietary restrictions: There was a vegetarian part of every section on the menu. My mother who can’t eat gluten has never had any sickness after eating here. She gets coconut meat item off the vegetarian menu almost every time and she loves it.Parking: There is a giant parking lot. It’s part of a mini-mall with a CVS so they have plenty of parking spaces.Kid-friendliness: There are food items on the menu that kids who are picky eaters would love. But I definitely encourage you to try to get your children to try the large selection of beautiful and tasty dishes they have.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had the chilaquiles verdes with nopales instead of meat. The flavor of the sauce was off, most likely because of the overwhelming taste of the rancid oil in the chips. I ate about a third before giving up. I also had a michelada which was also not very good. My husband had the chilaquiles verdes also with meat and he gave up on his as well. We had them before and they were fine which was a shame. Someone in our party had the salmon hash or something of the sort and that was very good. They also have tasty fries, but so does Ore-Ida…. ? will MAYBE return to try something else. Will definitely speak up about the food if it’s off next time.Vegetarian options: You can substitute nopales or soyrizo for the meat in SOME dishes.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Went for brunch and it was delicious. They don’t have the lunch menu until 2 just so you know.
Needs a bit more flavor. Ordered an veggie and egg white dish. It included 3 eggs and potatoes, asked the waiter for the 3 eggs I want them sunny side up, in addition to the egg whites with veggies. The dish only had TWO sunny side up eggs and the veggies....no eggs whites with them. Disappointed on that but still ate it since I don't throw away food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We loved this delicious oaxacan hidden gem! Super tasty food, refreshing drinks, and great happy hour! We took our two families with 4 kids total. They had the regular kid menu which kept the kids happy while we enjoyed some proper food and cocktails. Definitely recommend whether you have a family or not. Super close to all the midway district point Loma spots.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tlayuda
Food was delicious and the server was very kind and patient. I definitely recommend the costilla en salsa verde and the churro with ice cream.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The (coffee) cafe de olla was not that good, but the food was delicious..definitely recommend...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The Best Cafe de Olla! Birria Chilaquiles are to die for. No time? call ahead and pickup. Thank me later. ?? ☕️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles Verdes
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Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Amazing dinner here! Authentic and delicious Oaxacan menu with Valle de Guadalupe wines and beautiful Mezcal drinks. Excellent service, a little green but super friendly server.It's a casual restaurant with an incredible menu. Looking forward to going back.Vegetarian options: Yummy vegetarian optionsKid-friendliness: Nice large spaces indoor and outdoor.Wheelchair accessibility: Nice large spaces indoor and outdoor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Churros & French Toast, Tlayuda, Ceviche De Robalo & Xoconostle
The best plant based options I've ever had! Wow this food is so good. My meat eater and vegan friends were all satisfied with our dinner and the laidback pretty atmosphere. Highly recommend!