Whoa, this post has been majorly delayed because I’ve been in a happiness coma for the past 2 weeks. The west coast is a good time for tacos. Unfortunately, while I was in San Diego I only got to visit two locations: Tin Fish Gaslamp and Pokez.

First up, Tin Fish. I’m sure this place is the type of place that locals bemoan and tourists love. It’s situated right next to the convention center and PETCO Park. If I went out of town, I bet I could find a better fish taco but since I wasn’t able to on my trip, I absolutely loved this place. There is ample outdoor seating which is great for people watching and enjoying the weather. The only problem is everyone else has the same idea so during a busy time like con it can get really crowded. I think we waited 45 minutes for tacos. Luckily, we had great seats and the tacos are worth the wait. I got the grilled Mahi Mahi tacos which were stuffed and juicy. For any trip to downtown this place is a must for the atmosphere alone but it’s also got decent food to match.

Next up, Pokez which has the exact opposite vibe. It’s a locals heavy place also downtown, but a ways from the convention center. I kept hearing people talk about how the service is terrible, but that was not my experience. On the outside, it definitely has a too cool vibe because it’s run by a younger group of people. But I’ve always found that if you’re not a douche and you don’t have a demanding attitude of your servers, people will treat you in kind. (Although we accidentally ended up being douches in the end because we under-tipped our awesome waiter. So, dude who we handed our card to, many apologies for us sucking at math! We owe you a drink next time we’re in town.) Also, the place sets out chips and salsa for you which I’ve noticed not many places do anymore. So how terrible can their service really be?

We had a feast at Pokez. I ordered the chille relleno and carne asada taco combo with a beef taco on the side. Courtney had a tofu potato and mushroom taco which she fell in love with. The combination seems a little weird but apparently goes together crazy well. And as an impulse order she added on a shrimp cocktail which was massive! I’d never seen anything like it. This place is just rad. All of our food was amazing. Everyone seems like they’re having fun. I wish it was my second home.

Courtney and I had a blast in San Diego. It really opened our eyes to new taco worlds. So much so that the focus of this blog will be changing. Stay tuned for more on that.