The call
Start with carne asada fries or rum popey, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Carne asada fries
- Rum popey
Best for
- Carne asada fries eaten by the water
Carne asada fries eaten by the water
“Carne asada here is always nice and juicy, just full of flavor.”
Mexican
A taco shop Roger has hit up since his skating days as a kid, rating it 5 stars for always-juicy, flavorful carne asada fries best eaten on a bench by the water along with a rum popey (egg nog drink).
Start with carne asada fries or rum popey, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
From Roger’s Foursquare
Meh, not as good as its old glory days back in the early 2000s.
Posted
Source-backed notes
Checked in 2 times on Yelp and Swarm, most recently Jul 12, 2017. See the check-in log
“Carne asada here is always nice and juicy, just full of flavor.”
Has been coming here since skating in front of Hamel's as a kid. The carne asada fries get loaded up generously -- Roger usually grabs a box along with a rum popey (an egg nog drink) and walks to a bench by the beach to relax and eat.
Stay in the neighborhood

Roger rated this Mission Beach boardwalk bar and restaurant 3 stars, calling it beachfront but a bit touristy, with overpriced appetizers even during happy hour.
A Mission Beach dive bar Roger rated a noncommittal 3 stars ('hmm...').
A Mission Beach Mexican counter Roger rated a solid three stars in 2008, calling the burritos quite decent.