Mariscos Mi Jacalito

We are here in Rosarita for dental appointments, first time here. When we asked for tips to best ceviche we were pointed to some real tourist name places but then every one at the clinic said but why? Best is a few doors down! Maybe 5 tables outside of a small dining room, maybe another few tables inside. Many things great about this tiny jewel. It’s a fave spot for locals. Students walking home from school, a table of office workers on lunch break, a couple or two, watching bustling Benito Juarez street and life’s theater moving along. Chips and salsa: chips tasty, salsa totally fresh and low-medium hot. Cold beer (mine had ice all over the bottle) and handmade lemonade. We ordered ceviche, of course. They serve about 5 styles. We had the one with polpo (octopus), fish and shrimp. Excellent! There is a wide menu, most items with seafood. Prices are very reasonable. We paid with a US card and tipped in pesos. Don’t miss this spot. This section of Santa Rosarita (Benito Juarez and Calle México) is a hotspot for incredible street food, some late into the warm nights. But for Mariscos and especially ceviche, this is the one.

We chose this restaurant because it gives a feeling of openness: the front is open on the street. A round of beers and out of this world margaritas made the wait for the food seem very short. We could see the cook and helpers really hustling to get this fairly large order together. The scallops appetizer listed as small was enormous. Two of us had a whole fried fish, and two of us had the fillet of grouper in garlic butter. Everyting was very fresh. The service was super attentive and, the owner, Chayo, stopped by the table to greet us and ask if everything was all right.

Went there after two people gave recomendations as one of the best seafood restaurants in Rosarito. Got there at about 5:00 in the afternoon. There was a crowd outside on the sidewalk and inside I saw no table open, but my wife spied one that looked like an afterthought where a man was chopping up coconut for the Camerones de Coco. It appeared as if there were only two waitresses with about 40 customers at this time. The service was really slow and we were not familiar with the menu except for the shrimp and coconut which I had had enough of on the beach earlier and the Steak and Lobster, so I had the steak and lobster. The lobster was in the shell and hung over the tiny table, but it was fine, the steak however was way over cooked. By the time we had eaten the place was empty and suddenly we had service. Just got there an hour too soon

Stopped here on the advise of a local and so happy we went. Seafood is fresh and plentiful. Had Camarónes de Coco, Pescado a la Plancha and Mojarra Frita (three meals) and all were delicious. Also had a michelada and a fresh coconut and the total was about $40. Service was fast and attentive. The restaurant itself is open air and does not have very good curb appeal. If you can get past that, you will enjoy a great seafood meal at a great price.

Excelente lugar! La comida es deliciosa y el servicio es excelente y el personal muy amable, lo recomiendo