Tamarindo THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Tamarindo

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Tamarindo

1044 Wall St. (Herschel Ave.)
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-551-7575
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Openings: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily


THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Tamarindo Restaurant Review:


Bright as a paint box filled with primary colors, this one-of-a-kind eatery in the heart of La Jolla’s stylish downtown village offers a menu of self-created dishes that take their inspiration from the cuisines of Mexico, the Caribbean and the other points South-Southeast of Southern California. The terrace is sheltered, attractive, lively and a great vantage point from which to watch the parade of largely well-heeled pedestrians; it also provides an excellent setting for sampling a menu that veers from tasty corncakes topped with shrimp to wild mushroom empanadas, sea scallop-mango ceviche, roast duck salad, and a superlative selection of soft-rolled tacos. Quesadillas feature unexpected toppings like smoked trout with cucumber and dill, as well as more familiar garnishes of cheeses, grilled shrimp and tangy barbecued beef. The dessert list goes so far as to offer great big puffs of pink cotton candy, although grown-ups are likely to cotton to the gigantic, sized-to-share banana split encased in a chocolate tortilla.