Don't live in SB so on any road trip we try to get to La Super Rica. I mean, it's really good but JEEZ, the yelp lemmings have just turned the wait into too much of an ordeal so we went in search of something else. We see a sign that says El Bajio. Now, this is an area of Mexico that I just returned from a truly groovy vacation so I paused. There's a line (not long) which means SOMEBODY likes it AND more importantly almost everyone in line is a latino. Now they have my attention. So we decided to try it. Look, I'm really fussy about Mexican food. I've eaten it A LOT all over California and on 10 or so trips to Mexico lasting up to a month and including home cooked food as well as street food and four star restaurants and I really, really like El Bajio. The asada taco was as good as any I've had anywhere and I delighted in the fish tacos which were perfectly cooked and replete with fresh quick sauteed summer veggies and poblano chiles. It's different enough that I won't make a direct comparison to LSR. I don't live in SB, like I said. I can't just say, "Oh, I'll go to EB on the weekends and LSR on the otherdays. I'm going to have to choose one over the other on those few times I find myself in the area. It's not a choice I'll make easily.

four strong stars. I don't do five stars easily and the fault here is that it's not cheap for a walk up place but to be fair the quality is there and the portions are very generous. One of my fish tacos would have been plenty of lunch for a light eater.