Karina's Cantina Gaslamp

755 Fifth Ave, San Diego
(619) 756-7333

Recent Reviews

Ben Allen

We had a great experience we got to watch the Padres game there the food, the service the atmosphere was absolutely incredible!Kid-friendliness: They made a great rice and quesadilla plate with fresh fruit and the baby loved it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Taco Platter, Guacamole

Lashanna “Nikko” Griffin

Absolutely stunning amazing vibe we had my friends birthday party there .Parking: Be prepared to pay for the ambience .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Bryan Davis

Honestly not my kind of place (more of the dance club vibe) but it was my friends bday. Got the surf and turf burrito...not worth the $$$ to me. I've had better at lower class places.

Jessica Strongwater

Karinas was so much fun when my friends and I stopped in for the deals offered along with our Irish4aday ticket! We got our free shot, and were quickly served up our drinks at the bar. We enjoyed the reverse happy hour as well! Definitely would recommend stopping here on your GEM bar crawls!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shadia Dawkins

The set up of the restaurant was beautiful. We did not receive our chips and salsa until after we received our food. This was also a paid item which is unusual for a Mexican restaurant. The sauce on the enchiladas was very sour which made enjoying or finishing them impossible. My Aunt had the fajitas she said they weren't bad but not what she expected for the price.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 1

Juxhin Burgija

Mario was simply amazing best atmosphere ever provided by him thank you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kyle Forsyth

Went to this restaurant with my Uncle and father. Chips were terrible, tacos were microscopic. My uncle has a seafood allergy. They told him that the only thing they could safely serve him was a salad. Prices were high, quality was low. Ridiculous.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Solomon Lara

Was waiting outside for an hour just for them to tell me they didn't put me down on the wait

Service: 1

David

Great vibe. Fun drinks. Would love to come back for dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

Kaolin _

Was served by the bartender Jasmine a while back, the food arrived cold yet she expected a tip. However the boss was helpful. Wouldn't recommend even though she no longer works at the establishment.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

Clarence Maguire-Swartz

Great food great atmosphere and great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andy Berks

Music was too loud but octopus tacos were to die for!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jhef Solares

Evelyn and Monica were extremely helpful with drink decisions and her service was impeccable. Looking forward to coming back. David, the manager, was also top notch and on top of everything! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lin St. Clair

Cool place. I had a fish taco - that was good. The ceviche was good - huge - but good. And I got the happy hour sized one. Cool vibe. I'd go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ceviches, Fish Tacos

Joanne Long

We decided to give Karina’s a try on a Monday night. Place was reasonably busy but not full by any means.Service was average… we ordered, our appetizer came quickly but no drinks. Then our food showed up and still no drinks so we told them we didn’t want our food until we got drinks. I’m guessing they left it under a heat lamp then brought it back so the carne asada was over cooked and dry. The empanadas were great. Drinks were good. We didn’t get chips and salsa although all the tables around us did.We were in and out in under an hour. We felt very rushed.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Guacamole

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