La Puerta - Taco Tuesday plus happy hour

It’s Taco Tuesday! Undecided of where to go? We wandered over to La Puerta in downtown San Diego to check out their Taco Tuesday specials.

chips and salsa at La Puerta in San Diego

Ask for the complimentary chips and salsa to start. These chips are fried as thick as pita chips and go well with the fabulous salsas here. The red salsa is almost like a V8 flavor and thickness (in a good way) but on the slightly sweeter side. The green salsa is of a medium consistency made with serrano and tomatillo plus you can taste a bit of the lime in there. I can't even think of another place I like more for the chips and salsa.

taco tuesday at La Puerta in San Diego taco tuesday at La Puerta in San Diego

To celebrate Taco Tuesday, we decided to order every taco flavor available. The plate of four has a steak, chicken, veggie, and shrimp taco. The porkylicious plate of three has the cochinita, pastor, and carnitas tacos.

carne asada taco at La Puerta in San Diego

The Carne Asada taco has a peppery heat to it and plenty of charred grill. The meat was very tender with great seasoning.

pollo asado taco at La Puerta in San Diego

The Pollo Asado (chicken) taco gave us an olive oil taste to the char with subtle seasoning flavor. The chicken was moist and easy to bite.

grilled veggie taco at La Puerta in San Diego

The Grilled Veggie taco had roasted peppers and onions and other yummies, sort of like a meatless fajita style. It's definitely wetter than some of the other tacos from all that vegetable roasted goodness.

ranchero shrimp taco at La Puerta in San Diego

The Ranchero Shrimp taco was a little plain though and maybe should have more lime squeezed or cooked into the sauce.

cochinita taco at La Puerta in San Diego

We enjoyed the Cochinita taco which was simply satisfying with its contrast of pickled onions to savory meat. This was the only taco WITHOUT guac and other toppings and we don't think it needs anything else!

carnitas taco at La Puerta in San Diego

The Carnitas taco was deliciously seared to a crispy edge with plenty of juicy morsels to please us.

pastor taco at La Puerta in San Diego

The Pastor taco is always one of my favorites when we eat out. This meat was tender and well seasoned while the pineapple parts were still warm!

There’s also an excellent happy hour at La Puerta from 3-7pm. Every day of the week! They offer half off drinks and appetizers!

cochinita quesadilla at La Puerta in San Diego

We've ordered two different quesadillas so far. The above is the Cochinita Quesadilla. This particular meat was very porky with plenty of cheesy goodness! It came with achiote sauce for dipping, which has that subtle heat that you don’t taste right away... saved for later! The pickled onions are a good side item to go with it.

carne asada quesadilla at La Puerta in San Diego

The Carne Asada Quesadilla was just as good. It's paired with pico de gallo instead of achiote sauce.

half price drinks during happy hour at La Puerta in San Diego

It's nice to sit at the bar once in a while. Our bartender Israel was pretty cool too. Bad Medicine had a subtle smokiness with a sweetness from sugar. Too good. Remember the Alamo had a very familiar spice to it, sort of like holiday gingerbread. You can taste the fresh lime squeeze into it.

half price drinks during happy hour at La Puerta in San Diego

Here, I slurped down a blended Mango Margarita which was slightly pulpy with plenty of mango flavor without tasting alcoholic. Dennis goes for the stronger drinks like the Low Rider, the cadillac of La Puerta. It was said to be smooth and delicious.

La Puerta in downtown San Diego

We met a new friend (fellow home BBQ enthusiast) on a recent happy hour visit and have to agree that this is one of the best happy hours in downtown! If you arrive too late, you're going to have to wait! It's very popular for a reason!

La Puerta Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

La Puerta
560 4th Ave
San Diego CA 92101
(619) 696-3466

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Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table's picture
Submitted by Laura @ Sprint ... (not verified) on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 9:39am

This one has been on my list for a while. Can't wait to check it out! I'm a fan of sitting at the bar too - I love the interaction and oftentimes - samples. :)

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Submitted by lynn on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 10:06pm

it's much easier to meet other people while at the bar too. if you want to keep to yourself and your own company, table away! if you do taco tuesdays, come before 5pm!

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Submitted by Soo @ hungryones (not verified) on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 9:54am

Mmm... Those tacos look great! I gotta visit on Taco Tuesday. :-)

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Submitted by lynn on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 10:06pm

make sure to get there before 5! it starts filling up as people get off work!

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Submitted by Mary (not verified) on Thu, 10/01/2015 - 8:11am

The tacos look delicious. How much are they during happy hour? I like the names of the drinks!

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Submitted by lynn on Thu, 10/01/2015 - 4:05pm

Ooh forgot to mention that! It's $2 a taco which is as good as you can get in downtown! Fun drink names always make for good conversation whether you drink them or not! :)

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Submitted by Lilia (not verified) on Sun, 11/08/2015 - 9:24pm

Tacos look so yummy! will have to try out place :)

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Submitted by lynn on Mon, 11/09/2015 - 9:31am

hey lilia! let me know if you need a buddy to hit up this place! price is good and drinks too! :)

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