Baja Rick's Cantina

I stayed at the Omni just 500 feet from Baja Rick’s. The atmosphere was extremely welcoming and lively. We ordered the Street Taco Sampler and Gnarly Nachos which was more than enough food. Their happy hour was awesome, with 32 ounce coors for $12. The margaritas were very good as well. Delicious food and excellent drinks. Strongly suggest.

Order at the counter and seating is self serve. Good: The location is great. Easy to get to from the convention center. Burgers good. Tacos ok. Love the sink for hand washing that is in the dining room. It makes it easy to wash hands before eating and after eating. Bad: The dark rum was not blended with the rest of the drink. The dark rum was simply poured on top of the blended portion, and this made it hard to stir the rum into the drink, especially the way the drink was placed in the cup. The pina colada was put in a squishy plastic cup. Grabbing the cup pushed the drink and dark rum sitting on the top of the blended portion run over the top. My hands kept getting wet and sticky form this so good thing the hand washing sink was easy to get to. The nachos were pretty gross, plain, and devoid of seasoning. My companion took the meat from my tacos and put it on the nachos to make it taste better.

I’m not sure how to rate it. Great place for pre-Padre games. Right next to the ballpark, right across from the Convention Center, great location. Lobster taco was ok, nothing to write home about, but tasted good. Outdoor seating on a nice day is great. Pumping out 80’s music (a tad loud but not terribly loud) Order at the front, get a beeper, seat yourself. Lively atmosphere. A bit on the pricy side for what you get, 1 taco and 1 beer is $20+. Come for the pre game, come for the atmosphere, but if you are just looking for food maybe look further.

Overpriced. I used to enjoy coming here, but the prices have gotten out of control. Just a year ago, the Chicken Caesar wrap was $12 — now it’s $18 (see pics for proof) That’s a 50% increase with zero noticeable improvement in quality, portion size, service, or ambiance. It’s still the exact same wrap. It’s not even a real sit-down restaurant. And $5 for a fountain drink? That’s just wild for syrup and water. To make matters worse, my wrap was served with a giant tear down the middle, making it a mess to eat. For $18, I’d expect at least a properly wrapped wrap. (See pic for proof) On top of that, they’ve added a 5% surcharge to every order to “improve pay and provide health insurance” for the employees. But you’d only see that in the fine print at the bottom of the menu. Was almost doubling the prices not good enough?!

This is a very fun pre Padre game place with lots of beer pre game specials. I wasn't there for pre game, I wanted to try the lobster tacos. They were tasty but for $21 it was more sized like an appetizer. Very good taste. Look at picture with fork.