Rockin' Baja Lobster, Mexican seafood restaurant in Old Town, San Diego, US
Rockin' Baja Lobster is a Mexican seafood restaurant in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California. The menu centers on Puerto Nuevo style lobster served in large buckets, along with crab, grilled shrimp, carne asada, and sides like beans and rice.
The restaurant opened in 1993 in Old Town San Diego, making it one of the first places in the city to bring Puerto Nuevo style cooking to an urban setting. Over the years, more locations opened across Southern California, with the Old Town original serving as the starting point.
The cooking follows a tradition from Baja California, where lobster has long been prepared fried in lard and served with beans, rice balls, and flour tortillas. This style comes from Puerto Nuevo, a small fishing village south of Tijuana that became known for exactly this kind of meal.
The restaurant sits within the Old Town Historic Park area, a neighborhood easy to walk around and well connected to other parts of San Diego. Coming earlier in the day on weekdays tends to be more relaxed, as the place can get busier on weekends and around holidays.
Every Tuesday, the kitchen offers a grilled Tomahawk steak meant for two people, served with unlimited beans and salsa. This weekly special does not appear on the regular menu, so many guests plan their visits specifically around that day.
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