Comal Next Door

Such good food and beer options! Love coming here to get some food to go when I'm by the Lake.

I like we have this option literally 15min walk from our apartment in Adam's point. It's a cute place right on grand ave although these days sitting out it can get noisy especially on weekends with the big bikers rolling up and down the street:(I have eaten here twice. Tried some tacos and burrito the first time with some other items and we all agreed the burrito was worth coming back for. Solid pork al pastor. Quite tasty and different since they put pineapple in it. The salsas are quite different also and they r yummy. Chips are freshly made so very delicious. One of the things I wish they worked on is serving some salsas and guacamole in plastic containers even for those eating there. I get it, it's probably convenient and easy but in our world today there is so much plastic already that this gives me a big headache. We typically choose to dine in to avoid plastic containers to go and yet again here we are. I hope the owner tried to serve in small steel or wood containers for those dining in.Thank you!

I was very disappointed. First to realize that Comal and Comal Next door didn't have the same menu or at least over the same signature items that I saw on "ChecksPlease". Second was not a major issue but a small training issue. I walked up to the counter and ask about the connection with the Berkeley location and about the program. The young lady didn't know about either. As I started reviewing the menu a second team member informed me that they were the same. So I asked about the "Big Blue masa quesadilla." She did know what I was talking about. After I started eating my food she returned and told me what it was called. I also heard going back inside and telling the others about it. Lastly I thought the chips were VERY salty. Tacos were just okay. Way too many places have good tacos at a lower price for me to consider returning. Rajas on the "bowl" were more of a suggestion than an item. The bowl only had 4 strips of chili. Corn was not grilled and nor shaved off a cob. They looked like they were either canned or frozen. The orange salsa I saw on the program fall far short of the spice factor I hoped for. Lastly I would say the poblano and canned corn bowl looked so unappealing that I would put a "Chipotle Grill" bowl up against it ANY day.

Came on a Sunday around 30min after they opened. Was very quiet inside but the restaurant has a lot of seating inside and out front and cleanly decorated. The restaurant is counter service and then they bring the food to you. The food was very good and huge portion sizes! We should have split one dish between the two of us. Also got the hibiscus lemonade which was delicious.

Great place for lunch. How come we haven't stopped by sooner? We wanted to try something new and somewhere close by. So, we ended up here. We've driven and walked by many times, but it didn't look that great. Today was our chance to check it out. We walked by the outside diners and went inside. There was no line. We were instructed that the specials were on the sign and the other dishes are on the other side. It took us a bit to figure out what the other side meant. It was at the other end of the line. There was a pile of menus. Today's special was a taco salad for $14. It came out huge and delicious. I'd order it again. It was made with butter lettuce, half of an avocado, and a pile of beans and meat.I got the bean and cheese burrito for around $9. It was big and delicious. The tortilla was the perfect texture and size and it was folded perfectly. We ate outside and it was great ambiance due to the great weather.We'll return.

Comal Next Door is pretty damn delicious. I normally order through DoorDash and almost always order a chicken burrito with no crema. Honestly, the area around the lake is blessed with a lot of great Mexican food. Last night I ordered a vegan burrito bowl and added chicken for $5. Unfortunately for my protein lacking self, the bowl had all of the labels on what should have been inside but they missed adding in the chicken. My heart was instantly struck with grief. Anyway, I reported it to DoorDash and it was taken care of with a credit. I do like that they encourage you to order from them directly on their ad they included in my bag. I may just do that to make sure my food is right next time.

Came for brunch. No line, not crowded at all so I was skeptical and worried about how the food might taste. Lots of space and clean tables with outdoor and indoor options. You order up front, take a number, and then sit down. We ordered the chilaquiles and the huevos con chorizo. Huevos con chorizo was like a Mexican scramble with meat, peppers, potatoes, and eggs. Pretty good flavor. It came with rice and your choice of beans. The chilaquiles you can choose roja or verde. I got roja with 2 eggs and it was flavorful. Not the most amazing chilaquiles I've ever had but pretty good. We also had two house spicy sauces they served to us. One was a mango habanero, super tasty and the other was super spicy (too spicy for me but I'd you like spicy go for it)! Overall, good experience and good service. We would come back. However, when you compare to other Mexican spots in the Bay, it's probably somewhere in the middle. Id give a 3.5 stars but it doesn't allow that option on yelp. And, there are other options in the bay that are tastier.

This year I've been on the lookout for the best chile relleno in San Diego, and all I was able to find were ones where the exterior was soggy and mushy. But I took a trip to Oakland and serendipitously found Comal Next Door, where the chile relleno was right on: the exterior was moist and bouncy. It was the best chile relleno I had this year out of the six I tried at different establishments. I can't vouch for how "traditional" the chile relleno is, though, because I don't know, but just but how it tasted to me, I liked it the best.

I eat at comal almost every time I'm in the Bay Area. I'm writing this today after my 4th or 5th time and it's like it just keeps getting better and better. I've eaten both dine in, and had it delivered. Both ways were delicious and fresh and hot. The chips are SO GOOD. The guacamole is to die for. The elote is life changing, the burritos are huge and mouth watering, the next door salad is unique and yummy. Everything I've tried is so good. I only wish I lived closer and could eat it all the time!

Generally, we absolutely love this place. The food is always so good. When we had it this week it wasn't so great. We always fight over the dark red burgundy salsa because it is so delicious - this week it was flavorless and the Verde was slimy. I also love the chicken. It's so delicious- but this week the chicken that I got is the side for the top of my salad wad more like chicken shavings or chicken dust as opposed to chunks. We love this place and we will be back, we just hope that the one bad night was a fluke.