Karina's Cantina Gaslamp
Karina's Cantina Gaslamp
Stuffed with cream cheese and jalapeo peppers.
Stuffed with shredded beef adobo, carrots and potatoes
Crispy shrimp tossed in a sweet and spicy mango sauce with toasted red chile de rbol.
Fried fish nuggets
Whole charbroiled octopus with our own Zarandeado sauce.
Spicy grilled unpeeled shrimp. Peeled Shrimp Add $4
Crispy fried taquitos with your choice of shrimp or chicken rolled ina flour tortilla with cheese, bell peppers, onions and red roastedpeppers. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Grilled chicken, carnitas, chorizo, nopal (cactus), queso panela in agreen tomatillo sauce. Served in a traditional molcajete (volcanicrock). Your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Spicy unpeeled shrimp
Black beans, romaine lettuce, corn, salsa fresca, avocado, cotijacheese, creamy cilantro dressing,Add Chicken $5 | Add Shrimp or Seared Ahi $6
On a bed of spinach served with a ginger & jalapeo soy sauce.
Avocados stuffed with boiled shrimp, onions, tomato, cilantro,cucumber & serrano peppers in a sweet tomato sauce.
Sliced mango and ahi tuna drizzled with a sweet mango sauce andserved with spicy jalapeo soy sauce.
Shrimp marinated and cooked in a lime and chile serrano sauce with red onions and avocado. Topped with cilantro & cucumbers.
Shrimp, scallops, octopus & caracol marinated in a spicy black Chiltepn sauce.
Shrimp, octopus, scallops & oyster.
Mexican style shrimp cocktail
Our signature ceviche with chopped shrimp, cucumber, avocado &cilantro in Karinas spicy chile serrano sauce.
Chopped white fish, onion, tomato, cilantro, cucumber & serranopepper marinated in lime juice.
Cooked shrimp in lime juice with mango, jicama, pepino and toastedred chile de rbol.
Sushi-grade ahi tuna, sesame oil, sesame seeds and red chili flakesserved on a tostada shell with crispy onions, pickled red onions,cilantro and spicy mayo.
Cooked shrimp, onion, tomato, cilantro & cucumber in a sweet tomatosauce.
Sampler with Ceviche Karinas, Pescado Ceviche and Ceviche DonaInes.
Lime marinated shrimp ceviche with red onion, cilantro, cucumber, red asado pepper & topped off with a spicy clam sauce.
Fresh crab legs, boiled shrimp, lobster and oysters on the half shell served with cocktail sauce and red winevinaigrette.
Breaded Shrimp, Fish Nuggets and Calamari Strips, 6 Beer Battered Oysters, tartar and cocktail sauces, redroasted chile de rbol sauce and guacamole.
Rib Eye Steak, Carnitas, Camarones Enchiladas, Marlin and Governador Tacos (3 of each).
4 Puerto Nuevo style lobsters served with family style salad, rice, beans & tortillas.
Grilled prawns. Served with salad, rice, beans & tortillas. Add garlic sauce $3
Lobster Puerto Nuevo style. Served with salad, rice, beans & tortillas. Add garlic sauce $3
Shrimp sauted in your choice of Karinas signature spicy chile poblano sauce or Salsa de Ajo and served with rice, salad and tortillas.
Breaded shrimp served with rice, salad & tortillas.
Grilled salmon with a butter caper sauce. Served with rice & steamed seasonal vegetables.
Corn tortillas topped with our signature spicy Karinas sauce and filled with crab & shrimp. Served with rice & beans.
Charbroiled fish filet served with sauted vegetables, rice, salad and tortillas. Add Grilled Shrimp $13
16 oz Prime Rib Eye Steak served with mashed potatoes, sauted vegetables and Mexican style corn
Grilled Rib Eye Steak with your choice of 8 oz lobster tail or 4 jumbo grilled shrimp. Served with guacamole, rice, beans & drumbutter.
Grilled Rib Eye Steak thinly sliced and topped with guacamole, cilantro, onions & beans. Served with flour tortillas.
Grilled chicken, Rib Eye Steak & 4 jumbo shrimp. Served with beans & guacamole.
Two shredded chicken or cheese enchiladas with green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice & beans.
Grilled Rib Eye Steak topped with grilled onions accompanied by a cheese enchilada, beans, guacamole & tortillas.
Season braised pork accompanied by guacamole, pico de gallo, rice & beans.
Shrimp, beef or chicken sauted with tomatoes, onions & green bell pepper. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
Corn tortilla with grilled shrimp, butter, garlic, red chile sauce & cheese topped with cabbage
Corn tortilla with grilled shrimp, butter, garlic, red chile sauce & cheese topped with cabbage
Grilled shrimp, cream cheese and serrano peppers wrapped in bacon. Topped with spicy mango and zarandeados sauces in a flour tortilla
Grilled shrimp, cream cheese and serrano peppers wrapped in bacon. Topped with spicy mango and zarandeados sauces in a flour tortilla
Grilled shrimp, rib eye steak, cabbage, diced tomato, crispy onions, cilantro and avocado wrapped in a flour tortilla
Grilled shrimp, rib eye steak, cabbage, diced tomato, crispy onions, cilantro and avocado wrapped in a flour tortilla
Thin sliced rib eye steak topped with guacamole, cilantro & onions in a flour tortilla
Thin sliced rib eye steak topped with guacamole, cilantro & onions in a flour tortilla
Corn tortilla with beer battered fish Baja style
Corn tortilla with beer battered fish Baja style
Corn tortilla with beer battered shrimp Baja style
Corn tortilla with beer battered shrimp Baja style
Shrimp & melted cheese in ranchero sauce
Shrimp & melted cheese in ranchero sauce
Grilled in a corn tortilla, crema and pico de gallo
Grilled in a corn tortilla, crema and pico de gallo
Seasoned braised pork, corn tortilla, crema, guacamole and pico de gallo
Seasoned braised pork, corn tortilla, crema, guacamole and pico de gallo
Beer Battered Baja Style
Beer Battered Baja Style
Rib Eye Steak & Shrimp
Layers of sponge cake soaked in a melange of milk spiked with cinnamon and filled with custard.
A luxurious baked custard, with a hint of canela-Mexican cinnamon and a rich caramelized topping
Creamy cheesecake with guava
Layers of decadent chocolate cake and chocolate mousse
Classic Cheesecake
drink
Whole fried fish
drink
Margaritas
drink
Upstairs dining room
burgers
Full bar
pizza
Tacos
Ceviches
interior
interior
Ceviches
Tequila lockers, bar and dining room
Campechana
Mixing Cocktails
Langostinos, steak and lobster, mango jalapeño tuna sashimi
Campechana
Langostinos
Main Dining Room
Campechana
Ceviches sampler
Fish tacos
Troy C.
Jul 15, 2024
Karina's Cantina is a great spot if you are in the mood for some amazing Mexican food in downtown San Diego! It has a spacious inside and outside and a great menu with a ton of options. We got chips and salsa to start which was delicious. For my entree I ordered a Pescado Burrito with the fish beer battered. After the first bite, I knew this burrito was going to be incredible and it was! The guacamole and sauces within really complemented the fish fantastically. The shell was also extremely fresh and tasted homemade. I would 100% come back and order the exact same burrito that's how much I enjoyed it. If you are in the area I can't it recommend enough
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Amir K.
Jun 28, 2024
Opening hours:Sunday 8am-11:30pmSunday Brunch 8am-1pmMonday- Wednesday 12pm-11:30pm*Kitchen closes 10:45pm Thursday-Saturday 12pm-2am*Kitchen closes 11: 45pmLive Music Friday, DJ DailyHappy Hour All Day Mondayand 3pm-6pm Tuesday-SundayParking ValidationHorton Plaza Parking Lot (4th & F St entrance)$12 for 3 hoursI copied and pasted this from your website... We came on Thursday night for dinner for 2 around 9 PM or 930 and we were told the kitchen was closed... We also were expecting some dancing and just hang around the place and eat and drink because it says open till 2 AM... This was also incorrect... The link for open table allows you to make a reservation until 11 PM as well. I just wanted to bring this to your attention other than that, the staff was great and we were able to at least make the last call for drinks and the tequila Shots were good!
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Amanda A.
Jun 11, 2024
The atmosphere was amazing. The service was terrible. Last night, June 10, 2024 my husband and son and I arrived at around 4:30 p.m. There was 1 other table seated, it was slow. Our server was nice, but she was slow to take our order, slow to get our drinks, and would disappear. My husband and son ordered chicken taquitos. They told her twice chicken, not seafood. 25 minutes later (which seems like a long time to me), she finally brings the taquitos out. My husband took a bite and discovered they were seafood taquitos. Same for my son.We sat there waiting to see our waitress to ask for chicken taquitos. There were only 3 tables with people at this point, so the restaurant was still pretty empty. She was gone for so long that my husband had to flag down a young male employee to ask for help. After a while, she comes back, and my husband tells the waitress about the issue and requests chicken taquitos. She was apologetic and said she would get the order in.20 minutes later, she walks up to the table and says that they are out of chicken. Well, that would have been nice to know from the get-go. We wasted all of that time because of the lack of communication and terrible service. We paid $36 for a salad for me and 1 beer and a waste of time. Such a bummer because the restaurant atmosphere is so neat.
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Mbudi M.
Aug 5, 2024
All I can say is Wow! (Barrio Logan location)We were greeted with a smile and seated immediately. The ambiance let's you know that you are getting the best seafood possible. Fishing nets as decor tucked above the multitude of seafood for sale in freezers for clientele. I had the pescado tostada, lobster taco and fish taco. The pescado reminded me of the cevixhe I had in Peru! The tacos were by far the best I have had in a long time in San Diego. The prices are more than fair and there was even parking available (small lot). I will definitely be back and I suggest you get here immediately! Side note, I had a bite of my friend's poke and it rivals all the poke I had in Hawaii. It was juicy and had a beautiful kick to it.
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erica b.
Apr 26, 2024
I'm late with this review.. but went here for brunch a birthday brunch a couple of weeks ago. Honestly I don't know why so many mediocre reviews. Our experience was great! Service was awesome. The vibe was cool. They played music and had videos playing. We were enjoying ourselves. I ordered the garlic shrimp and it was honestly the best I ever tasted! The sauce was so good that I ordered extra to take home. The table side guacamole was also super good and I don't even like guacamole! I definitely recommend this place for a weekend brunch.
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Alex A.
Apr 22, 2024
We went here for new years eve early dinner and it was delicious. Walking in I wasn't sure how things would come out, but everything was pretty awesome. Our hotel was right next door so...definitely a place worth checking out.
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Jennifer S.
Aug 14, 2024
The service was good and the drinks were good (a solid amount of alcohol). The restaurant was clean and our server was efficient though not terribly polite. It was the middle of the day on a Monday. I loved the decor and overall ambiance. It was a fun place to take our East coast friends. We all thought the food was good but not great.
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Steven H.
May 19, 2024
We stopped into Karina's in the Gaslamp for a Happy Hour recently and really enjoyed it. The bartender/server was fantastic and the drinks and appetizers were delicious. We tried the Bacon Wrapped Jumbo Shrimp and the Camarones Enchilados for the apps. While the shrimp were our favorite of the two it was a close competition. The cucumber martini was pretty good and the beer was refreshing. Atmosphere inside was festive with great music playing. Next time maybe we will go for a full meal.
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Lucy M.
Mar 2, 2024
1. The only saving grace was the bar area. 2. Food was okay. Mediocre at best. 3. My friends and I (group of 4 girls) initially got seated at a table and were ignored for 15 minutes. The table of GUYS who were seated AFTER us were taken cared of before we were. I had asked the waitress if anyone was going to help us or take our order, she acted like she went to go check and thats when she went and took the order of the GUYS after us. Clearly she was only interested in them... we got up and walked over to the bar. I let the bar manager know. (Friday, 2/23 around 7pm) 4. At the bar, they immediately tended to us! I would not recommend coming here unless you are a guy! Clearly that waitress was only interested in serving them. I wonder why.
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Juliemar R.
Feb 19, 2024
TL;DR We were sat, and didn't receive any acknowledgment or service (not even water) for 15 minutes and left. And no one cared.I was very excited to come here and enjoy the happy hour and food. The place has a gorgeous aesthetic and vibe. It took a minute to be sat but once we were, we settled in and viewed the menu. On Mondays, happy hour is all day. Great selection. It smelled so good inside and we couldn't wait to order. We waited, tried to make eye contact with several people to get someone's attention. No one came over to get a drink order or anything. We weren't sure who was the assigned server. It had been at least 15 mins. The amount of disregard was disappointing so we left and went elsewhere.If I'm ever in the area and think about going back, I'm hoping the customer service will be better. Was so excited to try the things but alas ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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