San Diego Restaurant Review – Nati’s Mexican Restaurant

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 One of the things I was definitely looking forward to on this visit back to San Diego, was our pilgrimage to Nati’s Mexican Restaurant.  Nati’s has been an institution in our family for as long as I can remember.  For many years we would eat here as a family every Saturday morning!  You could say we would latterly cut our teeth on a plate of beans and rice.

The food is plentiful, inexpensive, and flavorful.  The wait staff attentive and friendly.  Several of the staff have even become family friends over the years! 

If you will be sitting inside, simply walk up to the register and inform the cashier the number of people in your party, if you choose to sit outside, you may just take an empty table, If they are busy you may want to go inside just to let them know you arrived.).  The initial plate setting will consist of their chips and salsa, and a side of spicy carrots, with jalapenos. 

Natis chips and salsa.

Take your time and peruse the menu, and specials. 

Natis has a good selection of appetizers, we have ordered the crispy cheese quesadilla (Pictured above).Soft quesadillas are also available.

I usually always get the combination plate #2 which consists of 2 Cheese Enchiladas, a ground beef taco, with beans and rice.  I also order a bean and cheese burrito “with sauce”.  On the side.  Other favorites is the Chile Reno (Which also comes in a combination plate.”

Here is the “Number 2” with the bean and cheese burrito on the side.

 

Mi Jung ordered the combination plate #8, which is a meat burrito, meat enchilada, cheese enchilada, with beans and rice.  Mi Jung said the meat burrito and cheese and onion enchilada were great, but the meat enchilada was too dry.

Mi Jung ordered the Apple Burrito for desert but was disappointed when she discovered that it pretty much was an apple turnover relabeled as a burrito.  On her previous visit 5 years ago, she really enjoyed the deep-friend ice cream and definitely recommends that to our readers.

A note to Koreans visiting Natis and other American restaurants, desert orders are usually taken after the dishes are cleared, and unless specifically directed to at the time of the order, appetizers, the main course, and desert are served separately. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a look at Natis Outside, Inside-Front, and Inside-Backroom seating.

Natis Menus

 

 

After dinner, especially at sunset, you may want to take a walk along the beach or the famous Ocean Beach Pier, they have a parking attendant on duty, and you may want to ask if you can leave the car parked on the property before leaving the lot.  I will not be responsible for your car being towed.  As a courtesy to other diners, I would recommend against this if they are super busy!

Update – Sadly Nati’s closed its doors in 2018!

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