Don Diablo Restaurant

One of my favorite places--fresh ingredients and fantastic atmosphere, including a beautiful outdoor patio.  Great menu mixing tradition and imagination, everything I've had there has been delicious.  BYOB.  Highly recommended!

i straight-up love this place. i liked it during its second incarnation (when it had tacos), and it's just as good now. the waitress that we've had the past two visits is a total sweetheart and the food has delivered both times. no complaints--except i'd like to see more people dining there. skip de cero, this place probably has what you want.

Like many in the neighborhood, I was sad when Fonda Del Mar closed and hopeful that this would be a good replacement.  The decor is identical, down to the loteria paintings on the walls, and the menu is very similar, but the food quality just isn't there.

For starters, the guacamole was an unappealing brown color, and was watery and flavorless.  The chips weren't fresh.  The zucchini blossoms in the quesadilla were canned, even though they are in season now.  The tamale was dry and the chicken filling tough and stringy.  We did tell the server about these issues and they took the guacamole and tamale off our bill, which was nice.  The service was good but food was not.

A couple items were ok:  the ceviche, and the mango salad with jicama.  Overall though, I was disappointed and while it wasn't a terrible experience, there are better places in the neighborhood.