Mexico Cooks! and “El Mural” at Taco Fish La Paz in Guadalajara

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Taco Fish La Paz is just a couple of carts on the street in Guadalajara, with the kitchen across the way. Mexico Cooks! and El Mural arrived early and beat the crowds. Lines can be up to 30 people long! This famous street stand offers parking and parking assistance, necessary because of the hordes of tapatíos (Guadalajarans) who show up hungry.

This delighted tourist had just flown in from Acapulco. Taco Fish La Paz was her first stop in Guadalajara. Her drink is agua fresca de jamaica, a cold hibiscus tea.

A plate of freshly made tacos de pescado (fish tacos). These are garnished with house-made cabbage and carrot slaw and cucumber slices. Taco Fish La Paz also prepares tacos de camarón (shrimp), de marlín ahumado (smoked marlin), and de jaiba (crab).

Choose your condiments and sides from the cart. You'll find chiles toreados con cebollas, pickled onions, sliced cucumbers, a different slaw, and house-made salsas.

Our photographer from El Mural was starving!

Next, the bottled salsa bar, including every table salsa you can imagine, plus freshly-squeezed jugo de limón (Mexican lime juice), mayonesa (mayonnaise), salsa inglesa (Worcestershire sauce), salt, and crema (like creme fraiche), with or without chile.

Freshly fried fish and shrimp at Taco Fish La Paz. Each taco de pescado (fish taco) includes a huge piece of fish. Each taco de camarón (shrimp taco–Mexico Cooks!' favorite) includes three very large fried shrimp. The taco in the tongs is a taco dorado de jaiba–fried crab taco!

It takes hours to peel and de-vein the vast quantities of shrimp eaten at Taco Fish La Paz.

The fish and shrimp are dipped in batter and fried, then carried across the street in tubs to the taco stand.

Last time we were there, the youngest customer at Taco Fish La Paz was only a month old. What a cutie pie!

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7 responses to “Mexico Cooks! and “El Mural” at Taco Fish La Paz in Guadalajara”

28 de June de 2008

Alex

I passed by this puesto – right after eating at Las Nueve esquinas – its just south of there no?
Cristina says: Taco Fish La Paz is actually due west of Las Nueve Esquinas, on Av. La Paz. Too bad you didn’t stop for a shrimp or fish taco!

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30 de August de 2008

Steven Miller

Taco Fish La Paz in Guadalajara is, with out a doubt, one of the best and my absolute personal favorite taco stand. Of course it’s hardly a taco stand but more like taco fine dining street side. I love the unlimited sides and condiment cart. I try to go there at least once a month, from Ajijic.

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18 de February de 2009

Joe Chapala

This Fish Taco stand on Avenida La Paz in Guadalajara sounds like ‘Taco Nirvana’.
My experience in Mexico is that some of the best places to eat are those that are off the beaten path that the locals frequent.
I’ve been looking for good places to eat in Guadalajara and Taco Fish La Paz in Guadalajara sounds like just the place.
Fortunately, I live in Ajijic, Jalisco so the trip is a short one.
I’ll come back and comment on this blog with my impressions of the fish taco stand.
My mouth is watering,
Gracias!
Joe Chapala

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6 de May de 2009

Cesar Gonzalez

I have tried the tacos at the Taco Fish several times.. But a new place opened in Guadalajara that surpasses them by far… Its called BajaFish, they have a special batter that i have not tasted anywhere else its a crunchy light batter… the ones at the La Paz corner are very greazy.. This ones here are really light, and if you have them with flour tortilla,, wow… They have a salad and salsa bar that is free all you can eat. They have chipotle perejil and other dressings that complement really well with the tacos. They also have onions in soaked in habanero that is really good.. And sangria lettuce salad and a pasta salad are there for the taking… The prices are the same or less than the ones at La Paz street, and you could sit down at a table and get served… The place is impecably clean and the food is delicious… The owner lived in Orange County CA for 20 years so English is not a problem.. I highly recomend them. BajaFish is located at 1880 Lopez de Legaspi two blocks from the Colon light rail station..

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22 de June de 2009

Mario

Is this “estilo La Paz, baja” or the names is only about the street.
This taco stand sounds good
but you have to try the source : La Paz, Baja California Sur, where taco fish are from…
haha, just today I ate taco fish here.
Mario, these fish and shrimp tacos are as good as anything BCS can dish up. I started eating fish tacos nearly 30 years ago, from a cart in Ensenada, and trust me, I know the real deal! These are worth the trip to Guadalajara! Cristina

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25 de January de 2010

Term Paper

I think your “El Mural” Restaurant is top Restaurant in the Guadalajara.Well I also fond of eat fishes and also catch.But I am not a good cooked like you.May i visit your Restaurant?

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2 de February de 2011

Reyes Ruben

I am not realy a seafood lover, but I had these tacos when I was on vacation
Aug 2010 – loved the fish tacos ,the best! It was worth the wait, very long line.

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