What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than try a new Mexican restaurant that one of my Yelp Friends raves about EVERY TIME I see her! lol *shouts out to Saniqua!!* Ok so I finally made it to Bakersfield and on Cinco de Mayo before the crowds flooded the restaurant.
The parking situation is not as bad as people have warned me about. There is a parking deck in the center of the building Bakersfield is located and it was free for us to park (as far I know, we did not pay lol) and there was several spots available in the deck.
We were quickly seated at a table and started with Tequila. Whiskey. and then Tacos. lol I know this is not the Bakersfield order but my friends and I needed a drink first before anything else. We ordered a pitcher of the margarita which was a great deal compared to buying individual drinks for each of us. The margarita was amazing, not too strong but strong enough to get our Cinco de Mayo started off right! The pitcher was enough for myself and my 2 friends to all get 2 small glasses each.
We ordered the chips and Queso for the table because we are always so indecisive on what to order for entrees. I was not crazy about the queso, it was good but a little too thick in consistency for preference but I constantly ate the chips throughout the meal.
I finally decided on what tacos to order after an extensive search on Yelp and sipping my margarita. The general consensus on Yelp was to go with the chicken taco, the fish taco or the short rib taco. I decided to go with the chicken and the short rib because if you cant get the basics down and perfected, that's a no bueno! lol I was not disappointed in my tacos. They were really good and had a lot of flavor. I think the short rib taco was my favorite and I could've probably ordered a 3rd taco without feeling totally disgusted with myself.
The service was awesome. Our waitress read our minds and split our tickets 3 ways for the margarita pitcher and the queso which is excellent service to me. The restaurant quickly filled up by the time we finished our meal and seems like a great hang out spot on the weekends or evenings. The bar was packed. So thanks to Saniqua, I am a fan of Bakersfield and will be back for a pitcher of margaritas.