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| - Finally got the chance to try Bakersfield for a late lunch on a beautiful summer day. Located on W.25th street, Bakersfield is an attractive room with an attractive central bar and a wall open to the patio. The decor is casual, but sharp with a lot of browns and exposed wood. The menu of tacos and other Mexican items is a single page, with an extra page of specials. As opposed to some other places, this is not make your own, rather the items are fully composed and set. I ended up ordering 3 tacos: spicy mahi mahi, mushroom and baja shrimp.
The tacos came out in a reasonable time and were attractively presented, a pleasure for the eyes. All tacos come on fresh made corn tortillas which are tasty, but lack the crunch some may be looking for. The mahi mahi was well cooked but less spicy hot then I thought, overall very tasty. The mushroom provided a good umami bite, with a soft cheese as a nice contrast. The best of the tacos was the shrimp, which were lightly battered and perfectly fried large shrimp; they were plump and tasty. On the side were two bottles of salsa, a mild green salsa and a spicier smokey red salsa. The biggest problem I had was that with the salsas, the tacos became a bit watery and messy; worth it when they taste this good.
Prices were reasonable, especially since Bakersfield uses quality ingredients. Bakersfield does not provide free chips and salsa, but you can get some for a couple of bucks. Overall, I was impressed with the room and the food. If you are looking for some really good tacos give Bakersfield a try.
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