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| - If work sends me to the east side for the day, there's a better than 90% chance I'm going to Cevicheria El Diamante for lunch. Though the various namesake ceviches are solid, their food is just really good in general with super-fresh seafood, several spicy sauces, and a great attention to detail and plating.
Their seafood tacos are bomb. The Baja fish tacos are battered on double-layer corn with a light sauce inside and a spicier sauce used on the plate. Their $6 shrimp gobernador tacos are probably my favorite, with several shrimp, a spicy sauce, and Oaxaca cheese but the Marlin is also great, with a similar preparation but not easy to find in Vegas. Makes me wish I could go to San Diego more regularly, but this spot is good when a craving hits.
The tostadas are my preferred way to get their ceviches, mostly because the portions are huge and I'm usually dining solo. If you just want a little something extra on the side, or to take home, they have a few different fresh empanadas- the shrimp/chorizo being my favorite, but the green sauce they're served with is too spicy for me.
The servers I've had are polite but they often seem understaffed. They get busy in the evenings and only have one or two servers for a full house, and tables often go uncleared for quite a long time because staff are busy tending to customers. The kitchen also seems to get backed up easily, but as long as you go in aware and the food keeps coming out great, it's not a deal breaker.
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