Cabo Wabo Grill

Worst place I have ever been my entire life. Greated horribly by a security guard to enter a restaurant that was a first ad we got patted down. I asked why was the reason for the security measure and he said it was still Logan Heights. I am a business owner and resident of Logan and I take this to offense, the community has changed a lot and it’s a really nice place for people like this to bring it down and give the wrong perspective to new people visiting the area. All that was before we even entered the restaurant. Once inside the waitress/​bartender saw us and said nothing so we took a seat and waited for 20 minutes. No one came up to greet us, we received no menus, or even a glass of water. She saw us multiple times and didn’t say anything. We left horrible place, horrible décor, I don’t recommend anyone to go there places like these need to go out of business.

Good happy hour, 1 $ tacos that are good and cheap beer. Sandra is cool, a little hyper but cool

Great service and they treat you like an old friend. This is my first tome ever being here. I will definatey come back!
The food is great! The music is loud but its the kind of music that you want loud. Theres alot of open seating as well!
I had the Taco «Mariscos Gobenador», best shrimp taco ive ever had. I also shared some of their Carne Asada Fries and i will admit they were alot better than i thought they would be.
Over all some of the best service ive ever had, and some of the best food.

Beside the fact your going to wait forty minutes before any waitress or bartenders acknowledges you. You
basically yell to whomever is with you. The music is. way too loud. Its like this place gets all. the leftover seafood food from.vendors.finally when our food was done server spilled my plate on my
i had ordered a shrimp cocktail, with more water than swrimp. In all honesty theirs better spots all over southbay than this. shithole i. dont see how many people gave this place a single.star. it must be the out of towners.

I had the fish with shrimp and cheese. Its a special on their menu. Let me tell you it’s not really that special, the fish was over cooked along with the shrimp. They said it was cheese when I asked what kind of sauce it came with. I then asked what kind of sauce it was afterwards. I was then told it was a clam sauce. The beans tasted like they were out of a can. Dish made me sick until the following day. I recommend you save your money and go elsewhere.

The beer is reasonably priced when you buy the bucket. I was disappointed when I had to pay 5 bucks to come play pool and then I found out that they only have one pool table. The crowed is 100% Latino. I left my card on the table and the manager said «I’d pick that up if I were you.» Don’t wear anything of value.

Never been here in the PM, only eaten lunch here. My friends and I are ALWAYS treated great. Norma and Monika are awesome servers! I usually get the Cabo Burrito (get the shrimp) but every now and then get the bacon burger. I’m not kidding when I say it’s one of the best burgers I have ever tried. Must try.

This place has awesome cheeseburgers, shrimp burritos, $ 5 lunch menu. I recently had the fish tacos upon several recommendations and will definitely be ordering them more often too. They are huge and only .99 cents each. You can not beat it! Also, shout out for the customer service especially Norma.

Fish tacos!!! That’s all I need to say. This place is where you go after a long day at work and just chill. The staff is cool, the drinks are cold and the food is hot. The service is impeccable!!!

I don’t even know where to begin. I think this place recently changed ownership which would explain why the previous ratings were so much better. We went to this place solely to watch a band play, we had never before heard of Cabo Wabo Grill and would never have gone otherwise. We invited several other friends and family members to come show support for the band, all of who would be drinking and/​or eating while there. We arrive early to a nearly empty place and are asked if we’re there to watch the band to which we reply yes. Then we’re told it will cost us $ 20 each but that some food is included, but it’s a chicken breast, steak or tilapia filet. I wanted Mexican food at Cabo Wabo! I was excited to get some tacos and the like, a chicken breast wasn’t what I had in mind. And to think that this place was essentially charging a cover was just ridiculous. It was pouring rain, there were like 3 people there, it was just odd.
We eventually ask if we can get something other than the 3 dishes offered and the waitress says «sure» and gives us some taco options. I’m texting our friends and family giving them a heads up about the $ 20 cover as most of them were only planning on drinking and not eating. Several people bowed out for that reason, so I eventually asked if people still had to pay if they didn’t eat and we were told they could pay $ 10 without food. We start to notice other people being handed menus, which we never were, and we see things like oysters being brought out. Then we get our hands on a menu and see that what we just ordered was a few $ 2 tacos… so why did we have to pay $ 20 for that? Couldn’t we pay $ 10 then just order off the menu? So lame.
It got even better where drinks were concerned. Being a bit afraid of what a mixed drink might end up like at this place, I ask for wine at first. I get a perplexed look, and a reponse along the lines of «I think we have some red wine somewhere, I can go look.» Nevermind, I say, then my husband asks if they have a full bar and we are told «yes», so I order a margarita. It’s Cabo Wabo Grill, it has to be decent. WRONG! It tasted like margarita mix and sprite with zero alcohol. When I try to order a basic rum and coke next I’m told they only have beer. So WTH was my margarita made from?! And why did someone else say they had a full bar? I’m just baffled now. Fine, beer it is. You really can’t go wrong there, except it makes me all bloated and full so I never like to drink much of it! If I weren’t there for the band, I would’ve left before I even got my food.
The weirdest part of it all was that we were seated at a table and were going to be eating, but after we ordered our first drink they brought us a bill. We asked to start a tab and had to give a credit card but we kept having different waitresses wait on us and bring us a bill each time, and each time we had to tell them we had a tab. Is it really that strange of a concept? Our friend showed up and started her own tab, yet they put most of her drinks on ours and kept bringing her bills too. It was very Twilight Zone-​ish. Oh, and add to that that the front door was open ALL night while it was pouring rain and a toasty 45 degrees outside. I froze my butt off the entire time as did everyone else sitting around us!
So, the food was eh, okay. Tacos were of the über-​small variety and the steak was decent but the shrimp (which I looked very forward to) were actually fried shrimp, not fresh as you would expect from a seafood-​oriented place. The rice was good I guess. The only dessert they had was chocolate cake so I passed… some flan would have been nice but maybe it’s for the best that they didn’t have any. The only reason I didn’t give just 1 star was because the people were mostly pretty nice. I don’t think anyone knew what they were doing, but they were as polite as they could be in that situation. This place needs some major work and really needs to get rid of the cover charge/​dinner included concept as a way of ripping off people there to watch bands. All in all, we spent $ 95 with tip on 3 tiny tacos each and 3 – 4 beers a piece. Horrid. When a band is bringing you business you never would’ve had otherwise, I don’t think the cover charge thing is such a good idea. Not in Barrio Logan at least.

Me and my hubby were driving by, we made a u turn an d decided to go check it out. Great music, great service, and great food. This place has become an all time favorite of ours. They also served mexican food for the people that don’t like seafood… great prices.

Finally got to check out this place last night to sample their famed marlin tacos and ceviche tostadas (by famed, I mean those are the only things my friends order there). Alas, they only had one remaining marlin taco, so we decided to share it and try out some other items. Somehow, however, our order size nearly doubled, but given how delicious the feast on our table was, we didn’t mind. Here’s the skinny:
Fish taco: Baja style, only $ 1! Not bad if you wanna go cheap.
All the other following items, by the way, were only $ 2 – 3 each!
Fish ceviche tostada: Delish. Be sure to pour some hot sauce in there.
Marlin taco: Totally not what I was expecting, because somehow it tastes like bacon, but YUM! This happens to be all my friends’ favorite.
Shrimp taco: Thank goodness we ordered this last minute because this ended up being my favorite. Juicy, tender, flavorful, yum! MY favorite.
***NOTE (after a few more visits): Unless you want them breaded and fried (which is so not the same), you MUST specify «shrimp gobernador», and preferably, the whole shrimp over chopped. This is the grilled style that comes with melted cheese and onions/​peppers.
I’m definitely a new fan of this place, and can’t wait to go back. The ambiance may be sports bar-​ish, and there may be quite a few Navy folk sitting in there just to drink and watch the game…
… and you may find yourself like us group of Asian girls who secretly drive from afar just to hit up this hole in the wall and end up being the only ones at a table ordering food…
… but don’t be fooled. Best seafood tacos ever!