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Tia Juana's Long Bar & Grill

  • May 12, 2006
  • Rated 3 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Tia Juana's Long Bar & Grill

Tia Juana's is a lively Mexican restaurant in Old Town Irvine (corner of Burt and Sand Canyon Road) that doubles as a nightclub in the evening. Tia Juana's is located inside a set of refurbished grain silos(?) visible from the 5 Freeway. Inside, it looks like a barn, with half of it sectioned off as a bar and the other half as the restaurant.My friend and I stopped by early Tuesday for dinner. Tia Juana's was having Taco Tuesday in the bar section, so we chose that. (Apparently the $0.50 tacos aren't available in the dining section.) You can choose either $0.50 chicken or beef tacos. A "taco server" with a stainless steel tray of tacos and plates came out to see if we wanted tacos. We ordered 6 tacos each. I chose all beef while my friend Dave chose all chicken. The server gave us our tacos and we had to pay him cash at that time. The tacos were deep fried, but had fresh cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes. They were actually quite good for 50 cent tacos. After we wolfed them down, we ordered a steak quesadilla from the menu, which came out quickly. It was quite good as well. My only reservation was that a side of sour cream is an extra charge.As we ate, more people kept pouring in for drinks after work. A live mariachi band started playing. We talked to the waitress, and there are usually Salsa dancing lessons later in the evening, but there is an entry fee if you wish to dance. As we left, we noticed that quite a few families with children were happily dining in the restaurant side.All in all, the food was good, the atmosphere was lively. It's a pretty good Tex/Mex restaurant with some sort of entertainment every night.Our bill with 12 tacos, 1 steak quesadilla (under the appetizer section of the menu,) and 2 soft drinks came out to $15, including tip! (I later found out that appetizers are half off during Taco Tuesday!) I'd definitely go back for Taco Tuesday at Tia Juana's.

** Note, the photos I took aren't that good due to the low lighting in the restaurant. I didn't use flash because it made the photo too bright.

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