I came to karina's and have some drinks at the bar top and Humberto and Alma where amazing bartenders good service and the food is incredible 100% you should try it

I came to karina's and have some drinks at the bar top and Humberto and Alma where amazing bartenders good service and the food is incredible 100% you should try it

I came to karina's and have some drinks at the bar top and Humberto and Alma where amazing bartenders good service and the food is incredible 100% you should try it

I came to karina's and have some drinks at the bar top and Humberto and Alma where amazing bartenders good service and the food is incredible 100% you should try it

Food was amazing. Ceviche was tasty and fresh. service was a bit slow but staff were friendly.

This place has great Food service and vibes. I'm all for it if you like seafood give it a try.

Overall great food, wonderful atmosphere and family friendly. \n\nI recommend getting the tacos enchilados and the camarones empanizados. \n\nCheck them out if you are looking for authentic Mexican…

Overall great food, wonderful atmosphere and family friendly. \n\nI recommend getting the tacos enchilados and the camarones empanizados. \n\nCheck them out if you are looking for authentic Mexican…

Food was good. Service was nice. ambience was OK; I liked the Halloween tree. Sorry, this perfunctory review is not a reflection of my enjoyment at Karina's.

Starting with Chips and salsa, excellent. Had the Lonja de Pargo as main course, excellent and the sides were amazing, loved the sautéed vegetables. My girlfriend had the Octopus tacos, they were e…

If you're looking for a culinary adventure, you can't miss the vibrant world of Mexican-style seafood! I was blown away by the incredible house ceviche, bursting with fresh shrimp, succulent mango, a…

If you're looking for a culinary adventure, you can't miss the vibrant world of Mexican-style seafood! I was blown away by the incredible house ceviche, bursting with fresh shrimp, succulent mang…

Excellent ambiance and food, but especially the service at the bar. Specifically, Miss Diana! She does a superb job of multi-tasking with drink orders and attending to her customers at the bar. She …

Excellent ambiance and food, but especially the service at the bar. Specifically, Miss Diana! She does a superb job of multi-tasking with drink orders and attending to her customers at the bar. Sh…

Excellent ambiance and food, but especially the service at the bar. Specifically, Miss Diana! She does a superb job of multi-tasking with drink orders and attending to her customers at the bar. Sh…

Excellent ambiance and food, but especially the service at the bar. Specifically, Miss Diana! She does a superb job of multi-tasking with drink orders and attending to her customers at the bar. Sh…

So nice we had it twice! We stumbled upon the grand opening in downtown and absolutely loved it. The atmosphere was great, food incredible. Our friends suggested the Chula Vista location for lunch …

Jessica Comfort

Pretty good food, my Chile rellano came out a little cold, but was delicious. Next time, I will get the ceviche or tacos, that is where they excel.

T Lewis

We’ve been going to Karina’s since they had the location on Broadway (it’s closed down now). However, this is our first time back after not having it for about 7 years. After reading the reviews I was a little hesitant prior to our visit. I’m so thankful we had a good experience. We arrived around 6 PM on a Friday evening. The restaurant was already bustling. We were seated immediately (I preferred to eat outdoors even though indoor was available). A heat lamp was immediately provided and the server was quick to greet us. Everything about our service was timely. We ordered right away, we received our drinks and entrées in a timely manner, our server checked on us multiple times and refilled our chips and salsa with no extra charge, and we wrapped up our bill in no time. We ordered their signature green aguachiles de camarones and the bacon wrapped shrimp tacos with rice and beans. Everything tasted incredible. It was fresh and flavorful. I highly recommend both dishes. The amount of food seemed reasonable according to price. I am so happy we weren’t disappointed. It was a great experience. ***Parking can be an issue when they are busy. We had to park in another lot.

I got food poisoning from here , and the food is not cheap. We didn't receive any chips and salsa when seated either like in the past. The woman server was ok nothing special with service.

Food and drinks are good. Some waitresses could use some help of paying more attention. Only bad thing is men do get services well but if your a woman and all girls for whatever reason we don't get…

drinks were so delicious and food was as well! The vibes here are so fun and lively but I went on Mexican Mother's Day during happy hr and was told happy hr was not happening. Be sure to check with…

We love mexican seafood and we saw a review here on TA that dogs could sit outside on the patio. Not so, not a big deal but confusion when we were told first to walk our three dogs through the actu…

The food looked beautiful and had good flavors, but I prefer my food to be a little hotter. They were very busy, and I would definitely try them again.

Judy Harkins

We always looked forward to a meal at Karina’s on Highland in National City. We hadn’t been in the area for a while and were Very Much looking forward to lunch when recently we found a vacant spot at the Highland location. We decided our second option was the location at Chula Vista/Bonita. Unfortunately we left incredibly disappointed with what once were Favorite Meals coming in far below expectations. Service was mediocre and literally no ambience beyond big screen tv. Plenty of options for us to explore… We feel glad about good memories of many excellent meals and celebrations at Karina’s on Highland.

C Pos

Menu prices do not reflect the the bill at final cost. Food tasted great, although small portions. I Would not come back.

I like Karina's but everything is over price so I don't really go anymore I just make my own seafood plate taste better more food and pay less $

I like Karina's but everything is over price so I don't really go anymore I just make my own seafood plate taste better more food and pay less $

I like Karina's but everything is over price so I don't really go anymore I just make my own seafood plate taste better more food and pay less $

This is one of the few spots with decent mexican seafood but it's still weird to see the girls in such skimpy outfits. I mean even from a safety perspective, a hot caldo could spill all over them a…

This place has fallen. The food is mediocre. Its not as good as it used to be. The steak was dry, the chicken was dry. They charge an arm and a leg for everything. I understand the economy sucks and the California government is horrible but make up for your prices with quality food. Also, make sure the drinks are full. All I drink is water so its not like im asking much to get a refill. They give you a baby cup full of ice and little water and expect you to down the dry food with that. Oh BTW, how is it that for two separate plates we have to share 3 corn tortillas? The molcajeta and the cielo mar tierra come with tortillas. How are you saying that its 3 per table?

Chloe Lemus

The food was really good and came out fast. But the service, really SUCKED. We had to call different types of waitresses to our table because our waitress would not visit our table as frequently as they were supposed to. We had to ask as 3 to 4 different waitresses to give us a glass of water.

Ms Fre

2-22-25 today's meal: Oysters on the half shell, camarones enchilados, and ahi tuna Today's dessert, FOOD POISONING Everything tasted fresh, but I started feeling queasy about an hour later. I have been down bad, in the worst way, for the past 7 hours. Also, service in the bar lounge area is small.

Waitresses outfits are not professional and a bit skimpy... Our experience with them ...theyre more attentive to their looks rather than the customer... food took too long and was cold when served.…

Got charged $6.00 for rice for them to not even fill it up. On top of that I asked for salsa and decided to charge $16.00 for salsa which is (profanity removed)ing insane to me. Never going back.

The girls that take phone orders are literally so stupid and don't know how to take an order. I asked multiple times on separate occasions to give hot sauce for my tacos and they never do and when …

Wish I had read the reviews before I went there they could care less about customer service tried to order dinner the waitress couldn't hear me because the music was so loud after I tried several…

Wish I had read the reviews before I went there they could care less about customer service tried to order dinner the waitress couldn't hear me because the music was so loud after I tried several t…

I came to eat at Karina's, and honestly, I don't recommend this place if you're looking for good food. The dishes are overpriced and lack flavor -- the guacamole tastes artificial, and the beans ar…

Disappointing experience at Karina’s Bonita CA. Bartenders on break, gossiping, and ignored customers. No apology, unwelcoming vibe. Improve customer service!

Ordered Chile Verde enchilada plate. My food was cold (so was my husband's but he ate his anyway). I asked for it to be warmed up. The enchiladas were good (1 chicken, 1 cheese) but had been …

We are usual customers of this restaurant but today, we experienced a terrible service. Since the beginning, the waitress didn't understand what we wanted to order, I asked her if they had calama…

Itzy Mendoza

We ordered chips & salsa as an entree and the salsa tasted like the Tostitos salsa in the jar. It was gross, I was expecting something more original like a REAL salsa not store bought. I was disappointed the food is not great.

Angelica P

We come here for the happy hour and unfortunately they changed some items one in which was the bacon wrapped shrimp, now the charge 8$ for one. Food is like a hit and miss and today it was a miss. Ribeye tacos were cold and flavorless, the enchilado tacos were flavorless the shrimp tostadas was skimpy with minimal shrimp. For the prices they charge you would expect better. Now the service was minimal the waitress were at a table with man where they allow to be groped this hasn’t been the first time witnessing this. It’s pretty disgusting. I remember Karina’s being quality and better service.

Jose R Gonzalez

⭐☆☆☆☆ I came to eat at Karina’s, and honestly, I don’t recommend this place if you’re looking for good food. The menu says the meat is Ribeye, but it didn’t look or taste like Ribeye to me. The guacamole tasted artificial, and the beans were too greasy and lacked flavor — I didn’t even finish them. I paid about $52 for one meal and one drink (plus tip), which is way too expensive for the quality. Prices keep going up, but the flavor and quality keep going down.

V. Tita Amhaz

We left this restaurant very disappointed. Even with a reservation, our table was not ready when we arrived. Our server repeatedly got our drink order wrong, and when our meals finally came — a taco platter and rib eye steak — both were served cold. After sending them back, they were returned just as cold. We also were not given plates or silverware, and one order for a single taco came out as a full platter. On top of that, the restaurant attempted to charge us $5 for salsa we couldn’t even enjoy because the tacos were cold. Communication was poor throughout the evening, and we even witnessed our server roll her eyes while another server had to translate our concerns to both her and the manager. When it came time to resolve the bill, management argued with us over removing the cold food, incorrect order, and the salsa. Between the poor service, cold food, and unprofessional handling of the situation, this was an unacceptable experience. I would caution anyone considering dining here.

Chris Ladner

if I could give no Starz I would! The food was not cooked correctly, the food was really cold, the waitress couldn't understand us so she kept bringing the wrong stuff yet they still tried to make us pay for it. ask for silverware 3 times and drinks multiple times in which they got wrong as well. The service was absolutely terrible and the waitresses were horrible. Customer service is somthing this restaurant has no interest in! that goes for the manager as well! this pla e is wayyyyyyyyyyy over priced for everything. This place literally sits at the number one worst place ive ive ever been. I 100% recommend you do not go here unless you want cold over priced food, no communication, terrible service and an absolute horrible experience!!!

karen Del Angel

We got a red hair waitress and she was not nice AT ALL. First, no chips and salsa as a starter when every other table got it. During the meal, she came once to ask if the meal was ok with a poker face. She took my finished dish without asking or saying a word. I would recommend to avoid her. Food was ok but really service sucks.