By: Eric

Eric
Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:25:17 +0000

Local Cantina vs Condado vs Bakersfield

I’ve always loved Mexican food, especially Tacos. Even more so after I lived in Florida for 4 years and was served tacos by my brother in law (from Mexico) who has been a head chef at several restaurants around South Florida and Tampa Bay. When my wife and I moved back to Columbus we wanted to find a place with solid tacos that didn’t break the bank. The 3 places that focuses on tacos that we have tried are Bakersfield, Condado and Local Cantina.

Atmosphere-
While I don’t particularly enjoy any of their “inside atmospheres”, Bakersfield wins that because it didnt bug me too much (I enjoy a quieter more intimate setting) Local wins the outdoor seating due to several of their locations having sizable areas. Condado was loud with a decent outdoor seating area.

Prices/Happy Hour
The overall prices are best at Local. Local has Taco Tuesday as well as a decent happy hour. Condado and Bakersfield have high prices. Condado didn’t seem to have much of a happy hour and I have not looked into happy hour at Bakersfield.

Tacos
Winner is Local Cantina. While not all of their tacos are great many of them are. They have a simple fresh ingredient list that combine traditional flavors as well as a few that aren’t traditional but still tasty. Bakersfield has pretty good tacos as well but their tacos are small and expensive. Condados tacos were not good.

Queso
Bakersfield wins this hands down for their authentic tasty queso using only real cheese that is served hot. Local Cantina uses cheese sauce in their queso but it is still tasty. Condado has terrible queso

Margs
Bakersfield has tasty margs but are expensive. Local has pretty tasty margs for a good price. Condado has pretty tasty margs but are expensive. I’ll give this cat. to Local for the value.

Chips & Salsa
Where do I start. Condado has terrible chips that are way too thick and cut the roof of your mouth, they also have to be ordered as a separate appetizer. Bakersfield has good chips but as per usual they are too expensive. Local does it right. Simple salsa with Cantina style chips that are free, unlimited and self serve. Bravo Local Cantina.

Overall
Local is really the only one worth going to (unless you want to specifically try the queso and margs at Bakersfield). Best value, tastiest items and Taco Tuesday is a must. I would honestly just avoid Condado all together