El Cruce+241 debuts in Chula Vista
El Cruce+241, a new Baja-inspired restaurant and bar, has opened at 241 Third Ave. in Chula Vista.
It occupies the newly remodeled two-story space that was formerly Harper’s Music Store in the Third Avenue Village shopping center.
El Cruce — Spanish for “the crossing” — serves a traditional coastal Baja menu focused on ceviche and other raw seafood items, fish tacos and plated entrees, including carne asada, fish machaca and torta de chilaquiles. There are also a few Americanized dishes, such as lamb burger and shrimp pasta.
The bar sells exclusively Baja products, including wines from the Valle de Guadalupe and Mexican craft beers.
It is open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Visit facebook.com/elcruce241/.
Pam Kragen writes about San Diego restaurants and new food products for The San Diego Union-Tribune. Email her at pam.kragen@sduniontribune.com.
Sign up for the Pacific Insider newsletter
PACIFIC magazine delivers the latest restaurant and bar openings, festivals and top concerts, every Tuesday.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Pacific San Diego.
More on the Subject
-
The study, conducted by Rent.com, looked at the diversity of ethnic restaurants in cities with 50,000 or more residents
-
The craft beer-centric eatery owned by high-profile restaurant group, CH Projects, will make its debut following a two-year closure that predated the pandemic
-
Currently on ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ San Diego chef Lauren Lawless has overcome adversity to become a culinary entrepreneur
-
Fried chicken, the meal of choice for spring picnics, is popping up on multiple local menus
-
Chef Brian Redzikowski, who won top prize at the 2019 Grand Cochon culinary event in Chicago, will virtually guide at-home cooks
-
More than 100 San Diego-area restaurants are participating in this week’s event
