Bakersfield Short North

Great food and excellent service. I loved the Baja taco and carnitas. The chips with salasa were great too!

Our first time trying out Bakersfield and we loved it. Our waiter Andrew was super kind and made sure we were well taken care of. We tried the dinner for 2 option which is $26 per person but you definitely get your moneys worth in food. I highly recommend the brisket queso, empanadas, and the Baja shrimp tacos they were by far our favorite. Don’t forget the spicy margarita it had a nice heat but it wasn’t overpowering at all.

Had a great lunch here! Westerns were playing on the TV, the vibes were solid. Had the house marg and it was tastyyyyyy. The tacos were smaller in size but super tasty. I had 4 and was content. Would definitely come back here again!

What a wonderful little surprised we walked into on our visit downtown this past weekend. It was a Saturday night so we walked in knowing there'd be a wait, we got quotes 40 minutes but they were able to seat us within about 10. Our server was very quick and attentive for as busy as she was. The menu is small but the flavors offered are huge! We ordered a queso for the table and it came out hot and with even more cheese on top than I'd imagined. The chips were typical restaurant tortilla chips, delicious and salty. The queso does have a kick to it, I'd say medium spice level. We ordered tacos and taquitos for the main course and I had to try the esquites ,or elote in a bowl basically, Everything came out timely considering their busy level. Our server kept our drinks filled very well in the mean time. When the food finally came I was shocked both good and bad. The tacos all come out together on a big serving dish though they do put them in the order they were made so figuring which is which out wasn't too difficult. But oh are they small tacos. They use the street tacos tortilla that's about 3 or4 inches in diameter. They did not skimp on the inside though and despite it being $4.5 a taco, you can taste the quality in the ingredients. I ordered 3 to starts, the shrimp , Al pastor and braised beef tacos. They tasted so good and were small enough I ordered 2 more. Everything was delicious and we left feeling satisfied but not gross full from crap ingredients. Will definitely be coming back to try the other tacos. Oh and do yourself the favor, get the esquites and queso and then make yourself a grande nacho with it. Thank me later. ENJOY!

Service was great, food was delicious! I think the tacos could be bigger though and the music volume could be turned down a bit more too. Other than that, it was a good option!

Quite possibly the best fish tacos here in Cols. I have been coming here since they opened over 10 years ago now, and their fish taco has remained consistent. Crispy fried mahi-mahi with tabasco lime sauce, citrus slaw, cilantro and a wedge of lime. Highly recommended!

My biggest gripe about Columbus is that the Mexican food sucks. And Bakersfield was probably the best I’ve had (or after so long my standards have lowered), but the chips here were good and I forgot to take pictures of my tacos but they were well prepared. Not authentic and you pay for chips but a variety of high top tables on high street, I would return.

Stopped in before getting a piercing, staff gets right to you and the service and quality of food was amazing, short North is not disappointing