Cancun
Berkeley, CA 94704-1302
Phone: (510) 549-0964
User Reviews for Cancun
06/12/2005 Posted by doughboy742
If you're looking for Mexican food beyond the generic burrito-and-taco-fare, try Cancun. Dishes such as mole poblano, nopales salad, birria, and rotating specials make the food standout. The prices could use a little work, but the salsa bar, with about 20 different varieties, never fails to get the taste buds sizzling. A good place to try in the Berkeley area.
08/15/2002 Posted by matswaltin
Cancun was first recommended to me by a Mexican friend of mine; though I realize now that I should have taken her suggestion with a grain of salt. As a car-less freshman college student, she couldn't have possibly known at the time of the East Bay's more popular and authentic Mexican restaurants. While Cancun has an excellent salsa bar and works seafood more vigorously into its dishes in true San Diegan fashion, the counter-top pick-up restaurant does not live up to Southern California standards. For salsa enthusiasts, this is truly the place, though recent practices limit customers to two salsa containers, taking away more than half of the fun (and the flavor).
Pros: wide variety, quick service
Cons: long wait at times

