Taboo

Reliably good. Veggie roll is great. Love the baby octopus and the salmon is always fresh. Hot
perfect. Soft shell crab hit or miss on fishy flavor. Service very friendly. Kid friendly.
Only 3 stars because: where service is excellent, the price is not what u pay for. On the high end. I.e. miso soup $ 3 =unherd of.
But I go here because it ia the freshest place in santee.

So I went to Taboo last night for the first time.
Not a great location. City Heights (in my opinion) is not a happening place at all. And it is infested with crime.
If you get there before 10:30 there is no entry charge. I got there at 10:20 and was asked to pay. It was only $ 5, so I didn’t bother raising any fuss.
No thrills. It is pretty much a dive bar.
I met my date at the bar and was completely ignored by the bartender. Finally, an hour later, I flagged her down and asked for a drink. I am on a cleanse so I can’t have alcohol or soda. I asked for a Perrier, but they don’t carry it. Wow. So I had soda water with lemon. No charge for it.
This seems to be a hip hop type bar. Rap music was playing and lots some of the women had the thug look going. To each their own. There is a room in the back for dancing, and people were getting down.
This place is supposed to be a lesbian bar, but there were some men and straight couples hanging out. This didn’t bother me at all.
So I left Taboo with no real opinion for the most part. Nothing horrible about it, but nothing exceptional either. It was just meh. If they amped up the décor and had a DJ, along with a better selection of non-​alcoholic beverages, it would certainly be a better place.