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    Guanatos is a tiny, unfussy Mexican grill in National City where lunch means a tostada piled with ceviche or octopus, then something heftier like a torta or a mound of fries buried under carne asada and marlin. The service is friendly in a way that suggests nobody here is in a hurry. On weekends there's fish soup, which the regulars treat as medicine, and the Eater lunch list has noticed.

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    • Aguachile

      “Start with a tostada with something like ceviche or octopus before trying more filling entrees like deeply flavored aguachile, hefty tortas, and fries layered with protein options like carne asada and marlin.”

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    • Tortas

      “Start with a tostada with something like ceviche or octopus before trying more filling entrees like deeply flavored aguachile, hefty tortas, and fries layered with protein options like carne asada and marlin.”

      Eater
    • Fish soup

      “On the weekends, consider a nutritious fish soup or broth for recovery.”

      Eater

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