Panama Joe's
2016 E Main St, Ventura, CA
Crema's Take
“This Ventura waterfront spot excels as a laid-back hangout for longer afternoons rather than a destination for craft beverages—the traditional drinks take a backseat to the real stars here, like their shrimp tacos and complimentary bean dip. Service quality seems to depend heavily on who's behind the counter, with some staff (Logan gets particular praise) delivering genuinely warm, professional hospitality while others have been known to overlook guests entirely. It's better suited for casual meetups with friends over food and happy hour specials than for serious coffee or cocktail hunting.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Love the location. Food was delicious. Drinks not that great. Hardly had any alcohol.
Arrived on a Monday afternoon, sat at the bar. Ignored. Went to the restroom and came back. Sitting at the bar again with a menu, still ignored. Late lunch, not crowded. Disappointed I paid for street parking (which was hard to find, another turnoff to this restaurant) only to find bartenders engaged in gossip vs serving their customers. I left and will not return again, despite being in the area a few times a month.
Great happy hour and customer service. I especially liked their shrimp tacos from their regular menu and their free bean dip!
Fish Tacos 🌮 Were Yummy Only thing is if you go for a birthday there is No Staff Involvement as far as singing Happy Birthday collectively or Any Music but Our Server she was awesome and so was the host. Very reasonable prices. And if you go after 7 pm the parking meters are free. There is parking in the back but with meters.
First of all out out to Logan. He was the most chill kind professional warm and welcoming server I’ve had in a while. Secondly we were a bigger group and some of the dishes were people “best ever”. I highly recommend this place! I love the location and 2nd street is really fun. All street parking or paid street parking. There is a bar side and a seating restaurant style side. The restaurant side is a bit more quiet and more about the food.
Crema Reviews
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