Mexican Cantina II: $4 Tacos and $9 Nachos on Bay Street
Mexican Cantina II has happy hour Monday to Friday, 4–7pm, with $4 tacos, $9 nachos and $9 house mixes. It’s at 1189 Bay St in Staten Island.
The verdict: a plain, useful weekday deal. Tacos at $4 each are the draw. Nachos drop to $9 from $14 and the cheeseburger to $10 from $15, a $5 saving each. The catch: it’s weekdays only, and the house mixes are $9, not the bargain the food is.
The Happy Hour
Food, Monday to Friday 4–7pm:
- Tacos: $4 each
- Nachos, any meat: $9
- Chicken wings, 6 pieces: $9
- Flour quesadilla: $10
- Cheeseburger: $10
- Empanadas: $6
- Jalapeño poppers: $10
- Mozzarella sticks: $11
Drinks:
- House tequila mix, house vodka mix, piña colada: $9
- Mocktails: $9
- Shots (green tea, white tea, guaro, pignoli): $6
- Vesica vodka: $8
The regular menu has nachos Cantina at $14, the cheeseburger at $15 and mozzarella sticks at $14.
The Room
Mexican Cantina II bills itself as a kitchen and bar, with fajitas, tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, burritos and seafood on the regular menu. The kitchen is open Monday to Friday 11am–10pm, Saturday 1–10pm and Sunday 1–9pm, and the bar stays open until midnight or later. It takes reservations and does party packages and trays to go.
More cheap eats on the island are in our Staten Island happy hour guide. Citywide, see best tacos in NYC and Friday happy hours.