Looking for a decent motel and good food in tijuana Mx?

I'm going to T.J tonight No not to party to visit. I have only been there like 3 times but never over night. I was wondering if anyone knows of a decent motel besides the Nelson in t.j close to the border? Also good place to eat everytime i go to t.j. i never go to a good place to eat the beans always taste old and the tacos it seems are always full of fat instead of the meat lol. I'm going with a couple of people and we want good food. All white meat fajitas with a pina colada sounds good. Please help. I dont want to go there wondering around.

All white meat chicken that is lol

Jessica,
Hotels: Look for Lucerna, Real del Rio, Camino Real, Marriot, and Baja Inn Country Club.
Restaurants: La Diferencia, La Espada帽a, Negai, La Querencia, Villa Saverios, and Cheripan (named Restaurant of the Year 2006 by the Tijuana-Tecate Restaurant Chamber).

I imagine that you are going to Tijuana to the Revolution Ave., that street is made for tourists so it doesn't have the best restaurants nor hotel or motels.
A good place to stay near the border could be Pueblo Amigo Hotel.
In Zona Rio (about 5 to 10 minutes from the border by car) you could stay at the Hacienda del Rio Motel or Real del Rio Hotel.
Depending on your budget, you can stay at the "Camino Real" or "Lucerna" hotels (more expensive).
www.realdelrio.com/
www.hotelpuebloamigo.com/
www.caminoreal.com/tijuana/
http://www.bajainn.com/upload/hhr.html

To get good food you need to go to the Zona Rio, I recommend the following local favorites:
La Espada帽a (Mexican cuisine)
La casa del mole (Mexican food, "mole" is the specialty, but the menu is full of other choices)
Cien a帽os (mexican cuisine)
Cantina Los Remedios (mexican and international food, on the weekends its full at night)
Villa Saverio's (Italian cuisine)
"Los Arcos" or "El Faro" for sea food.
If you want to eat tacos you can go to "La Especial" (located in Revolution Ave), this is a restaurant.
But the best tacos are in the little shops in the sidewalk, some are better than others, Tacos El Gordo in Zona Rio (near the Tijuana Cultural Center) is one of the favorites.
Tacos San Cosme in Blvd. Agua Caliente (they have fresh fruit beverages that are traditional in Tj and its a little restaurant so you can sit down to eat).
Another place you can get great tacos or meat is in the Asadero Sonora at Zona Rio, they cook Sonora style.

In Revolution Ave. you can go to Caesar's Palace (where the Caesar Salad was invented).

If you like Sushi, you can eat at which ever restaurant you cross paths with, they are all great.

Hope you have a great time and enjoy the great restaurants, Tijuana is full of them, but tourists rarely visit them since they are not located in the Revolution Ave.