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    Cotijas Taco Shop

    3.7 (495 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    COTIJAS TACO SHOP ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Zain N.

    @cotijas_santee offers a wide variety of delicious Mexican dishes, serving everything from chicken and beef to seafood. The portions are generous, and I loved that the food wasn't too salty or oily -- just perfectly balanced in flavor. The staff was also very friendly, even with how busy it gets. I highly recommend giving them a try if you're in the Santee area, my fav was the surf and turf fries

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    Bravo M.

    Love the generous portions. My kids love coming here for a quick after school meal. Staff is super friendly. And the inside dining is always clean and tidy.

    Yoceline G.

    I come to this taco shop once a week and tonight they got my order completely wrong I'm not sure who's cooking tonight 9/9 9:30 pm I got a carne asada burrito with beans Completely opposite of what I wanted

    Bean and cheese, all tortilla

    Lately this place has been disappointing. It used to be great but the burritos are getting smaller and smaller. I ordered a California burrito and bean and cheese burrito. My toddler could have finished a whole burrito they were that small. Picture is of the bean and cheese. All tortilla.

    This is a fingernail that was inside my Carne Asada Fries

    Updating to 1 star because it's so gross. I would like to say I would order here again because the food is good but they tainted it for me. How can I trust that I won't get another finger nail in my food

    Brandon V.

    What a shot carne burrito. Asked for rice and guacamole. It's like they put a spec of guacamole. This is bullshit.

    3 rolled tacos . Amazing

    Truly the best shrimp burrito of all time . I have moved out of San Diego / santee for over 15 years but I still stop by every time I visit ! We also love the rolled tacos !

    Hash brown burrito cut in half. Sooo small and sad!

    I live super close to this taco shop and it's our go to. Not only because the food is good, but I'm obsessed with their red hot sauce! Last night's visit for some late night hash brown burritos was super disappointing though. The price has significantly gone up and the portion size has gone down. Our burritos were so small that I was hungry after. You should never be hungry after eating a burrito from a Taco shop! Almost $26.00 for 2 small hash brown burritos and we decided we'll go to Bad Hombres next time. They have a similar breakfast burrito that is under $10.00 and they don't skimp on their portions.

    carnitas burrito
    Emily Z.

    Good and cheap spot for burritos in Santee! We got the carnitas burrito to share between 2 people and had them cut it in half. It was still a good amount of food my bf and I were both between content to full afterwards. The meat was fall apart tender and had good pork flavor. The burrito was also well balanced in general and was not dry at all. I also enjoyed the variety of salsas and hot sauce that they had! They also have a window outside to order if you want takeout instead of a sit down meal. Overall a delightful surprise and I'm glad we finally tried this spot that we've been driving past so often.

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    Great service food is always fresh and delicious definitely our Friday go to for our family

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    Never been disappointed. Been in San Diego for over 20 years and this stuff is good quality Mexican food!

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    Worst carne asada burrito, rice, beans & salsa's I have ever had. Complete waste of $18. NO BUENO!!!

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    9 months ago

    The best Cotijas ! Their veggie burrito and fish rolled tacos are the best! Their salsa bar is amazing as well!

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    7 months ago

    My rolled tacos were cold. The horchata taste horrible. tastes like plastic. I wont be recommending this place to anyone.

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    Extremely overpriced for what it is. Go half a block and find yourself a better spot. Servers aren't the nicest.

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    One the worst food I ever had, the meat was so old smelled so bad . Got qsada burritos literally left that shit there and left .

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    Ask the Community - Cotijas Taco Shop

    Are the beans vegan?

    The majority of beans you find at taco shops in San Diego will either contain lard or bacon grease, to enhance flavor. Best bet is, if the menu doesn't metion that they are lardfree, they most likely are not vegan.

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