Everything you want in a taco shop. Food was great, picked up in the drive thru on a weekend late afternoon. Order the 5 beef rolled tacos for under $10 they come with a heaping of guac and melted cheese. Burrito wise - the carne asada (no pico) and the bean and cheese were elite. Service was friendly and patient as we placed our order. Cannot speak for the inside of the establishment but honestly, with these types of places it's really all about the food and the convenience. Thank you Cotixan! read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - To-go hot sauces green & red - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

One of my kids has been having a breakfast burrito kick lately. He is a growing teenager who has been constantly eating. We have been to the drive thru several times. He likes the Super Breakfast Burrito. It's your choice of meat (he usually chooses bacon), eggs, request no beans, cheese and potatoes. At times it's been cheesy at other times skimped on. At the drive thru I find my self repeating myself. Not sure if it's me or the speaker system. My family has tried other things such as the quesadillas, chips and guacamole, hard shell taco (shredded beef and chicken), and the kids quesadilla. This places is open 24/7 which is great. It has two drive through. Overall, good place to help feed your teen kid. read more

Customer Service sucks at this location. Cashier was so rude . They are extremely slow. It took them 20 minutes to get me a 32 ounce container of refried beans. They could use some real training from the Balboa Location. What a difference. read more

Went in for a late night breakfast burrito and it was awesome. The gentleman working there at 2:30 AM was awesome and so friendly!! Its rare to go to a 24 hour mexican restaurant where they are not only friendly, but the food was on point.. I want to give a shout out for this and definitely have my late night burrito spot! read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Breakfast burrito without potatoes and grilled fior crispiness! Yum! - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

The rolled taco are high quality meat and the confidence in eating sealed hot sauces is comforting in this age of germ transmission! Great for thought and for this reason this will be my new go to for Mexican food. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Packed and sealed hot sauces. - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

Initially gave this place 4 stars but recently went there and found HAIR in my food. So gross, can't bring myself to go back. Place seems dirty read more

Aloha all! It's Taco time and I'm back at Cotixan Mexican Food for 5 rolled tacos with cheese and guacamole. Cotixan doesn't skimp on cheese and guacamole and the beef is always tender and juicy. Add some red or green sauce to elevate the flavor. It's always a great meal for lunch or dinner. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Beef rolled tacos with cheese and guacamole. They don't skimp on the cheese and guac. - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

My favorite spot for carne asada fries! Love the fact that it is drive thru! This time I ordered the combo plates and they were delicious. I def prefer the carnitas over carne asada. It also comes with 3 tortillas. I was able to make 3 tacos and still have half the box left to eat. The people are always super nice and friendly. I don't usually go inside but they do have large table seatings and salsa bar. I always recommend this place when people ask where to go. read more

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Still best mex food and value. See menu board prices as of 7/2025 I drive past 3 mex restaurants to go here. Pros: all burritos are good and large! Staff friendly. Orange mex salsa is the bomb! Cons: nada..... read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Menu board 7/2025 - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

A restaurant I visit once a month. Try it, you'll like it. And it won't break the bank! read more

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Always reliable and great drive thru. They are open 24/7 which is so clutch. I ordered the birria taco which was not the best birria taco ever, but definitely satisfied my craving. Also ordered the super breakfast burrito which is MASSIVE!!! Comes with bacon, eggs, potatoes, beans, and cheese. You can't go wrong at Cotixan. Would rather support this business then the giant food chains on El Camino Real like Chipotle, McDonald's, and Chic-Fil-A. Use cash and help this business out! read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Birria Taco - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

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This place is a hidden gem plenty of food that's incredible. I plan to come here every time I'm in town, my new favorite place. You won't be disappointed, my favorite is the sear on the carnitas with lil bits of fat make it ridiculously yummy!!! read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Carnitas plate, chips & salsa & hard taco shredded beef. Corn & flour tortillas so good remind me of my grandmother's food. Thank you - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

Chicken soup delicious with 2big tortilla Food good It easy because drive thru makes convenient. read more

Horrible service. The guy at the front was extremely rude and unpleasant. I ordered a bean, rice, and sour cream burrito, and I come to find that it is just a bean burrito with absolutely nothing else in it. $14 for a plain bean burrito with nothing else in it. The guy confirmed before paying that he knew exactly what I ordered. I didn't think that such a simple order could be messed up so badly by someone. The rude guy at the front obviously has zero customer service skills and he somehow found a way to mess up such a simple order. There's plenty of other places nearby that are much better, with better service. I suggest you go to those other places. Wish there was a zero star option. read more

Cotixan a go-to place for us any part of the day morning lunch or dinner to grab a bite. Items we enjoy - rolled taquitos, bean and cheese burrito, supreme burrito, breakfast burrito, and carne asada fries. Their service is great (drive thru or calling it in). Ambiance is quiet. read more

I've been dying to try this place for several years as I always see it and pass it. I decided to go check it out today and was a little bit disappointed. My order was serpent, turf burrito, a bean and cheese burrito and chips with guacamole and cheese. I also got a large diet drink because when you're eating that much food, you don't want the extra calories of a soft drink. That's a joke. I thought the burrito was really good. It was the best I ever had no but I'm not gonna use that as the bar. It was definitely huge so from that perspective I say it's the largest burrito that I've had in the local area. I also ordered a bean and cheese burrito for my daughter and she told me that she thought it was good but not great the most disappointing part was the chips with guacamole and cheese. They literally threw a bunch of guacamole on chips and then threw melted cheese on them. It wouldn't have been so bad if I wasn't charged $36 for lunch because I would say that was hardly worth the price. So overall, I give the food a 3 1/2 stars, the price, three stars, and the food amount five stars read more

Still my favorite north county Mexican food spot! If you want rolled tacos w actual tasty beef in them, come here. My husband loves the sift and turf burrito, he just tried it and was like dang this is good! The staff is ALWAYS friendly and kind. We love coming through here! read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Rolled tacos - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

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I have been coming here for my Mexican food whenever I am in Encinitas for years! Their food and salsa is always my go-to on my lunch breaks. I usually have the pleasure of being greeted by the sweetest cashier, Aurora. She has a very kind disposition, makes sure I have everything I need, takes such good care of me, and she is the main reason I made it a point to write this review. I usually get their rolled tacos with cheese and guacamole and their orange salsa thats everything. The salsa is so good I usually ask for extra to take home. They are very generous with their regular tacos so I usually get extra tortillas to make them into two. Carne asada fries are great here as well. All in all, they do great job and I am very much appreciative for their food! read more

You save 50 cents I think if you pay in cash. We came here just for the Carne asada fries and it did not disappoint. The meat was not overcooked and well seasoned, there was enough toppings, and the sauces you serve yourself were a nice complement. The portion size was huge enough to feed the 4 of us. Some reviews mentioned that the Guacamole and sauces are watery, and that is true. The hot red sauce also was not really that hot but still tasty. The horchata was not worth getting - not flavorful at all. Overall, I'd come back but one star knocked down. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Cotixan fries - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

El Cotixan is our go-to when we need quick and easy food. Fast, tasty, has a drive-thru. Just kind of inconsistent. The same things seem to happen every 3 or 4 visits. Fish burrito sometimes is sort of thrown together and falls apart while eating. Sometimes the refried beans are cold. My biggest complaint is sometimes the cooks skip deep frying the rolled tacos and just serve them at room temperature. So disappointing. I've called about it a few times and was offered a replacement but could never take the time to drive back for that. I know Francisco or another manager will log onto Yelp and offer to "make it right" but I just want them to do it right the first time. There are easily a half dozen alternatives within a mile but I like Cotixan. They just need to get it right. read more

$16 for a burrito that gave me the Shartz. I frequent the area but will be avoiding them in the future. read more

I went here because I was told the food was good. I ordered a 5 rolled taco plate I was charged 9 dollars for. I noticed the taste was not correct after eating 2 tacos, I thought it may have been the toppings or the packaged salsa.I still was not sure. I asked my husband to taste and my son. My son informed me it was the meat. I opened the taco and tasted a piece. It was awful, a taste I had never encountered prior. The tacos were also soft in the center, not cooked thouroughly. I walked into the restaurant to let them know they were serving bad meat. The counter clerk was polite, when one employee saw me he said oh oh. I told them they needed to taste what their serving to the public. I was offered a burrito, I asked them if the meat was safe to eat. After the incident I did not feel safe eating the burrito. I tossed it. I felt ill at the thought of having eaten what I did. I am only glad I did not get sick, and hopefully I will have no ill effects in the near future. I will never go back. read more

The staff are always very nice and they know us by our order and their food is always hit and good and I'd like to thank them for going the extra distance on a daily basis... thus is definitely one of our go to places after hours etc...thsnk you, Michael read more

Grab yourself a burrito and hit the beach! One of my favorite beach is this direction and I'm always looking for quick lunch to grab and head out. There burritos are delicious! Don't forget to get some salsa. So delicious! I wish I knew about this place sooner. read more

HORRENDOUS! Horrible service, no AC, and dirty as hell. I'm literally in shock. Please note I am not being overly dramatic. It's genuinely bad here. Nothing in stock and good luck going to the bathroom. The staff was on a lunch break and no one was there to help us with a coin to use the locked bathroom. Never again. Rubios is across the street. SAVE YOURSELF AND GO THERE! read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Good luck getting a utensil. - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

I really like the food here, so cheap and great for late night munchies. And they have a drive thru, so you don't even have to get out the car! I've probably ordered drive thru from this place a couple of different times and I do love the grudgy Mexican food this place offers. Namely the menudo soup is oh so delicious and so inexpensive for the portion size. Drive thru super convenient, huge portion size, fast service. What's not to love. read more

Birria taco was 5/5 Al pastor taco 3.5/5 Rolled tacos 3.5/5 Bean & cheese burrito 3/5 Go for the Birria tacos. Huge portions, packed full of flavors. Be sure to ask for the green salsa. It's fire. read more

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We have enjoyed our visits to Cotixan. Great quality Mexican food and the drive thru makes it convenient.

Although there are a few of these in the surroundings area, but I can comment on two I have visited. One is in Encinitas and another in Poway! The food is very good, and they serve substantial amount! Price is very fair that is during lunch time which were the two times I've been! It's just counter service at these locations. Service is polite and helpful. Ambiance is ok, clean yes. It's worth trying read more

They have changed the way they give their salsa out. Instead of cups that you can dip your food and chips in, they give packaged salsa that is hard to open super inconvenient and no way to dip your food when eating in your vehicle. It was such a hassle to get the salsa open. Super hard to open and inconvenient. I might as well go to a Mexican Restaurants with no drive thru , walk in and do it myself so I can have cups to dip my food into. This is a lame system where I will not go back just because of the packaged salsas. I would suggest rethinking this process and go back to using cups and start using the larger ones like others, not the tiny little ones. Today was a disappointment. Plus the food was over cooked and dry. read more

You need to have hippos jaw that you could chew their carne asada!! Worst meat I've ever had in Mexican restaurants. read more

There are few things I hate more than some bullspit coin operated nonsense for basic necessities. These mfs require a token to use the restroom. I would t care if they had the best food i'd ever eaten (and they dont) I would never visit here again for this reason alone) read more

Watch out and look at your charges on your credit card. I got charged $90.50 for 3 rolled tacos that should have been $7.94.

Man, you guys need to fix the smell in here. Smells foul in here, like you're in the restroom

My mom loves Mexican food and this was right across the street from where my wife and my mom were doing their nails. I've been here before for a breakfast burrito and it wasn't that great and I swear I'd never go back here, but this is where my wife chose and I'm an obedient husband. We got the shrimp burrito from my wife and I and we shared that and it was hot and delicious and wonderful. Plenty of rice, which my wife loves. My mom, however, not so lucky, she ordered the Carne Asada plate. And let me describe the ambience of the place. It was fucking freezing! I had to go get a down jacket out of my car just to sit down and have a bite to eat, so that is the explanation I came up with when food was served and the Carne Asada plate. Everything was cold. Actually I only tested what my mom mentioned. Which was the rice and the beans and both were cold. I went up and asked for a replacement of the rice and beans and that took way too long. Minutes and minutes and minutes. Probably about four or five minutes and by that time, of course the Carne Asada of steak was cold. So it didn't help to get the beans and rice hot when the rest got cold. My mom's almost 90 and she hates cold food, but I hate cold food too. So I had a little bit of my mom's hot food and my shrimp burrito that was delicious. But then there was the rock, yes, there was a rock in the Carne Asada. It didn't break my tooth or anything, but I had to work its way out of my mouth and put it on the table and I tapped it a couple of times and couldn't believe it. A rock. So I took it to the guy that was behind the counter and I tapped it on the counter and I said this was in my Carne Asada. My teeth are fine, but you guys should be more careful. I don't know what to do about stuff like that. If there's a hair in your food or a rock in your Carne Asada. Really, what can you do about it except complain. So obviously probably not going to go back there. And would suggest that nobody go there. I am thinking that they were trying to save money on heat and that's why it was like a refrigerator in there, but if it was heated, the restaurant seating area was heated. Then possibly the food would've stayed warm as it made its way to the table. I don't know.But man, what a disappointment for my mom who doesn't get out much. read more

Twice now, my vegetarian burrito has hadmeat in it. I called to let them know two days after it happened and all they said was next time I need to call right away and she couldn't do anything for me. I don't eat meat so I'm very disappointed and will not be coming back. read more

Their food is sooo good! Always fresh and great service. I've been going here for years.

Great food, clean dining area. Reminds me of being in Mexico! I spent 15 years building a house in La Bufadora, and dined in lots of different restaurants, Cotixan is one of the best. read more

We were driving back from the airport at night it was about 11pm and one of us was hungry. Hard to find something open late. Even harder to find something good. Even rarer to find something were people are cool! This was it. I love it. The food was yummy. I passed by so many times, now I'm glad I stopped. They got good hot sauce! read more

Real good Mexican food. Carne asada is the ticket. But I'm sure the other stuff is just as great. Go get some!