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Service was good. Waitress very nice and helpful but food was awful. We ordered menudo (white and red) and they both tasted bad.
630 National City Blvd
National City, CA 91950
(619) 856-4370
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I came here with my boyfriend and we loved the food, the service was great. Gabi was our server and…read moreshe was super nice and helpful. Definitely coming back here!!
Their birria pho it's delicious! Also their customer service is perfectly attentive. All of the…read morewaiters are nice and friendly
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Kare curry - pandan halo - coconut ceviche
Came by with the hubby for a quick bite to eat..... Everything we've ordered here has been amazing…read more Staff is welcoming & very attentive. Great menu options & chill vibes. This is one of our favorite restaurants to get carnitas. Today we decided to switch it up a bit. What we ordered: * Bean & Cheese Burrito * 2 shrimp Tacos Bonus: 2 complimentary carnitas tacos (which is given to each dine in guest.) Our food was amazing as always. Carnitas always hits. Shrimp was nice & grilled. Bean & cheese burrito, DELICIOUS. I always use their green salsa. So very tasty. If you're in National City, this is a must try spot!! We always leave satisfied.
Muy buen sabor de las carnitas! Servicio excelente…read more,tortillas echas a mano ., los precios son considerables, ven a carnitas Quiroga y te convencerás Muchas gracias Muchachas por el servicio Tienen mi atención
Carnitas Quiroga!!!
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This place lives up to its name: PHOnomenal! We had the ribs…read morepho and fresh shrimp/pork spring rolls; both were fantastic. The ribs pho was rich, flavorful, and the meat was fall-off-the-bone tender. The rolls were fresh and light, and the peanut sauce was perfect. Senatra hooked us up with fresh coconut juice/sugarcane drink, which was SO refreshing, especially in today's 100-degree San Diego heat. Great service, great flavors we'll definitely be back!
Phoreally Phonomenal!…read more This place gets it right and focuses on making the main thing the main thing! They have 1 main item and that is a bowl of super savory slightly sweet soupy PHO with massively Bedrocking beefy dino bones straight from the Flintstones. And these beefy ribs have the most tender fall off the bone meat. Pop in for some of the best pho of your life if you're lucky enough to get a seat because this place gets bizzy, and rightfully so!
Partial view of the dining area
Their Phonomenal food item that always sells out!!!!
Shrimp and Pork Roll
We came to eat here on a Tuesday evening around 6 pm. Usually there's hardly any parking but that…read moreday there were plenty of parking. We were seated immediately and ordered the following: Bibimbap Galbi short ribs Chive pancake Chicken bulgogi Spicy tofu beef soup Food came out at a decent time. Food was good. My BFF didn't care too much for the bibimbap. I wish there was more sliced beef in the soup. My son loved the galbi. The chicken was tender and had the right amount of sweetness. The side dishes were a nice touch. Service was prompt and the place and bathroom were clean. I would eat here again if I was craving Korean food.
Good Korean food in National City. The galbi had a good marinade flavor. The pork neck soup was…read moreflavor full. The bossam was tender and delicious. Lots of parking and good service!
Ordered some take out due to my car being serviced nearby. The rolls were so creative, flavorful,…read moreand fresh. The rolls were also pretty decent in size a bit larger than average which was great. The price point is pretty good for the size and quality! I definitely want to go back and try some of their other rolls! Staff was also friendly during my short interaction for take out.
Saki Sushi & Grill has become my go-to sushi spot near home! They have such a great selection on…read moretheir menu, so there's always plenty to choose from. I'm also pretty picky when it comes to the rice-to-filling ratio on sushi rolls, and they get it spot on here every time. The rolls have the perfect amount of rice without overpowering everything else. The staff is always super nice and welcoming, and my favorite sushi chef here is Blas! They also have a really good happy hour menu, which makes it even better. I believe happy hour is all day Sunday and Monday, and from 3-5 PM on the other days. Definitely one of my favorite local sushi spots in National City!
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Sunset roll
Happy hour items! shishito peppers, Crunchy CA, Rainbow
This establishment couldn't be better described than simply divine. Me And my associate walk in for…read moretriple smash burgers of high quality and for lack of better words that's what we got. In terms of service all are needs were met by a kind and professional man name Johnny with zero hesitation. The place is very well kept apart from the boxes by the atm but let's be honest who cares those burgers rocked and everyone in there knows how to do there job.
One of the best burgers in San Diego! Ordered this on uBerEats using a BOGO coupon with no…read moreexpectations. The meat was seasoned and smashed perfectly. The caramelized onions on top of the melted cheese were so savory and complimented the mustard I got on mine. 10/10
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All American Crispy Burger
Seating area
As you walk in, you can hear the music in the background. The place was clean and well kept…read more My son and walked around and finally chose Brasa Norte. Once you order, you are handed a little remote that will light up when your food is ready. I would highly recommend this place. My son and I had the New York Steak meal. Our steak was cooked to perfection and everything that was added to it was excellent. My son was totally impressed. My son and I will be back to try the other restaurants.
Went here a couple of times midday, both times on a weekday. It was not busy, with customers…read moresprinkled throughout. A food hall with individual stalls. It's on the smaller side, not the biggest selection, but still several to choose from. Street parking. Casual, open dining area. There were flies all over because of how open it was. Limited street parking. With that said, we were satisfied with the smash burger and Thai food we got while here.
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"This is the place I trust." A quote from a good friend of mine which is all the proof I need…read more As for everyone else. Fresh tortillas, fresh meats grilled, adobada spicy and flavorful, cactus on top, open kitchen where you can see the passion on full display. Super friendly staff, and working hard too, loved these people. Nice atmosphere as well. I don't want to eat tacos anywhere else now! I need me some El Gordo fuego!!
If you want some good tacos, you've came to the right place. They have so many choices. This is my…read morefirst visit. I was told that i should get anything Adobada. We ended up getting taco de Adobada, Vampiro de Adobada and quesadillas de Adobada. They were really good. We also really liked asada fries, taco de tripa and taco de leagua. They were so good that we went back two days in a row. If you come here for service and atmosphere, then this is not the place. It's quite busy when we got there. There were long lines especially for Adobada. I had no idea how to order when i got there. It's a bit overwhelming. You have to order food first and then pay at the cashier. There are different lines for different tacos, which is time consuming to get in many lines.
Menu from February 2025 (1/2)
Crispy!
Carne asade tacos, adobo tacos and tostada
First time trying their food and booking them for an event. Best decision I could've made. The food…read morewas absolutely amazing, warm, and fresh. All of our guests loved the food! The staff was so nice and pleasant. Hope to book them again in the future.
Absolutely loved having Brothers in Pizza cater our event! From the beginning, the booking process…read morewas so easy, and the team was very professional and great to work with. They arrived on time and made sure they had plenty of time to properly set up and organize all the logistics before serving. The food was amazing! We had pizzas, salad, garlic bread, and pasta and everyone could not stop raving about how good everything was. The chicken penne vodka sauce pasta was especially a huge hit! I would definitely recommend them for any occasion. Great food, great service, and such an easy experience from start to finish. I will absolutely be booking them again for future events!
Brothers in Pizza
I've waited a while to write this review primarily because I was very upset with the service we…read morereceived. My sister in law and I made reservations for her mom for her 71st birthday. We made them two weeks in advance for 9 people, 7 adults, a toddler, and a baby. I had also ordered a custom cake that cost $75 for what we thought would be a wonderful and well planned out birthday party. When we walked in, we were not greeted and we just wandered in to look for those of our party who were already seated. It took around 15 mins. before they took our drink order and then another 15 before they took our food order. Maybe 30 mins later we received drinks and we continued to wait for our food. We came here at 5:30pm for our reservation and didn't receive our food until around 7:20pm. We waited nearly two hours for our meal and then half of the party had to leave because they had a baby who was needed to go to bed which is why we planned for an early dinner. They left when their children's food had arrived and was much too hot for them to eat. They got the rest of their food to go and were unfortunately not able to stay for dinner or for their mother's cake. When the rest of our food arrived, the birthday lady's food was hard and cold inside? like her salmon had been left under a heat lamp for much too long. Our prime rib was cold as well and everyone else had lost their appetite. They tried arguing that food service was bad because they had one chef and another large party in the restaurant. Which is fine, but maybe if you have a large party who reserved far in advance and you're going to take another party your kitchen can't handle; don't take an extra party. Or tell us so we can go somewhere else, instead of making us wait over two hours for dinner. OR plan for another chef or kitchen staff to help for a busy dinner session. Otherwise, we had a horrible experience. Emma ( I believe the servers name was ) made a mocking comment when I declined her candles like I couldn't hear her from 5 feet away to another female server. Of course I brought candles Emma, I paid $75 for this custom cake half of my family no longer gets to enjoy. I'm not an idiot and I can hear you. At the end of the day the manager was apologetic and tried comping our meal and offered us a free round of drinks for a remaining group of people that did not drink, but regardless the rest of the service and food were truly bad. We still spent $400-$500 and ended up tossing our food when we got home. Even worse, the birthday lady's food was truly inedible and her birthday was ruined.
Ten years ago was the last time I was here. For no other reason that it's too far away. Not the…read moredelicious offerings or the excellent parking and impeccable service and staff in general. See the French Dip (very good) and French onion soup (not the way I'm used to). The Garlic Mash was not bad. Music? Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Paul Anka, Debbie Reynolds, etc. Not $$$, Outch. Comfortable old school booths. See photos, please.
Beautiful long booth for a large party
Pinot noir bottle
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Cheap vietnamese sandwichies…read more Vegetiarian: french bread, pickled carrots, pickeled "something" , jalepenos, cilantro, lettuce. Not bad, not great. Fresh spring rolls didn't taste so fresh, but were edible. The shrimp were a bit overcooked. I don't think I'll hit up that place again.
My brother and I love the bbq sandwiches here, they are one of the best…read more. the atmosphere is not at all inviting but i think the awesome bbq sandwich makes up for that...the decor is well there isn't one and the people who work here aren't polite in any manner...but i love their sandwich so much it doesn't bother me....my a-ok is for the sandwich minus the decor....if it was only the sandwich i would put 5 STARS
Wowsers I'd eat one of these tamales off of the floor. They're…read moreadd-a-couple-extra-seconds-to-the-five-second-rule good. No clue what's in them or how they do it, but this tiny little food stand has to be doing the majority of their business because of them. They've got a few coolers of beverages, and some fruit salads too, but the real deal quick meal lies within those magically delicious cornmeal meat medleys
I love these tamales fresh from the steam. They don't make it home but are eaten right there in…read morethe car!