had a very disappointing experience due to the front-of-house manager (an old man). He failed to place my order, which resulted in me waiting 52 minutes. During that time, I overheard him tell the kitchen staff that he thought he had already submitted it. Despite the mistake, he showed no apology or accountability. When my order was finally ready, I asked about the tortillas that were supposed to come with it. He told me I hadn't ordered any, but said he could add them for an extra charge. I explained that the delay and issue were due to his mistake, and that it didn't seem right to charge me for something that should have been included. He responded rudely and refused. Overall, the lack of professionalism, accountability, and basic customer service was extremely frustrating. Based on this experience, I will not be returning. read more

7/21/2026 - Taco Tuesday and the fish tacos are $2 each. 50 cents extra for guacamole for each taco. Skip than since that is 25% extra tax for each item. I called in 6 tacos for 4 of us. Picked it up in 15 minutes. We all loved the fish tacos again. We aren't down in this area much but when I am, I hit this place. Lots of pavement construction in the lot, chaos for parking spots and a nightmare to get out. 5 stars. read more

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I recently met the owner of Hector's at the original Broadway location in Chula Vista and shared my disappointing experiences at the Eastlake branch. He was very receptive and promised to address the issue. While I appreciate his willingness to improve, I want to be clear: I won't be returning to the Eastlake location until I see evidence that the staff has been properly retrained and customer service has genuinely improved. In the meantime, I'm willing to travel the extra distance to the original location because the service there is consistently better. My hope is that this level of service reflects the standard at all locations--not just when the owner is present. Moving forward, I look forward to seeing positive changes across the board. read more

Horrible service. The waitress didn't pay attention when I was ordering, brought me corn tortillas and I asked to flower tortillas. Waitress had an attitude when I asked for her to bring the correct tortillas. Food was dripping in oil and had no flavor. Save yourself the bad experience and don't throw away your money on bad tasting food. read more

Hector's Mariscos - Mocajete in a pool of oil, 4 shrimps and small pieces of beef. - Seafood Near Me - Chula Vista, California

The shrimp cocktail and smoked fish tacos were delicious, and the service was excellent!

Breakfast is good too, and it's a great bargain. We had the $7.95 2 pancakes and bacon. The bacon was delicious, crispy, lean, and plenty. We also had the huevos divorciados. It came with beans and potatoes and the 2 eggs on a tortilla with the green and red salsa. It was also very good., especially beans that were creamy, fresh, and flavorful. read more

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The taco HECTOR is one of the best tacos ever!! I always crave it and always come back to try other things. This place is great for casual dates or families where everyone can get what they want. Come order the taco hector, cucarachas, and ceviche de salmon. YOU WON'T REGRET IT!! read more

Hector's Mariscos - Taco Hector's & Taco de Camaron - Seafood Near Me - Chula Vista, California

We came here for Taco Tuesday. Wanted some fresh seafood. We used to dine here several years ago when they first opened. I had the shrimp ceviche tostada and their Taco Tuesday special fish taco. The tostada was very filling. Ceviche slightly on the tart side. The fish taco came obviously as a special. The fish was no thicker than a pencil! Service was slow, slight language barrier but was not a problem for us. The place is clean started picking up with customers as we left. Pretty casual vibe. One note: we had order a couple of fish tacos to go for someone at home. If we did not take a peek into the box, we would've gone home with 2 tortillas & 2 breaded fish, no garnish or condiments. Glad we looked read more

The food is always on point, especially during the evening when their usual chef is working. I really have never had a bad meal, the staff is normally very friendly although their have been a couple of times where the servers get lost for some time and do not come around to check on tables, while standing around having conversations with other employees Overall, a very good and affordable, seafood restaurant read more

This was my partner's favorite Mexican food in San Diego, so we had to come check it out when we were in San Diego. We got the traditional fish tacos and their grilled ones. It was definitely tasty, but I expected a little more from it. We also got their hot and spicy squid and that was amazing! I love that they did not go easy on the spices. Their salmon ceviche, though, was out of this world. I could eat this for days! It was so fresh and tasty. It was made with the perfect balance of sweetness and freshness. Their mangoes and salmon were so good, I can talk about it for days! It was worth checking out and definitely go for their ceviche!! read more

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Good aguachile and good service, didnt had the beer I wanted but everything was delicious!

I like coming here on Tuesday for their fish taco deal. I'll usually just do pick up. We recently dined in with our family. Good amount of seating, can hold groups. I got the two fish taco plate with rice and beans. Definitely recommend. My husband likes their 7 seas soup. My daughter ordered the chipotle shrimp plate and finished it, so it must also be good. I also ordered the seafood ceviche. See photos. read more

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This was my first time visiting Mariscos Hector, and unfortunately it will probably be my last. While I was there, I witnessed the manager arguing with a customer and treating her with a lack of respect. His behavior was very unprofessional and uncomfortable to watch. No customer deserves to be spoken to that way, especially in front of other people in the restaurant. Seeing that kind of treatment really changed my impression of the place. Customer service is very important, and sadly this was one of the worst examples I've seen. Because of that experience, I don't think I will be coming back. read more

I've been a regular customer at Mariscos Hector in Chula Vista and usually enjoy the food and great service from the staff. However, my last visit was very upsetting because of the manager. After I paid my bill, he asked me to get up because they needed the table. I decided to stay and order more food, but he returned and accused me of doing it on purpose. That comment felt disrespectful and unprofessional. Loyal customers should never be made to feel uncomfortable like that. I hope the owner is aware of how the manager speaks to customers. read more

Taco Héctor best taco in San Diego, highly recommend. Other honorable mentions: ceviche de Salmon, tostada de atún, ceviche Mazatlán! read more

Disappointing. I would give half a star if possible. Ordered take out from Hector Mariscos tacos on a Monday night and I received my tacos over fried and shrimp burntand the taco didn't come with any garnish (lettuce, pico de gallo, or sauce) and also gave a small amount of beans. I used to order this dish often and I guess their cooks and quality of service has definitely lowered! Not like before! read more

Hector's Mariscos - Seafood Near Me - Chula Vista, California

*This is a family favorite spot. been coming for years.... *Food is good *Service can be a tad slow, depending on the time you go. *Casual ambiance *Great for parking * Tasty micheladas and Cubanito drink. Are usual here is the molcajete mixto, which serves 2 this is a good portion and is so tasty comes with a side of beans, rice and Salad, and a small fish consome. My second favorite is the salmon ceviche a must-try! The ceviche endiablado is spicy and could be the hangover cure! Fish tacos are great. Definitely got to come in and try. read more

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Today, we visited Hector's Mariscos for the first time for a late lunch. The staff was very helpful and friendly. We ordered guacamole, a few tacos, and a fish dish recommended by our waiter. The food was good, but not something I would crave to go back for. The carne asada and guacamole were a bit bland. That said, the service was excellent and made the experience pleasant. read more

It was a horrible experience at the Eastlake location, so please don't go here. I ordered it over the phone, and they forgot to include my side of beans. When I called to complain, the manager, Ryan, told me to come back to pick it up and that he couldn't refund me or include the side of the order I had placed in a future order. This person has no idea of what customer service is. The manager, Ryan is rude, dismissive, and lacks empathy. He is also poorly trained as a manager. I would give 0 star if possible. Never experience anything like this in another restaurant. read more

If I could give this place ZERO Stars I would. Service was HORRIBLE. My friend and I were only there an hour and the rude waitress gave us our tab without us asking for it. 5 minutes later, the manager comes over and says he needs this table for a reservation. Moves our stuff to another table when he could've set those other guests there. Felt very unwelcomed. We eneded up leaving and voicing our concerns to that manager. He never once apologized for their behavior. read more

I don't know why we hadn't tried this place before!!! But I been to this shopping center and it had never caught my attention, Hector's Mariscos is where it's at! Let's start from the beginning, great location, though it doesn't have any flashy signs so I think that's why I hadn't noticed it. The staff? Fantastic, greeted in the front by a very kind gentleman who gave us our menus. The restaurant looked impecable, great ambiance, music level at a good volume, comfortable seating. Their agua de horchata... hmmmmm sooooo delicious! I tried their ceviche de camarón, I love that they offer it in different ways, cooked, curtido or crudo. I prefer curtido, and they go all the way with the shrimp! They do not skimp on it and thank goodness! Their tostadas were good, and not flakey. My 2 sons both ordered tacos de pescado, they both said they were pretty good, they came with a side of beans and rice which were so delicious! (I did peek a bite out of those) Our server was so sweet and nice, very patient and pleasant. I'm always skeptical when trying a new mariscos place, being that I grew up on traditional coastal Mexican food, I'm super picky and takes a really REALLY good mariscos place to say... YUP, this is good. And Hector's... yup! It's good! Try it out! read more

My friend brought me here for taco Tuesday. He had the $2.00 fish tacos . We also had a side of beans and their delicious chips and salsa . I really love their beans . They're creamy and perfectly flavored. Our fish tacos were pretty good . You can't beat the price on taco Tuesday. Our server was really good and very busy . She had a lot of tables and still managed to be sweet . I was impressed. read more

Hector's Mariscos - 2 fish tacos - Seafood Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Came on Mother's Day, was able to be seated right away. The food was so good I got the platter I forgot which one but it was grilled. My husband got carne asada he loved his food as well. The ambience was nice loud but everyone in the restaurant seemed to be enjoying the day. Service was good and fast. read more

Went back to Hector's Mariscos after 2 years. I was here on a Friday afternoon with a party of four. Dining area has not changed but it was clean and organized. We were greeted by a smiling host and waitress. After getting seated, we were immediately served a basket of warm tortilla chips and delicious and tasty side of fresh salsa. We ordered the fried calamari and half dozen oysters as appetizers. The calamari was fresh and it was a well served amount that came with a side or tartar sauce. The oysters were also fresh and delicious! Prior to getting our entrees served, we were served a delicious "consome" (cup of seafood broth). Our main dishes consisted of Shrimp Enchiladas, a "parrillada" (surf n turf) with a New York steak and battered shrimp, a plate of grilled shrimp and a large Coctel "campechano" which consisted of shrimp, oysters, octopus and scallops. The enchiladas were stuffed and full of flavor. The steak was perfectly cooked to a medium which is how we ordered it. With the exception of the cocktail, the other three dishes were served with rice and refried beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas. The only thing that we noticed were the shrimp, both battered and grilled were somewhat under seasoned. After this visit I have to say that I will be back and would recommend this place to anyone looking for some Mexican Seafood with the option to dine in. read more

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Never coming here again, starting with the manager Rey this place sucks! He is not a good manager, he is cheap, has a bad attitude and treats unhappy clients with disdain just to prove he is the boss, shitty boss that he is, we wanted to send a burrito back because the avocado was sour and the meat was cold and he persisted on charging us half instead of just apologizing for the bad food, didn't even offer to make it up to us, the server never brought us water, we asked her for water for the table and she brought one glass for a table of 3 people, she was like high or distracted and kept asking questions we had already answered, aside from the crappy service the food was badly presented and tasted bad, the inside of the restaurant isn't even clean and even their fish tank looks yellow foggy and dirty. To top it off when we complained all the other servers were super nosy and kept staring at us which made us uncomfortable. Zero professionalism. Wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy read more

I'm a stay at home mom that loves to cook authentic Mexican food, but sometimes I'm tired of cooking every day and need to go to a place that will not disappoint me, THIS is my place, just what I need, clean space, no waiting to be seated, very good prices, but the best is the quality of their food. Ordered chipotle shrimp and husband 7 mares!!!! Amazing flavors and very well served, love this place and grateful we still have a place like this in Eastlake 91915 read more

Hector's Mariscos - Chipotle shrimp and 7 mares at the back - Seafood Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Service is awful. Food is good .I feel unwelcome or like they are ignoring us. They are not busy . The young gentleman seating people is nice. The ladies are not .We won't be back. read more

Always ordered their fish tacos and seite mares soup and everything always taste delicious:)

Upon entering there was a beautiful fish tank that I admired and a few people sitting at table. I waited about 3-4 minutes before someone approached me and the restaurant was not full or crowded. This was my first time trying this place so I asked for a menu because I was ordering to go. A lady handed me a menu then she walked off. I had a few questions so I stood there and finally a man came and asked if I was ready to order. I asked him what kind of fish was used on the fish tacos and if the same toppings were on the crab tacos. He had to go ask sometime in the back which was fine. I ordered my food Togo. I waited about 15 minutes and the man handed me my bag. When I got home and opened the container I was horribly disappointed. The corn shells were dried out and overcooked on the grill, the fish was shredded with some tomato paste on it as far as the crab tacos I don't even know if it was crab it was mixed in with tomato paste as well. The food looked NOTHING like the pictures on their menu. The Spanish rice was plain sticky white rice with pieces of corn in it. The refried beans were good. I won't be returning here. read more

Hector's Mariscos - Fish tacos, crab tacos, Spanish rice and beans - Seafood Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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Food was delicious but the service was very poor. The restaurant was clean, but unfortunately not enough personal to provide better customer service. read more

I ordered the campachana tostada delicious fresh. I will definitely be coming back. They have a very large menu. I will have to try many other items. read more

This is a review for the shrimp chipotle burrito. It was just shrimp in this creamy velvety pink/orange sauce--very simple but well done. THE SHRIMP WAS NOT OVERCOOKED! It was still juicy! Also, THE SHRIMP WAS COOKED IN THE SAUCE. The sauce was not thrown on top after the fact, like most places. For these two reasons (and based on my experience with other shrimp chipotle dishes), this deserves 5 stars, The rice and beans came on the side, which you could put in your burrito. The price was like $18 which I thought was high, but this is a sit down restaurant (for which I did a "to go" order) and it seafood so that makes sense. I also ordered a taco that had some grilled shrimp, poblano peppers, cheese (forgot the name...Taco Hector)...it was okay and may have lost some flavor in the 30 min drive. The carne asade burrito was juicy and flavor with chunks of avocado, just wish it was bigger; This was $10. It came with beans and rice (but I asked for all beans). read more

Eh. Service sucked food was okay. It wasn't busy I had agua chile green sauce; it didn't have much flavor the sauce was super green, I didn't even take a picture read more

Ceviche was good. I had the Hector's taco combo and wasn't disappointed. If you ever crave seafood hit this spot up! Service was good, food came out pretty quick. The place could use an update here and there but for the most part we came for the food and accomplished it! Stay hungry and keep eating! read more

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Stars for the convenient location and good service. Place has gone downhill in terms of taste thru the years ..plenty of Mariscos places around but they are open late..went with a variety of tacos from fish , smoked fish , shrimp , Hector's special ...nothing to outstanding about the tacos ..prices though are decent .. read more

Hector's Mariscos - Seafood Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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Único lugar donde te cobran el agua caliente. Tal vez por calentarla en microondas. La meseta nunca regresó a preguntar si necesitabas algo más, súper mal servicio. Aún así le dejé propina porque los cocineros no tiene la culpa. read more

The food is great no question Now the service lacks of warm greeting you need to get on it just hi how are you today where would you like to sit down glad to see you guys. Just that will make big difference and with that the ambience will improve We got tired of that and just don't go anymore read more

I was told about this place for their fish tacos and I finally tried it out. It did not disappoint but I enjoyed my shrimp ceviche tostada more. Let me also add that the salsa they bring out with the chips is delicious. It had a good lil kick to it that I even put some on my shrimp tacos. I also like how the horchata I ordered was a decent size and very refreshing, will be coming back to try more on the menu! read more

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I recently decided to give this place another chance after not having been there for over five years due to poor customer service and mediocre food. The food was better this time but, unfortunately I would not recommend it due to the poor customer service and lack of care for cleanliness. read more

Food was ok. Ceviche tostada was ok not great. Sea bass was ok. Service was excellent. Pricey at 50.00 bucks for 2