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Juanitas Taco Shop

3.9 (843 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Open • 7:30 am - 10:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Cold, soggy, and tasteless "Chilaquiles", cold bland rice and beans.
Lana S.

This review is long overdue. We stopped at this place for breakfast. The food was horrible. My husband ordered the machaca, it was bland. I thought I'd order the chilaquiles, not a difficult dish to make. They were soggy, and tasteless. I honestly had to throw them away, along with the cold rice and beans. The unmelted cold cheese on the beans was a sad sight, ugh! We paid a total of $29.14! I would not recommend this place.

Two hard chicken tacos combo plate. Delish!
Ania K.

Delicious Mexican food so close to the beach that you can also taste the ocean. Discovered this spot because it's walking distance from where we stay when in town and just a few blocks from the ocean. Love taking our food to the beach and enjoying it while listening to crashing waves. My order is always some crispy chicken tacos that are filled to the rim and even stay crispy until getting devoured at the beach. Rice and beans are great too and don't forget some of their delicious and spicy salsa to basically put all over everything. Service is friendly and fast. Indoor and outdoor seating available. I'll be back to try a breakfast burrito next time.

Nijole T.

Very friendly and fast service. Easy parking in the lot out back and they have indoor as well as outdoor seating. Both the red and green salsa were tasty, the green is spicy. Prices are pretty high at almost $5 per taco and over $10 a burrito. The crispy tacos were not very good, though large in size the shell was stale and both the chicken and beef were not great and lacked flavor. The burritos are definitely the way to go here.

Carnitas Taco Taco de Carne Asada
Brian D.

If not paying attention you'll drive right past Juanita's on the 101. A small taco shop serving up delicious tacos. This was some of the better carne asada tacos we've had. The carnitas was good as well. I had a surf and turf burrito to round it out which was a great mesh of flavors and the right amount of spice. I definitely recommend and it provides a good value for a meal.

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Vanessa Q.

We stopped by on the way to Del Mar for some breakfast burritos; burritos didn't disappoint! The cashier behind the counter was great and gave us extra salad on our way out. Super cute side room with an ocean mural as well. I knocked off one star because I picked up an Al Pastor taco to try with the burrito, but the meat was a little dry. Pretty sure it was meat from the day before, since we came in around 10. Not bad, just definitely not as great as the burritos.

Fish tacos
Su L.

This taco shop came at the recommendation of a friend. We came to get takeout for lunch on a Tuesday and got four tacos and a burrito. The food was ready very quickly, within about 10 minutes. After getting our food, we took it home in to-go boxes. I had gotten two fish tacos without properly looking at the additions. When I tried it after getting home, I realized that they had a good deal of mayonnaise on them. I don't like mayonnaise and especially not on tacos, so this dampened my lunch experience that day. I tried one of my husband's meat tacos and his burrito and liked those a lot better. Overall, didn't think this was a bad place, but my food here was not to my preference.

Bean Tostada
Harinder K.

This is a small, casual, local spot, that has been here for years. It's simple and basic Cal-Mex food. Service is friendly and accommodating. The red and green salsas add spicy punch to the food. Most people get food to go, so no shortage of seating. Parking in back is a plus for the location.

Bean & rice burrito and Bacon/Egg/Cheese/Potato burrito
Paige N.

Just picked up some breakfast from here this morning at 8:30am! We tried to call in our order, but the phone didn't pick up -- kind of strange because when we walked in it was empty. We ordered a Bean & Rice burrito and a Bacon/Egg/Cheese/Potato burrito. The price was fair for the breakfast burrito, but a nearly $9 bean & rice burrito was pretty ridiculous-- especially considering how small it ended up being. My boyfriend thoroughly enjoyed his breakfast burrito, and while my burrito tasted good, the beans and tortilla were a bit dry and I would have needed two to consider it a meal. The hot sauce was pretty good; 4/5. Service and wait time were just fine. If the bean & rice burrito was either half the price or double the size I would definitely be coming back.

Vanessa V.

Had to try this staple Leucadia Mexican spot! I've heard the locals rave about it, and flavor wise I really enjoyed my cali burrito with rice and beans. I am biased and usually judge Mexican joints based on their rice and beans, which definitely satisfied my craving for them. I liked that the burrito opted for cream cheese instead of sour cream - same flavor, better burrito consistency. I was a little disappointed in the high prices given that it's a mostly take-out spot, but that's the world we're living in I guess... prime real estate and ingredients come with a cost! Alternatively, I'm happy to spend my money on a local business, especially a classic 101 Leucadia spot.

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Everything was excellent. I'd definitely go back. I think it was a late night stop too.

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Stopped for the surf and turf. It was good tasted freshly made. Plenty of shrimp and meat. 100% will come back if ever in town.

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Hidden gem. I wish I had known how good they are years ago. Friendly, speak English and Spanish. Agua frescos are perfect.

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carnita taco was flawless. both green and red salsas are great. would definitely come back. cant wait.

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If you haven't tried the spicy surf and turf burrito here, you're missing out. It's the perfect…read morebalance of heat and flavor. Since the location is in a small plaza, parking is definitely a challenge when it's busy. I highly recommend placing a mobile/phone order ahead of time so you can just grab and go. Highly recommend!

I decided to stop by Los Tacos in Encinitas after reading all the great reviews about this specific…read morelocation! The parking lot has plentiful parking but was completely full as I was leaving around 12pm. There were tons of order pick-up spots and 20-minute max parking spots that help with the flow. The restaurant was impeccably clean with a growing line of lunch-goers. The workers were very efficient and the line moved quickly. I also noticed the apparent owner/manager talking to regulars and greeting customers as they walked in, which I really liked to see! I was served my order to-go in less than 10 minutes and ended up unexpectedly using the other 10 minutes after taking my first bite--after that it was hard to stop. The burrito was the perfect size (not too large and not too small). My original breakfast burrito was wrapped in a fresh hand-made tortilla filled with fluffy eggs, the perfect amount of bacon, cheese, soft fresh potatoes, topped with the avocado salsa verde which went perfectly with everything. I even ended up sipping the salsa (it was that good) between bites of the burrito. I was also blown away by the clean and fully stocked salsa bar. So many options (including non-spicy ones for those with gastric limitations too!) and they even offered radishes, carrots, and pickled onions individually wrapped with care. Everything tasted fresh and home-made. After 7 years being away from San Diego, Los Tacos delivered exactly what I had been missing. This location really blew me away and I will definitely be back to see what else it has to offer.

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