Hate that I love this place. $15.90 after tax for a carne asada burrito, $17.74 for a California burrito -- not too pricey, but definitely not a deal. The burritos aren't massive, but they're the right size for me when I'm actually hungry and want a proper meal. Sonoran-style tortillas are lightly charred, soft, and add real flavor. The carne asada (even though it's pre-prepared) is tender, well-seasoned, and high quality. The beans and rice in the carne asada burrito are surprisingly solid and seasoned just enough to let the meat shine. Salsa roja is excellent with more heat than average. Salsa verde is very mild with a nice touch of acidity -- great on the California burrito. This would be an easy 5 if they cooked the carne asada to order like La Perla #3 in Point Loma. As it stands, solid execution and fair value for the quality. read more

There are two of these places but the best one is on N River Road! The bread, produce, food and walnut home made cookies, WOW!! My wife and I just moved here to the area and for years we have looked for a place that has it all. We have found a goldmine with this and the owner Don Arturo and his daughter are first class. read more

Food is made daily. Prices depending on what you get , bread is fresh in morning, produce is a bit high but i thing it's because they are a convenience area for neighborhood / walking customers , service is acceptable, ambience is usually normal for a small store sometimes is busy but you can still get your items in less than 15 to 20 minutes, I tried to pay cash so I don't incur a using a card fee, this is a company owned by Two Brothers the one in Oceanside on North Redondo Drive is owned by one brother and they have a couple of tables outside and they have a small bar like area to eat on the inside there's another one off of mission right by the 5 freeway owned by the other brother items are similar sold on both stores one by the freeway is a lot bigger they have more variety and they also serve alcohol and they have more groceries and tables that you can sit and eat two places two different neighborhoods two different clientele and two different prices but the food is about the same as you would expect from a Mexican restaurant I believe you have to experience it from yourself I am just trying to be as fair as possible because I've been to both places for the last 9 years and I've had different experiences on both but I support small business and that is why I'm sharing my insights read more

Very authentic delicious Mexican food! Every time I'm around Oceanside I eat here for lunch !

We love the chicharones!! The Mexican breads are delicious too...so many different kinds to choose from. I highly recommend! read more

This place has the best Mexican food in north county, one of the servers Elena has the best customer service, very friendly, full of energy always recommending the next best thing on the menu to eat. read more

The ladies change the rules on what comes with the food. I ordered the Vegetarian Alambres. It used to come with guacamole. Now they say it just comes with the avocado salsa. It's not worth it anymore. read more

I consider myself a chili relleno snob. This place, Hands down has the best chile relleno in Oceanside. You haven't experienced a real authentic chile relleno until you've had theirs. So happy I found this place. read more

Friendly cashier. Got there around 11:00AM What is it? A Market with meat, a traditional mexican bakery, and food counter. I had a quesadilla cheese and beef soup. Beef soup was delicious. Served with corn tortillas, salsa fresca, and lime slice. ***My only complaint is the price on the cheese only quesadilla - 10" Flour tortilla with cheddar **$8.39..........really. No salsa offered with quesadilla. For item that cost maybe $2 to make. This is a walk up counter, you order and they serve up. Where is the overhead costs to charge this much? I am from San Diego- where prices are high but no where close to this place. Seating is outside tables - two person tables. 'Back Gate Camp Pendleton' Neighborhood, check local Crime Reports before going after dark. I lived in this area years ago. Prices are high. read more

no recomiendo este lugar, servicio al cliente muy malo! el señor q me atendió muy déspota. no se cual sea su puesto pero no sabe como tratar a le gente que va a la perla taparía a consumir. read more

Good pan dulce and delicious Mexican meals. I love their tamales for the holidays too.

This place is expensive and the people who work here are beyond rude. I was short two Pennie's and asked if I could just take two bananas off the bananas that I got and she said I had to by the whole thing as is which is not what they do in grocery stores. I literally had 1.69 and the bananas were 1.70 I just wanted like two bananas taken off but instead she made me put the whole thing back. At other stores you're allowed to get as many as you want so for her to make me put the whole thing back is so embarrassing. read more

these people did not want to serve me and my dad we were in line for at least 10 minutes and when we were first in line she told us to wait and started serving other customers how rude of her never coming back. read more

Always good food here. Try the taquitos. Choose the meat and they'll roll them up right on front of you. The store has a wall full of pastries. You can also get cakes made to order. Around Christmas-time they have tamales. Very tasty especially the one that's made wrapped in a banana leaf and is mole and masa inside. Menu includes two soups and serves tacos and burritos. This location includes a small produce and grocery section. And, the people here are very helpful if you have questions. read more

Got lost and came here by accident but left with some of the best tacos and pan dulce in Oceanside! Highly recommend you eat here and enjoy! read more

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Fantastic tacos. Highly recommend. Drive 25 minutes past many other taquerias for this place.

A Little hidden place behind 7/11 stations with bakery, grocery and food. I the the bakery and burritos and it's tasty.

Really good food but a hit or miss. Even when you order a head you have to wait and most of the times they will still make everyones orders first before your call in and you'll have to wait 20-30 minutes, had this happen to me more then three times. I gave them three starts because a few times they got my order right. I would call and request no beans and certain things on my burrito they still would put everything on it and not put what I requested. So for those reasons only I didn't give them a 5 stars. read more

Oh yeah... I remember this place. I went in there many years ago with my kids; few times only. I remember not being treated properly, I remember rudeness! I was just asking some questions and the woman behind the counter was extremely rude as if she didn't want any customers there at all; therefore, I never went back. Today I got curious to see if anything had changed, but It hasn't. Oh well!... I give this place zero stars read more

Absolutely the BEST Mexican food I've ever had. I would highly recommend! Everyone is so nice there and I have gone by to get tacos a few days already this week. read more

Best breakfast I have had in a long time in the City of Oceanside! This was my first visit after the many years living in Oceanside. The 6 dollar egg, ham, and bean burrito I ordered was very flavorful and super fulfilling it jumped started my Saturday; hands down one of the most affordable and authentic Mexican breakfast meals you can have in this city. Partnered with their menudo sopa made for a gold standard to return for more. I also enjoyed the fresh baked pastries and snacks offered in the store. My son enjoyed his cookies; a bit dense and dry for my liking. Both areas of the store from the butchery to the bakery were very clean and neatly organized. Pricing was average for the area. There is a small seating area outside with outdoor wash station. You know it's a authentic Mexican joint when Spanish is only spoken. A must visit... read more

La Perla Tapatia - Bakeries Near Me - Oceanside, California

Everything was flawless. The food was top notch, athmosphere felt authentically Mexican, service was amazing. Ordered a carne asada burrito and it was fat as fuck and for only $11 compared to Jersey mikes which costs $15 for a tiny ass sub. Can't say enough about this place. read more

Fire!!!! The tacos, the chicarrone, beans/rice, and the cupcake was amazing. I took no pictures because nothing even made it home. They are very cautious with their procedure during covid. Makes me feel safe. I want more!! Thats is all!! read more

I ordered from this restaurant for delivery and when I got the food, my order was completely wrong! My street tacos should've been one carne asada and two carnitas but was three carne asada instead, my carne asada fries not only looked nothing like the menu description, but included two things I didn't want, sour cream and guacamole (guacamole wasn't included on the menu description) with no pico in sight. I will not be ordering from here again and I'm surprised they even have 4 stars. read more

La Perla Tapatia - Street tacos - Bakeries Near Me - Oceanside, California

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The best mangos and watermelon in the area! The cashier is a sweetheart I've went in 5 times within the past 3 weeks and she's NEVER had an attitude. She laughs as I add the extra gummy candies at the register and we joked about the money transfer phone giving matrix vibes :) Even when asking what a fruit was and how it could be prepared she answered from across the market without a problem. I recommend coming in for the fruit in your not interested in the food or huge bakery selection they have. read more

Food and service are both good at this location; just wish the hours were better, especially on the weekends

I come here for the bread because it's the closest to my house but, I stopped going because the workers here were always so rude. I went to today because I didn't feel like driving to just get bread any farther. But now I remembered why I will NEVER come back and just drive farther. The customer service is shit. Attitude all the way. This close to telling the manger to learn how to talk to customers. Don't come here unless you like shit service. read more

Purchased 6 tamales with MOLD on the corn husks wraps ! Absolutely disgusting! This is NOT A RESTAURNT its a market -_- the Sweet bread is dry, make sure to check expiration dates on all items in the fridge! ladies that work here aren't the nicest . read more

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I really love this place. Breakfast burritos with salsa verde are my go to and taste much cleaner than other places. Not greasy at all. read more

La Perla Tapatia - Breakfast burritos mmmm - Bakeries Near Me - Oceanside, California

No sure if they have a new owner and employees (looking at previous reviews) but service was great, 2 employees we spoke with were very friendly, excellent service and the food was very good. The carnitas were the bomb. Brought pan dulce home...to be reviewed later. Definitely coming back!! read more

New to the area and its the best mexican food ive ever had. Now my new favorite spot. read more

La Perla Tapatia - king burrito - Bakeries Near Me - Oceanside, California

What a hidden gem! This is a restaurant/bakery/grocery store/butcher, all in one tiny place. It seems like there's all the basics if you need to run in for something quickly. I haven't bought anything from the butcher or produce section yet, but I've had a few sweets from the bakery and a California burrito. The tortillas for the burrito are freshly prepared, and the burrito (about $6) is dressed in front of you, Subway style - with the cook asking what condiments you'd like. The meat is tender, and the burrito is enough for two meals. One wall is lined with good from the bakery, including bread rolls and little pastries. All descriptions are in Spanish - I don't know what I had, but it was good! At about $0.50-$1.25 per item, the prices can't be beat. read more

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Worst place to go. I had to get last minute cheese for my Christmas dinner. 1 the cashier was Totally rude , unprofessional . Racist. Yeah racist just because I'm Hispanic. I called asking to talk to supervisor. Same problem did not fix the issue what kind of business is this ? read more

AMAZING FIND. Once again, I went to Yelp to look for delicious Mexican food and I was steered in the right direction. This adorable location is a bakery, market and food/restaurant take-out combined. I walked in and immediately smelled all the fresh pastries - from donuts to cakes to muffin to classic Mexican pastries. They have it all! After drooling over the sweets, I ordered my tacos. I highly recommend the chicken tacos - so tender, fresh and tasty. They ask you what you want on it so you can add whatever traditional topping you want. I got a side of guacamole (which was huge!) and worth the $5. Not pricey or cheap, falls in the medium price, but worth every penny. read more

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I love Pan! They had good size and quality. Would love to try out some of their food. Customer service is not stellar but I care more about food quality:) read more

Bomb. Fresh! Fresh! Fresh! Was on the search for a new breakfast burrito place since last week my go to spot had burnt stuff all throughout. This place is a little farther from me but thought I'd take a few extra minutes and give it a try as well as check out the market while I was there on a Saturday morning. The place is a market so it's a little different than the typical taco shop I'm used to. A lot of the signage was in Spanish leaving me at a little disadvantage since I don't speak Spanish, but I know enough to get by. Was going to call my order in, but didn't want to miscommunicate it, so decided to just order and shop once I got there. I like to get the ultimate breakfast burrito which usually includes potatoes, ham, bacon, cheese, ect. I was really hoping for a sign that I could point to that listed breakfast burrito options but didn't see anything like that, so I listed the items out when I ordered. They also asked if I wanted salsa (red or green) and if I wanted beans. Got the burritos home and was a big hit! Nice and big. Everything cooked wonderfully. A little less salty than most places, tortilla I'm pretty sure was homemade. Cheese was melted, nothing burnt and chili was quality, not watered down, a little more on the sour side. Hubby told me, I think we found our new breakfast burrito spot. I just love spots like this where people take pride in the quality of there food. I hope to come back and try some other options. read more

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Sunday morning, came here for a breakfast burrito chorizo, eggs and potatoes. I decided to try their pork tamal as well. I took away one star for service because they took forever to get me checked out. I took another star away because when I got back home to eat my burrito and discovered there was no salsa in the bag, I speak Spanish, I look Mexican it was not a matter of language barrier but lack of customer service skills. While there, I heard two ladies behind the kitchen area ask other customers what type of salsa they wanted. I guess not me...The quality of food was outstanding, tamal tasted good and it was moist with plenty of pork meat. Not sure if I will eat there again. I shop take the meat market sometimes and their quality is good prices are comparable. read more

La Perla Tapatia - Bakeries Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Their food is good, but service was super bad. I was saying my order to the lady in the kitchen, and she listened for like 5 seconds and then dismissed everything else or would interrupt me to talk to a coworker. It wasn't a surprise when my order came out wrong. And then what seemed like the boss was just yelling across the store. read more

I've been coming here a week straight to try almost everything they have and I have not been disappointed yet!!!! Their soup, menudo, tamales (except chicken), buche, barbacoa, birria, tortas, burritos, I've had basically everything and man this place is off the chain. Quality food and their fresh aguas frescas is just superb! Their bakery goods are awesome too. I just can't stop from saying how good this place is. Overall this place is where it's at to get fresh Mexican. :) keep up the good work!!! Aqui si es comida mexicana, no chingaderas!! :D read more

Great food but horrible customer service. I bought hojas from them one day. I didn't use one bag so I took them back the next day because I didn't use them and they were an expensive $8/bag. The woman in the store said she could not refund me the money even though I had my receipt. All because their cheap label fell off and she couldn't tell where i got them from. Even though there were bagged exactly like the ones in the store. I will not be going back. read more