My original post was 8 yrs ago so I've been coming here for a long time. I always get the same…read morething!! ALWAYSSS!! & it is ALWAYSSS consistently good. You know when you have a hyper fixation on a meal and you keep eating it until you hate it, well it's been 8 yrs and still til this day I love it. It's hard finding a place where your favorite dish taste the exact same every time. Most places change the recipe or cut corners but here you get quality. Back to my O.G order: Large Oxtail Plate w/no veggies and extra plantain with 2 beef patties and a Malt. It comes with rice of course and if you're lucky, ask for some extra gravy! 10/10 recommend

Yesterday I had the pleasure of trying some amazing Caribbean/Jamaican food, and everything from…read morethe oxtail, goat, rice, plantains, curry chicken, and jerk chicken was absolutely delicious. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the ladies there felt so authentic and reminded me of my great grandparents, aunts, and uncles coming together to make a home-cooked meal full of love. The only downside is that I live so far away, or I'd be there all the time. Truly a 10/10 experience and I will definitely be coming back!

Amazing food, ambiance and customer service! Best carne asada in SD in my opinion. Definitely worth…read morethe drive from North County. Highly recommended.

We topped my niece's birthday here after an afternoon of shopping at Las Americas and immersing…read moreourselves at Imaginarium until 9:30pm. Thoroughly enjoyed the Asada burrito which I shared with the hungry company I was with. They also ordered the taco and they gave it two thumbs up . Two tacos was filling enough! The asada burrito was heavy and amazingly delicious! Abraham served us and he told us they only opened six months ago. This is his mom's business. Make sure you replenish your calories at this small, cozy and authentic Michoacán restaurant after hours of shopping at San Ysidro! Thank me later

I never realized this place was here walking around little Italy until I attended a bachelorette…read moreparty here. It's located on the 2nd floor right off the main strip of little Italy. The space isn't huge but it was able to accommodate our group of 6. It has some outdoor patio space as well. We mostly were there for just drinks which were all delicious and pretty reasonably priced around $17 for their specialty options. We also got a couple orders of coconut shrimp. Came with 5 per order. They were large and delicious! Service was fast and friendly. Vibes were great.

Can I give this place 10 stars?!…read more We were a group of six celebrating my bachelorette weekend in San Diego and were heading to brunch across the street from Cocomaya--but we were completely lost. Someone noticed and kindly asked where we were trying to go. He mentioned he was a cook at Coco Maya and suggested we check it out, and although we hesitated at first, we decided why not, even though it looked busy. When we walked over, we figured, why not give it a try? And honestly, we got so lucky--there was a table available for all six of us! But that was just the beginning. The service, the food, the drinks, everything was incredible. The views and ambiance were beautiful, the music was great, and the entire experience exceeded our expectations. Our server was amazing, and everything came together perfectly. We even got the chance to thank the cook who pointed us in the right direction, so grateful he did! I will definitely be back. This place made my bachelorette weekend even more special, and I can't wait to come back again!!

The BEST chicken patties. I dip in the spicy BBQ sauce. Jerk chicken is also spectacular, moist,…read moreflavorful, grilled. Everything is high quality, fresh and consistently amazing. I have been eating here for over 5 yrs!!!

I go to the Farmer's Market JUST for their beef patties! Toasted crusts, filled with seasoned (mild…read morespicy) ground beef! And for only $4! They sell fast too! They also have chicken or spinach patties. The owner is super friendly! He always remembers my daughter and me! He and his wife usually work the stall here on Tuesdays at the Farmer's market at Otay Ranch mall.

Was in Oceanside for a family wedding and then headed to Chula Vista before flying home to buy some…read moremochi from a little shop I Love. We were trying to figure out where to eat lunch and this place popped up. We got a Cuban sandwich to split and a tamal. There's not really seating inside but there are tables outside. The woman at the front counter is very friendly and welcoming. The food was delicious my friend isn't much of a tamal person so I enjoyed that on my own I loved the lime garlic sauce that came with it so much I was putting it on my half of the delicious sandwich. The sandwich was crispy on the outside everything you expect from a Cuban sandwich and came with a lovely cilantro aioli. The women asked if it was our first time and then gifted us dessert a delicious flakey guava pastry. They have a larger catering menu as well we saw someone picking up a tray to go. Definitely will be back when I'm on a Mochi run when I'm San Diego.

Portos is my Roman Empire and I LOVE potato balls so much, so it was a bummer coming to SD where…read morethere are no Portos. I had been hearing good things about The House of Cuban Flavor for a while, but it was just out of the way for me. I finally got the chance to go recently, and overall had some tasty Cuban food! The House of Cuban Flavor is located in a shopping plaza, so there is plenty of parking, I came in the mid afternoon and there were people eating, but no wait. The shop is simple and nostalgically stuffy, no AC, just two frantically spinning overhead fans. Think your grandmother's house, or your favorite childhood local spot. The walls are colorful, there's a simple menu on the wall, and there's a display case full of pastries. The woman working at the counter was friendly and had my order out in a jiffy. I ordered a spicy chicken empenada ($2.35), a spicy chicken potato ball, and a beef potato ball ($2.35 each). The empanada was chilling in the display case, but the potato ball were freshly fried, and I could feel the heat emanating off of them when I was handed my bag of goodies. The spicy chicken filling was the same between the empanada and the potato ball, and I liked it! It was flavorful and savory. The beef filling was nice too, but a bit too salty for me. The pastry enveloping the empanada was flaky, but definitely needed a reheat. The outsides of the potato balls were perfectly crispy, but the mashed potato layer inside was just a tad too thick and dry, which reminded me a bit of boiled egg yolk. In a direct comparison with Portos, I would say that Portos just edges out House of Cuban Flavor in terms of both price (Portos potato balls are $1.55 each) and flavor. However, these are the best potato balls I have had in San Diego, and they are still really good. Though this restaurant is out of the way, I will be sure to come back to try some of their plates next time I am in Chula Vista.

La comida buena, pero el servicio pésimo, deberían cambiar a los meseros muyyyy mal servicio,nunca…read moreregresaremos mas.

I came here because of the two Yelp reviews, so I was a little hesitant…read more We were seated right away and our server was pretty good and attentive. This is not your high end seafood place. This place is very efficient and the food came out very quickly. **Dont ask for straws because they did away with it to protect the environment. Pretty cool. They said they will eventually get rid of styrofoam too. They do not sell alcohol here. Seafood and beer goes well together but not here. (Sad emoji) We ordered the aguachiles which was very good, a ceviche tostada with fish and shrimp which was ok, and a seafood platter which was pretty good. There are better places but if you want a quick fix, this is your place to go. You will be seated under a patio setting so if the weather is nice, then you will be fine. If the weather is hot, you will feel it. Another thing that bothered me was the flies. You have to constantly shoo them away. I came to try it but I personally wont be back.

O oxtails red beans and rice and plento everything was very good so oh and a beer ginger beerread more

As someone who grew up around Haitians, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, the whole Caribbean…read morediaspora in the Northeast, I know good Caribbean food. I know good Jamaican food. So when I was deciding between my options today, I went with Island Spice because Jamaicans make good rice and peas, y'all got good jerk chicken, and I wanted my money to go toward a Black establishment. I actively chose to support this restaurant. I will not be coming back. Rice is the star of the show in Caribbean cuisine. We literally go to war on social media over who got the best rice. That is how seriously we take it. And what I received today was mushy. The water ratio was completely off. Whoever made this rice knew it, and they served it anyway. There is already a serious lack of Caribbean culture in San Diego. We barely have options out here. So when one of the few spots we have decides to send out food that does not meet the standard, that hits different. You do not get to be mediocre when you are one of the only ones representing. If the decision was made to serve that rice because redoing it wasn't worth the time, you lost a customer permanently. Standards matter. You had mine and you lost them. Not coming back.

I ordered takeout online. I got the oxtail; it was succulent and juicy. I got plantains (nice and…read moresweet!) and greens. The plate worked so well with the rice and beans. I also got the jerk chicken. I wasn't a fan of the spices (too spicy) and the chicken was dry. I wish the chicken was on the bone. Lastly, I tried the beef patty. The crust could have been flakier but the beef was well-spiced and worked with the spicy but fruity hot sauce. Jamaican/Carribbean food is very hard to come by in CA, so I would certainly do another takeout for this special food.

Excellent Food I loved it…read more I will be back and order extra food to go I told all my friends and family

Great service helpful beautiful food and the employees were so kind made me so happy to go try this…read morerestaurant!

jerk chicken is on fire ... must try .. reminds me of home. Plantains was so sweet and that riceread more