If you haven't tried the spicy surf and turf burrito here, you're missing out. It's the perfect balance 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! read more

I decided to stop by Los Tacos in Encinitas after reading all the great reviews about this specific location! 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. read more

Los Tacos - Original Breakfast Burrito with bacon - Tacos Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Great selection of delicious tacos and burritos. Fast service, lovely selection of salsa of all spice levels. Garlic shrimp tacos were really great read more

I get it It's Cinco de Mayo so of course all of the Mexican restaurants are probably busy. I ordered beef rolled tacos along with family order. Husband waited 15 min and when he got them they told him "we ran out of shredded beef so we gave you chicken." They prob should have told him before. And that would have been fine except when I went to eat then it was like a chicken breast cut into strips - the most gringo rolled tacos ever. My hubby says the regular tacos are good but I will never be going back and fed some chicken to my dog and tossed the rest. read more

As a San Diego native I know it's hard to find a good authentic taco shop in the north county, but Los Tacos is a true exception. Don't let the location fool you because the minute you walk in and see the TROMPO sizzling and smell the carne asada, you know you are in the right place. They have everything you can be in the mood for, from tacos de cabeza to some great mariscos. The staff is super friendly and will give you great recommendations. They are also very quick in getting your food out to you. read more

I pretty much stumbled upon Los Tacos, as I was at a place next door and saw many people going in/out. It seemed like a popular place since quite a few regulars came by to pick up tacos. Plus it smelled amazing and they were making fresh tortillas in-house. I would say they have a good menu that had all the usual meats and then some. I was a little surprised at the prices which were a little more than I am used to, but they do pack in a lot of filling for each taco. My visit was also around dinner time so the cashier did tell us that there would be a 15min+ wait. Once we did get our food, I could tell the quality was very good and like I mentioned, it was piled high. They also had a nice self-serve bar for limes, salsas, etc. great spot to satisfy your taco cravings! read more

Los Tacos - Carnitas, grilled fish, lengua & birria tacos - Tacos Near Me - Encinitas, California

This was my first time here and I got a California burrito and added guac and extra cheese. The burrito was massive, and not in a great way. I couldn't hold the burrito without it falling apart which made it hard to eat. And there was barely any guac or cheese in there, which I paid over $3 extra for. The carne was good but the fries were extra crispy which I didn't love in a burrito. If I do go back, i'll try a taco instead of burrito next time. read more

Los Tacos - Tacos Near Me - Encinitas, California

I was pleasantly surprised by this place! I'm usually very hesitant to try Mexican food place the further you are from the border. But according to my kid, it was the BEST CARNE ASADA TACO EVER. I've actually have never seen him eat a taco so fast ever. Nestled in La Costa, this place is a nice touch to the community. I would say it's a notch up from being just any taco shop. The open air bar seating adds a nice touch, with plenty of table seating inside and outside. Giving you an area to "dine out" My spicy surf and turf burrito was MASSIVE and delicious. I can attest to the carne asada my kiddo was referring to earlier. My husband had a healthy size chorizo breakfast burrito that he also loved. There's a nice range of salsas to choose from at the salsa bar. TBH, none of them were my favorite but the salsa Fresca still gets the job done. I didn't realize how new this place was. Only open for a few months but the staff were all super friendly and accommodating. Came by to see if we needed anything/boxes and cleared our finished plates. Great place for Mexican food in North County! read more

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We tried the California burrito, garlic shrimp taco, and the battered fish taco. All of it was amazing! The order was exactly to our specification. I ordered no chipotle sauce, but after trying it, I realized it wasn't very spicy and actually very delicious. Highly recommend the chipotle sauce for extra flavor! The restaurant is clean, modern, and has great customer service. read more

Los Tacos - Fish taco - Tacos Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Their food is delicious! We ordered to go. We were extremely happy with the veggie bowl (me) & the carnage asada burrito (my husband). We would definitely get their food again. Try it! You won't be disappointed. m~ read more

Great (and huge) burritos, and they're ALL good! This is a "can't miss" opportunity. Quality is way up there, and, even at these prices, you're getting a lot for your money. My SO and I share their ABC burrito for breakfast often. read more

I have been looking for the perfect Carnitas taco since we got back to California and today... I think I found it. Los tacos is a small shop buried in a strip mall but when you see all the construction workers lining up to go in, you know you found authentic Mexican food. Service was quick parking was easy and the food inexpensive and absolutely delicious, they even understood when I said crispy Carnitas they were perfect my new go to spot. read more

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absolutely delicious and giant portions for the price! the cali burrito was insane and the service was great. + all the free salsas and avocado salsa esp were amaze read more

I was recently visiting a Yelp Elite events at Mochichis (go...you'll definitely enjoy!), and while chatting with the owner, she mentioned that the tacos next door are the best in Encinitas. I was JUST thinking about street tacos, and this definitely caught my interest. After finishing our chat, I walked next door and took a look. Definitely more of a dive joint, but it was clear that the two people making tacos and burritos knew their way around the grill. I HAD to give it a shot, so ordered a combo plate - two pollo tacos, one carne asada taco, with beans. They were selling Mexican Coke (so pure sugar water), but I asked if they had Diet Coke - they said no, only Diet Pepsi - a HUGE score in their favor. Another huge score - real habanero salsa for the street tacos! I was served in less than five minutes - and these street tacos are as good as the ones you get in Ensenada - perfectly cooked meat, and a HUGE dose of guac on each one. Devine, truly. I'm hooked, and will be back for more. read more

Los Tacos - AUTHENTIC pollo y carne asada street tacos!!!! - Tacos Near Me - Encinitas, California

I've recommended this place to many people, but not quite sure what happened with my last order. Still generously giving four stars for flavor, but the grilled fish tacos that used to be amazing are now street taco size and had maybe had one ounce of fish. And, they didn't include requested sides of salsa. I paid for an 8oz container of salsa that was included, but a couple of sides of different salsas that were requested would have been appreciated. I understand prices on things are crazy right now, but paying $5 for tacos that are 3 bites, I'm hesitant to re-order for now. read more

I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. The quality of the ingredients seem very good, but the few items I've had seem a bit much as in trying to hard to be Mexican food for affluent non Latinos. On my first visit I ordered a carne asada burrito, my baseline order. I noticed they have like 10 salsas listed and you can a few of whichever you like. The names don't help me as much as seeing them. I blame COVID for killing many self serve salsa bars. I noticed the pico had red onions which seemed atypical. I give the carne asada burrito 4 stars. On my next visit I tried the Genghis Khan burrito because a coworker recommended it, but the chorizo overwhelmed all the other ingredients. 2.5 stars. My most recent purchase was the Dos Amores. It has Al Pastor and Carne Asada, but the Al pastor overwhelmed all the other flavors. 3.5 stars. read more

Came to this place to try their food for the first time, due to getting recommendation. The moment we stepped in the person at the register had a bad attitude for every little question we had. Like please be more helpful and understanding if someone doesn't know the restaurant. Have better costumer service it was just bad service, but the food look and tases good. read more

We ordered through Uber and didn't know what to expect with it coming to us a ways away, but we were pleasantly surprised and impressed with the quality of the food even after it being delivered to us in Del Mar. I had the birria burrito and it was so full of delicious, tender, flavorful shredded beef it was amazing! It was huge and so filling that we didn't need dinner that night after having this for lunch. My husband had the California Burrito and loved it too. It was also huge and flavorful. We also ordered a fish taco and a birria taco just to see how they were and they too were both very good, the fish was crispy even after being delivered to us. Highly recommend! read more

This is my favorite fast casual Mexican Restaurant in California. I don't say this lightly. I've eaten at thousands of them as I travel the state for work. Everything here is just a clear cut above the competition. Quality control is tight (a family run restaurant), service is warm and welcoming, and the food. My goodness, the food. Homemade corn tortillas, hecho a mano. Made from scratch salsas that are so fresh and full of color and flavor. An ambitious menu with a huge variety of proteins. Enormous burritos bolstered by impeccably prepared beans and rice. Fresh fish prepared Baja style or grilled. Carne asada made with premium steak. Rotisserie al pastor charred and topped fresh pineapple straight from heaven. To top it off, the prices are extremely reasonable. read more

I enjoyed a good bacon and eggs breakfast burrito at this Encinita's local favorite. The burrito came with bacon, regular potatoes, eggs, and cheese. The burrito is called the "Original" and costs $11.55 plus tax. The burrito was of good size. It offered more in girth than is length. The burrito tasted great, and the flour tortillas tasted great. I liked the potatoes in the burrito, but I would have liked it. There were fewer of them and chopped into smaller pieces. They took away some of the bacon's flavor and texture or just put more bacon in the burrito. At any rate, the burrito was delicious and was good eating with the red hot salsa and the avocado salsa. The service was super friendly. The you lady at the counter was very cool and is a fan of "Joy Division," Imagine that! They only offer inside seating, not that there's anything wrong with that. read more

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I was searching for a breakfast burrito & landed on this spot. My husband and I ordered two breakfast burritos (eggs potatoes bacon cheese, and el pastor eggs potatoes cheese). Ordered online for pick up, service was efficient, my order was ready within 10min, burritos were piping hot & wow were they GOOD!! Think we found our new go to spot for breakfast burritos. Will definitely be back! read more

Order the tacos I've had at many of your locations. El Paso tacos three tacos rice and beans. Very disappointed in the tacos and I've had them at all 33 different locations the one in Carlsbad the one in wine country Temecula first time I ever tried to delicious. I went to this location happy to see the sign saying lost tacos I went and ordered three tacos El Paso . I ordered the rice and beans with three of the tacos. I went to the salsa bar they had no salsa they had two of them one was green and one was red both of them are way too hot for my tacos the beans look like canned beans Tasted like canned beans the rice was uneventful I ordered a kids burrito it was huge it was the size of as wide as a fist and bean and cheese burrito with the same beans in the inside I've never been to a location where you don't have Salsa maid I said are you getting out some of this the Verde sauce and she said we don't have any I said oh OK I did like the fact that they had limes and everything bagged in the little baggies for you to take to go but I was so disappointed the El Paso was good I was so disappointed that I didn't have the salsa I needed and the beans and rice were terrible. Atmosphere it was nice enough they had tables they had a few people in there it was just very disappointing I've eaten at a few of the other locations and they were amazingI will not go back to that location read more

Los Tacos - Is the kids burrito and that's a copy of the rice and beans - Tacos Near Me - Encinitas, California

Disappointed with the food here. Ordered the surf and turf burrito and it lacked flavor. The carne asada and carnitas tacos soggy, over did it with salsa Fresca. I asked if we can redo and was denied. The ambiance was a little nuts. The Carlsbad location is far better. read more

Secret spot in Encinitas! When you're craving tacos this is the spot! Their shrimp diablo taco is so good-shrimp smothered in their special sauce -order at least two (you'll thank me later)! read more

Ordered another machaca breakfast burrito with potatoes and it was delicious! Their burritos are humongous and very filling! Quick service and friendly employees. Love the serrano salsa! read more

I'll start by saying I grew up in NM the land of enchantment and Mexican food to die for. I think I've tried every single Mexican food spot in SD by this point. This place is NEXT LEVEL! The carnitas taco with Serrano creamy salsa is like heaven on earth. The quality of meat, homemade tortillas and quac. Too die. The carne asada taco takes a close second. The prices are unbelievable and I promise you cannot go wrong here. Yum. read more

Always quality. I don't say this lightly, but the Spicy Surf and Turf Burrito might just my favorite surf and turf burrito in all of San Diego. read more

This was my first and last time eating here. I found a rock in my food, it was in the beans. I was lucky I didn't crack or chip a tooth, the rock was about the size of a pebble. This makes me question how thorough they are when preparing their food. I ordered two taco combo plates with a variety of meats, but the tacos I ate were dry. I had finished two before finding the rock. For the price, they should also be serving a better portion. Very small portions. After finding the rock, we couldn't trust that the rest of the food was prepared with care, so we threw it out. read more

Los Tacos - Rock in my food - Tacos Near Me - Encinitas, California

Saw someone rave about this place so figured to try it out. Tacos were alright, nothing special to brag about honestly. Portions of the proteins were less than what I was accustomed to. They rated this place higher than other taco places that I liked so had really high expectations, unfortunately it's not better. Portions are less and flavoring of their proteins were nothing special and more or less tasted the same. Tried their fish taco, lengua taco, shrimp taco, asada taco. Their fried shrimp was lacking seasoning and the batter was too heavy on it. Fish taco was decent but nothing special to brag about. The lengua was okay, tiny portions, prefer elsewhere for my lengua tacos. Asada was okay as well. Salsa bar or lack of one required you to ask the staff for salsa for your tacos. Would I go out of my way to drive here to eat their tacos? Nope. The person that I typically trust for 2nd opinions for places to eat has sadly disappointed me on this place. It's very dark inside and the tables are not toddler friendly. They have a kid chair but their tables are so high which made it difficult to feed kids. read more

Friend told me about this place. Wish I would have listened to him sooner. Great food!

This spot has quickly become my favorite tacos in Encinitas - their shrimp diabla tacos are absolutely fantastic! All of the food here is so fresh and tasty, we're so excited for their La Costa location to open! read more

Great quality every time. Not greasy. Super flavorful well cooked steak and shrimp. Cali burrito hits. read more

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This place is always good. Friendly and caring staff. You can tell they really care about their customers. Porko Verde fries are so so good!

Los Tacos catered our wedding rehearsal dinner and we had a great experience! The food tasted fresh, authentic and full of flavor, with unique touches. Armando the manager made himself available by phone ahead to answer all my questions. We confirmed the order, and he was open to last minute additions. He was confident about the portions, and he was right on. We especially loved the wonderful meats (Sirloin steak asada, al pastor with pineapple, and chicken), large variety of salsas and freshly made corn tortillas and chips. The team was helpful and responsive. Thank you! read more

The BEST tacos of my life!!! The first bite sent me straight to heaven. Do not sleep on this place!! The magnifico taco was my favorite. The Al pastor, quesabirria, and spicy shrimp were also spectacular. I'm addicted and can't wait to come back!! Service was quick. Parking lot available. read more

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The food was great. Came in from a long way on a whim and this place did not disappoint. Got a breakfast burrito and it was amazing. Love the vibe of the cooks and the whole place read more

I was really impressed with the food here. Affordable and delicious. I ordered the El Pastor burrito, with pineapple. I recommend this place to anyone with an appetite for Mexican food. Small place, but comfortable.service is friendly and fast. read more

Food is so flavorful and delicious. I've had several of the tacos. Diabla shrimp And the Baja fish taco both are amazing. I recently tried the spicy surf and turf burrito. Huge burrito and so good. They have many different salsas and that's a plus ! Photos of my lunch today the Baja dish taco. They are not skimpy either. Mmmm read more

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Ordered a California burrito after craving it all week and was extremely disappointed. No sour cream, doesn't come with guacamole. My husband added guacamole to his and it was a very small amount. Basically just steak, pico, and fries. Very dry and not good. Will not be back. Also steak seemed a bit pink - as someone who is trying to be careful early pregnancy that was very disappointing as I couldn't eat it. Steak is supposed to be well done in a cali burrito. read more

Tried the California burrito! It was the best burrito I've had. The overall sound inside was nice lots of family in there, the food came quick. And the people working there were nice and brought out the food quick! read more