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    Raul's Shack

    4.1 (288 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Mexican
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    RAUL'S SHACK ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Food was amazing the tortillas they use is super good. I'm am very satisfied after the food The burrito is perfect size for the price Service is on point. Outside and inside seating, perfect for the sunshine.

    Adobada mini taco
    Jessica C.

    We were walking around looking for a place to eat because The Taco Stand had way too long of a wait! We saw this place and it turned out to be great! They have a tiny parking lot (but you can find parking on the side streets). Seating is not plenty but we managed to find a spot inside. I ordered the adobada taco and carne asada taco. I preferred the carne asada flavor but both were good!

    Veronica W.

    Been coming here for years, solid and inexpensive spot! Rolled tacos or flautas are my fav so ordered the chicken rolled tacos. Good crispiness, tasty shredded chicken, and a generous amount of guacamole and cheese added for just under $8. You can order the beans, rice and extra toppings for a bit more. Quick service. Fairly clean little interior area of the shack, and lots of tables and chairs now right outside.

    Fish Soft Taco

    Tacos are really good. The vibes are okay. I think they're under construction right now so the area isn't too pretty. Staff is pretty friendly and seem nice.

    Taquito burrito cut in half
    Joy Z.

    Quick, tasty & fresh food plus good salsa, good customer service, easy ordering, seating, easy to find parking, and reasonable prices = 5 stars Had the CA Burrito and Taquito Burrito with chicken. Both hit the spot and satisfied my Mexican food craving. Next time I'll get the rolled tacos rather than the taquito burrito. It was good and the taquitos were crunchy and fresh but the tortilla wrapped around it didn't do much besides hold it together.

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    Kitty C.

    They have upgraded a lot since my last visit. They now accept cash and credit card. They went digital with their menu too. They have kiosks on the side that you can order from as well. I ordered the carne asada nachos and they were okay. The chips tasted stale and old. The toppings were good, I love pico de gallo. It's conveniently located right by the beach so I'll be back just on location.

    He is such a good orderer he ordered for me because I was nervous
    Josh H.

    We came in with the yummys! Just my buddy and me. Oooo yum yum this was one of those meals where you are "ooooooo I feel so good this taste so good" and your friend looks at you and goes "oh yeah that's what I'm TALKING about." You gotta to try it simple yet delightful.

    Samantha H.

    Stopped here for lunch. Wow this place is AMAZING. Some of the best Mexican food I have ever had from this little shack. You go up to the counter and order and they hand you a pager. I ordered the beef Taquito burrito. My husband ordered the fish tacos and a carnitas crispy taco. All of the food was amazing. I will be thinking about the Taquito burrito for a long time. It was delicious with cheese and guacamole inside it. My husband loved his food too. The fish tacos were so good. If you are looking for the good Mexican food you hear about San Diego having, Raul's is where you need to go. And the price is not bad at all! I honestly don't know how places like chipotle etc stay in business out here when you have amazing Mexican places like this for the same price. 5 stars

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    I have a lot of comments so I'm reducing them to bullet points - Parking: Hard to find, has 1 parking spot for online orders - Pricing: we ordered at the kiosk and the burrito/ were ~$8 but if you wanted to add rice or even beans it was extra, but some people ordered at the register and it sounded like they got all of the additional things that were extra so definitely has some discrepancy - Food: I ordered my hot sauce and mild sauce on the inside of the burrito but they all came on the side, and the food wasn't mixed. This may be just nit picking but all the rice and meat were on one side and the veggies and as I'm writing this I realized I didn't get 1/2 of the extras I ordered like guacamole and onions in all 3 of the burritos. Edit: I called them and they said they would refund me for the extras I ordered Update: they never refunded me

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    13 years ago

    Best Mexican fastfood ever ! Especially California brutto :),,

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    10 years ago

    First time visitor today. Had a chorizo burrito, to go, for breakfast. They forgot to include the chorizo. #burritofail

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    9 years ago

    I've had a lot of tacos, but theesseee tacos are the besttttttt tacos... I've ever had. They are so. damn. fresh.

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    Hello veggie burrito. Thanks Alex.

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    16 years ago

    My wife and I ate here after we watched the sunset just down the street. Carnitas burrito!! Very friendly staff too.

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    10 years ago

    Simple, cheap, and most importantly delicious. The nachos are fantastic and the street tacos are a tasty few bites!

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    13 years ago

    Veggie burrito was pretty flavorless, even with added quac. Oddly, the sodas come in a can, warm.

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    15 years ago

    Extremely underrated Cali. Great spot in the summer. Cali shits on filli's. If I lived closer I'd go more often.

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    Great food! The rice and beans are very well done and are not oily or greasy. Also, the prices are fantastic

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    4.1(1.4k reviews)
    0.5 mi
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    My favorite stop on my recent trip to the San Diego area…read more Encinitas Fish Shop was recommended by one of my local SD work colleagues. I grabbed an Uber after work on a Thursday and headed north 11 miles. As I arrived at the Fish Shop, I could smell the goodness inside and saw the line waiting to order. The restaurant is on one side, with an open bar on the other. Ordering is as simple as 1, 2, 3. Pick your fish, pick how you want to consume it (plate, sandwich, salad), and pick your sides and drink. I went with my work colleagues recommendation of a blackened sea bass sandwich with onion rings and a Marg. That choice was FANTASTIC!!! You seat yourself once you order and place the buzzer given to you by the counter person on the unit on your table. Although busy, there were still tables available (bar and restaurant, plus out front). As the NBA playoffs were on, I sat inside. Everyone working here was friendly and as I already stated... my meal was the best I had on this San Diego visit. A bonus was a gorgeous sunset just 3 blocks down from the shop. I will be back to Encinitas Fish Shop when I next visit San Diego.

    It had been a while since I'd had oysters and it sounded really good. Years ago, when I lived in…read morePacific Beach I used to go to their Thursday $1 oyster night at that location. I moved to North County and a few years later they opened Encinitas fish shop. I have been for the oysters in the past but it had been a long time. I looked it up to make sure they still had oyster night and sure enough they do. The price is now $1.25 but that still feels like a good deal. They had 4 different types to choose from. There was only about 7 people in front of me when I got in line including a family. There was an older couple ordering and it took about 20 minutes for them to complete their transaction. The rest of the line moved ok after they were done, but I probably waited about 40 minutes just to order. I ordered 3 of each kind, a dozen. Then I went to get water. They were out of ice. I sat in the window seating and waited. It took a bit, but it was a nice day so I didn't mind too much. A girl came out calling names but it was very difficult to hear her. I finally heard my name and she dropped off my oysters. I asked for more cocktail sauce and she left to get it. She brought it back but immediately left and never told me which oysters were which. I had to flag down another employee and he told me which oysters were which. In the past, I haven't liked some of the choices, but this time they had a whole different selection and I liked all of them! They were so good and fresh. I don't know why I waited so long to return. I'll definitely be back for more soon!

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    Serranos Mexican Food - Menudo available Saturday & Sunday

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    4.2(213 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    $7 for a Breakfast Burrito in Southern California is unheard of. Its also a daily feature which on…read morea Sunday morning was completely unexpected. The chorizo was ok but the fresh salsa bar was the star of the show. Friend had the bacon breakfast burrito and it did taste better, will likely order it next visit. They also offer bottles of beers and micheladas. Clean, friendly atmosphere right off the freeway. I will definitely return

    Tl;dr don't stop at this place, keep driving…read more We stopped in for dinner on our way back to OC. The service was friendly, but very slow. The cashier was really nice, but she seemed more concerned with chatting with customers than working quickly (maybe she felt like she had to talk to these people, as they seemed like regulars). We waited patiently, but some customers were getting really upset at the long wait times and making a scene, so that was awkward and definitely took away from the atmosphere. The food was very mediocre, especially given the high prices. The guacamole was outright gross and we only ate about half of it, which is unusual for us as a guac-loving family. It tasted like poor quality avocados were used; it had that weird rotten fruit taste that low quality avocado variants often have. The beef taco was good with a nice portion. The fish tacos had a nice flavor, but there was barely any fish in them and one of my tacos had a bone that hurt my tooth. The potato taco was flavorless and definitely the worst of the tacos. My husband said his California burrito was 4/5 and my kids seemed to like their kids meals (though I ordered the quesadilla only for each of them and was given the more expensive plate with rice and beans, which they don't like, so I was charged for food I didn't order and didn't want...).

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    2.2(89 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    Mobile app not working…read more Paper straws (ewww) Employee on break in the lobby, listening to videos on his phone AT FULL VOLUME Asked for pepper; got handed two small packets. Had to wait and ask for more. Again, two small packets, carefully selected. Clearly management is forcing their employees into this. Fries were burned, overdone....and cold and stale, at the same time. Clearly they refried old fries, and probably from last night since I got here right when lunch started. Again, greedy nickle and diming. What a horrible damn location. No wonder they're desperate to hire (per the sign outside)

    Sorry, but this place was neither real, nor fresh. Went through the drive thru, ordered a chicken…read moresandwich and fries for my wife, and a different type of chicken sandwich and fries for myself, with an Iced Tea. The lobby was closed, hence the drive thru and we ended up pulling into a spot to eat. Her chicken sandwich was ice cold, hard to the touch ice cold. Both her fries, and my fries were cold and soggy. We went back through the drive thru to let them know and was told to pull around and they would bring it out to us. We took the bag and pulled back to a spot to eat. Her chicken sandwich was better this time, and they did replace the fries, but they replaced both of our fries with one small fry. The Iced Tea tasted like dispenser had not been cleaned in a long time and was not drinkable. Did not go back thru again as at a certain point it's just not worth the time.

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