Great food overall! We generally get the pollo asada burrito or carnitas street tacos. Once had a burrito that was mot as good as use too(think they had a different cook that day. We go about once a week there. read more

I've tried EVERY taco shop in East County to see who has the best mexican food and this place takes the cake. Their chips are made FRESH to order, burritos, rolled tacos and hot sauce is by far the best that I've had. If you come in you might see me here. The cook was so courteous one time that he brought me out extra guacamole because he wasn't sure I had enough on my rolled tacos. That's true service read more

Great food! Still cranking out the good-goodies! Carne Asada Supreme burrito is enough for two-to-share. I am a huge fan of the red salsa they make on premises. The deal is the 3-chicken flautas with lettuce, sour cream and shredded mild cheddar cheese on top. Beautiful to look at, delicious to eat! Rolled tacos with Guacamole, mild cheddar and Cotija cheese on top. Yum! I have had issue with the wait for food a few times. Even after phoning order in ahead of time. Could use some improvement there. I will say the food is so good I can forgive to a degree. read more

My favorite taco shop of all time, everything is so yummy but this picture should explain why I will not be eating here anymore :( it's a bummer i really enjoyed there food and was a regular here, I'm going to miss there adobada. FYI I found this hair in a fry inside my burrito. read more

Sarai's - Mexican Near Me - Lakeside, California

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Used to eat here every week how ever after messing up a order and doing nothing to solve the problem I will never come back

best taco shop best carne asada fries so fresh and huge for the price respectful and good service best hot sauce, both green & red location is kind of sketcky but i order in advanced on phone then walk in and pick up worth it i recommend to anyone and everyone read more

This is my favorite place to get California Burritos! The lady who helps upfront (I cannot remember her name for the life of me right now), IS AWESOME! She makes this place feel so full of love and happiness! But other than that, I drive 15 miles to Lakeside for this burrito!! read more

Lady who just answered the phone at this place was super rude. We have been going here for over 5 years and will now be taking our biz elsewhere!!! read more

Love this place! Great prices and excellent food. Watch out for lunch time rush. I usually call ahead.

New cashier/cook...super nice and very efficient. He's an upgrade to the place for sure, bringing smiles back! But I always loved Sarai's food Never a disappointment! read more

Good Mexican food, decent portions and friendly atmosphere. The location can have plenty of weirds around but they won't bother you.

I found Sarai's when I stopped to get a Redbox movie which is in the same strip mall as Sarai's. From the outside it looks like it is going to be a run down dirty taco shop but I was surprised to find out when I went inside that it was really nice and clean inside. The lady that took my order was friendly and the food was good. If I'm in the mood for mexican food I usually will hit up Titas. However if I'm down getting another movie or something I would definitely stop by Sarai's again. read more

Really good :) I've come here a couple of times and you Definitely get what you pay for. I got the Pollo Adobado and it was very filling and had great taste :) The environment is woodside very quaint and the staff is very nice :) read more

This is the best taqueria in the world the carne asada fries or the shrimp and carne asada burrito are amazing you can get el pastor fries to which are the best I could eat here the rest of my life and be the happiest man in the world I would put money this place is better then any other place in california read more

They are incredible and sweet. Always nice. Their food is large potions at a great price, and it tastes delicious! Thank you for opening up in Lakeside read more

For fast Mexican food they have yet to disappoint. Always great and they always greet you with a huge smile. ADOBADA is my fav but can be a little dry at times but still VERY good. Good prices and good food in a timely manner. What more could you ask for? read more

I normally LOVE this place. The food is delicious- the red salsa is so garlic-y and delicious. We go there at least once a week. There's been a new younger person working the register that has the nastiest attitude, she cannot get any orders correct, gets nasty when she gets shown something is wrong. She has completely ruined it for us. We will be finding a new taco shop to eat at for now on. :( read more

Food just to be great now its decent i guess, service still good and they give you lots of sauce so you can enjoy your meal. They have amazing menudo soup Friday, Saturday and Sunday. read more

Carne asada burrito. Barely any meat, lots of guacamole and cheese as filler, only thing good was a fresh tortilla. Rip off.

My husband and I stopped by here after our hike at Oak Oasis and let me tell you... It was REFRESHING! I have never had such a deliciously moist chicken taco, the portions were big and my husbands burrito must have been a foot long. I definitely recommend the combinations. Chicken tacos and Cali burrito were YUMMY and tasted super fresh. Also, this may not be important to others, but to me the bathroom was spotless and that's really important to me, usually reflects their kitchen cleanliness. The lady at the front was so nice (I rarely experience this genuine happiness at taco shops) and that really made a difference too. Love love love this place! I will drive from Pacific Beach to this place! D-E-Licious! read more

Carne asada is too dry. But the best Mexican food I have ever had is from here. Always good quality.

The best taco shop in lakeside and greater east county. The hot sauce is actually spicy, the green being the best green sauce you can find outside a taqueria. Burritos are huge and portions are good size. Their mini burritos are perfect size for kids. Great service and Lily at the front counter is just awesome. read more

Paid $12 for cpl roll tacos and a chicken/cheese quesadilla. Tipped a very rude cashier, not sure why... Food came out when my friends were almost done eating theirs, I refused all the sauces they offered me and just asked for small side of sour cream, which didn't go well. They don't do that. Over $2 for sour cream to dip my $12 food into. Not coming back. read more

This is my favorite Mexican food place. It has wonderful salsa. Breakfast burritos are awesome. I really recommend this place.

The customer service of this taco shop has gone down hill over the years. I have have been going since 2009. The food is great, but since they hired the older lady in the front (she had red hair and now it is dyed gray) I don't like going there. Every time I call to place an order she hangs up on me, she is very rude and sets the tone as if I am bothering her, instead of asking if I need anything else she cops an attitude, and she forgets to give me parts of my order. When I ask for the rest of my order she acts as if I didn't pay for it. read more

Great food, great customer service and if you call in your order they always have it waiting promptly. No complaints at all!

People will rave about the quesadillas and rolled tacos, but this place is average, at best. Overpriced and bland, lately. 6 years ago it was o.k, now just embarrassing. Owner is laughing all the way to the bank. Lakeside lacks good taco shops, and this is no exception. The location will assure it's success, off 67 next to 7-11, but the food sucks. read more

Seriously the best Mexican in Lakeside! They always get my order correct and their burritos are huge!!! So good!

The food is really good, but I have found bones in my chicken burrito on more than one occasion. I stopped eating there.

Went in to eat today like I always do usually it's good but today was the worst ever order Chile rellenos and the first Chile relleno was good but when I got to the second one it started to taste funny I thought it was just me so continue to eat so I get home and started to get bad stomach ache think I got food poison throwing up don't recommend to eat here plus cooks are so rude always staring at you with bad looks won't be going here no more read more

Great breakfast burritos. Prices have gone up and can be slow early in the morning if you have a large order. But all around great burritos.

This was the first Mexican food place I've tried since moving to lakeside and it did not disappoint. I had the supreme carne asada burrito and it was rather tastey. Service was good as well, in and out in about 5 minutes. I will definitely go back. read more

One of my favorite authentic Mexican food spots. Just finished up a pollo asada plate. Delicious! Their mini burrito special is a huge burrito with fries. read more

Despite the few negative reviews I pick up a breakfast burrito every Friday on my way to work. The burritos are good and large and priced right. Never had any of the other entree's on their menus so I can't comment on that. read more

This is a good place the Carne asada is very good I would rather be here than any of the other Mexican places in the area the service is always good and its very clean read more

Meat tastes off.... ive tried it several times and every time I'm left with a thought....is this horse meat? chips and cheese are great, love the Mexican coke, they don't charge for fried jalepenos, mediocre red and green sauce. read more

Not bad if you're in a pinch, but not in my to 5 either. It's close to a lot though. There cinnamon sugar chips are tasty and they do have some good deals. read more

Great food with huge portions! Love the carne asada burrito (wet) and the chorizo burrito. In the day time it's warm in there and pretty small so its probably best to take it to go, you can call ahead. The lady who works in the morning is so nice and they have pretty good hot sauce. read more

Good food, horrible service. Just picked up food from here and the lady with the blonde hair was so rude. I had enough respect to tell her thank you when she gave me my food and she just ignored me. Even the other customers waiting for their food saw she didn't acknowledge me. It's too bad because their food is decent. But I won't be back here again. read more

I pretty much love everything here,my fav is there California burrito and rolled tacos. I love they put potato's in there burrtios instead of fries! prices are high and they charge to use debit that's lame but protions are big. Hot sauce is hot but yummy! read more