Carnitas and adobada tacos are so good and did I mention they are .99$ each ? They take forever to make your food but hey at least it's fresh ! We also ordered the buffalo wings they are delicious read more

Th tacos are insanely delicious, they taste just like real TJ/Mexico street vendor tacos. And their service is super fast. Staff is polite, professional, and exceptional!!! Coming back soon! read more

Nope tacos are not the same! They are literally 2 bite tacos .. Super small! Mini tacos !! Disappointed !!! I must say, their salsa is the best! read more

Taqueria Imperial - 99cent tacos!!!!! - Tacos Near Me - Spring Valley, California

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I like the convenience of the drive through. Service was not too fast though and staff were not the friendliest. The adobada tacos are less pricey if you order the TJ style tacos. Some of the pickled carrots looked old as well as the limes. I also ordered rolled tacos and they got soggy so fast but had a good taste. They were also out of the drink I wanted unfortunately. Maybe I'll give it another try. read more

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This particular location has been at least 20 different tacos shops so best of luck to these guys. I have been wanting to try this place because they had a huge sign advertising 1$ tacos! But by the time I got to visit them, that special was done for. The tacos were good but nothing crazy. Just typical TJ tacos. The salsa bar was kind of small . Just two options for salsa and some limes. The service was good . The lady was nice . Inside was clean and bright with music playing so the vibe was cool. I would stop there again if I was in the mood for tacos. read more

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Well some of the taco prices went up a dollar to $1.99 and still very small. Also, only one car in front of me in the drive thru and still took around 10 minutes. If you're not close by in the area, I wouldn't recommend making the drive here. read more

There's always a line to the street for the drive thru when we pass by so we had to try it out. We went inside to place the order and there were only two other customers eating at a table. The tacos were good for $1.99 a piece. Soft tortillas, flavorful carne asada and thick chunks of birria in the quesadilla. The torta was pretty hefty and filling as well. I thought the salsa could have used more flavor/heat but that's really a matter of preference. read more

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Taqueria Imperial is a delicious and welcome addition to the neighborhood. This place is buzzing with activity. When I visited, the drive-thru was packed, the inside was packed, and the music was blasting loud. People were happily munching on their freshly made Mexican food creations. Outside, a guy was making street tacos, and people were standing around with tickets in hand. It took about 20 minutes for our food to be ready, but it was worth the wait. We tried the chili relleno, fish taco, pollo, carne, carnitas street taco and a birria taco. We also ordered a massive bean and cheese burrito. Every single bite was delicious and hit the spot for authentic Mexican food. And here's the kicker: all that food was only $23.00. What a deal! Seriously, you need to check this place out. read more

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Disappointed to say I drove through this area and ordered campechana fries and the fries were so hard to bite. It just makes me think the fries were sitting there and were double dipped in oil and served, the portions were very poor served, theres new signs that its under new management well they did a terrible job. read more

Taqueria Imperial - Tacos Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Had a buddy tell me about this place, and, my brother in law has also been here twice. Sounded legit so I made my way down to try out the tacos. How were they? Amazing! I went with 5 carne asada tacos and 3 adobada (my original plan was to order 10 tacos...thank goodness I did not! These tacos were fat, and I barley finished the 8!). $.99 each, you CANNOT beat that price, anywhere! Tacos are double tortilla and stuffed with meat, topped with cilantro and onions, and a nice amount of guacamole. I preferred the adobada over the carne asada, but both meats were delicious! The ONLY thing that is whack about this place, is the location. Its a bitch to get in and out of. Other than that, highly recommended, and if I still lived in San Diego, I would come back again and again. Bomb as F! read more

Taqueria Imperial - Adobada taco with all the fixings! $.99 each. Can't beat that! - Tacos Near Me - Spring Valley, California

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These ladies and gents make some pretty good tacos. I had a pair of carne asada and al pastor for .99 cent each. Both tacos were very good. The meats were well seasoned properly cooked and flavorful. I liked that they double wrapped with corn tortillas for each tacos. The quality of the corn tortillas was good, too, and so was the guacamole. I hope they offer more than one type of salsa in the near future. They only had one when I came in. It was good, but I do appreciate the variety for different items and such. They also offer breakfast here. The young lady who took my order was very nice. The place offers a lot of inside seating. read more

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Taqueria Imperial is a newer taco shop on Campo Road. On opening day. They started with 99 cent promotional street tacos but have since changed the price to 1.25 each. Still a great price for a delicious filling taco. A great way to eat good on the cheap. I have written reviews on taco shops before. Residents in my area have many options when it comes to Mexican cuisine especially taco shops. We have them on almost every corner. So why come here? You can taste the difference with their food. Everything tastes fresh and of good quality. Prices are also affordable. You can eat here cheaper than many fast food places. The food in my opinion is also a healthier option. The service and ambiance is what you would expect from a restaurant. It's a wide open dining area that fits many. The employees that work there are super nice. They are also friendly at the drive thru. You can tell the food is good because during lunch hours. There is usually a line of cars at the drive thru. If you got the time. It wouldn't be a bad idea to dine inside the taco shop. Again, plenty of indoor seating. Overall a must try if you're a fan of Mexican food. Definitely a taco shop that separates themselves from other places. Everything I have tried so far is great from the tortas to their tacos. Delicious. Support local businesses especially the good ones. Taqueria Imperial is excellent. Eat here. read more

Taqueria Imperial - TJ Street Tacos - Tacos Near Me - Spring Valley, California

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They have the best 99 cent taco ever. My favorite Mexican food in all of San Diego county

Service was friendly and we were glad to see this restaurant expand to this location. Some other options locally, but the menu here adds some things I was excited about. However, they got the order wrong. Instead of 3 tacos, they packed carne Asada fries. Which would be an almost acceptable thing to, but the fries were soggy, and Asada was just so so. We came after they've been open a while. Looks like we'll have to default to other places, because they're just not even average. read more

Yes $1 are wonderful. But when i got a taco de cabeza i had a piece of thick black pubic hair what it looked like in my taco. I lost my appetite. Honestly just stick to the tacos de adobada if anything those were good. I didnt complain about my taco because it was $1 but unfortunately i will not be back. Keep in mind they have no a/c inside when i went to eat there mind you it was 90 + hot outside inside felt like twice as hot felt hotter inside than outside. read more

The food is good don't get me wrong, but every time I come here, the wait times in the drive through are at least 25 minutes long. The lines aren't long, they just take along time to complete orders. If the wait times could speed up then this place would be a 8/10 read more

We went through their drive thru and I was a bit annoyed at 1st cus they couldn't hear or understand what we were trying to order. Which I think they should have numbers by each meal due to not everyone knows how to pronounce the name of the meal. But a nice lady came out to our car & help us & took our order. That was a definitely plus for great customer services. Food was really delicious.. 1st time eating menudo that had pig feet in it... & I will definitely be going back for more. We also ordered the fried fish meal and fish was nice & moist, beans were delicious, rice was lil hard. We also ordered tacos they were delicious as well. They did forget about our soda & grilled jalapeño. But their customer services was so good & food was so good it's ok Update on my experience at restaurant. Came tonight around 7:25pm. We decided to go inside & workers were singing loud & obnoxious. Staffs wasn't as friendly, didn't feel welcoming at all. They were busy talking to each over & playing around.. vibe here is more like a take out not somewhere to dine in to enjoy your meal Food is delicious but that's nothing without good welcoming vibes read more

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For the size of the portions and the overall service this is by far one of the best taco places omg! Their street tacos are huge portions -ser read more

so good, I came 2 days in a row, heh. You may have noticed that they have 99cent TJ tacos all day every day and theyre not kidding! For such a good value and good quality meats, this place is a gem in the neighborhood! If you are ordering TJ tacos here, just tell them how many tacos you want total at the register, and they will give you a slip to hand to the taco guy outside and you can tell him what meats you want, so dont even bother telling the cashier what meats you want in your TJ tacos UNLESS it is fish. Fish will be made inside, while everything else is outside on the grill or spit. read more

Spotted 99 cent tacos, saw them doing street tacos, and got very good street tacos. And these are good size street tacos too. When in the area this would be a spot to check out again. Wait was not too long when I arrived. Less than a minute with 4 to 6 people in front of me duing dinner time (after 5:30 PM). Didn't take long to place order either. Interior is that of any taco shop. The one that says "you are about to get some good food". Seating for about 50 people or a little more. One bathroom and has a drive through read more

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Good street tacos give you a lot of meat good salsa very good price fast service sometimes a line there fast tho

The other location will give you a cup of salsa. This lady at this location wanted to charge us for more than 6 salsas for two orders of fries. The cups were not even half way filled. I don't understand why workers are so chinsy with the salsas. It doesn't come out of your pocket!! I hope they last. Their first location is good. They seem to have similar taste and service here. We'll see in 6 months if they're still here. read more

I ordered through the drive thru the bacon breakfast burrito and the Mixed breakfast burrito. There was only one car in front of us and we waited 23 minutes. I thought we would have at least received an apology for the wait, but nothing. I was worried the burritos were going to be cold. They were still hot and I ate about 1/4 of the burrito (it is large) but I couldn't taste the egg. There must have been less than 1 whole egg in tbe entire burrito and mostly fries. Here's a video , I just Couldn't keep eating it like that, my molars still hurt from just chewing on fries and tortilla. I cooked and added my own 2 eggs and look at the difference just 2 eggs made. I took out some fries to add eggs. Here's a before and after. read more

We saw Taqueria Imperial on TikTok and it was a must try for my son and I. Their TJ Tacos were very tasty and reasonably priced. They do not skimp on the proportions of meat nor the guacamole, as most places do. The service we received was great! The young lady behind the cashier was very pleasant when waiting on us. The dine in was good with great lighting, good music, and nice AC in this horrible weather we have been having! Also, it was very clean! Would definitely recommend this place if you love a great TJ Taco on this side. read more

I go in there and I get like a dozen or so taco and they're only a buck so ILl get a couple of each crispy fish carnitss carne and mix it up with 3 other choices read more

Wow, this is not the same restaurant it was when it opened up just a few months ago. Quality has gone downhill, our tacos were dripping in grease, the guacamole and salsa were very watery. The service is average, wait times are a bit ridiculous. Especially considering the food does not taste fresh. Sad to see another business start off strong and loose itself within a few months. We need some long lasting solid restaurants in Casa De Oro! read more

Taqueria Imperial - Tacos Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Ok time for an update! They're absolutely terrible now. They stopped the little taqueria stand outside, increased their cc fee, & lastly all of their food sucks. The meat isn't cooked, the corn tortillas are cold. Absolutely not worth it. Went 3x and just 10 mins ago threw away my California burrito in the trash. The meat is absolutely chewy and making our teeth hurt from over chewing. My husband's tacos seemed like they had old meat from the both day and threw it on. Absolutely annoyed and upset that we wasted all this time and $ to go here. Unfortunately they went down on quality. Possibly new management. read more

The tacos are amazing, you can't beat 99 cents!! The line is pretty much always crazy but it's definitely worth the wait Ps parking lot in the back is pretty spacious and always a spot available read more

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Horrible service, beyond abusive. The young female who took the order DOES speak English, but PRETENDS that she does not. (We sat close enough to the front that we could HEAR her speaking English when she CHOSE to do so to other customers.) She said her name is Alexi. If YOU don't speak Spanish and/or appear hispanic, Alexi repeatedly goes out of her way to make you repeat yourself multiple times, then she STILL gets the order incorrect. We observed her doing this to other customers as well. It's like a sick game to her. If you are the owner of this business, I would STRONGLY SUGGEST that you consider installing video/audio cameras and monitor your staff. This location has had multiple mexican restaurants all of a similar nature. The food at this iteration is uneven- sometimes quite decent and plentiful, other times, undercooked with skimpy ingredients. It makes no sense at all. I will say that their guacamole has been both fresh and absolutely DELICIOUS every single time we have been there. It is the primary reason we return, despite the many negatives. Also on the plus side: Since there are so few customers, the kitchen turns out your meal very quickly! I have read other reviewers above. It appears that a number of those are friends and family. I have NEVER seen "long lines". There is a person spinning a sign out front every day to try to get customers to come in. The bathroom door does not have a lock. There are no paper products in the bathroom (ie: no TP, no paper towels, etc) There is graffiti INSIDE the bathroom, urine on the floor. There *IS* tons of accessible parking, (because there are not many customers) but the parking lot is in extremely poor shape- so be very careful driving- the potholes & cracked cement and asphalt are both treacherous, even dangerous. BE CAREFUL: Do not park anywhere near the two dumpsters-every time we have gone by the dumpsters are always overflowing and the smell is like a sewer. It will certainly kill your appetite. There is a drive through, but the speaker and microphones rarely work properly. We stopped using the drive through because we had to actually GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE to SHOUT into the microphone in the drive in. It's such a shame the staffing and management is so poor. This is a great location and with a little bit of good management it could be a gold mine for the right owner. read more

Best Tj tacos and for a $1!!! Fish tacos are great also and only a dollar currently. Ive been coming here 2 times a week at least. read more

Taqueria Imperial - $1 Fish tacos - Tacos Near Me - Spring Valley, California

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Great tasting food at an excellent price! We eat here all the time and are never disappointed.

Alligences can stand the test of time when it comes to local staples that have held down the Campo blocks for decades. Having 3 decades in the Valley/Oro I've seen places come and places go, some stood strong, some faded before even starting. This Joint came in like a young Mike Tyson, swinging for the fences looking to knock out the competitions in the 1st round. Bringing the fresh new kid on the block attitude and everything to gain factor to the table. So far it's been a tko on the prices and portions, looking forward to a salsa bar. Don't know the name of it, but one of my favorites is thus chunky salsa with green onion, tomato, onion, maybe cilantro.... reminds me of a blended salsa meets a pico de gallo with fresh chopped added at the end. My first venture was a a trip into the TacoMultiverse, bought 6 tacos and 3 rolled tacos, all under 11.00 The best part was the Al Pastor and Carne Asada! That's not to say the fish, carnitas, chicken and others weren't good, zero complaints here from this a Tacoaficionado. Today im off to the shop this morning to experience the breakfast burritos. The college I work at used to sell about 175 to 250 breakfast burritos daily pre-covid. Commencement at the college would have us make 750 to 1000 burritos by 8am.....so eh i have a love hate rationship with the old breakfast burrito. So far this place has my full attention as the new kid on the block. After Breakfast burritos my next adventure is Tortas and Burritos sometime later in the week. LFG TAQUERIA IMPERIAL!! read more

Taqueria Imperial - Tacos Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Amazing Food Had to try their new location. They have Great prices wouldn't eat anywhere else.

Service was amazing. Food was disgusting. I've never seen a place that left the poop inside the shrimp. Not to mention my nachos were sad. Please see photos. read more

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Amazing tacos They put up a new special taco Tuesday .99 cents when u buy more than 5 tacos And the California burrito are $9.99 special right now read more

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This is my go to place for tacos every week. Addicted to the Al pastor tacos. Owner and staff very friendly. Highly recommend this place. read more

Taqueria Imperial - Al pastor tacos and all the extras on the side. - Tacos Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Very tasty well priced tacos but definitely get them to go. They have no air conditioning

After reading the slew of 1 and 2 star reviews, I decided to give this place a try anyway. Primarily because I wanted to try their birria tacos and their street tacos. So I wound up ordering an al pastor taco, a carne asada taco, a birria taco, and 3 rolled tacos. The rolled tacos were very good. The cheese was a shredded an unmelted white cheese (looked like mozzarella) which was different. I do prefer the more flavorful cheese used by other local joints like La Posta. The birria taco was the star of the show here. The meat was juicy and drippy and the taco shell somehow remained crispy. It was a great combo of textures and flavors. The al pastor taco was good. The meat seemed a bit less flavorful than other al pastor tacos that I've had lately, but it was good nonetheless. The carne asada taco was why I rated 4 stars instead of 5. It was definitely tasty, but I bit into a large bone that was lurking inside the taco! Thankfully it wasn't a hard bite and I didn't break any teeth, but that could have been a dental disaster for any customer. They REALLY need to make sure the meat is free of bones! Their street tacos are 99 cents on Taco Tuesdays, so that's the day to go if you want tacos. Just make sure you check the tacos for bones first. read more

Takes forever to get food now Tacos went up in price. They still keep it clean inside tacos taste good still. read more

OMG!! The Camaron Costa Azul was incredible! And the girl working the drive thru window was pretty and sweet (always a plus ) I can't wait to try something else on the menu. read more