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The Modern Churro

4.7 (190 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Updated 2 weeks ago

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So good!!
Matthew B.

Best dessert The Modern Churro! Soft serve with your choice of sauce, 2 toppings, and crispy churro. Omg!! The only minus is no seating on site.

Looking through the clear partition, you can see the Churros being fried.
Monina B.

This Churro and Mexican Food spot is located next to Rodeos Meat Market right on Vista Village Drive. They have a sweet and savory menu offering Mexican and Cuban inspired items. If you order their Churros, they are made to order. Seating is limited inside but they do have outdoor seating available. The service was good, the space was clean and the staff was friendly. Its not a large space but you can see everything that they prepare for customers. We ordered desserts to go and as soon as we got our Churros, they were hot and fresh and my son couldn't resist to take a bite of the Churro bites (not pictured) we ordered and it had a nice texture and flavor. We definitely would like to try their savory menu mext time as other customers who came in after us were ordering Tacos and Sandwiches.

Alicia J.

This is the best churro in San Diego. They are dense, fresh, fluffy and they use just right amount of cinnamon. I got the basic one with caramel and chocolate dipping sauce, wow! The service is quick and they have Mexican food items outside of churros! It's a small family owned business with parking and seating options but we took it too go. I cant wait to come back!

Birria burrito 4/5
Keen B.

I'm from the Bay! Bay Area Northern Cali. Hayward to be exact!. I'll give it up to The Modern Churro for having some of the best churros! It was sooo good we had to do a double take and took more people to come try their Churro and food! First time was thursday night after Legoland we wanted some more than nasty ass Legoland food. Then on Saturday after a day at the beach in Oceanside we decided to have lunch here! Service was spectacular. I meet the owner the first night. He was super friendly. I was telling him how we don't have much options on Churros back home. Everybody was coming in Night and day for their Churros. Come in and say hi and grab yourself some amazing Churro! This is chill cool spot! It's located in a busy corner street. Not alot sitting area but it will do. Did I mention that we will definitely be back when we are in town again!

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Lisa W.

My friend was in town and her favorite dessert is churro. She wanted somewhere authentic. I had no idea where to go but Yelp this place. It's in Vista. If you come from the 78, you can take a left and then park in their parking lot in the back, not the front. My car navigation told me to pass the lot and make a you turn. They have plenty parking in the back, don't park at the law firm. The place is small. It's also a taco shop. They have the churro machine that you see in Mexico City. The dough comes out and into the fryer. We ordered the churro bites, comes with about 14 bite size. It was perfect. It was fresh! Made to order. The sugar coating wasn't too much either. Eat it fresh! We were so tempted to get some tacos, especially the birria, but held back bc we were having dinner elsewhere. Next time for sure I'll try their tacos. Taco Tuesday's are $1.79 tacos! (Carne asada, Al pastor and pollo). I wonder how long the line is, it's a good deal.

Mexican churros $7.99
Sheryl P.

Omg!! If you are around Escandido you must try this place!! We are from the Bay and this is the 2nd time we came here. After our Legoland trip we wanted we were craving real authentic churros and we found this place. We loved it!! Then, on our last day we brought my sister, BIL, and niece for late lunch after our beach day. We wanted to try their birria stuff ans Omgoodness we loved everything!!! So freaking delicious The pizza is a really good size. It comes with 4 consume. They are not stingy with their meat. We also had burrito and that was delicious too. We also had the torta and the my kids loved it and that we ordered 1 more to go. The service is amazing!! So friendly! You order in the counter and if you are eating in (outside table only) they will bring the food. It's great to enjoy the SD weather. A little loud cuz its next to the main street. There are parking in the side for their customers. I would want to come back here again, next time we visit SD.

Two toppings plus sauce on soft serve with a churro! Omg!!

The Modern Churro is so delicious! We got the Modern Churro on their menu. So phenomenal!

Megan C.

This place is tucks away in a corner in Vista Village with some parking spots all around. I will say the service here is super nice, they gave us extra toppings on the side too. They were very friendly and service was quick. We ordered the modern churro which came with two toppings and ice cream. I really liked the churro but did not like the ice cream it came with. It was like a low quality soft serve. But the churro is great and I wish I would've gotten just the bag of churros! There aren't really any seats inside, so it's not much of a sit down place either for dessert.

Jessica Z.

Came in yesterday with my daughter because we were craving their delicious churros and ice cream!! They were soooo good!! Just enough to get you full! Very yummy!! Only paid $19 for the two!

The good stuff (menu)
Julianne B.

Oh my goodness, my hubby took me here (he tried it for lunch one day while at work) the other day. My life hasn't been the same since. (and I'm not exaggerating) The Quesataco de Birria with their consommé (see my pic) is H-E-A-V-E-N Like I said in my pic, I started having cravings for more even BEFORE I got up from the table. Hubby had to coax me out of my chair. (You think I'm kidding??) The crunchy cheesy taco shell holds its crunch even with the juicy birria nestled inside and then you dip it in the consumé - oh .... my mouth is watering even as I type this. Inside the taco it's pretty simple - slow cooked birria topped with guacamole, cilantro, and onions. The consummé is literally the juice the birria was cooked in for so many hours. Oh man ... The ladies we've spoken with and ordered from the few times we've been there have always been so sweet and helpful. And they all work so hard! They're constantly cooking and are so proud of their food - giving us suggestions and their favorites. That's how I know what I know. After feeling like I couldn't top that lunch, hubs ordered churros with dipping sauces (because you HAVE to get churros at 'Modern Churro'!). KILL ME NOW! These things didn't see the light of day for long ... YUM!!! Their churro machine is beautiful (they bought it from Spain - yes, I asked) and super clean. They're made to order and have about 5 dipping sauces (dolce de Leche, caramel, chocolate, Nutella & lechera) to choose from. Need I say more? Soooo good. I'll stop there - I've done myself in describing all this and need to take a trip to Vista. Lol Need I say more? Go try Modern Churro! Like - TODAY.

Suzanne C.

Wow! That Cuban sandwich and fries were truly exceptional! Service was excellent with very friendly people. We shall be back!

Spanish Churros
Joriene M.

Spanish Churros ($7.99) - These are some of the best churros I've ever had--definitely better than Disneyland's and Costco's. I loved how thick the churros were and the inside was nice and fluffy. It was perfectly coated with cinnamon and sugar and made such an excellent dessert. Highly recommend!

Ruth C.

Such a great first experience at Modern Churro Cafe in Vista! My husband stopped by wanting to try it out, and even though we had never been there before, the staff went out of their way to accommodate him with a smaller serving size so he could taste it. They absolutely didn't have to do that, but they did -- and that level of kindness really stood out to us. The churros were delicious, and the customer service alone makes us want to come back. We love supporting local spots that truly care about their customers. Highly recommend!

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Best churros in north county! Food and service great and prices are very reasonable. They don't have inside seating but you can sit outside.

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I finally tried their fresh churros and when they are warm they literally melt in your mouth. I highly recommend!

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Best churros around! Always fresh, perfectly crispy with just the right amount of cinnamon sugar

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Had the birria pizza and Spanish churro and it was fantastic. Very happy to have stopped in. Service was also great. Easy five stars!

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