Great service top tier food and cheap prices. When somebody says "I want a burrito from San Diego" this is the spot I take em

Food was amazing!!! Service was quick and pricing is fair as well. They have a variety of salsas and the food was so well seasoned with good portions! Would definitely come again!! read more

Came here with my roommate. Best experience ever. Employees were so nice and gave me good attitude!!!!!!!!

I cannot hype this location up enough! Everything is made with such high-quality ingredients--you can truly taste the difference. The service is always top-notch, and don't even get me started on the flavors--they never miss! Every chance I get, I'm stopping by for the loaded fries, my favorite al pastor taco, and of course their churros (which are made fresh every single day and always hit) And the carne asada? Not your typical kind--but it hits every single time. Also, a special shoutout to Val who was there today--such a sweetheart! So kind, welcoming, and really made the whole experience even better. Love you Diva! read more

The Taco Stand - Carne asada Taco with their delicious pico de gallo ‍ - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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If you're used to LA TACOS these won't satisfy you. There's no seasoning. The girl at the register got my name wrong......I said "Baker" as in my last name and somehow this crazy girl hears "viper" yes like the fucking snake. She didnt ask me to repeat my name or anything she really typed "VIPER" into the damn keyboard. The name gets called and of course I don't pick up my food because who the fuck is "viper" like girl be so forreal. . Fucking rude and then the tacos were trash. Glad I only got 2 to try and honestly never ever again. Spent almost 10$ for 2 bland ahh tacos. read more

Tried this place out yesterday for the first time. Food was incredible. Very flavorful and well seasoned. Best California burrito I've ever had. Everything was great except for a few things: 1. The wait time. We waited 45 minutes to order and 15 minutes for the food to be handed to us, so an hour total. I know they're busy but idk there has to be another more efficient way to get the line going faster. Especially bc I noticed the guy taking the orders was also in charge of packaging chips / announcing orders from time to time. I can imagine that must be overwhelming for one person causing the line to go out the door. 2. The workstation for the employees was very crowded and kind of messy. I know they're working hard and I appreciate them and thanked them as well but a clean work station matters just as much as the food does. 3. When I got my order it was lukewarm at best. Not hot and fresh. Don't get me wrong, it was absolutely delicious but I would've enjoyed it way more if it was hotter temperature wise. 4. The cleanliness of the inside seating area could use some work. Also they didn't seem to have much time to refill the sauce area either until another customer asked. Over all I had a good experience but I think this location could benefit from better management to keep the lines flowing faster and the work areas clean and presentable. 4/5 experience! read more

Really good California burrito for only $10! And the tacos are large, but also about $3.50. Large selection of self serve salsas. They have a small parking lot read more

The Taco Stand - California burrito and asasa taco - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

Ordered at the counter. Place was loud so hard to hear the repeated order. Sat outside on the patio. Choices shade, or the sun. The food took a while to come out, but it was delicious. The tortillas are made to order. Plenty of salsa choices to choose from. The shrimp burrito was more than enough for one person. Each of us had two tacos and they were plentiful. The bag of chips was huge and we made a dent with five people and took the rest home. read more

The Taco Stand - Tacos and huge bag of chips - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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We left home too late on our trip to San Diego and got hungry while driving through Oceanside. Being a "tacos- any-day" kind of couple, we stopped at the Taco Stand for a quick lunch. Located at the south end of the city, the stand alone restaurant had its own parking lot large enough for 20 cars. Inside, the combo of tables and counter could accommodate 30 guests, and there was also outdoor seating for 30 more. The line was long but it moved pretty fast. The overhead menu by the cashier was simple and easy to understand. For this visit, we ordered 6 different tacos (corn tortillas only) and they were ready in about 15 minutes: Pescado (Mahi Mahi) and Shrimp Tacos: Both tacos came with pleasantly creamy sauce similar to Thousand Island, plus chopped tomatoes, cabbage, and a slice of avocado. Both fish and shrimp pieces were fresh and with very nice textures. Carne Asada and Pollo Asado Tacos: The beef (carne asada) was soft and perfectly seasoned, and the slightly charred chicken (pollo asado) was tender and savory. The creamy avocado and chopped fresh onions went extremely well with the tacos. El pastor Taco: This was my favorite taco. The marinated pork meat was tender and succulently fatty. The creamy sauce with pineapple bits gave a nice counterbalance to the meat. Mushroom: The sauce was flavorful, and the sauteed mushrooms had a nice texture and were quite juicy. The slice of avocado gave the taco a nice creaminess. Overall, a very nice meal and totally worthy of repeating. read more

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The first time I came here, it was fantastic. The second time, they were just as busy as the first but somehow they left major ingredients out of my order and it really soured my evening. But I guess it's a good habit to check to-go orders regardless. I ordered Mar y Tierra fries and they completely left out the shrimp. I also ordered a carne asada quesadilla and added nopales that were left out. While the food wasn't bad, it's just not the same with missing ingredients, especially when you pay extra for those ingredients. read more

The Taco Stand - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Service is good, place is clean, fun spot to go and chill. Food seriously lacks flavor. I like the tortilla they use for their burritos and the crispy fries are good. They ran out of chips at 4pm. And they weren't making anymore. I wouldn't come here again. I got the California burrito and the carne asada. The California burrito was small needed seasoning. The Carne asada burrito was bigger but they put sauteed vegetables and all the juice from the veggies made the burrito completely soggy and wet. I just removed the tortilla and ate it with a fork. Both burritos needed seasoning read more

The Taco Stand - Wall art - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

First time trying this location. One thing that needs major improvement is the seating. There is just not enough. I know they make everything made to order but they do take a bit to get your order, so don't come here if you are in a hurry. We had a party of 7 and we ordered chicken tacos, chips and guac, asada tacos and drinks. Food was ok, not the must go to spot but decent. Pricing is a bit high as well. Will this be the new go to? Probably not. Maybe a once a year spot? Yes. Needs better parking, better seating, and to speed up their cook line. read more

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I have been wanting to come here hearing the rave about this taco stand. I know they have one in Encinitas but I was in Carlsbad and saw they opened new one in Oceanside. This is the Oceanside location. The food was delicious! Although at beginning price seems high for a piece but the quantity they put on each one was very decent. We ordered the following: pescado taco (mahi mahi fish), carne asade taco, al pastor taco, al pastor burrito, carne asada tostada. We find the al pastor the best and very tasty! They also have salsa bar and we like their salsa Verde, chipotle sauce, and Pico de gallo. Indoor and outdoor seating. Love the Latino music playing, makes me feel like no need to travel to Mexico. What is awesome about this place is they make their tortillas fresh! They have a machine that makes it and immediately puts them on the grill. Their tortilla chips are also freshly made too! The guy behind the kitchen was very sweet! He was so nice to let me take pictures and he gave a free fresh tortilla off the grill to try. I felt bit shy but humbly accepted it. While we were waiting, he was so kind to give us a box of tortillas to eat while we waited for our food. Also, we were missing one fish tacos and he was so nice to give me an extra one for their mistake. I will be back for sure not only good staff but great fresh tacos and burritos. Keep up the awesome food! read more

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I'd been wanting to try this place since their very first small location in San Diego. So I was glad to see one in Oceanside. There is a small parking lot. Customer service was friendly. Tacos were decent, but I felt they were overrated. Salsas were just okay. Maybe the original location had better food. read more

The ambiance is very Oceanside; outdoor seating with heaters. Like . The service is fast paced it's a great place so it gets busy. But the wait is worth it. I had the Pollo Asada tacos, they were unexpectedly delicious; 10 out of 10, delicious! From what I could gather it's a popular place. Check it out read more

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We came here for lunch on a Sunday and scored parking right in front. Also got lucky and beat the lunch rush as a long line formed right after we ordered. I got a Camaron ($4.69) and Al Pastor ($3.99) Taco with the Carne Asada Fries ($10.59) to share. The tacos are filling and I like all the variety of toppings it includes. Of course there's still a salsa bar for more. The fries are good for two and I like how they use nacho cheese on top of the sour cream, guacamole, and meat. It was nice to get a good amount of everything in every bite. This spot has indoor and outdoor seating, which is perfect on a nice day out. There's a small parking lot as well. Delicious and affordable Mexican food with various locations throughout SoCal. read more

The Taco Stand - Carne Asada Fries. - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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I been hearing good things about their California burrito. Well it didn't disappoint. Meat was well seasoned and the flower tortilla was excellent. This place has plenty of seating with a well stocked salsa bar. Parking is a little small but it has street parking. Come by and you be the judge? read more

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Was looking for authentic Mexican tacos while visiting Oceanside & came across the taco stand , 10/10 would come back & recommend to friends/family visiti read more

I recently catered from this place for a work event and it was amazing! Everything tasted good I highly recommend! We got carne asada, al pastor and pollo and it was tasty with the pastor being the highlight. They have a great variety of salsas also. The service was great too! Definitely worth visiting! read more

The tacos are decent in both flavor and portion. And I love that they have a small menu. Salsa was decent, nothing spectacular. My biggest hangup with this place is the terrible bean and cheese burrito! I have two little kids and we go out to eat every now and then and I go for the tacos but they hate this sloppy, inconsistent, runny bean burrito. Please please please fix this terrible item on your menu. Or do something else. I absolutely love bean and cheese burritos, but unfortunately, yours is one of the worst. Service is phenomenal and the people are lovely. I'm not a huge fan of sitting outside here because it's so incredibly loud. And then you think going inside will help it does not. read more

The food is amazing! I recommend the mushroom taco! Generous servings and salsa bar! Customer service is amazing also! Mayra gives us quick and friendly service each visit! The ambience feel of little Baja on PCH in Oceanside. read more

The Taco Stand - Sign - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

THE TACO STAND was busy late Saturday afternoon when we stopped by. that's (almost) always a good sign. place is open, clean, well organized, and the staff is friendly and engaging. the wife unit raved about her tacos (sautéed mushrooms and carne asada) but my BAJA BURRITO (fried fish, cabbage, chipotle crema, and salsa fresca) was no bueno. there was only one texture (mushy) and zero flavor even with the chipotle crema and a squeeze of lime. being our first visit, I checked out what everybody else was eating (we ate outside on the patio) and everything looked amazing so I'm gonna fall and the sword here and blame my ordering. should have leaned into the old standbys and gone a little less risky. should have skimmed the reviews more carefully. an awful lot of the recent five-star reviews are from Yelpers with only one review and no profile photo. will know better next time. ps: they have beer and make churros to order !!! read more

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Been going to the Stand for years and the Oceanside location is by far the worst. It's insanely slow, incredibly dirty, has terrible parking, and the food is somehow worse than other locations. I highly recommend going to Encinitas or La Jolla and avoiding Oceanside. read more

Always great service, food, and atmosphere love coming to this spot every time I'm in socal will always be coming back!

Service is not good (They lost my order). I had already tipped and now I won't tip for food that hasn't already been served. They should not have a tip option before you get your food. I had read reviews of them losing orders thinking that wouldn't happened to me but they did. We waited in a small line, got to the front and had to wait more then placed our order After 30 minutes of waiting for our food (a day it was not crowded) and seeing many people who arrived after get there i asked and sure enough they had lost our order. Food was fine, service ruined the experience, next time I hope it's better read more

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Very disappointed in the food I received today. I ordered takeout today @ 7:12pm and did not receive it till 7:48pm, which wasn't that big of deal to me because I was expecting good food due to the reviews on Yelp and I actually received the opposite. I ordered two carne asada fries, one order of churros, and one Baja taco. What I received was nothing of what is advertised, when I got home to eat with my child we were missing sour cream on one of our fries and the guacamole on both fries was bad already, it was honestly inedible. My 10 year old was very hungry after that long wait so I had to scoop out that side of the food in order for him to eat what was salvageable. I checked on the taco and the breading fell off the fish, everything was disassembled and was cold to the touch, I had to throw it away. The churros were okay, I'm not sure how many come in an order as it was my first time there but I only received three small pieces. I've seen pictures on here where people have received six. It's Easter Sunday and I understand how busy places can get but I truly think there's no excuse to serve that quality of food to anyone. I won't be returning ever. read more

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Probably one of the Top 5 Taco places in San Diego... and that says a lot since we have thousands! Who cares about ambience when it comes to tacos! I ordered the el pastor tacos- they were flavorful, fresh, (the tortillas are hand made there) and not too oily, I specifically travel around looking for the best el pastor tacos I got like a thing for them right now.. anyways these were damn good tacos! Also let me add the kid at the front and the rest of the staff they were all kind, helpful and friendly! So thank you for that Come check them out if you're in the area! pretty fantastic! read more

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Tasty tacos. The flavors were great, albeit a bit on the saltier side. The paper thin fresh corn tortillas and creamy cilantro salsa were fantastic. Skimpy tacos. While it tasted good, the portions were small like mini 2-3" tacos. They flatten the tortilla and it looks like a 4-5" taco, but they pinch the ends flat and don't fill it, so the amount of protein in the pic is literally all the protein, nothing stacked behind that. The Baja fish taco was also mostly batter. I usually eat two tacos per meal, but would need four here. Long wait times. We thought we got lucky and only had one order before us. But turns out there was a huge backlog, and it took 40 minutes to get our order. They were up front that there was a 20-25 minute wait, so we browsed Mark Wahlberg's Municipal store next door. Indoor air conditioned and outdoor seating was plentiful with quick turnover. Overall, good tacos, but not really worth the wait and the value is not quite there. read more

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Mayra our cashier was phenomenal. I asked for a military discount. She said they unfortunately don't provide and thanked me for my service and apologized. I said don't worry about it. You guys are already so cheap I understand, especially with the cost of overhead. The regional general manager was here as well. He took the time to speak to us. Talk to us about the quality of the ingredients and how well everything is prepared organically. I honestly don't know why you would eat any other place. We ordered the Mar Y Tierra burrito, which is Angus beef with shrimp. The portion side was big enough for my wife and I to share with some leftovers because we also ate a bunch of chips. We recommend without reservation or hesitation. The ambience was great with an open air concept right on Coast Highway. You should add this to your summer plans when you're in Oside. read more

Ok... I don't know why we waited so long to come here! The food is delicious and always fresh. Don't really care for the tacos... but the burritos... yum! read more

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Wow!!! Now that's a cali burrito!!! Best I've ever had!!! Great place, great customer service and the best cali-burrito ever!!!! The cashier was very helpful n advising us what to order n she was not wrong - best cali burrito hands down!!! read more

The Taco Stand - Best cali-burrito! - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

Leaving this solely on service Friday at 5:15 and it took almost 40 minutes to get our food. Tacos were decent but not sure they warranted the wait read more

Great tacos asada tacos have nice big chunks the burritos are pretty big. Service was great nice and friendly. Drove down from LA and found a great place to again to. read more

My fav spot Very good tacos and good service get the Cali burrito and guacamole and chips

I love this place, it's great to come here with friends especially after a night out, I would 100% eat here again!!

If you're cruising down S Coast Hwy and like me, looking for a delicious spot to eat, look no further than The Taco Stand. A very popular restaurant with casual atmosphere and delicious food. First let's talk location. It's walking distance from the beach, making it a perfect spot to get lunch, linner (lunchdinner) or just dinner. They are located on a fairly busy road and get busy and stay busy all the time. Parking is very limited, so plan accordingly. Now the food. They have a very good selection of food. From tacos to burritos to quesadillas to special menu items not listed, they are sure to satisfy all of your craving for a good Mexican dish. I had three of their tacos on this trip. Al pastor, pollo asado and camaron (spicy shrimp). The tacos had really good flavor, the meats were seasoned well and the garnishes inside provided a good taste profile. To my taste the al pastor taco was a little dry, but the cilantro and pineapple helped to bring it home. Overall the place is a great spot for delicious Mexican food. Just be ready to wait a long time for your food. They do tend to get busy and stay busy and it's not uncommon for the food to take 20-30 minutes to get to you. read more

The Taco Stand - Camaron Taco, Al Pastor Taco, Pollo Asado Taco - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

The taco stand is a mandatory stop anytime we are in town! The service is always great. The shop is a lot like a taco shop I went to in Jalisco which is the perfect vibe - Especially in a beach town. I always go for the Al pastor tacos with the fresh sliced pineapple on top. The Sonora is another favorite. All tortillas are hand made and complement the perfect taco. If you're here, make sure to say hi to the crew. They always take care of their customers. Especially Oscar! He was so kind and thoughtful, ensuring we experienced the best customer service. He does it all. Don't forget to grab an order of churros. They make them on the spot so they are hot and delicious with a side of condensed milk. Pop in for the vibes and the delicious tacos! read more

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The food is okay, bean and cheese burrito was heavy on the oregano. The service is good. The ambiance is good. Not my favorite taco spot in Oceanside. read more

Gave the taco stand a go tonight. Arrived about 6:30pm with just a small crowd and line to order. The menu is very simple, with tacos and burritos and a couple other options such as fries, chips/guacamole, and churros/corn. They also have a couple beers in bottles and also sodas in bottles. Short wait in line to order a California and carne asada burrito and one carne asada taco. Outdoor seating has heaters going, which was great. Again, food came out decently fast. A quick look at the taco, and I thought, "Uh oh." It has a big hole in it, seeming to be missing half the meat, and I was right. This was a $5 two-bite taco. Yikes. On to the burritos. Couldn't identify which burrito was which but did guess right. The burritos were also on the smaller side, but I can see why, as they are $10 each. Burritos were pretty good other than size. The salsas definitely added to the flavor, especially the cilantro salsa. Overall just an okay experience but the quality of ingredients was good. They seem to need one more worker helping the cashier to clean tables and attend the salsa bar to keep it stocked. 3.5 stars read more

I hate leaving bad reviews. I despise people who do... however, every great once in a while, there is an experience so bad that deserves attention, I hope that they learn and improve from this bc I would love to be able to change my review in the future if I decide to take the risk and visit again. Food - good overall, nothing special or unique in flavor or presentation but good. Food alone is a solid 7.5/10. I wouldn't be opposed to eating there again but I wouldn't go out of my way to do it. It definitely wouldn't be a first choice. Service - terrible experience, 0/10. Asked for food to go, they prepped it for dine in and then when I told them it was supposed to be "to go" the guy puts his hands directly on the food (not just the tortilla but the meat / guac) and lumps it into the to go wrapping... we ordered a bean n cheese for my son, it was not in the bag so by the time we got home I had to go back out and find something else for the kid to eat after already spending time and money on the bean n cheese they forgot to give us. Also ordered chips & guac. They gave us guac w no chips... Also, the waiting time for the food was 45 Mins! Vibe - seems chaotic, not a lot of seating, staff is unhelpful and appears to be overwhelmed. I really wanted to like this place especially being a MW fan but unfortunately this was not a good experience. I'm mostly upset that when I got home my kids food wasn't there. No problem Charging me $80 for a few tacos and a burrito but didn't have the decency to craft a good experience and ensure that minimum expectations are met for their customers. I predict it will be trendy for a bit, but those of who live here in So Cal and spend a ridiculous price to do so, aren't going to waste our time and money on places that don't create good experiences. With that being said, I don't see this place being there for very long. Even if MW is his own LL, your burn cap only lasts so long which means eventually they'll be forced to make cuts and adjustments in quality which never bring back profits, it's a slippery slope from there. In short, put people's food in the bag, Train and develop staff, invest in your business or don't expect to have one for very long. read more

The Taco Stand - Really sad taco - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California