Couldn't wait to try this place despite the bad hype I heard lol I walked in and immediately the smell!!! Just like a taqueria in TJ I decided on a bowl , of carne asada and man it DID NOT disappoint!!! I can't wait to try it again!!! read more

Most flavorful adobada I have had in a long time! Get the lime ‍ couscous it was delicious and I am not a couscous fan! Worth the extra money trust me! So bright! This taco shop is like a high end Chipotle restaurant but more flavorful and moist. You can even choose a baked potato, a bowl, or tacos and then choose every topping. Very clean. Staff is still learning since they just opened. Outdoor seating. Lots of salsas to choose from. Parking was plentiful when I went at 11am but I'm guessing limited in the evening. I will for sure be back! their motto is Abuelita Approved, I also approve! Welcome to the neighborhood. read more

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3 Stars but definitely minor tweaks to be made. Chipotle Clone, yes, but different flavor. Live nearby I'm the guy same order all the time Chicken Burrito and Chips. So after a decade or two in the Culinary Business hear some feedback out. The Filet has got to go highest price point and I'll guess doesn't sell much. Gimme a Fish taco any day and I'm there, seriously either battered or grilled price point more in line with the rest of your menu. Next lettuce, biggest challenge keeping it fresh. Been here 3 times in one week, it's been wilted badly. If it's brown, soggy looking, and been there more than 2 days throw it out. One wilted piece will ruin a whole 1/3 pan cambro. Needs to look fresh, crisp and appetizing. Romaine will always be harder to maintain. Put paper towel underneath it and store with paper towel on top will keep excess moisture out and that's what causes romaine to go bad fast. I really enjoyed the regular pork, shredded not so much a bit heavy on salt in your recipe. Reason being reheating will dry out the pork and intensify the saltiness. Leave more juice in the shredded pork. I really want to love the Asada but it just tastes like gas, those shops have gas piping so I know your grill is Gas. Check the valve settings to see if the mix is off or the recipe something is making it taste off just a little. Your Staff is amazing, super friendly, hospitable, and welcoming every time they are awesome!!!! When Taco Lounge left and we found out it was another taco shop, eye roll not another one, but you have a good location. Plenty of foot traffic and that park is always packed afternoons and weekends. The concept is good albeit a clone, but the food and service is really the key. Service again is phenomenal but think what do you do/have that chipotle doesn't, btw the chips are actually fire love them. A few changes here and there will go a long way, plus shameless plug, fish taco/burrito. Show us what ya got!! read more

2 stars simply because the hospitality is very friendly and welcoming. Food wise. Oh well. The place is a knockoff of chipotle. Nothing is made from scratch. All is sitting behind a counter. The chicken is dried and by no means grilled or charred broiled. Just like chipotle, the avocado puree, not guacamole, is extra. The burritos begin to fall apart from the moment they wrap them. By the time they're eaten all has to be scooped from the plate. It's brighter than its predecessor, taco lounge, and the outdoor sitting is decent. The entire menu has to be restructured or else the place is not going to last. A frilly needs to be installed so they can cook orders from scratch. read more

Disappointing More "Subway" Than Authentic Taqueria ​I really wanted to like this place, but unfortunately, the previous restaurant Taco Lounge hands down was better then this new concept, 323 has missed the mark. For starters, the branding is a bit confusing--carrying the name 323 (LA area code) in San Diego feels out of place. More importantly, the claim of "Abuelita-approved" food feels like a stretch. If I served this to my grandmother, I'd be in trouble. **​The Atmosphere & Setup** The moment you walk in, the vibe is off. There's no taquero, no trompo, and no grill in sight. The layout is structured exactly like a Subway assembly line. Because the cooking area isn't visible, it leaves you questioning the freshness of the preparation. **​The Food** The menu is broken down into four main combos: ​Tacos: The tortillas are clearly not handmade. They harden almost instantly; by the time you sit down, your taco has essentially become a tostada. ​323 Papa: This was the one saving grace. The potato was a decent size and actually tasted good. ​Bowl: Likely the best value here as it is well-portioned. ​Burrito: The tortilla is fine, but it's hard to justify the price point. **​Quality & Price** The biggest issue is the meat. It's kept in warming trays rather than being pulled fresh off a grill, which means it sits for long periods. The texture and flavor suffer significantly because of this "fast food" approach. Depending on your protein, you're looking at $10 to $18.50, which is far too expensive for cafeteria-style meat. ​ **Overall** While the staff was friendly and the service was good, the food quality simply isn't there. My stomach definitely felt the effects shortly after leaving. I miss the authenticity of the previous shop; unfortunately, I don't see myself returning to this location. ​Pros: Friendly service; the Papa (potato) is tasty. Cons: Meat kept in warmers; stiff tortillas; overpriced for the quality. read more

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Very happy to try 323 here in Chula. Ordering was simple, and as another reviewer mentioned, much like Chipotle. I got the bowl with quinoa, black beans, adobada, and veggie fixings. I wasn't too crazy about the meat, kind of grossed me out a bit because some pieces were just fat and no meat. The flavor of everything else, including the salsa, yum! I will definitely give this place another go. Probably avoid the protein all together, but do love the rest of it. The staff was also very welcoming and patient with me as I figured out my order. read more

Tres Dos Tres - My delicious bowl! - Mexican Near Me - Chula Vista, California

The market for Mexican tacos is so saturated, especially in Chula Vista, that you have to be outstanding in order to stand out. The concept at Tres Dos Tres is unique. It's kinda like Chipotle meets street tacos. For me, it's a little much. Having to make a bunch of decisions when all I want is a great tasting taco creates indecision. You even have to choose your salsa for the server to put in each taco where I like to have a bunch of different salsas at a salsa bar and I change it up per bite - but that's just me. I'll even take whatever salsa is standard and the server make the choice for me. As far as flavor, I tried pretty much all of their meats and nothing in particular stood out. I'll definitely give it another shot because it's so close. read more

Ok where to start unpacking here. So this place was advertised as being like Tj tacos and abuelita approved. Let me tell you, as someone born and raised in Tijuana, this ain't it. This is set up like a chipotle with less options. First let's start with the layout. You have 4 options: taco plate, burrito, potato or a bowl. There's nothing authentic about a potato or a bowl. Let's get that out of the way. Once you choose what you like you pick your protein, for the taco you have the option of corn or flour tortilla. An authentic taco is ALWAYS on a corn tortilla. Chose the corn, the tortillas are not fresh, they taste like bought at the store. They have a warmer they put them on that doesn't really warm them up at all. Then you choose your protein, we chose the carne asada, the meat was not true carne asada, it wasn't chopped enough either and the flavor was very generic, bland. Then you choose your sides, we chose the rice and beans. The rice is very bland and dry. The beans were supposed to be like frijoles de olla but they call them brown beans they also had no flavor. Then the toppings. Guac was extra $2.50. Anyone knows guac is part of a taco, I have yet to go to a Mexican restaurant that charges extra for guac. It was ok I guess but it took the price of two tacos from $12 to $15 with tax. The cilantro and cebolla amounts were tiny pinches I want to point out the portions, this is like kid sized meals. They measure everything with these little scoops, I know the economy isn't the best but these prices are super inflated for what you get. Our tacos were cold and the rice and beans were barely lukewarm. Every business should strive to do better and I hope this will help make it better because the food was very disappointing. I will say the customer service was good, all I saw was teenagers doing a really good job, surely for what they're instructed to do so I don't blame them. And bravo to their parents because they were awesome! Now to the owners, look, this is a heavy Mexican populated area and we know what food should taste like, even non Mexicans know this isn't it. Add more sazon to the food, make it real portions, use fresh tortillas, I'm sure the community will support you. But by hiding reviews and fluffing up what isn't is just going to drive customers away. You can hide reviews but the community talks. We had a pretty good taco place here before and you got big shoes to fill! read more

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Great food amazing service highly recommended food it's quality Friendly people very relaxed friendly people I will definitely come back soon read more

Tres Dos Tres - Great salsa bar - Mexican Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Let's start this off on a positive. Staff were friendly and attentive. Chips and salsa were FIRE! Here's the negative. I ordered the three taco special, (2 carne asada and 1 adobada). They were cold and not much flavor. Guac had no flavor. Owners, please improve, once you do, we'll be back. I don't want to give up on you guys on my first visit. read more

Waited months for this place to open up and I was completely let down! The food was lacking flavor, meat was cold, and store bought tortillas. Literally the worst tacos! The portion size depends on what time of day, who serves you or if you work at Eastlake High and have that $3 coupon I'm dissapointed in ALL 3 owners (Adrian, Dave Roberts & Josue) for removing google reviews and pushing this "Abuelitas recipes and approved" nonsense. This is NOT what my abuelita would approve and definitely not TJ style tacos! I appreciate the business / franchise model - hire local teens, pay them minimum wage and charge $1.40 for guacamole per taco & give back to the community (tax break)! I understand Adrian's friends and owners of Taco Lounge (Roberto Mercado & Ruben Jimenez) let him take over the space but this is a huge dissapointment for the community who supported Taco Lounge! We had really good tacos being made by grown adults! read more

Tres Dos Tres - $15 carne asada taco plate - Mexican Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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I only rated this 2 stars because the baked potato was decent. The burrito and tacos are so underwhelming. The "carne asada" is more of a stewed meat. Rice was mushy and stuck together! I like the variety of salsas but they have so much room for improvement. Service was fine. read more

Tres Dos Tres - Menu picture - Mexican Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Worse mexican food I've had in Chula Vista and all of San Diego. Chipotle is more authentic than this. I got a carne asada burrito which was smaller than a Taco Bell burrito. Asada had no flavor, rice had no flavor, and tortilla was hard. Wife got a bowl and was trying to be optimistic, but was extremely disappointed as well. Beans and rice had no flavor either and several chunks of hard rice. Definitely won't be going back. read more

Tres Dos Tres - This was a regular size burrito. My hands are not that big, it was literally the size of a frozen burrito. - Mexican Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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I wanted to support local but nah... this ain't it Tres Dos Tres Taco Shop is charging like they're elite but the food doesn't back it up at all. I had the adobada and the asada and both were just... there. No flavor hitting, no seasoning that stands out, nothing that makes you go damn I need that again. Tortillas tasted like they came straight from Vons. That alone tells me everything. If your tortilla is weak your whole taco is weak. And don't try to sell this as TJ style because it's not even close. San Diego knows what real taco shop food is supposed to taste like and this feels like some overpriced watered down LA version trying to look the part. Staff was cool I'll give them that. No issues there. But whoever's "family recipes" they're using... something ain't adding up because there's no heart in that food. Bottom line it's overpriced it's overhyped and it doesn't deliver. You can get way better tacos anywhere else in SD for half the price. read more

It's sort of like combination of chipotle and a taco shop. My own complaint is guacamole is not included in the taco and if you do want it it's $1.40 each taco and it's just literally a teaspoon if not less the salsa are very tasty but very spicy read more

Tres Dos Tres - Outside eating area - Mexican Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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Super clean, great customer service, and the food was amazing , has the real Mexican flavor like home cooking. Highly recommend

Service was good. The problem was the food fell short. I give it three stars cause it is not bad, but it just lacks flavor. The rice and beans are definitely the peak in my opion. However, everything else lacks a flair. It tries to give a feeling like chipotle, but falls flat. It could be great, but it isn't there yet. read more

The service is above and beyond the staff is super friendly and accommodating. I had the chicken tacos and also the bowl and the servings were very generous. The chicken had great flavor and the salsas were really good. Especially liked the habanero sauce. read more

Went in and got the Papa with the carne asada and it was super delicious. It did not disappoint.

Really liked the build-your-own bowl concept. Good portions, good flavor, quick service and salsas were so good!

Shit was weak. Chipotle has more flavor than this crap. Bring back taco lounge and the everyday $1.99 fish tacos!

Great location as we live nearby! Taco Tuesday deals and kids meal is reasonable! Clean location too!

Just go to chipotle. Place is a knockoff and doesnt taste good but at the same price. Service was ok when I went, it was new so i don't blame the workers but i paid 3 dollars for extra guac just to have it scooped and plopped at the end of my burrito so one area was literally just biting through guac lmao. Ambiance is mid. read more

Food was cold and just not good. In a city of so many good taco shops or Mexican food this is just not cutting it.

I had been here twice and I had the asada once and the chicken the other time. Both times the proteins were cold,making me believe they are not kept at proper temperature. The chicken didn't seem to be too fresh as it seemed like it was cooked hours ago and left in a container not at temp. The asada was just long chewy, tough unseasoned meat. Anyone could make that. There's no seasoning at all. The corn tortillas look like and tasted like they were bought at the grocery store. This is NOT authentic TJ street tacos, this is a Los Angeles "Chipotle" wanna be version. Over priced for the quality. Far way better "real" taco places in Chula Vista. The Taco Lounge that was there before was a lot more authentic and had actual seasoned and warm food. I hope management see's this and makes appropriate changes otherwise they will loose customers. read more

I was really looking forward to coming to this new taco shop. Mainly hoping to have delicious tacos near me and not have to go to the west side of Chula Vista. The staff was welcoming, colors look good, But I have to say it was a fail for me. I ordered the bowl ( only because I assumed it was my best deal to try on a first time) and yeah no! It was literally a knockoff of chipotle. The meats were cold (asada and pollo) I asked for beans and she gave be the juice and about 10 beans and I asked her are you going to go get more beans from the back and she responded I can give you black beans since we already put pinto beans . I didn't want to be rude and have her go get more or give me a new bowl, so I just accepted the black beans. It comes with tortillas, I asked for flour ones, and they were given to me undercooked. Then she asks would you like guac and of course I would, since to me everything Mexican taco style needs guac! Only to be given a spoonful! Ughhh! Well anyways I don't think we will be back, maybe for the chips (which are the best thing) Sorry I hope with time they make their meats hot, heat their flour tortillas longer and they give more guac jejeje! Thank you for trying :) read more