The female cashier needs to be a bit more friendly and smile, she should be thankful she has a job, rather that acting like the customers are bothering her. Waiting for the food and hoping it makes us forget about the poor service. Follow up--- food was good. read more

Went to Alpine Taco Shop expecting a decent meal, but instead I got a masterclass in how NOT to run a restaurant. They botched my order, and when I tried to address it, they acted as if I was the one in the wrong. Arguing with customers over their own mistakes? Wow. It's a disgrace to see just how low this place has stooped. Save your appetite and your patience, and go elsewhere. What a joke. read more

I ordered a supreme quesadilla which includes the sour cream cheese and lettuce but all I got was meat and cheese and then when I called them and asked them about it they argued about my finding saying that I was only supposed to get meat and cheese, and then hung up on me! Not going back to a rip off taco shop. read more

Best chicken rolled tacos in East county! Fast & friendly owners. Would come every day if I could!

I do love this place, everytime I come here I'm never disappointed in their food. I've had their rolled tacos, tamales, enchiladas, tacos, breakfast burritos, normal burritos lol and all of them have been good. I don't recall ever being disapoined once. The place is a decent size and their restroom is very clean! The tables are always clean too and I've seen them clean them after people leave, including the outside ones! Oh and they have a nice little patio for outdoor seating and the tables have umbrellas. Now the customer service is a hit and miss and that's why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5. If it weren't for the rude cashiers from time to time it would be a different story. It's not too often but when it happens they are just flat out rude and for no apparent reason at all. But most of the time I get the ones who are very sweet. read more

Let me preface this by saying The food is good. we've been going twice a week for about 6 months. but they either hired someone new to take orders, or we've had some bad luck. The lady that has taken our order the past few times has gotten it wrong, and proceeds to lecture US for the error. even on one mistake in the ordering, we offered to pay for the correct order as well, because she got pretty upset. We do like the lady that wears the glasses, she's sweet and knew our order before we even had to say it. But the other lady made us feel like idiots because she got it wrong. Sad to say, there are too many other places to eat in Alpine. read more

They Charged $23 for 2 sorry burritos, and its not authentic mexican food. Its been altered to have no seasoning or sauce for accommodating people with no culture.. this is far from authentic mexican food. If you want real flavorful authentic taco shop go to SouthEast San Diego read more

We've eaten all over San Diego and this is an incredibly tasty and reliably good Taco Shop. We've been eating here for 20 years and it has never been anything short of excellent. read more

The food is decent but the service was terrible. As we walked in we were in a great mood, we ordered to go and left feeling terrible. The lady up front was being super rude to another customer before taking our order. Then was being rude to a delivery guy just giving her the receipt of what he dropped off at the restaurant. The lady working the front had a very mean tone and acted like my sister was dumb when all she asked for was a chicken and cheese quesadilla with nothing else on it. We paid a good price for this food and we were treated terrible and witnessed multiple customers being treated badly as well. The lady up front needs to see a therapist is she is having that bad of a day and not taken it out on customers. read more

I was alil disappointed bc a friend told me this place was great. I had lived in alpine so i love the community. on my way home from camping we tried it. Chicken taco, California burrito and a carne asada burrito. My chicken taco had like peppers or something in it, i was not expecting it, was ok. Dont order it for a child if they dont like anything else besides chicken. My bf is picky so he didnt care too much for his carne burrito. my cali burrito, i am not a picky eater, was sad that the burrito was cold bc they add sour cream and guac and my cheese was not melted. The meat was yummy. Rice is diff but good and good beans. Horchata was good. Def give this place a try still. I would go again but try something else or change my burrito read more

This spot makes great burritos and I would say that is their strong suit for the most part.

I have been going to the taco shop for 20 years. The food is authentic. The food is very flavorful.

Dandy Mexican food at a good price! Mando when I am in Alpine! Been coming here since I was a kid.

Alpine taco shop catered a breakfast for a family event. The food was fantastic, everything was labeled and packaged professionally. We had breakfast burritos, machaca, chilaquiles, rice, beans and chips. Everything was delicious and the guests were very happy read more

So good, small and awesome ! I got a Cali no pico and wife had a numero dos, order was quick and good! Small business good business !! read more

An alpine gem, the owner is an amazing contributor to the Alpine community and the food here is awesome!

The smell in here, I'm drooling while I wait! Everything is always so good. My favorites are the street tacos and the beans!

Flautas? We don't need no stinking flautas-! But you'll WANT these flautas-!!! ...and carne asada burritos...and breakfast burritos...and everything else on the menu-! The costs are a little high; the shop is a little danky; but overall not bad to get your mexi-fix if stuck in Alpine. read more

I LOVE MY LITTLE ALPINE TACO SHOP!!!!! Been coming here for years, even when I moved to El Cajon, I still make a run for Alpine when I need a BANGIN burrito! The torttillas are awesome n so are the beans-that's very important stuff! The chimichanga is just the SHIT! SO DELICIOUS. read more

We just ordered the pollo asada nachos this weekend and they were AMAZING!! I appreciate the effort to event spread out the toppings throughout the entire order - this makes them so much more enjoyable to eat!! I frequently pick up dinner here for my family and can always count on Alpine Taco Shop to have our order ready quickly and get. it. RIGHT!! read more

Horrible service here just spent close to 20$ on two burritos and the lady would only give me 3 tiny little hot sauces with each burrito, and wanted to charge extra for more even after I tipped her. Never buying food here again tapatios does not limit you and the food is cheaper and better!!! read more

We just paid $16.16 for 2 burritos with only 4 ingredients each (w/ beans instead of potato), and they taste like mushy crap! Never again! They basically rang it in to be as expensive as possible and then gave us inedible rolls of mush! It's really hard to mess up a burrito with egg, cheese, potato, and pico but good job guys! You pulled it off! Yuck! There are too many taco shops in San Diego to serve low quality for 30% more than normal. read more

My husband and I ordered rolled tacos, a carne asada burrito and chicken enchiladas. There was hardly any meat in the carne asada burrito and it lacked flavor, the chicken enchilada's tasted like they came from a can and had two pieces of chicken bone bits, the rolled tacos did not have normal taco meat, it was instead ground and lacked flavor and were topped with watery american guacamole, shredded lettuce (even though we ordered with no lettuce), and some cheddar cheese (no cotija). One of the worst taco shops we have been to, will not go back again. read more

I desperately wanted to to give 5 stars because the beautiful lady at the counter is soooo nice. Unfortunately, the food does her a terrible disservice..The carnitas is dry as all get out and the rice is as well. I ordered a carnitas plate. I expected to see guacamole, pico, shredded lettuce and there was none of the above. Unfortunately there was also the dreaded hair in my carnitas plate read more

The price for a half tray of beans and rice doubled since February this year. It went from $35 to almost $80. Crazy. Bummer because it was good but there's no way I'm paying 80 bucks for beans and rice. read more

I get food from here fairly often. I switch around on what I order but getting a carne asada burrito I always add guacamole because otherwise it's just meat and some cheese. Roughly half the time they don't put the guacamole on. I finally called to let them know and got poor response. Whoever answered just said we check all our food for the order yet here I am again with just the plain meat and cheese with no guacamole but at least this time I got a denial to go with it. I've sometimes ordered the taco salad with guacamole, most of the time it does have the guacamole. They never forget to charge for the guacamole. read more

Mediocre food. Supreme quesadilla had several chicken bones in it. One was about 2 inches long. Makes me wonder what other food safety issues there are here. read more

A great little place. Prices are good and the food was delicious. A perfect spot if you need a lunch stop going through Alpine.

They forgot the most expensive thing we ordered, the fajitas plate and the flour tortillas. When we called to tell them she wouldn't believe us and argued that she had bagged up our order and knew it was all there. She wanted to see the order so had to bag everything up and drive back. She put the original order back in the same bag, put in the missing fajitas and tortillas in another bag and by the time our grandson came back home the food was cold. We will never return-customer service is not their strong point. We have been going there for years and even took out of state visitors to eat there but that won't happen again. They lost our business. read more

A little on the pricey side but addicting food and great service. Owned by a family and run by the family.

Once again, I find that I am more than pleased with my purchase. Today found me buying the Breakfast Burrito on my way to a MTB training mission on Mt. Laguna. At The Alpine Taco Shop the Breakfast Burrito means eggs, beans and cheese. Most shops offer some sort of version of the "classic american breakfast" plate jammed into a tortilla. This was the real deal! The tortilla was clearly fresh and set the tone for the rest of the ingredients. The price was more than fair and the service was stellar as always! Get to the Alpine Taco shop as soon as you can and ...try anything! It WILL be great! read more

First night we went here food was good. Tacos were crunchy and filled with fresh fillings and tasty meat. Salsa was my kind of salsa-filled with diced white onions and cilantro and seasonings. They close at 9 pm and we were there about 8:30 pm and I was impressed with the food and service especially being so close to closing time A few nights later we returned a bit earlier than before-about 8 pm or so. This time I'm sorry to say, our food was terrible. My husband's burrito was cold and tasteless. He never complains about his food, but he was disappointed with his cold burrito. My cheese enchiladas were also cold and very tasteless and mushy Bean tostada was a little better- at least it had some crisp to it. Unfortunately this time the salsa was terrible- it was the consistency of water No flavor. And I used to buy this salsa to go to take home. There's no good excuse for serving watered down salsa.There were customers coming and going but the kitchen wasn't slammed. I didn't bring my food back to complain because I just wasn't in the mood to make a fuss. I think some places rely on that attitude to be able to serve less than standard quality. I understand about Covid and associated issues, but I paid full price for bad food I don't think it's unreasonable to want your food to taste good To be fair, I will try this place again after awhile because of my past tasty meals The several times we were here before I enjoyed the food. And I was grateful they were open during pandemic although just for to go orders. read more

me and my family have been eating here for like 20 years and it's always been amazing, we order food here probably once a week every week

This has been our go - to taco shop since moving to alpine over a year ago. Staff is always friendly, the food is always amazing and the service is quick! Highly recommend this family owned spot! read more

The best taco shop in Alpine! The food is always delicious, we come here all the time.

I have to say, since we won't be going back to California - family has moved - this is one of the hardest things to leave behind. Pollo Asada burrito... I have never found a better burrito than this one. I tried to put together a recipe for it so I could make my own and I have come close. But I cannot top theirs. Chorizo con huevos breakfast burrito... Delicious. I am really going to miss this place. :( read more

This is the first taco shop I remember eating at as a kid. I love their #11! Our family recommends it 100%. Claudia is amazing. She is always giving back to the community. Please support this business! read more

One of my first nights in San Diego had to start feeding my Mexican food cravings. Alpine Taco has been around for like 25 years. My Dad and I use to come here and I introduced him to Muchacha. We both loved it. I had the carne asada plate with corn tortillas it was great! The man at the counter has been here forever and was very kind and helpful. Bathrooms were clean and the food took a bit longer to get out to me but well worth it. read more

We had great experiences about 6 months ago. But since the remodel, the price doesn't match the food quantity or quality. The last couple of times I went, it was mouthfuls of tortilla instead of a full burrito. Today, the beans and nacho cheese were like soup. My husband threw away the carne asada fries because the fries were still raw and the meat was super fatty. Maybe a new cook is getting settled in? read more

This has to be the best taco shop in Alpine. The Place is small but very clean, and they have good a/c for those hot days. Its quality food here, always good. They also have good salsa.Customer service is good as well read more

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