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    Cali Tacos

    3.6 (3k reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 6:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    The Angel Burrito
    Anthony N.

    The concept of Cali Tacos was inspired by the Torres family's decades of experience running Sarita's Taco Shop in San Diego County, where they built a strong local following over more than 20 years. Their goal was to bring the bold flavors and oversized San Diego-style burritos and tacos to Orange County. These lumberjack portions definitely make you like you're getting bang for your buck. It's crazy to think they would be able to profit in the amount of servings they give, but in reality, it's really quantity over quality. I got their Angel burrito and I remembered it was a humungous! I was just so happy to have lunch and dinner for later. It was jammed packed with protein and their sauces were good too. Make sure to not have any obligations afterwards, because you'll most likely knock out due to food coma. The only sad part about this experience is that I've had eaten here 3x already and I've been stricken with stomach ache twice already, so that's when I know that there's something not fresh about the place. I usually have a strong stomach for greasy or unhealthy food but there's just something here that always messes me up. So eat with caution if you come here! But the value is there but not worth the trouble if you know what I mean.

    Chips
    Catherine S.

    Solid Mexican food! I was craving salty crunchy tortilla chips and these really hit the spot. They were very warm when we got them too. I wanted a simple burrito but they didn't have exactly what I wanted so I ordered a bean and cheese burrito and added rice and chicken ($18 in March 2026). It was more expensive to order that than my partners Cali burrito... The interior is very small and you have to eat outside in the courtyard where there is limited seating. The staff is friendly.

    Cali Chips, 5 Rolled Tacos, The Angel Burrito IG:socalyumiez
    Ruby R.

    YES the burritos are huge, but do they hold their weight in flavor within the OC burrito scene? The Angel burrito comes with your choice of meat, fries, sour cream, guac, rice, and shrimp (generously so). If that filling wasn't already enough to send you into immediate carb overload- it's double wrapped with 2 large flour tortillas. Inside, there's a salsa and foundation drink bar where you can choose red or green salsas and chile vinagre and carrots. The horchata isn't house made, which reflects the quality of the rest of the menu as well. The taquitos are crispy and topped with a generous mountain of cheese, and the nachos are similarly loaded. While exorbitant, they all fall short in terms of taste. And paired with long wait times, subpar service, and lack of seating during the weekends- this becomes a spot you go to only when nothing else is open. IG: socalyumiez

    The Angel Burrito
    Simrah A.

    i usually get the cali or angel burrito which is SO GOOD!!! this last time i got the shrimp burrito and it was delicious. my friends are obsessed with cali tacos and now i lowkey am too the burritos, especially the angel, are HUGE like the size of my forearm. if im really hungry ill finish it all in one sitting but most of us leave some for the next day

    Menu (Dec 2025)
    Luke L.

    Cali Tacos specializes in San Diego style taco and burrito in Orange County and this flagship location has one of the most Yelp reviewed pages in Orange County. Currently this is the flagship location and has another location in Santa Ana. Cali Tacos is known for HUGE burritos and the Cali sauce. [Parking]: The strip mall has a small and free parking lot, but the lot can get pretty packed during busy lunch hours. [Amenity & ordering]: Only two indoor tables to sit, but there are couple outdoor tables available. There's a salsa station with red and green salsa. Both salsas were pretty flavorful, but I really like green sauce as it had the right spicy level (red salas was slightly too spicy for me.) Customers order at the counter and the staff will call the number on the receipt. [Menu]: The two most popular burritos to order here are The Cali Burrito and The Angel Burrito & both burritos require customers to pick either fries or potatoes as a filling. There's an info sheet on the counter listing sauce cup per meal info (e.g. Angel Burrito = 3 Cali Sauce and Cali Burrito & Others = 2 Cali Sauce.) Meat choice includes carne asada (+$0.99), adobada, pollo asada, carnitas, fish, and shrimp. They also have tacos, breakfast burritos, and fries. *** The Cali Burrito (with guacamole, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and any choice of meat and either fries or potatoes - $15.75 with asada extra $0.99): I selected fries and asada. It was an absolutely massive burrito - enough portion for possibly 3 separate meals. The Cali sauce tasted a bit heavy and the burrito itself needed the Cali sauce to enhance the overall flavor profile. Burrito filling itself was decent with fries and asada, but the flavor profile didn't hit the spot. *** 3.5-star on the burrito, but bump up on the HUGE portion as it was one of the biggest and most generous portion burritos I have had at reasonable prices - heck I can see this shop as one of those places feeding families for decades.

    Christopher T.

    Still a great place for great tacos, roll tacos, burritos and more. Staff are friendly & great: got rolls tacos & taco (it huge) and both are delis. Parking lot in front is small but there is a back lot and street parking. Seating area are both indoor and outside. Great place for Mexican foods to cure the craving. Love this place & glad that I was in the area to stopped by.

    Chorizo burrito
    Loren L.

    Chorizo breakfast burrito is really yummy and very generous size We also got the bacon & sausage, I didn't love the sausage. It's big sausage chunks so if you like sausage you'll like that one. Tables outside. Their Green salsa is the best. Service is great! So thoughtful and prompt Latin music plays, outside seating is covered

    Fish taco
    Jedi B.

    Today, I ordered the Fish Taco which had two nicely battered and perfectly fried white fish fillet sticks. It was garnished with pico de gallo, sour cream, and shredded cabbage. I recommend that you ask for their "Cali sauce", which is a creamy, tangy condiment that goes well with ANY of their tacos and burritos. Otherwise, either their red or green sauces would work well too. I don't care much for the pickled carrots that's also available on their condiments cart. This spot becomes extremely busy during lunch and dinner times so expect long lines. This is a small place with only two tables inside. There is outdoor seating comprised of several metal picnic tables similar to the ones you see at city parks. On a cold, windy night, this is not the ideal place to eat. The process is straightforward: fall in line, order food to go, wait for your number to be called, pick up order, go home, enjoy the fresh, delicious food! I do not recommend ordering for pickup. From my past experience, purportedly because they were busy, my order was not ready at the promised time. The parking is very limited so you may need to park on the street during peak times.

    A lot of food for this price
    Steve O.

    Pictures of the fish tacos looked smallish but that's very deceiving. This taco is huge. I separated the tortillas and made two huge fish tacos. The burritos are massive. Ended up being three meals per burrito. Will be back for the breakfast burritos.

    12 rolled tacos
    Steven U.

    I hadn't been to Cali Tacos in quite some time...but I was in the neighborhood with a friend and we stopped for a quick bite. I love that they still do rolled tacos. Call them what you will...taquitos, crispy flauta adjacents, crunchy fingers, etc. Who doesn't love a delicious fried savory snack! The best part...you can order a dozen at a time. Yes...because it's important to eat twelve! We'll, at least with a friend... These crunchy wonders are addictive and come with loads of cheddar and cotija cheese. The cheese really adds a ton of intense flavor to these rolled tacos. The guacamole holds everything together and prevents the cheese from escaping...very important! The container you receive the food in is perfect for the 12 rolled tacos. They double stack six, on top of six more, so you can have it separated (so there is no fighting). After eating three, I realized that next time I will go by myself...I really dont need to share!

    Chorizo burrito
    Joshua P.

    I bought some burritos for my works quarterly training. The size of these burritos is more than enough for one person and they jam pack these flour tortillas with a good amount of food. This morning I had their chorizo breakfast burrito and that thing packs a punch in combination with the SAUCE. You have to add the sauce to your burrito. If you're not adding the sauce you're not getting the full experience. Yeah the burritos are good, but the sauce takes it to a whole other level of deliciousness. Burritos are on the pricey side, but just half of one of their burritos is enough to fill me up.

    5 Yummy Roll Tacos (Taquitos). Wish had shredded lettuces:)
    Eva B.

    Small but quant. With some table inside and more between building like a patio setting. At the register Amanda only one taken our orders. My eldest son treated us here at Cali Tacos. Carne Asada Burritos, Angel Burritos, Carne Asada Fries & 5 Roll Tacos top with lots of cheese. Wish had shredded lettuces that would have made it perfect. Remind me of (Taquitos). Everything was good:)

    Janae P.

    The Cali burrito with eggs and pico added, had a majority of french fries. I wasn't sure if there was eggs in the burrito or cheese. The Cali burrito with steak added beans, and pico was filled with steak. That would be great normally however the steak was not seasoned well. The beans were the tastiest thing in that burrito and there was very little of that. Neither of the burritos got finished because we did not enjoy them. We were just hungry and ate what we bought and the other half went in the trash. I hate to waste food.

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    Awesome place to come eat with the family. Food is great and service is excellent. The prices are very affordable and portions are great.

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    Always a hit!! I always call ahead and pickup within 10mins. The food portions are huge. shareable in my opinion.

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    The Angel Burrito is where it's at! Didn't care for the beef taquitos as much but the burrito was fantastic! Busy spot.

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    This is a cool spot with huge portions. I enjoy that it takes Mexican food in a different direction.

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    Ask the Community - Cali Tacos

    Does anyone know if their cheese/dairy is pasteurized and what kind of cheese are in the burritos?

    I believe it's Monterey jack

    Does Cali Tacos have a condiment bar with cilantro, cebollas, limones, salsas y, lo que es más importante, jalapeños en escabeche con zanahorias?…

    They used to. It went away during the pandemic and never returned unfortunately.

    Are the beans refried beans?

    Yes

    Door dash delivery?

    they have doordash !

    I can pay with Apple Pay?

    I think they do have that option yes

    Do they use real eggs in the breakfast burritos, and not that eggbeatergarbage?

    From what I recall, the texture of the egg in the burrito felt like from egg beaters. There also weren't any whites in them.

    What's in the monarch burrito?

    Is a huge and delicious burrito you may try it comes with a lots of food bacon cheese .fries y so delicious salsa... And your choice of meat.

    You guys have a secret low carb menu?

    No they don't, it's Mexican

    CarneAsada cup n noodles? is this still available?? i just seen the commercial but don't see this on your menu!

    It was always a "secret menu" item. So, you would never see it published anywhere, other than that Facebook video. However, this location did claim to have it. So, call to make sure that they still do, as that video was a while ago.

    Why is the monarch burrito not on the menu?

    Secret menu item

    Corn or flour tortillas for burritos and tacos? Options for either or, or both? Thanks

    Flour tortillas are used for the burritos. I'm not sure about the tacos, it's been a while since I ordered one from there. I always go with the burritos.

    Delivery? My school would like to order some burritos!

    Nope

    Does anyone know if they're selling the cup of noodles yet? (Saw on Instagram)?

    Yes they are already, went in today to try it..!!

    What is the orange sauce I came here once and constantly crave it? I live out of state and I can't even figure the name out to try and make my own ?

    Basically a chipotle mayo but it's smoky and delicious

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    Gabbi's Mexican Kitchen

    3.9
    (2.8k reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    I liked my food. I had the Carnitas Norteñas and was quite happy with my dish. I also had a…read morestrawberry mocktail recommended by our waiter and it was great! The decor is very beautiful as well. Upon arrival, there was no sign so I did have to check with the hostess that I was in the right spot. My friends were sad that they were charged for chips and salsa, but other than that, it tasted yummy!

    The first time we came to Gabbys, the food was actually pretty good, which is why we decided to…read morecome back. Unfortunately, the second visit was disappointing. I ordered the same meal, the veggie tacos, and they were nowhere near as good as the first time. After staying away for a long while, we decided to give Gabbys another shot, but once again the food was underwhelming. This place just seems very inconsistent, and the service was mediocre at best. My wife ordered a steak burrito, and when the food arrived, the burrito had no meat in it at all. She had to send it back. It's hard to understand how a steak burrito goes out without steak. It also feels like everything is pre-batched, which takes away from the quality and freshness. If you're looking for authentic Mexican food, I personally would not recommend this place. The food feels very Americanized and lacks the traditional flavor and quality you'd expect from authentic Mexican cuisine.

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    Avila's El Ranchito

    Avila's El Ranchito

    3.8
    (863 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    Came here for lunch with my coworkers. Probably the best work-related meal I've had ever. I ordered…read morethe shrimp enchiladas and it was so good. The beans did not taste watered down, and the enchiladas themselves were flavorful. I always worry about shrimp overpowering the sides of a dish but it tasted great. The rice was also really filling. We had a reservation and they seated us at a pretty big table, which I liked. The servers were very timely, kind, and knowledgeable about each dish on the menu and the rotating specials. The inside of the restaurant was HUGE. I'm pretty sure it was built inside of a church. I really liked the stained glass and elevated seating areas nearby, it reminded me of the Old Spaghetti Factory layout in Fullerton. Overall, I had a very positive experience. I had to get a Diet Coke and of course, it was crisp to my expectations. A little heads-up, unlike the Costa Mesa location, they do not have horchata. Nevertheless, I'd come here again to try their burritos, tostadas, and salads!

    The best Mexican Food in OC . The service is consistently…read moregreat . And the beer and the cocktails The Carne Assada , shrimp fajita .. everything e always great and the food is very fast . You must try . The atmosphere is wonderful. My husband and I enjoy the food and Alfredo the Bar tender and all the Jose's are so professional and friendly.

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    Out of the Avila's locations; Orange does the Grande Taco Salad best!!
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    Kalaveras

    Kalaveras

    4.5
    (1.4k reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    Highly recommend the margaritas (cucumber, spicy jalapeño, and orange all good). Excellent tacos…read moreand enchiladas. Interior has a club vibe with neon lights and club music. Reminds me of the Coco cartoon/movie.

    We came in last night at 8:30. I had put in a reservation on Yelp ahead of time just in case there…read morewas a wait. When we got there, I let the server know but it didn't seem to matter because he didn't ask my name or time, he just seated us. That works for me! Glad we didn't have to wait, we had to make it a fast meal! We waited about 5 minutes before we were greeted by our waitress. I had seen they had just started serving the soft serve margaritas on their IG and I was SUPER excited to order one! I asked our waitress (Rosie) what flavors were available and she had to ask someone else. Ok, no worries, they had mango and strawberry. I asked for a swirl. My husband ordered a shot of patron anejo sherry cask. She did not seem to understand what he was asking for even though it was an item listed on the menu. He repeated himself a couple times and even pointed to it on the menu before she said "I'll have to check with the bar" she took the rest of our order which consisted of another cocktail, the empanadas, and an order of enchiladas. She left for a bit and came back saying they had his tequila. Then another waitress came back a few moments later asking how he wanted his tequila. After our order was in, we received our chips and salsa. The salsa was delicious! Not too long after, my empanadas came out and they were overdone. Burnt. The pastry was bitter, but not just because it was overcooked, but because it seems like the oil was old. The filling wasn't what I was expecting, but it was tasty. My husband's enchiladas were good. I had one bite. After our meal, husband ordered one more cocktail and the dessert chimichanga. Same bitter oil taste on the chimichanga, I wasn't a fan. When we were brought the check, it turns out we were overcharged for the tequila. We brought it up to the waitress and she told him he ordered a different one when he had repeated "patron anejo sherry cask" to her multiple times. I don't even know if there's more than one sherry cask tequila on the menu! Anyway, she was able to adjust the bill to charge us for the correct tequila but the husband still didn't get to drink the tequila he wanted. Oh well.

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    Cool bar area and good music
    Cool bar area and good music
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    El Molino de Oro

    4.0
    (438 reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    I never write reviews but I was really surprised on how bomb the food was , got the fish and shrimp…read moretaco combo , in the to go box looked like regular sized tacos but no they were packed full of shrimp and fish 10/10 the rice and beans were amazing too . Gonna be a regular there

    El Molino de Oro's carnitas burrito is a solid, no-frills winner that hits the spot for authentic…read moreOrange County Mexican food. The carnitas themselves are the star--tender, juicy pork that's been slow-cooked to perfection with that signature crispy edge on some pieces, delivering rich, savory flavor without being overly greasy. It's seasoned just right, with a nice balance of porky goodness and subtle spices that let the meat shine. Wrapped in a large, fresh flour tortilla (they make their own in-house, which always helps), it's stuffed generously with the classics: fluffy Mexican rice, creamy refried or whole beans (depending on your preference, but both work great), chopped onions, cilantro, and a solid dose of salsa. I went with their green salsa for a bright, tangy kick that cuts through the richness perfectly, plus a dollop of sour cream and cheese for that creamy melt. No skimping on portions here--it's hearty and filling, easily a meal that satisfies for hours. At around $10 (give or take, based on current pricing), it's a great value in the area. The burrito holds together well without falling apart mid-bite, and the overall balance of textures--tender meat, soft rice/beans, crisp onions--makes every mouthful enjoyable. If you're in the mood for classic carnitas done right in a casual, bakery-taqueria spot with great salsas and a friendly vibe, this one's definitely worth grabbing. I'd rate it 4.5 out of 5--only docking half a point because it's not reinventing the wheel, but it's executing the traditional style exceptionally well. Highly recommend if you're near 728 N Tustin St in Orange! Pair it with an horchata, yum

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