Surf in their Surf & Turf options is slackin. The shrimp would possibly be frozen shrimp or need to be cooked more. Also, I'm surprised the Surf & Turf burrito didnt have rice in it to soak up the juices. read more

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I've been coming to Cazadores for well over a decade. Even after having moved out of San Diego I make a point to drop in just about every time I visit. The food has always been incredibly delicious, fresh, and consistent. The staff are also always helpful and friendly, even when I often come by late at night not far off from closing time. The restaurant is always clean and there's ample seating. Their salsas are some of the best I've had and are honestly a huge factor in what keeps me coming back. Can't wait to visit again and get my California burrito fix! read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - California Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

My absolute favorite mexican food place! Carne asada fries are my go to BUT I'll say that everything I've tried has been great. They have a shrimp and carne asada quesadilla that is fantastic! The guys taking your order are very attentive. Great for everyone, good space for families. Good background music! Go give them a try, you won't regret it. read more

Terrible for the price! I ordered a carne asada torta and was almost all bread and beans. Barely any meat , mind you total was $14.49! The only reason I even came here was because Bad Hombre's drive thru was really long, which explains why. Not coming back here! read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - Ate half and this is the half I won't be eating! What a waste. Basically beans and some guacamole and lettuce - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

GET THE HUNTER BOWL! I did the grilled chicken hunter bowl and added fajita veggies and chipotle sauce. It was seriously SO tasty. It also made me realize how good their pinto beans are. They simmer them in some spices or something and they're delicious! It's a really big portion of food too. I'd say it's probably honesty 2-3 meals. I usually get the fish rolled tacos here so if seafood is more your style I'd also recommend those. 10/10!! Picture was after I ate over half of it so it don't do it justice read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - Hunter Bowl Supreme Bowl Chicken Bowl - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

Great Mexican shop. I love beef Tacos and have ordered them probably 5 separate times over the past 2 months and everything they are great. I appreciate the consistency. Pros: * Great Food; recommend beef Taco combo & surf/turf burrito * Clean restaurant * Friendly staff Cons: *N/A Extra: * Big parking lot, but it gets full * Outdoor seating * drive-thru available read more

Absolutely top notch Mexican food. My vegan order is a bean and rice burrito which is better than any other I've ever had. Their salsa bar is incredible. I love the green salsa and the habanero, too. Service is very fast and prices are notably cheaper than other restaurants in the area. I'll keep coming back for sure. read more

Whenever I'm in Santee, I love to do the drive-through! Their food is excellent and their prices are reasonable. I have eaten inside and it's a quaint place. read more

1st time here, i love that they have a drive through window. I ordered a carne asada burrito with pico and guacamole on the side. It comes with the burrito but I had a 30 minute drive so I ordered it on the side so my burrito doesn't get soggy. I also ordered a side of beans with a medium Jamaica. I found this place on Google maps. What caught my attention was the beans! I LOVE BEANS & in the pictures it looks super yummy so I figured why not give it a try. I had a bit of beans and a bite of burrito before I hit the freeway. It was so yummy and hot (temperature). Just how I like it. The carne flavor was really yummy they seasoned it well. And the beans were delicious! I would totally come back! read more

Cazadores has been pivotal in our monthly meals. I went out of my comfort zone and ordered the Garlic Shrimp. Thinking it would take forever, it was pretty quickly. Once home, the shrimp was outstanding. Literally. The garlic sauce combined with the rice was amazing. I loved building my own shrimp taco if i wanted or just mixing it with rice. Definitely another go to meal. read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - Garlic Shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

The meat is seasoned so well. Not overly seasoned and they don't add a bunch of fillers to your food! Their combos/specials are reasonably priced and they have a great salsa collection. If you dine in, carrots are included! Friendly staff and clean restaurant. read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - Cute sign above their salsa bar, which includes carrots and guacamole (avocado) salsa! - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

I found the people and the food very enjoyable and would recommend for anyone who wants good Mexican food to eat here

Second time ordering food here, last time I ordered potato tacos and enjoyed them. This time I ordered a carne asada burrito and a veggie burrito. However, we both noticed the tortillas tasted sweet. Hopefully they just came from a bad batch, bc it definitely doesn't go well with either burrito read more

Wow! I drove through to get a quick lunch and little did I know that their carne asada burrito would become one of my favorites in San Diego! Well done! read more

I've been coming here for years and it has never disappointed. Since my elementary school days, Cazadores has always offered delicious and fresh San Diego Mexican food and friendly service. I've tried many things on the menu, but particularly love the Shrimp Diablo burrito, any of the taco hard shell bowls, rolled tacos, fish burrito, and, of course, Cali burrito. Today, my friend and I went through the drive through and I got a ceviche tostada and fish taco. My friend got a combo with a Cali burrito and rolled tacos. The ceviche tostada was large and very fresh and tasty with a delicious sauce. Shrimp taco was also large and had a delectable white sauce. Portions are huge, prices are reasonable, quick service, and the people in the drive through have always been very nice! Make sure you get a bag of hot carrots and plenty of salsa. Glad this place has stayed around and survived the pandemic days! Will keep coming back as long as live and visit here. read more

Glad that they were open on Thanksgiving 2025. Managed to get taco shop rolled tacos after searching and finding most closed. Oddly for some reason the beans and sour cream were placed on the side instead of on the rolled tacos themselves. read more

Always great food. I work in Santee so I try to recommend to my coworkers whenever I can.

First time. Came on a recommendation by someone who this is their go-to place. Loved the signage and indoor space right away. We ordered at the counter. I immediately noticed the salsa bar full of a variety of tasty options. The surf and turf burritos are our daughter and future son-in-law's go-to, though they have ordered other menu items. They are huge burritos and they say they are the best. I ordered the garlic shrimp and ceviche tostada because I couldn't decide between the two recommendations. So, so yummy. The enchilada sauce on my wife's cheese enchiladas combo was so good too. And I'm picky about my enchilada sauce. We will definitely make this place one of our stops every time we're in the area. Oh, and they have a one-of-a-kind cul-de-sac drive thru. read more

This business must have been sold within the last couple of years and the new owners did not keep their original recipes. Barely any guacamole in the Carne Asada burrito. Just doesn't taste the same. read more

We used to live this place but it is just not good anymore. Look at how much grease ran out of the bottom of my carnitas burrito. It's pretty flavorless too. My husband's super quesadilla was a messy, oily disaster zone. Bad Hombres will be getting all my business going forward. Save yourself from indigestion and waste of money... go to Bad Hombres instead read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - The grease was literally a steady stream coming out the bottom of my burrito. So gross. - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

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Ordered Carne Asada burrito, tortilla (flour or corn) is provided on the side so you can roll your own burrito. Vegetarian burrito. Chimichanga style. Pre-rolled and deep fried. Food is served on paper plates. Ingredients were fresh and tasty. There's also a salsa bar. read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - Carne Asada burrito (roll your own burrito). Vegetarian burrito. Chimichanga style. - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

I had the Ixtlapa combo and it was DELICIOUS! The order comes with two tacos. One fish & shrimp or two of the same. I love the rice and beans too! It's delicious! The people are always friendly! Chips are fresh! read more

Every time I go there, the food is delicious. They have the best beans I ever had before. I love their quesadilla birria, tacos, and burritos. read more

Always great food, the chorizo con Huevos burrito reminds me of days gone by and my jefita!

Never had eaten here although passing by it for years. I ordered a Birria taco. A+. Excellent flavor. Great service. Adding to my list!!

To each their own with taco shops, I've been a loyal contributor to Cazadores for many years. Even back when they had their famous $.99c bean and cheese burrito, when they sat where Jacks is, but some of yall don't know about that. Food has always been top notch and service great. There a guy there named Eduardo, who is the friendliest guy ever, and makes me want to keep ordering cuz he's so cool and I don't want to say no. Dining inside, plenty of room and comfortable, nice place. Overall nice place and food is blangdanglepop good. Just had a hunter burrito tonight and it was bussin. read more

Love this place, have been coming consistently for 10+ years Walked in tonight at 10:51pm. yes I was last minute, was going to tip well to make up for it. Gentleman behind the counter tells me they're closed, both hours on the door and online state they are open until 11pm. I understand wanting to get out early, I work food service management. However, posted hours of operation should be adhered to AT ALL TIMES!! Not only when you're feeling like it. Will be back cause the food is great, but please improve guest interactions. read more

I have driven passes this place for 3 years and DINALLY, tonight we decided to try it. OH! MY! GOODNESS!!! Soooo delish!

Ordered Combo with Taco and Enchilada. Very disappointing I have been going since they opened always GREAT! Tonight not so much no lettuce and tomato on the Enchilada very little on Taco ordered 2nd Taco as well over cooked shells. By the time I got home the Taco Shells were like chips with Taco Meat. Really disappointing. I called didn't really seem to care. Oh Well time to try another Taco Shop read more

Amazing food and amazing service! This place has amazing tacos and meat. The ambiance is one of the best around.

We used to love this place, but both of our last 2 visits have been under impressive - from the food, to the service, to the speed. I don't know what changed here behind the scenes, but I will be avoiding them for a while to give them a chance to get back on track. read more

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A California burrito is not a California burrito without guacamole. Why is this burrito $13 whole dollars for only meat and cheese? Insanely overpriced. read more

Ordered 5 rolled tacos without guacamole. Very crunchy overdone taquitos with mostly lettuce and very little cheese or tomatoes. I paid $10 + for that??? read more

This is my first time, and last time, ordering food from this restaurant. While the drive- through attendant was completing my order, he asked how many hot sauce containers I want. He offered two or three, to which I asked for a few more (because they are the tiny, half filled containers), to which his reply with a smile was, "it's OK you can waste our money." I'm sorry, WHAT?!? This is not how you speak to customers, especially when there are a lot of competition in the area... to include Bad Hombres, which tastes significantly better than your food. I hope this bad customer service experience will teach this employee a lesson based on my review, and I hope others don't have the same negative experience. Shame on you! read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - Half filled salsa - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

The hot sauce made this a 4 instead of a 3. I got the nachos just cheese and extra jalepenos (extra jalepenos cost $1 more) ~$10 total. Nachos 6/10: some of the chips had an old oil taste. Not enough cheese. Dont let my picture fool you. The middle was barren and about 1/4 had no cheese. I also feel like the amount of jalepenos i got should be regular order, but i paid for extra. Red hot sauce 9/10: really liked this and had a very nice spice level Atmosphere: i got it to go, but everything seemed fine. Service: 10/10 no complaints they seemed friendly. Price: $$ pretty standard imo read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - Nachos just cheese and extra jalepenos - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

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Great Food! I haven't been in ages. While I was in Santee I stopped for lunch. I ordered Combo #1 Cheese Enchilada and a Beef Taco. Combos come with generous portions of beans and rice. Their salsa bar is exceptional. Lots of extras at no charge - carrots, onions/cilantro & radishes. Several different salsas to choose from. Very clean and comfortable. read more

Idk why the bad reviews. Always getting great food and yummy salsas from here. Service is fast and helpful. We usually go to the drive thru.

Messed up my order. Again. I ordered a California burrito and instead got a bean and cheese. I lost money and this ruined my whole day. How do you mess this up. Won't be returning and don't recommend read more

Cazadores Mexican Food - Bean and cheese - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

My wife and I used to eat here weekly, and have ordered the same thing in the same way for years. Surf and Turf Burrito And California Burrito with the fries Extra Crispy I can echo the most recent bad review that these burritos were not the Cazadores that we know and love. My Surf and Turf was a soggy mess and my wife's fries were not even cooked let alone crispy. Also, both were packed with a disgusting amount of sour cream. I really hope someone running this place reads these as they went from the best burritos in San Diego, to the worst Burritos we've ever had in a matter of months. It would really be too bad if we had to move on to another taco spot. Get it together please, and try some of the food your team is putting out! It's not good. read more

The drive thru tends to always have a long line - so it's faster to order and get your food if you (park and) walk in (even if you want it to go). "Cazadores" means "hunters" - yet nothing on the menu needs to be hunted. What stood out most (to me) on the menu is how many of the choices offered include shrimp; maybe a name change to emphasize what they actually serve most might attract more customers seeking it. read more