really great spot with a sizeable menu and great food! came in at 10pm on a weekday and it was still pretty steady. service is fast and quick and the worker was nice. we also really liked the self service bar for sauces and veg, which was kept very clean. the area is decorated cute and gives off a casual vibe. not a crazy taco lover but definitely enjoyed it here ! our order mexicali - 10/10! mashed potatoes threw us all off while reading it but ended being everyones favorite. comes w no veggies which is good if youre picky like me lol. otherwise everyone added salsa and veg from their bar! pescado - 8/10 strawberry was not as crazy or prominent as it seemed on the menu. not many notes, a decent taco quesabirria - 6.8/10 not bad but moreso a pulled pork taco with cheese. juicy and had some spice to it, the taco was crispy which was cool but we had no consome so it didnt feel super birria-like. surf and turf - 10/10 i really enjoyed this actually! the shrimp was not tough and it was a topping heavy taco that got me really full. chips and guac - 9/10 nothing crazy but pretty good! elote - 10/10 a hugeee piece of corn. i liked that they charred it and i felt that it had a good balance of the cotija, tajin, and some lime. read more

City Tacos - elote, GUACAMOLE & CHIPS - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

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How could tacos taste this good? I loved the mexicali - the tortilla held up given the content of it. So tasty!!! We followed the recommendation to get the pescado. It was fine but too much strawberry so we wouldn't order that again. Only negative - parking... read more

8 out of 8 of us are raving about these tacos! Shrimp. Chile relleno. Fish. Carnitas. Oh and the chips are fabulous. Highly highly recommend ! read more

I came here on a Sunday night and didn't have to wait. The guy that was taking my order asked if it was my first time there because I didn't know what I wanted to order right away. It was annoying and I felt rushed. I ended up getting a quesabirria & crunch time shrimp taco. I like that they have a self serve salsa/topping bar. The quesabirria was good but the cheese needed to be melted more. I really liked the crunch time shrimp taco because of the crunch in it and how fresh it tasted. I still prefer taco stand as they never disappoint me. read more

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One of my favorite taco shops! Taco Tuesdays are a great deal too! Tons of beer options and their tacos selection is huge! You can swap flour to corn tortillas. I love the shrimp taco and the fish taco but grilled not fried. Have an awesome salsa station too!!! read more

City Tacos - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

On my second visit, city tacos has a range of tasty Mexican eats, order off door dash if you wish, carne asada and more, tasty churros too. mix of outdoor and indoor seating, somewhat limited. read more

City Tacos - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

I said we would be back, and we came back this last weekend. Let me start with the good because there is a lot of good. Customer service is great! Prices are more than fair for the amount of food you get. Certain items on the menu are fantastic and taste so good! I will go over what we ordered below. The bad, however. Cleanliness. The bathroom is disgusting! Filthy! This is unacceptable in my opinion. In a food establishment cleanliness standards need to be 10/10 everywhere, bathroom included. They leave the doors propped open which allows for flies to come in. We spent our entire meal swatting at flies. For me that isn't the dining experience I enjoy. We ordered some of the same items as last time but ordered some new ones too. We gave the guacamole and chips a try again. Chips are 10/10. Guacamole was bland like before and it left our mouths with a fizzy feeling when we ate it. If you look that up online or chatgpt, that is a sign that it is bad/turned/spoiled. I didn't return it or say anything about it because it was not worth being "that guy" complaining. New order for me was the cameron enchilado. Basically it was a grilled shrimp taco. Its labeled as spicy and I asked what made it spicy and the guy said the chipolte aioli but he said it wasn't spicy at all so I left it on. This taco was really good. Not spicy at all. The new one my daughter got was the chorizo asado. This one is supposed to have caramelized pineapple on it and did not indicate it was spicy. It WAS spicy and the menu should indicate that. There was pineapple on it but very little and it didn't seem like it was caramelized. I tried a bite and didn't like it. My daughter ate a few bites and was very disappointed and couldn't finish it. I want to love this place, I really do but between the dirty bathrooms and spoiled guacamole I don't know that we will return. There are so many taco places in SD why go back to one that isn't 10/10? read more

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Friendly staff who brings your food out to you. Limited but fantastic sidewalk seating which is perfect for people watching just steps from the pier. Each month they switch out a taco of the month. Some are better than others, but always inventive. read more

City Tacos - Taco of the month, Feb 2025 - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

Stopped by for lunch. Great tacos, great service and some good music. Even had Victoria beer! A lot of choices when it comes to tasty tacos. Highly recommend. read more

City Tacos - Victoria Beer. - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

Great pit stop for tacos on the way to the beach. Literally steps from the beach! Lots of options for everyone. Friendly workers with great recommendations! read more

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quick counter service, right on the main drag. I think if we got it to eat there and not togo it would've been better. the elote was cold and a little overly salted (I never say that kind of thing lol) and the tacos were pretty greasy. sadly the chips were really stale too. read more

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So many choices on the menu! We tried 2 kinds of fish tacos, a shrimp taco, and a beef. All were delicious. Service was quick and the staff was friendly. Indoor and outdoor sating available. read more

City Tacos - 2 kinds of fish (I don't remember which), shrimp taco and a beef. Chips and guacamole. - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

City tacos does not dissappoint! The birra taco is my favorite and the salsa bar has so many choices! I love the mango habanero and the creamy green salsa. The service is friendly and quick, and there are a few tables inside and out. read more

Went there for a pickup lunch today, went back to my hotel room and I have never such awful food, pure crap that's all I can say about the tacos, I ordered a pork carnitas, a chicken and a beef taco...Food quality sucked, didn't taste fresh...How in the heck they have a four (4) rating beats the hell out of me. My wife and I are still ready to puke from the crap we could not eat...Places such as this should not exist... read more

Delicious food, fast service, great location... pacific beach, San Diego shrimp tacos are the best!

Delicious, reasonably priced tacos right by the beach and the staff + owners are very sweet and personable! Thanks for keeping vegetarian options in the menu! read more

City Tacos - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

Dropped by this place for a quick lunch. Absolutely unexpected little shop on the side of the beach. Tacos were flavorful and packed with filling (no skimp out on the meat and trims). The traditional tacos were really good, but what really stood out was the specialty tacos. The Friar Fish tacos was loaded, and the scallop tacos tasted like clam chowder with lots of meat in it - delicious! Elote is also very well seasoned and on a whole cob. Definitely need to return! read more

City Tacos - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

Located right by the Pacific Beach Pier. We went on New Year's Eve, before all the craziness. We ordered at the counter and the food was delivered to our table. We waited about 15min for our food. We ordered the Good Start Medley and the QuesaBirra Taco. The Good Start Medleys presentation is so cute! Comes with 3 Potato rolled tacos (flavorless), 3 Queso Corn Empanadas (Texture was nice, could have more corn), beans, quac, chips, and salsa. It was a great starter dish. For flavor, that's where the dips and salsas come in. The QuesaBirra was spot on. read more

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Feeding six people and agreeing on ONE restaurant is a challenge! I am so glad City Tacos won! The homemade tortillas and chips/salsa made us feel we made the best decision. We tried the SD Asada, shrimp, birria, octopus, and both vegan tacos. The favors were on point, we love spice and they delivered. With so many options in PB, make this your first choice. read more

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A wonderful dinner. Food fabulous, music fabulous. Great location and really just a gem for a great taco dinner. read more

Tried this place for the first and they have really good tacos at affordable price. It's not a fancy place, right next to the beach and they serve food in paper plates but service is really good. I tried city zucchini, carnitas & portobello tacos, they serve one taco per item, they also have varieties of salsa's available. read more

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While in San Diego, tacos were on our must have list. We ordered City Taco for takeout and it did not disappoint. All the tacos we had were delicious and we also got chips and salsa and guac to share, as well as beans. I had the surf and turf taco, and the crunch time shrimp taco. I didn't realize the crunch time was essentially a taquito inside of a taco but it was good, but the surf and turf was my favorite- sooo delicious! My husband also got the ahuevo breakfast taco, quesicarnitas taco, carnitas, and poblano taco. Poblano taco was super cheesy, but out of his, the carnitas taco was the best. It has some spice to it and was really good. read more

City Tacos - CRUNCH TIME SHRIMP and SURF & TURF - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

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Quality tacos, and the staff is always friendly. Cameron Enchilado is my favorite, followed by the Chile Relleno. 100% recommended read more

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Such a cute place. Great tacos! Yummy variations and this is big STURDY tortillas. Little extras that are noticeably delish. Will be back. Really nice guy working too. read more

City Tacos - Fish taco and asada taco with hard Bucha - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

This place is amazing! All the tacos were incredible. Was surprised that the best one was the fried zuchinni one. They melt cheese in all the tacos. They all have such amazing flavor and quality ingredients. They have cilantro, lime and Serrano salsa that was a delicious topper. Best of all was the staff! Martin was SO nice, helpful and just such a friendly person. He helped me decide which tacos and was very accommodating to everyone who walked in. Above average customer service and just so nice! read more

City Tacos - Zucchini taco, scallop tacos, fried shrimp taco, and mix asada and shrimp - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

Great tacos. And delicious the next day too. Our order was for 12 people and when the order came via door dash, there were six extra shrimp tacos. We don't know why but think it's maybe because they were closing. So thought that was a nice gesture! Personally loved the carne asada, shrimp and scallops. read more

Best tacos I've ever had. Huge variety of tacos and they are authentic and delicious. I live in Boulder Colorado and can't get any tacos here that even come close. City Tacos is very reasonably priced and very high quality. Service is excellent. read more

Meat was old and I got food poisoning. I was so hungry I had to eat it anyways. Worst tacos I have ever had. Not flavorful or anything!

Fraudulent Credit Card Charges I ordered 2 tacos and paid by credit card for the amount of $12.82 at the counter that was manned by server: Patrick W. I do not add tip when paying at the register of fast casual restaurants since it's self service with no wait staff. When I checked my credit card billing afterwards, the charge was fraudulently changed to $15. I didn't know that charges can be changed after purchase but apparently it's possible. Fortunately I had my receipt and was able to dispute the extra charge. While the tacos were good, either pay in cash or keep the receipt since this restaurant adds illegal fees to the credit card payment. read more

City Tacos - Illegal tip added to credit card purchase afterwards - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

The tacos here are arguably some of the best in the city. I've had a variety here, but the top-notch best is the surf & turf tacos. The scallops tacos were rubbish, I would advise to avoid. The clerks were friendly and polite, but the dining room needs better cleaning, especially with all the sand and dirt arriving via beachgoers and such. The patio is small but probably the best spot to eat. Again, the surf-&-turf tacos are the best. They're so good that I've gotta revisit and order some more!!! read more

City Tacos - Surf & turf tacos are - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

Great tacos and guacamole! The $2.50 beer special and 10% off the menu on taco Tuesday was nice too!

Get the shrimp tacos!! They really load it up with shrimp! Fish taco was bomb too! Husband loved the birria taco! And they have a salsa bar you can get your own salsa, limes, cilantro everything. read more

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Really enjoyed the tacos we ordered, but the carnitas meat could've used more flavor. Other than that, the pescado taco was my favorite. The tacos are a fair portion and things are priced pretty fairly as well. We came on a Friday afternoon and it was pretty much empty. The inside is clean and the service was quick. Will definitely return! read more

City Tacos - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

It was actually 5 stars, but since I think most 5 star reviews are paid-for, and I won't read them. This was our first time at the Pacific Beach location for City Tacos. When we have visitors in San Diego, they usually prefer these creative tacos to the authentic street tacos. Today, I thought the Cochinita Pibil taco was better than the one I tried in Mexico. The pickled onions and sauce added a lot of flavor... My husband enjoyed the crunchy shrimp tacos. We will return! read more

Bring back the salmon taco!!! Been going here for a couple years for their salmon tacos. Just found out they removed it from their menu. Booo!!! Bring it back!!! In tried their other fish taco, it's not as good. read more

This is a great spot for some taco variety. As far as the dining space there are maybe 5 tables if not 4 inside and 2 outside. Very small space, standing room only when waiting for food because the tables will be taken. The traffic of patrons is very steady. Parking is a challenge unless you get lucky so if you can walk or bike there, that would be ideal. Our order: 5 tacos dorados papas con rajas (potato and peppers). This was my favorite item. So tasty delicious and surprising light. The churros were tasty but came with with a sauce I didn't like. I'm pretty sure it was a dulce de leche dip but I wasn't into it. I do have to say that this is probably no fault of the restaurant because I've had a Dulce de Leche dip from another restaurant and I want a fan of that either, so it's probably just not a flavor I'm into. Our tacos were the Mexicali which had steak onions cheese and mashed potatoes. I could taste or tell the cheese or potatoes were there. The Pollo asada was traditional and delicious. The SD Carne asada has a great homemade corn tortilla with all the traditional taco flavors of steak onions and cilantro. Chorizo asado with pineapple was too sweet for me. Great salsa bar options so if you're a salsa lover the variety was fantastic. The service here was absolutely phenomenal. Despite how busy they were everybody was very accommodating, calm and patient, especially because of the huge variety of items you could choose, they did not make you did not feel rushed to make choices. Also, the employees were definitely hyper vigilant on those of us who were looking or waiting for somewhere to sit so they were very quick to clear and clean tables as patrons left. Overall the food was good and tasty but the dorados were the only item that will absolutely bring me back. I do plan on returning the next time I'm in town but I will definitely walk there! read more

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Came here on a Tuesday with my coworkers for lunch, and it turns out they're doing a deal for Taco Tuesday! It's $2.50 Mexican beer and 10% off all food items. My coworkers were very surprised with the beer special, which they all agreed was super affordable. A couple of them decided to grab a beer. I ordered the Mexicali and the Pescado taco and they looked as beautiful as they tasted. The Mexicali has mashed potatoes which I did not taste but it added to the whole texture of the taco. Absolutely delicious. The Pescado had some strawberry slices in it, I loved it for that hint of fresh sweetness. Everyone loved their tacos! The vibe was cozy but that surf Pacific Beach vibe; there's wooden furniture that reminds me of driftwood. Service was great, it was the cashier who also delivered our tacos straight to our table. read more

City Tacos - Pescado & Mexicali & Fruit Punch Jarritos - Tacos Near Me - San Diego, California

Woah! Such unique taco offerings and the flavor combinations are oh so good. Hands down, the Mexicali was unlike anything I've ever had. The addition of the mashed potato is genius. The Quesabirria was on point, with just the right amount of sauce. The Caribbean Salmon was so light, with a nice crunch from the pineapple. And lastly the Carne asada, had plenty of protein and wss as super flavorful. My fave - all the sauces and toppings make it easy to create the perfect custom taco. Not too many interior tables but plenty of outdoor seating with umbrellas. It's just a quick walk to Pacific Beach so if you're in the mood for a view, take a walk and enjoy the sun surf and sand. I'd come back to try every taco on the menu!! read more

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had the zucchini taco and the mushroom taco, and the mushroom taco was a miss. it was very oily, like a puddle of oil was dripping out of the shell.. and also i felt it was lacking a bit of flavor. the zucchini taco was good on the other hand! it had much more flavor and was worlds better. the outdoor seating was nice and the service was very quick! maybe will try again but can't compete with oscar's or rigoberto's in my opinion! read more

Good tacos, great service. Bathrooms were dirty. Overall not bad to try a taco in pacific