My son and his friends went to this establishment on Saturday, 4/3/21 at around midnight and ordered burritos to go. Twenty four hours later, they all became ill with stomach pains, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Not a place to go to for late night eats. read more

I must admit to being a little prejudiced against this place. Driving by, it always seemed to be a bit pretentious (for a hole-in-the-wall Mexican dive) to me with all the vibrant gloss that catches the eye. Mix in a bad date that demanded we come here so long ago to taint any desire to come back and this dinner and review have been a long time coming. And I have to admit, I am very sad I did wait until now; Cotixan is pretty damned good. Having put my quest for a good fish burrito on hold for a bit, I figured the time was nigh to try once again and Cotixan caught my girlfriend's eye after driving around with a sleeping toddler for the passed hour. He woke up hungry and ready for dinner and we picked up some fare to take home and enjoy. Their Fish Burrito is easily the best one I've had as of yet. The fish is well battered, not too salty, with a fresh taste. They mix in a good, crunchy slaw with not too much salsa. But, the best part is the sauce they drizzle on it; smoky and lightly spicy, it's a great take on what is normally a sweet and creamy that balances out the salt, beer battering. All wrapped up in thin tortilla that didn't soak through with juice because they took care in making sure things weren't too greasy or overly coated in that delicious sauce. My lady fair had the Carne Asada, finding it juicy and fairly well cooked without too much gristle or chew to each bite. It came with pretty good tasting guacamole, though it was a little thin. Our son had a kid's Cheese Quesadilla that came with french fries. The quesadilla was basic, no meat shredded inside. The fries, on the other hand, were pretty gross. Easily out of a frozen pack, they were obviously fried in the same oil as the taquitos, giving them a similar flavor that didn't mix well with the potatoes. We topped it all off with a helping of Chips and Guacamole. This was a massive portion of freshly cooked chips, that were not greasy at all, coated with cheese as well. These were very tasty and quite filling. My only qualm is that guac, which, while having a good taste, did feel a little over processed. I kind of like a good chunk to it, where the avocado isn't pureed down, and maybe a sprinkle of salsa and cilantro along with it. Definitely worth coming back again, though I am sure a better fish burrito does exist out there. While I think the best will probably have a pure and sweet cream sauce, this spicy and smoky one will do just nicely for the time being. read more

Really really really super mediocre... very yucky food not the best !! Shitty food !!

This place is amazing. I'm a vegetarian, so I can't speak of most of the menu, but if you're like me always looking for something veggie that's yummy, this place is good. The potato taco, and the rolled potato tacos are incredible! Delicious! AND...if you have late night munchies, say after a concert, say after you've hot boxed it several times, they are open, and it's easy to navigate the drive thru! The staff has always been nice. I actually have cravings for those rolled potato tacos with guac, so crunchy and perfect every single time. read more

I almost never leave extremely negative reviews. As a worker in the service industry, I understand the frustration that customers can cause. However, this was the worst customer service experience I've ever had. I ordered a carne asada fries and a california burrito, the cashier asked corn or flour, assuming for the burrito I said Flour. When I received my food I got a carne asada plate instead of fries, I'd been fasting all day due to Ramadan so I was quite hungry. I brought it up to the counter completely untouched and asked the guy with a short beard and black hair, very nicely "Hey, I ordered the fries not the plate, could I have this swapped?" He then said very rudely "I heard plate." So I said "I believe I said fries, anyway can I pay the difference and get the fries?" He then just said "no" and I found out the plate was MORE expensive then the fries. So I paid more for something I didn't want. He then had the audacity to say "it's your fault, you SHOULVE KNOWN when I asked flour or corn." That was completely unacceptable, I work in the restaurant industry, this is not ok. I simply said "ok" and walked away, as I don't care to escalate nor did I have the energy. Absolutely disgusting service. Sad part, the food was good to the point where I would've come back many more times, but no, this cashier ruined it. Oh y también, puedo hablar español y escuché cuando los trabajadores estaban hablando mal sobre yo. But they thought I didn't understand. read more

Got some takeouts last night. Super easy to call in the order and then pick up. Got the three rolled tacos, fish grilled taco and steak burrito - everything was excellent. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Rolled tacos - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

This is my guilty pleasure go to spot. whenever i need something quick for my lunch break. I have had their carne asada tacos, their hard taco and their rolled tacos. all really good. I've only gone to the Encinitas location and they seem to have a friendly staff there. read more

I usually come here for their breakfast burritos, but recently tried their fish tacos and they were super good!!! It was nicely packed too and guy at the drive thru was nice. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Beer battered fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

Not sure what the deal is but I stood there and was never asked what I wanted to order . A guy with a head set looked at me twice and turned around. Another guy came from behind the machines saw me and walked back. I walked out without food and back to work. I don't think I'm going back any time soon. read more

Cotixan is an awesome 24hour taco shop located in east Encinitas off of the busy El Camino Real. This place is always pretty crowded but having it so close to home is a gold mine! Latenight taco shops are freaking great and Cotixan is well above average as far as the taste and promptness. My favs here are the rolled tacos with guac or the California Burrito w/ chicken. Mmmmm. Food is always great and the ordered is rarely messed up. I usually do the drive-thru but there is also a nicely appointed dining area inside. Pros- Food Service Quality Salsa Location Drive thru Cons- Drive-thru time Green sauce read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

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It was our first time at Cotixan. There were quite a few people ahead of us but we got our food quickly. Everyone was nice and friendly. We ordered Carne Asada Fries. The portion was huge and we couldn't finish it all. Glad to have leftovers. The food was nicely seasoned and not too salty like some places. Overall I would come back again. read more

Not going to be rude but the food here is bad am not trying to be a hater to anyone who likes this food am just saying that the fries and beans rice enchiladas chicken have no taste just to let you no read more

Decent food but the prices are kind of high. $5.15 for a Bean and Cheese Burrito. Also beware of their service charges. I used ApplePay and they tacked on an additional $.50 it's a bullshit charge since being a business they write off all of their service fees quarterly. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

3.5 Not the tastiest carne asada fries I've ever eaten, I will have to come back to try something else. However, service was well appreciated and fast. I ordered through drive-thru and received my order in less than five minutes. Serving portion was big, good enough for three people in my opinion (for the carne asada fries). read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Carne Asada Fries - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

The orange salsa. Get it. Buy it in bulk! No, seriously -- you can buy a large container of the stuff for less than $2! Cotixan has swiftly become my favorite southern California Mexican fast food restaurant because of the orange salsa. Thank goodness that it is open 24 hours a day. I have found myself visiting Cotixan after hours on more than one occasion. And I'm not the only one! This place always has someone driving up to the drive-thru sign. You will less commonly find folks eating inside. If you go for it, know that they have a nice sized salsa bar. But do not take the orange salsa from the salsa bar -- it's not as fresh and the flavor doesn't have the same complexity and depth as the packaged salsa, which is kept in the refrigerator. Anyway, yes, the carne asada is hugely flavorful and delicious here. The tortillas are wonderfully balanced -- in size and in flavor. The beans carry a depth of flavor I haven't come across in the region. The sizes are massive. The prices are very, very, very reasonable. But, really, it's the salsa. People rave about the the breakfast burritos and lose their minds over the carne asada and also the al pastor fries. But glory be to that beautiful, bright orange concoction! If only they would offer the to-go samples in a larger container. read more

Great "Codie" fries... haha. That's what we used to call them in 1997! The salsa bar was solid. The service was good (maybe could've been a little more prompt). They didn't complain though I was barefoot from the beach. Also got a chicken soup, some fish tacos, and some carne tacos. Amazing that this spot is open at 3am and delicious AF! read more

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This place has gone downhill a lot. Aside from the fact their gave out priced the quality of their food, they now charge almost $3 for a small soda which is about the size of a typical soda can. Overpriced. Bad quality. Hard pass from here on out. read more

If I could give less I would I've never had food poisoning in my life either the cooks the food or whatever isn't at all any sort of quality or there leaving there meat out or whatever I got a chicken plate yesterday and woke up throwing up and even worse I hate this place with the passion whatever there doing needs to be shut down read more

Used to like this place by ate there today . The place is very sloppy . Roof tiles falling down . No salsa bar or napkins I like hot food but their hot sauce that they poured on my quesadilla was way to spicy . Not thank you. read more

35 minutes in the drive thru with 4 cars in front of me. THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES. Second time on a saturday afternoon this has happened. Never again. Ordered steak and egg burrito, got up to the window, the girl reads the order back and says "egg and cheese burrito". I'm like "_steak_, egg and cheese, right?" and she goes "oh yeah! of course, _steak_, egg and cheese". Get on down the road, start eating. Halfway through I realize, there's not gonna be any steak in this thing. Look at the receipt. Sure enough, it says "egg and cheese burrito". The girl not qualified to work in fast food just parroted back what I said without being remotely useful and actually verifying the words coming out of her mouth. Also, before getting my actual, wrong, order, she tried giving me a completely different order. Looked in the bag to see a bunch of lettuce covered items. No burritos. Luckily that was an easy catch, but how bad at a job can someone get? It wasn't even busy inside. Yelp won't allow details or actual descriptions in these reviews, at least for some businesses, perhaps due to a paid relationship. So this review is incomplete and written with children and yelp policy makers as the intended audience. I'm sure they'll continue to remove it without explanation. read more

I love the food here at this place but I always make sure I either get my receipt or know exactly the price of every item and add it up myself because they try to keep your change or tell you the wrong price than it really is and cheat you out of your money. My girlfriend was just there and gave them a $10 bill and he handed her a burrito and said you're good to go and I ended up looking up on the website later on and the burrito was $8.45. So he just kept her change, who does that... read more

Best food ever, the staff is so friendly and nice to myself and my family. Anything you order is gonna be hot and fresh

So the place looks like you ordinary Mexican restaurant, but they have a nice set up. Because of Covid that did not have the hot sauces out in the the Holder, but you can still get them when you order your food . What I got was the the combination plate one beef taco/chicken taco with rice and beans. The taste of the hard taco shell and the combination of the cheese with the lettuce is one of the best I have had. The taste of the beef and chicken where nice juicy and moist and the cheese and lettuce were nice a fresh tasting. The cashier lady was nice and helpful when I was asking about a couple of the items and what was nice them. The bathrooms were clean and they have the coin system so you just need to ask the person up front and they will give you the token. I do like how they have the soda machine with all the different kinds of brands to pick from that one is way better then older soda Machines most of the fast food restaurants have. If anyone is in the area go check it out, it's a really good place. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - One chicken one beef taco with rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

Thier burritos are ok, but thier red sauce is excellent. However they have gotten so stingy with thier sauce they are no longer worth it. Just buy thier sauce for a few bucks and get your food somewhere else. I used to eat here often, but not anymore bc of consistent poor attitude after asking for more red sauce. read more

Food was good fresh but overpriced however I will be the first to say the servings size was above regular I had a Carne Asada burrito taste great with a beef taco that was also very fresh and well-made the green salsa was some of theBetter quality from an Alburtis type Mexican food place. read more

What a pity - gone way downhill from 5 stars to 2. I asked for shredded chicken burrito and got nasty breakfast burrito - too it back and got the chicken - not shredded at all, almost all rice and pretty nasty. Mrs G always loved this place but not any more - chips were wwaayyy overdone and not sure the beef in the tacos was actually beef. Done - never again! On further review - why I am even giving them 2 stars? We threw away 80% or more of what they sold us. I wishes it was 100%. I only had one bite of my chicken but it didn't feel good or taste good. Sure enough for the 4 hour drive to Woodland Hills (with traffic) I feared I was going to throw up and tasted that nasty chicken the whole way :(. Now I am not in danger of throwing up but losing weight by the minute in the hotel bathroom. TERRIBLE! I noted that they had an A rating for hygiene but have to think standards are low - how else would I get sick like this? Did notice the staff NOT wearing gloves nor hairnets - so good luck! I definitely will not be back read more

It was really nice that this place is open during COVID-19. There's a super convenient drive-through, and they were really fast to make my food. The women working were very kind and the surf n turf burrito was really good. (Super filling though) read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Surf n turf burrito - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Recent visit was excellent! The girls were great and the menudo was exceptional! We ordered a lot of food and the girls were helpful to our questions about the menu. I will always come back to Cotixan read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Menudo and orchata - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

I saw a review that said there was plastic in someone's bean and cheese burrito because I figured mistakes happen and it's probably not a big deal. I ordered a bean and cheese burrito today and guess what..... PLASTIC! Or a rock, or something, in the burrito. Almost broke my tooth. I don't know whats going on with their process for making beans but it needs to be fixed. Never coming back. read more

Cotixan's Bean and Cheese burrito, which I order about once a week, is for fans of San Diego taqueria fare who want a simple, affordable, satisfying meal they can pick up at a drive-through. It is not for gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegetarians, nor is it for people who are counting calories. A Cotixan bean and cheese burrito is the ultimate comfort food. It's heavy and soft, which makes it a little bit unwieldy. This means you have to cradle it to eat it, and in cradling it you feel its warmth and its weight very directly, much more than you do a sandwich or a taco. Like all burritos, it is enclosed and then you open it, like a present. Unlike other burritos, it is simple. There is no confusing mix of ingredients that might create poorly balanced bites. The refried beans and cheese combine into one generous substance that is the perfect counterpart to the salt and spice of hot sauce. read more

Cotixan has become my late night "I need a burrito" spot since they're 24 hours. Overall, the burritos are good (typically order the pollo asado burrito here well as the surf n turf). Side note: I love and need hot sauce. If you are like me and need more hot sauce, consider asking for a few more than what you would usually ask for because the cups are not only small, but often times the cups are half full or have a minimal amount. read more

Best fish burrito for the money. The burrito was not rushed and cooked fresh. The sauces were a bit watered down but still good. The creamy sauce makes the burrito even better read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Fish burrito - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Bummer I've come here a couple times now and I feel the need to express that everything's been fine till today. So for learning purposes to the business, consider repeating back the order. And since the speaker doesn't have a screen- maybe again at the window. Also if the order is going to be taking a while, it's a good opportunity to make you put napkins, fork (we all know there's goodness that falls) and inquire about salsas to be time efficient. Costumer , heads up don't be shy to repeat it to them or ask them to at the window. I asked for shredded chicken and got beef. I'm not eating red meats so I ended up having to give them away. No time to go back & exchange when on way to work. For 4.50 a pop, it's only lettuce & cheese toppings so.... it's worth double checking. I could've used $10 towards any other yummy lunch options down this street. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

Wow. 20/10 Best Mexican food I've ever had. Born and raised- stays #1. Open 24/7 too. Has the best employees. Everyone is so nice. The food always hits the spot. Order a breakfast burrito! The nachos are amazing and huge portion size too. Best to go with family and friends- but I always make it here for post-work burritos. Absolute best. Love Cotixan read more

Taste/quality: price: Portion/size: Open:24/7 Ordered chicken quesidilla. Portion size is great. Was over priced, cost $8.40. Chicken ruined quesidilla, taste like taco bell pre packaged chicken. The marinated chicken broth soaked the tortilla making it really wet. Wish I ordered plane quesidilla. I've tried there garne Asada burrito, was also disappointed in meat quality. It's tough and Chewey like it's sitting there and they just reheat it. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

Come here all the time! Gilbert is the man! He always takes care of my order and makes sure it comes out perfect every time.

Fit for all hours of the day. But maybe just at night when you're drunk. Kinda out of the way if you're in that state of mind, but it's the only burrito joint in north county San Diego that's gonna be open this late at night. Get the Cali baby. You can even make it wet, but that's up to you. read more

Cotixan Mexican Food - Mmmm yes a classic... California burrito with the flash on - Mexican Near Me - Encinitas, California

It shouldn't take 30 minutes to go through drive through with 2 cars ahead of you. Food is fine, service is awful. I always say this Will be my last time. It is this time. The car in front of me just drove through drive thru and left , guess they were fed up to!!!! read more

Okay, this place made a comeback. I've been a loyal Cotixan goer for the last 8 years of my life. They were super big portions, great quality, and lots of space for parking and big groups. During the pandemic they definitely were slipping, giving me the wrong orders and forgetting to give me all the items I paid for. My family went on a year journey trying to find another Mexican food shop that had everything we liked but we gave up recently and went back. They improved so much since the beginning of the pandemic and found their groove again. Will be coming back for as long as they keep up the good quality, speedy service, and large portions. read more

I love this place! I have been in Alaska the last 12 years and thought I may never have the glorious priveledge of tasting any more of their incredible papas burritos (potato burritos). I also love their breakfast and bean with cheese burritos. Still need to try their quesadillas! Almost called them to have them send me their home made hot sauce, but soon decided I was coming back to the San Diego area. COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY ARE JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM MY NEW PLACE!*!*! #euphoria read more