Fernys is a solid spot for good Mexican food. I won't say it's amazing but it always hits the spot. The staff is friendly and service is quick. I always get my order to go but the inside looks clean. California burritos are fire. Breakfast burritos are great. One time the carne asada fries I got was good but the fries were a bit undercooked. When I'm craving a Cali - I'm headed back there read more

Food 5/5 Customer service 5/5 Speed 5/5 Price 5/5 Vegetarian options? Yes Vegan options? Yes This place is delicious! I ordered pick up for my coworker and I and we have definitely found a new go-to spot in Santee. Affordable prices and great food. So many options. Definitely recommend. read more

Someone told me to try the Chilaquiles burrito here & it didn't disappoint. I loved that the chips were still crispy when I bit into the burrito. I would totally get it again. Try it! You might like it! Sooo good! read more

Ferny's Mexican Grill - Chilaquiles Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

Food was great. Nathan gave us awesome customer service. Would highly recommend this place to others.

The best Chille Rellenos in San Diego! Usually order 2 1 for dinner and one for B-fast!

So normally this is I go to place when I'm in Santee to grab a burrito, but as I was on my way home I stopped for two chorizo burritos not only did the beans taste old, but I also got a large Horchata and the car cup that they put the drink in. Was leaking all over my clothes. On my way driving home. It was just it's a very thin plastic cup. And they've recently done some construction where I believe they had eliminated a bathroom so it's just not easy to stop here. read more

Went here 20 minutes before closing. Saw they have Buffalo chicken fries. Another place in San Diego I used to frequent has this. So I asked if they could make on into a burrito. This is the best Buffalo chicken burrito I have ever had in my life and it's not even on the menu. It needs to be but they were happy to make one for me even so late. Portions are good. Pricing is fair. Menu is extensive with a lot of options. Ambiance and restaurant are very clean. I can't wait to try it more. read more

Ferny's GM Fernando contacted me through Yelp and asked that I give them an opportunity to make things right after my last review. Fernando told me that they have had some issues of late which resulted in some inconsistent quality of product. He assured me that they were making inroads on correcting them. He was right. Becky and I stopped in for some takeout Friday night on our way home. Much improved from our previous few visits. My Adobada Burrito with cheese was very good. Loaded with deliciously seasoned adobada, lots of cheese and very cilantro-y pico. I very much enjoyed it. Becky ordered the Carne Asada plate with corn tortillas and she too was very pleased. Excellently prepared carne the way we've grown accustomed to from Ferny's. They have remedied the half-full salsa cups. Ours were full. Fernando told me that there would be an envelope waiting for me at the counter. I asked the young girl who took my order and sure enough. There was an envelope with the $4.63 in it that I should've received off of my first online order, but didn't. Thanks Fernando! We did not have rolled tacos, one of my complaints from last time. Also I'm still not in love with the app for ordering so I can't quite go five stars. Thank you for recognizing shortcomings and thank you for addressing them. And thank you, Fernando, for being a stand-up guy and for doing things right, and making things right. A very well deserved 4-stars! Ferny's, we're back! read more

Word of advice if you don't like your job or don't like doing what you do for a living! Don't pretend! Go look for something else that makes you happy. The woman at the counter on Dec 17th at 9:30 am gave me the most rudest and uncalled for customer service of my life. I've been going to this place for 15 years and not once had a run in with this at this place or any other. For that reason I will never ever spent another penny in this place even though I do enjoy their food! Sorry for your loss and don't worry I will never ever recommend this place to anyone and would rather drive an hour away to get food with good customer service then drive five mins from my house to get nothing but an attitude from someone that doesn't enjoy or care to enjoy her job or life in this prospective! read more

As a Santee resident for 30+years, Ferney's was our go to for breakfast burritos. WAS one of the best. The quality and taste has been declining over the past year or so. Add to this the fact that I cringe and start sweating when it comes time to call in an order! The young girls that work the phone and counter are Rude. Oh, did I mention unhelpful and RUDE!!!! Forget asking about a menu item! Keep in mind this is about 8:00 AM during the week!! I thought maybe the phone is their issue but....NO!!! I've recently learned from my husband that they are RUDE to him as well when he picks up our order!!! Well Ferney's it was nice knowing ya and we WILL miss the good days of quality and service. You have lost longtime good customers... ADIOS and RIP read more

Service is great ,I like their open late Hot sauces are good but I think it's ridiculous that they have changed the classic California burrito french fries , guacamole, pico de gallo and carne asada Theirs is grilled potatoes,cheese ,sour cream and carne asada . Not the same , change the name. It reminded me of a loaded baked potato. Over all food was good I just think that the Caliburro should be left alone unchanged like the OG Robertos in Kerny Mesa. read more

great california burrito and kids meal. It comes with a capri sun, french fries and bean and cheese burrito. good deal!

I ate burritos from here at least once daily when visiting my parents. Lasting satisfaction every time. My personal favorite is the carne asada burrito. I recommend ordering in person rather than online. They're super quick and friendly, and there's plenty of clean seating inside. read more

Best spicy shrimp tacos in East County! Go on taco Tuesday for 50% off all tacos. Fast service, we pick up when we're starving and wanna eat immediately. Always take the food to go because their small dining area isn't very nice gets kinda loud. read more

The enchiladas are fabulous - we had both chicken and beef. Sauce is slightly spicy, just perfect, and some nice chunks of meat. Not too salty, which I occasionally find a problem with other taco shops. Seating wasn't anything fancy, and we did take out, so it didn't matter much, but the dining area looked a bit small. The pick up window was right near the entrance, so I can see it getting cramped if it's busy - the line would go out the door, and get mixed in with people entering/exiting. Overall though, this was definitely worth the money, and calling in an order went super quickly. read more

Ate there 8/30/22. Quick service and about 10 minutes to get the order. I had the chorizo burrito. About $9. Positive- it taste good and was a decent size. Negative- parking sucks. Combat park or you may get stuck there to reverse out and get hit by a car. Portion size was 6 inches. See photos read more

Ferny's Mexican Grill - Inside Chorizo - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

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One of the better taco shops in SD county. Great fish tacos, asada burritos, all excellent.

I had the steak burrito which wasn't bad! You do have to buy any extras for it tho, but it had lots of meat and was a good size. read more

Ferny's Mexican Grill - Carne Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

Excellent food! Love everything on the menu! Really love the option to add hot Cheetos to anything!! The staff is pretty darn friendly (most of the time) and there is a nice little indoor dining area too! ONE PROBLEM I really want to encourage Ferny's to get their to-go game together! Waiting in the regular line while multiple people order and the food I ordered for pick-up gets cold is not much fun!!! Love you guys! Thanks for taking a look at your to-go pick up procedures read more

Size on potato tacos so small thinner than my pinky, carne asada tacos were cold. Tortilla was like jello .

Well I stopped by to the gyros fries, looked great. Food was tasty, but the combination of gyros and fries was just ok. Girlfriend had a great chicken burrito. We will be back! read more

The service was the worse. They have two young girls with an attitude. I am never going back. Unfortunate because the cooks cook really good but they got rid of one girl that had an attitude and now they have 2. read more

Ever since I move to Santee and have tried many Mexican restaurants in the area, but this place has me hooked. The staff are friendly and the portions are plentiful. Not to mention the food is excellent and always fresh. read more

This place came highly recommended when we first moved to Santee and it did not disappoint. Now it's the go to taco shop in the area. Food is great. Hand made tortillas for the tacos. The nacho burrito is awesome! read more

We ordered Big Breakfast burrito, chorizo burrito and wet machaca burrito. All were yummy and so is their red hot sauce! Pretty quick service. Definitely will come back. read more

Amazing burritos. Like one of the best burritos I have ever had in my life. No frills, no dine in but incredible burritos!

Yesterday, I ordered three rolled tacos . The website for my favorite rolled tacos was a little crazy so I decided to order from another restaurant . Sadly, I liked that this Oder was less expensive . So I ordered. Well, big mistake . Awful . read more

Cancelled. TWO HAIRS. Two short curly brown hairs in my supreme tostada tonight. I'm so disgusted. Considering there were probably more. read more

Ferny's Mexican Grill - This hot cheeto burrito is life! Although the guac, sour cream, and nacho cheese kind of water it down a bit... it's still amazing - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

The most delicious fast casual Mexican in all of east county. Be sure to ask for your burrito Chimichanga style, so much yum! They service was quick and ultra friendly! Oh, the potato taco is also super tasty! read more

The best spicy shrimp tacos anywhere, ever. I like them without chipotle cream. Riquisimo

Parse this as you will. I've been here a few times and it was good. The hot sauce is great. So I get Shrimp tacos but can't eat corn tortillas so I order with flour tortillas. Did this 3 previous visits. This time they said no and said it was because they waste a big tortilla. I asked if I could pay more for it. They said no. Bummer... read more

Good quality. Not the cheap greasy taco shop. Worth every penny they have a variety of hot sauce m, enough parking. Definitely coming back

Went several times since my last visit. Place look not the best ! Outside! But in side is better ! But I had a lot of different things. And all are terrific! "You can't go wrong " with the food. And we're Super Nice ! I will keep going there! read more

If you send me an order of 2 burritos on door dash without hot sauce you get a 1 star. What a jerk move to pull. Burritos without hot sauce? Wow Ferny's. Get your act together. Do better. read more

Ferny's is my favorite taco shop in Santee. The food is amazing and the service has always been really good. One time I ordered online and due to internet issues, they never received the order. By the time I showed up they made the order quickly, apologized and even comped the order since I had to wait. The nacho burrito is my favorite item on the menu. My family loves both the shrimp and spicy shrimp tacos. And the kids meals have very large portions as well as a drink. If you are in the area, skip all the other taco shops and head straight to Ferny's. You won't be disappointed! read more

I've been here a couple times before so I was surprised to find that I have neither checked in or reviewed Fennys. On my last visit I had a Carne Asada Quesadilla. Not bad. I liked the cheese they used. The carne asada was tasty. I felt there could have been more meat. They have a nice salsa bar with several salsas radishes onions carrots and limes. It was clean There was one table near an outlet which was great ad my phone battery was low. The place was modestly decorated with tile paintings on the wall. The young woman that waited me was friendlyand helpful. What kept it from being a five star review and came close to dropping it to 3 stars was the lack of a senior or Veteran discount. I do reccomend this place for the good food and service. It's not likely I'll return soon as I do prefer to patronize places that honor my senior and veteran status, and there are so many places that do. read more

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Great place for surf & turf fries! very tasty and flavorful with the red hot sauce. Id recommend the surf n turf! Great customer service as well. Lucky hours is busy, best to call in order. Fyi read more

Ferny's Mexican Grill - Surf & Turf Fries - Large - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

The food is great prices are affordable definitely recommend, decent food size. The service is pretty fast and the ambiance gives off a real authentic taco shop, read more

I love Ferny's food and service. It's always hot and delicious. No frills and love the loyalty rewards system. Will say I miss the salsa bar. read more

The food was Ok just not to our taste. Yesterday was our first time. It will be the last. The shredded beef in the tacos was too salty as were the beans. TBH, we use very little salt at home because it's better for you so it might be fine for others. I would also taste test their "salsa" (really hot sauce) before using. Glad I did-too spicy for us. I ordered the chilaquiles and asked for guacamole too. The chilaquiles were supposed to be made with ranchero sauce but none was in evidence. The tortilla strips were not even coated with red. The front counter gal said the guac was made only with avocado. Just like I like it except what I got I do not consider guac. It was more like avocado sauce. Pureed. No texture at all. Probably a commercial product. The only bright spot was that they served a pan fried mixture of potato strips, onions and bell peppers with the chilaquiles instead of rice. I might go back just to order that to go. It was fresh and tasty. read more