King Kream Ice Cream

There are so many excellent taquerias in San Diego, and they all have their own great recipes for…read moreMexican food. I particularly enjoy the Adobada tacos from Chula Tacos because they serve a very generous portion of meat, guacamole and are very tasty. The first time I tried them was at their H Street restaurant in Chula Vista, but that location is temporarily closed. I decided to try their Palm Avenue location since I was in the area visiting family. The service was friendly, and the tacos were prepared very quickly. The restaurant was clean. I'm looking forward to the H Street location reopening since it is much closer to where I live. Happy Yelping :)

Sometimes, there are nights when only tacos can fix me. It's no secret that San Diego has tacos in…read morespades and being so close to the border, you'd think that a quest to find the perfect taco would be as simple as rolling down to the nearest taqueria. Except, it's not quite that simple. Many beloved staples have gone downhill, while some newer spots that might boast things like a Michelin mention or multiple locations ranging from TJ to Vegas contain more hype and gristle than tender meat and substance. Enter Chula Tacos. Chula is, and always was, the type of place that makes you forget that you're not actually in Tijuana. While part of me misses their OG Market Street location, seeing them with brick-and-mortars feels hard-earned and well-deserved. This location on Palm in IB is relatively easy to access from the freeway, but parking can be tricky. You can safely assume that it will be busy and you will either have to be very lucky or be willing to find a spot on the street. Out of all the times I've been here, it's always been crowded enough that I've never been able to find a table inside, but I enjoy sitting out on the patio next to the ahumederos. The first thing that hits you walking through the door is how amazing everything smells. The queue to the cashier takes you near a window showing the kitchen where you can see the Chula Tacos team making fresh tortillas, slicing meat from the trompos, grilling up jalapenos, nopales, onions, labio, and tripa. For me, it's not so much a challenge to decide what I want, it's more a challenge to keep myself from ordering everything. My usual is four tacos: two asada, two al pastor (but I've heard that I should also try their world famous keka). The tacos though? Perfection. Every time, the asada is the juiciest and most tender I've ever eaten, the al pastor is succulent and flavorful, and no taco in front of me is long for the world. At $3.50 each, every one of them is absolutely loaded. Three would honestly fill me up, but I always want four. After getting burned by spots that ask around 75% more and deliver anywhere between 25-50% less, Chula Tacos feels like an absolute godsend of a Tijuana-style taqueria and I can't see any other contenders being my go-to. So, when I say "Tacos will fix me," what I mean nowadays is "Chula Tacos will fix me."

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Mariscos German Beyer

4.2(214 reviews)

2.5 mi

Bad service and food I called to let them know that what I ordered wasn't okay and they just hung…read moreup on me not recommended gave them an opportunity after 3 years of not eating there do not go there there are better places. Campechana with no pulpo or oyster just shrimp.. Anybody that has any questions you can call me directly I'm willing to put my number out there to let you guys know that they are not good I can recommend some spots hit me up. 619-601-8275 Cesar

Excellent fish tacos! A co worker brought me to lunch here…read moreat 10 am on a Friday to beat there rush. This taco truck is located in the back of a liquor store parking lot. They have a porta potty if you need one, lol he order us each a fish taco and shrimp ceviche. The fish taco was higher and tasty. It was dripping with cream sauce and hot sauce I added. I ate the taco so fast I forgot to take a picture. Next we had shrimp ceviche. The shrimp were large and butterflied with sliced red onion and zucchini. It was spicy but just right amount.

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La Central Birrieria & Menuderia

4.8(178 reviews)

1.7 mi•Nestor

I have to admit, we didn't expect to end up eating here, but glad that we did. Originally we…read moreattempted to go to Ed Fernandez, but there was no parking. After a quick yelp search we found this place nearby so we decided to give it a try. The restaurant was packed when we first arrived. People streamed in and out so there was always seating. Tables were clean. The staff was amazing -- they were extremely friendly and continually checked-in on us. For food we had birria tacos and a torta, honestly it was probably the best birria I have had in SD so far. I thought it was very flavorful and moist. Sadly Im allergic to onions so I asked for it to be removed and thankfully my torta didn't have any. Though we didn't get to try Ed Fernandez, we ended up at another amazing restaurant! Upon check-out the staff member said that since it was our first time there that we didn't need to tip. I felt bad about not tipping, esp since we got such amazing service. Anyways, we will definitely be back whenever we are in the area!

I've been there a few times. The food and the service are always great. My kids love the tacos!read more

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Tacos El Parejita

4.4(5 reviews)

1.1 mi

I absolutely love the people who work here! Incredibly friendly and kind, very wonderful care they…read moreput into the dishes they make! I wanted asada, but they were out. I'm not a huge fan of Birria but looking back I wish I had tried it! I got Tripi and I did not love it honestly, it was a bit burnt BUT I have to say it was made SO WELL. The tortillas- incredible, the Flavors - insane. I absolutely love their salsa, it is so good. I'm really stoked they are typically set up on Palm next to the DV Shelter I currently occupy . full of families. If I had the funds, I would probably eat here everyday. Writing this review I'd kill for their Asada Torta, I'm sure it's incredible! Price was $10 even for 2 Tripe tacos, fully loaded. I will absolutely be back, ambiance 10/10

Chulada de comida. , el ambiente de la gente de cocina súper bien , muy limpios. Y la verdad súper…read morerecomendados yo compro Súper seguido nomás una cosa que la cajera ponga una sonrisa mas seguido tan rica la Comida para que te reciba así con su cara de enojada pero unos tacos deliciosos súper recomendados

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La Taquiza de Tijuana

3.9(14 reviews)

2.4 mi

I don't care what anyone says best street tacos this side of the border…read more They give you the basics and let you handle the rest like a big boy. They have a pretty awesome condiment set up grilled onions & peppers and beans by the register, radish, cucumber, cabbage, cilantro, onions, lime, and and about 5-6 different salsas. The person who referred to the guac being watered down is an idiot and doesn't understand that you can't leave real guac out sitting because it would go bad so they have it as a guac based salsa which is by the way delicious mix it with your favorite salsa, you know what's up. As for service they're nice they don't speak much english just basic so my boyfriend ends up talking to them and they converse in Spanish with customers I don't speak Spanish so I don't really talk to them just smile it doesn't really matter because I'm too busy stuffing my face with tacos. Also I noticed some people who come there often they see them pulling up and already start their order. They have music playing there so you have to speak up. I'm here at least once a week and I live in Mira Mesa. Yeah, my addiction is that f*cking serious. Adobada & tacos al vapor for life.

I've ordered and eaten from my share of taco trucks, from the clean and polished, to the…read moreshadier-than-shady-never-will-I-ever ones. La Taquiza de Tijuana is more than a taco truck. Kinda like transformers, the owners of the truck set up a roofed open fire grill atop which flaps of animal protein would be sizzling and releasing their nostril-flaringly delicious meat scents to the nearby trolley station. If that's not an effective way of selling their tacos, the line of fresh condiments and the 4 complimentary salsas will. The owners aren't very fluent in English, so having Spanish in your language repertoire is a plus. You order and pay at the cashier (~$1ea), which is outside of the truck, and walk a few steps to the truck itself; where you'll be handed your order. THEN YOU HIT THE SALSA BAR, which if you couldn't already tell from the caps, was what made the experience. Serious selection here, guys, you'll have a BLAST Only thing I didn't like about the taco I ordered was the fact that it was served as a 2-tortilla taco; I know it's more authentic, it's just a bit strange chewing on two texturally different tortillas from the same taco... The owners are also nice enough to set up a seating area, but who could wait those extra few seconds required to walk over when you could just eat your taco at the salsa bar?! Yeah, yeah, I'm a fatty. Fatty McFatfat.

Tacos al vapor

The spot. No joke I wish I could take them home with me

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Mariscos Sabor A Mexico

4.0(2 reviews)

1.1 mi•Nestor

Eh, really best describes my feelings towards this place. I think part of it is that they hiked it…read moreup to me to be the most amazing food I was ever going to put in my mouth. We tried it out considering it for our wedding rehearsal dinner. Man am I glad we tried. I had a full party in an empty restaurant. Service was okay at best, food time was way too long, food quality was not on par. I'm not saying it was bad, and I know it's a newer place, but I spend a lot of time in imperial Beach and I do not plan on returning

Best taco truck with the best tacos. This small business truly stands to its name. I recommend the…read moreadobada fries they are soo good not to mention the price is super fair for the quality of the food you get. I always come here for the tacos de birria the best they even come with frijoles de la olla estilo tijuana. This last time I went I ordered tacos de adobada the taco comes with frijoles de la olla and avocado ... like real avocado. This place is to die for. I love it here.

Adobada tacos and birria tacos Free consomé!!!

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Charlys Food Truck

5.0(2 reviews)

3.0 mi•San Ysidro

First time trying Cubana torta..it was amazing!! Big enough for the two of us…read more Fish tacos were good too. My son got a hot dog. I liked the variety of food they had. Clean and friendly place..i would totally recommend!!!

Great food.....between me and my family we had the adobada tacos, torta cubana, burrito de asada,…read moreand even a burger. Everything was delicious we all shared everything of each others plates. Even my son who is a picky eater enjoyed the adobada better than other places where they charge you twice as much. We had great food at a great price.....I recommend it..

Tostadas de cueritos o carne desebrada

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Baja Fish Mart

3.6(379 reviews)

2.9 mi•San Ysidro

Really Bad Cooks!! We really don't recommend this place at…read moreall!! We went today and order (Mojarra Frita ) (Whole Fried Fish)(And they served us piece of Breaded Fish) ( And Camarón al Mojo de Ajo (Garlic Shrimp)( Garlic Shrimp tasted like shrimp in tomate sauce and was pretty hard , GARLIC was no where to be found ! ! Garlic Shrimp is supposed to be butterfly opened , grilled with Garlic vs the whole shrimps in tomato sauce! They really need someone that knows how to cook (A Chef) Service was not the best , waitress kept forgetting everything we order! Not to mention, we order flour tortillas and waitress told us they only serve corn tortilla which seems very strange, So i got up and asked the lady at the register why you don't serve flour tortillas ?, which she responded : we do have flour as well as corn tortillas ! So I don't know why waitress would say : We only serve corn tortillas here! Also the place has a nasty strong smell of that gross Fabuloso Cleaning!! And a TV showing only Christmas Shows and another one with Music Videos Well first and last time we go there!!

La neta este lugar está buenísimo…read more Con la nueva administración se siente el cambio cañón. Todo está mucho mejor: los mariscos súper frescos, bien servidos y con un sazón que se nota que le ponen ganas. Ahora si tienen de todooooo y al estilo culichi.

Camarón gobernador de camarón

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mariscos la isla

4.3(3 reviews)

1.1 mi•Nestor

Very good spot. Had the birria tacos. Man they are bomb. Authentic hand made tortillas and bomb hot…read moresauce. Highly recommend this spot.

The tacos are all made fresh and for a great price. They even have $1 tacos on Tuesdays! I had the…read moreBirria tacos which some of the best I've ever had. Super friendly owners. Definitely worth the drive to this spot.

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Jamming’s Mobile Grill

5.0(8 reviews)

1.1 mi

The food was so good and the portions really generous. I got hungry waiting in line and the aroma…read moredidn't help. Worth the wait! The only bad thing about it was that I finished my food too fast. So good. I recommend the jerk chicken and the rice and cabbage.

Great service, great portions, great food. What more can you ask for? Tried just about everything…read moreon the menu and haven't been disappointed yet.

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Laura R.

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David is our local ice cream truck yeah actually it's been coming by my house for about seven years ever since my daughter was 6 years old he's actually going to be catering her birthday with and she's turning 16 in November it is by far the best ice cream truck I've ever had I'm not even talking just for a little kids My Favorite Things Are The Banana Splits and the root beer floats the kids they like the basics you know but he has something to suit everybody my daughter loves and not just my satellites and ice cream cone dipped in chocolate he offers everything you could ever want from a traditional ice cream store basically right to your door this is by far the best ice cream truck I've ever had I can't wait until my daughter's birthday where he caters our events and I can finally try everything on his menu read more

Steven S.

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I was totally impressed with the Owner and his Ice Cream. It was soft, smooth and creamy. I'm looking forward to seeing him around California. This was my first time ever hearing about King Kream and it was definitely worth the experience. I would and will recommend his truck to anyone looking for this type of Soft Serve Ice Cream. Thank you King Kream. Awesome. read more

Cheyenne M.

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3 years ago

We had this Ice cream truck for a company event and omg it made the event so much better! It was a nice hot day so the ice cream was MUCH appreciated! I was really surprised by the double ice cream cone that they had, i think it was a super cool idea and tasted DELICIOUS!!!! If these guys are at the next event, I'm definitely going to be happy! read more

Brenda L. B.

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10 years ago

The first time that I tried this soft serve ice cream, I was hooked. I've tried the banana split, the Oreo sundae, and the vanilla milk shake on different occasions. Each time the ice cream was excellent. The service came with a smile. I highly recommend King Kream to any and all. You won't be disappointed. read more

Shermz L.

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11 years ago

I had this company come to my university and they were the best! All the students were excited to have an ice cream truck on campus. Without King Kream the event wouldn't have been a success. Definitely would recommend this company. They are the best! read more

Beth T.

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8 years ago

Super family owned business. Great customer service. Delicious treats. Great price. Did it for teacher appreciation and got RAVE reviews from my staff! Will definitely bring The King back! read more

Jacinda B.

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3 years ago

Very timely, very helpful, and very cheerful! Great icecream too This is a great business and is well worth the phone call. They are easy to work with and will cater parties too! read more

Christopher H.

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3 years ago

David and his wife MADE our event! There were literally cheers when they rolled up. AND it was great ice cream too! Smiles all around. Highly recommend. read more

Silvia L.

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7 years ago

We are from TN, this is the best ICE Cream i have tasted in a loooong time. Great customer service.

Deanna D.

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5 years ago

We loved them, they came and served our employees at work and it was Amazing!

Rebecca S.

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11 years ago

please come back to mazda/subaru!!!! so good!!! read more

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Had a great experience for catering for my baby shower last month. Put an inquiry in through their…read morewebsite and decided to go with the 'Boba on a Budget' option with 2 flavors for our party for 100 people. Communicated with Aiko, and she let us do a tasting of various fruit and milk tea flavors plus toppings and we ended up choosing the passionfruit green tea + lychee toppings and buko pandan milk tea + boba. Our order was ready for pick-up the morning before our event and included cups, lids, straws, and ladles for the toppings. The whole team was so nice and communicative and all of our guests enjoyed the drink options to cool down in the summer during our party! Highly recommend them for your next event.

We have utilized Snoice for boba catering services twice now, for my baby shower in 2023 and for a…read morebirthday party in 2024. While our guests were not able to enjoy the boba order as planned for my baby shower due to a logistical error, my daughter's first birthday more recently went beautifully. Our boba bar was a huge hit and we got lots of compliments on it! Everyone enjoyed the various teas + boba toppings selections and flavors were on point. We ordered thai, taro, jasmine and brown sugar milk teas, along with honey boba, crystal boba, and egg pudding. The jasmine milk tea and egg pudding in particular were popular, and the kids really enjoyed the taro as well as the non-caffeinated option :) Working with Aiko for catering orders is very smooth and efficient! I truly appreciate how professional and responsive she always is, from initiating an order, to confirming details, to handling the invoice, and even to handling any unexpected issues. While I wish there was a location closer to where we live (we're in Clairemont so it's a bit of a drive back and forth), we look forward to utilizing Snoice catering for future event planning and parties!

Molten

4.0

(33 reviews)

Okay! Let's dig in! With the first bite my mouth was filled with waffle and chicken deliciousness!…read moreThe waffle batter has a slight sweetness and the chicken brings out the amazing mixture that both excites my senses! The service was excellent! She gave an accurate description of the chicken waffles as almost a corn dog aspect but not! Definitely waffle flavors with a chicken core on a stick! The location was a food truck outside the VA at Kearny Mesa so the ambiance was outside with normal noise. There was seating available but I chose to eat in my car for some a/c relief! I look forward to having this again!!

ALWAYS check the reviewers stats to see what their other reviews are like. Several of the one stars…read moreonly have one review posted. And they all came out around the same time. That should let you know that they have a vengeance towards the company. We absolutely loved their crêpes. We had a roast beef, spinach, and cheese crêpe followed by a banana crêpe. They were cooked to perfection and the owner was very nice. Their food area was very clean.

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(39 reviews)

This was delicious ice cream! Well done! The lady behind the counter served it with a smile that…read moremade us feel welcome.

Sweet Life is very cute shop in Chula Vista that has a good selection of unique and classic flavors…read moreof ice cream. The inside has a few arcade games and some board games for guests which makes it a nice spot to spend some time. It was pretty quiet when we visited (a Tuesday afternoon) but the cashier was very polite and welcoming.

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This place is not much to look at, but they do make some pretty good general doughnuts. I picked up…read morea maple old-fashioned bar and a chocolate one. They were larger than most and were well made. They had that good crunch factor and were soft in the middle. They were a little sweeter than I expected, especially the chocolate and maple icing. The little old lady who served me was very sweet and had a good sense of humor.

The freshness and quality of their donuts are just out of this world! Nice variety and they just…read morerecently started participating in the Too good to go, which is an app that allows you to purchase food at a discounted price so that shop owners don't have to waste it! Staff is super friendly and welcoming. Parking sucks but that's not the store's fault at all. It's a really small shopping center.

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I'll never go to another donut shop again. Their donuts are delicious and fresh and don't have that…read morewaxy aftertaste. Service was incredible and no wonder there are so many people going here. Thank you Jack's donuts!

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I have been looking for the best classic donut shop near me and I have definitely found it! They…read moreaccept credit card, you have to be okay with $0.75 fee charge. Always got parking right in front. They have a handful of tables in the corner if you wanted to eat right there. This shop serves Vietnamese Iced Coffee for $5.50 and paired with a chocolate donut and I'm a happy camper for the morning! I've watched them make the espresso too (some donut shops have those 'machines' that make coffee, and it's just not the same!) I've also gotten their croissant ham and cheese sandwich and it's really good and pretty big - soft and fluffy. Definitely a spot to stop for 8 bucks of deliciousness!

Great shop with a huge variety to choose from. I stopped in one morning and they even threw in a…read morecouple extra donuts, which was such a nice surprise. The donuts were fresh, the Vietnamese coffee was good, and the service was friendly. Definitely a spot I'll keep coming back to!

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I had the pleasure of experiencing Taquizas Los Chuchys prior watching an SDFC match at snapdragon…read morestadium. With long lines of patrons waiting to order I knew that these tacos must be good. My order consisted of 1 carne asada and 2 pork tacos with everything as well as a Limon drink. These tacos were packed with meat bursting with flavor from the fresh guacamole all the way to the fresh hand pressed tortillas being made right on the spot. My tacos paired well with my Limon drink and it was one of the best tacos I've had. Definitely a must try experience for any taco lovers and the quality and amount are well appointed.

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