We love eating here. It's so flavorful and delicious. Its ambiance is very much Mexican culture. The staff is friendly. The place is clean. The food is fast no waiting too long. Recommended. read more

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Love this place, truly the best Mexican food around. Tastes so close to home, Mexico. I cannot recommend this place enough.

Fresh handmade tortillas - I was immediately sold!! The everything is FRESH and high quality. This is the best spot for tacos with the best flavor! The service is great and they are super fast to get your order to you. read more

Really good Menu Everything it's fresh and flavorful takOz ‍ & the best MENUDO! Saturday & Sunday read more

The absolute best tacos I have ever had. I typically get the Al Pastor, Adobada, Carnitas, or Cochinita Pibil. Everything is super fresh, the people behind the counter are really nice, and the price for what you get is much less expensive than other places nearby. The tortillas are made fresh to order, which adds another level to everything. My favorite taco shop in SD! And I've been to a lot of them. read more

4.5 star This place serves unique & very tasty Mexican food! You can watch them make fresh tortillas. I usually order the carne asada quesadillas. The quesadillas are small but they only cost 2.25. They are very much worth trying. I've tried other tacos/mulitas such as the birria & the pastor- also delicious. If you like good Mexican food, this little restaurant is worth trying if you haven't. They have a little salsa bar that has all kinds (Green, red, avocado). The ambiance is that of a little hole in the wall Mexican shop. I will be back from time to time. Happy eating! read more

La Takiza - Various tacos - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

The quality of this place has gone down over the years. My husband ordered adobada tacos and I ordered birria tacos. His adobada tacos did not taste like adobada at all if anything they tasted and looked exactly like my birria tacos. We let the cashier and cook know, they were unappreciative about being called out and did not want to admit to us they were the same. Sorry to say we won't be coming back. read more

My go to spot for Mexican food! Fresh tortillas made in front of you & their sauces are made in house. They are quick so I never have to worry about ordering in ahead of time. I have never waited more than 10 minutes for my food. My favorite is their breakfast burrito. You won't get the fresh taste and juicy meat anywhere else unless you travel south into Mexico. read more

Grosss !!! Trust me . Don't go there ! Gross qué pasó con la taquiza ? No sabíamos que era lo que estábamos comiendo . Parecía huevo revuelto . El pollo sabía que estaba viejo . Adobada . read more

La Takiza - Gross qué pasó con la taquiza ? - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

I will personally pay your tab if you leave here not feeling full or having felt like you got a delicious and in my opinion one of the best tacos in California Handmade tortillas, fresh meat and beans made with lard provide a meal that is hearty and memorable My suggestions: 2 cheek tacos 2 birria tacos 2 lengua tacos And round it off with a mandarin Jarito Come enjoy life and stay well !!! read more

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This is my go to spot for tacos they have so many types of meat I lost count. I almost alway get mulitas de birrrrria with a nice Mexican coke read more

La Takiza - Tripa Lengua & Buche - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

I had some tripa tacos And they where not cooked well, They had a sour taste. It takes a good cook to know how to prepare it. I fortunately this place doesn't have the right person. read more

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Placed an order 25 min ago , gave them my name and number . Went to pick up , acted like I never ordered . Do not go here. This place is trash . Customer service sucks . Worst place to get tacos at . read more

These are probably the worst tacos I've ever had in my life. Asked for carne asada tasted really bad and the al pastor looked like chicken or chicharrón. This place is going downhill really fast since they added breakfast options. Don't come here unless you want a bad stomachache read more

All of their meats are flavorful and tender. You can't beat their hand made corn tortillas. Might have to call this the best tacos in north county. read more

Great tacos and really good sauces but don't ever ask for catering I had a event this past Saturday and paid 650.00 for 3 hours to feed 50 people, only about 20 people showed up so they said they are only staying for 2 hours cut me a hour short and I didn't get any discount for the lost hour so please be sure to ask for every detail when using there catering services bc there was some details left out. read more

Delicious local authentic Mexican tacos! It's deep in Vista in a plaza that reminded me that I was in da hood... Well for the name of tacos, we came here to check it out! You know it's a true Mexican joint when you walked in feeling weird because you're the only non-Mexican in the entire restaurant with at least 20 other people haha! Ok we came to the right place! I'm always happy to find lengua and cabeza on the menu, so I ordered those. They also have menudo soups but only on Saturdays and Sunday. We also tried the carne asana, pollo, carnitas and al pastor. They all tasted good but I still liked my lengua and cabeza the most! Their meats were all freshly grilled and cooked. It's fun to watch them cook in the open kitchen. Don't bother trying their fish taco. The batter was soggy... Why did I even order that!? Save the fish tacos for the mariscos. Great taco joint if you live near the area, but I personally would not drive more than 3 miles to eat here. read more

La Takiza - Pesco (meh) , cabeza y lengua (deliciosos!) - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

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I want to really give this place a 4 star rating but elected to go all the way with a 5 for a couple of reasons. One, some folks rated it one star because it wasn't open or that the restaurant ran out of a particular product. Two, because I'm more than just a "fan" as Yelp 4 star rating would suggest. In a nutshell, this place has the same virtues as the Escondido location e.g., salsa bar fresh ingredients and friendly service. Here, we sampled the following tacos: Cochinita pibil Pastor Buche Cachete Pollo All were very good to excellent. Cachete was described as beef cheek, but i thought that was called cabeza, which was listed as a choice as well. It was excellent, along with a slow marinated wet pork called Cochinita pibil. The buche was nicely chopped and cooked very well. To my great surprise, the pollo taco was fantastic. Marinated to perfection, it was very very tender and flavorful..Pastor tasted good, slightly sweet, but not fresh off of the spit. As noted from the owner, all their meats are fresh. There are no freezers in the restaurant. As mentioned, the tortillas were as fresh as they can be and the salsas were all above standard. The green tomatillo salsa is probably the best of the group. They do make a hotter jalapeno based green that was actually hot for me. Cheers for that! This is a smaller establishment than the Escondido location so seating could become limited during peak lunch hours. Prices start $1.60 per taco and with an expensive city of Vista tax comes to $1.74. Definitely recommend this place if you are in the mood for TJ style tacos and are in the area. Great tacos, great selection and good salsas Update 6.2014 Had a Cachete Burrito. Amazing. A striking balance of beans, touch of rice an cheese with the amazing meat wrapped in an amazingly fresh corn tortilla. One of the top 5 burritos I think I've ever had. Gets a "Stacky Recommendation Award™" read more

La Takiza - One carnitas and one cacheta taco, topped with the jalapeno salsa. - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

Super good tacos ! Hand made tortillas were really good here in town from fresno,ca def will come here again

Loved their tacos. I was so hungry and the food was so good I forgot to take a picture. I will be back and do Recommend this spot

I want to love this place and give it 5 stars. We have eaten here a couple times and loved the tacos and salsas. Unfortunately, the last time we went I ended up with a fly in my burrito. Took a bite and out it fell onto my plate. Absolutely repulsive. Needless to say, we won't be going back. I hope the owners see this and consider how to resolve for any future customers who come to eat at their store. read more

I'm not sure what is going on with this place that lately their service is going downhill. Always get all order wrong and then they blame it on the customer. Now they are cheap with the salsas... One small salsa for 6 tacos? not coming back and for sure will tell all my friends and coworkers. I'm all I'm about supporting small businesses but not when they become cheap and the customer service is bad. read more

Rude staff... chewy meat seems like they gave us the leftovers. Don't order the nachos there plain, don't even come with cheese just chips guacamole and chewing meat! Wouldn't recommend m... read more

So I was looking for a taco place that makes handmade tortillas fresh, which they do. But they were a little hard still. The lady at the counter looked like she did not like her job. Nobody greeted us when we came in and I looked kind of like we were bothering them with our order. Which was pretty simple we just got tacos. Also, nothing comes on your taco it's just the meat and tortilla. They have a condiment bar but the guacamole is watered down. The meat was kind of seasoned okay. I was a little disappointed. People say that this place has the best tacos in North county San Diego, I disagree. The best tacos in North county are at TJ Tacos in Escondido. I will drive 20 minutes just to eat tacos there, like I said I was looking for a similar place in Vista where I live but I still haven't found anything close to TJ Tacos. Review update: I woke up this morning (the day after eating here) and I have the runs. It was definitely the tacos I ate at this place. DO NOT EAT HERE!!!! read more

Delicious variety of tacos and with the taco condiment bar you make it your way every time. read more

La Takiza - Tacos!! - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

Handmade tortillas, excellent service, and great meats. What other information do you need?

Made to order. And I mean literally made to order, from scratch. The women who run this place are rock stars! The portion for the quesadillas vary, you'll get a HUGE portion if you order the flour tortilla. Warning: Some of the salsa in the salsa bar is quite spicy, so watch out! You might have to wait a while, when it's busy. But it's worth the wait. Xo - Cookie read more

La Takiza - All made from scratch - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

Excellent food and good service! Love the salsa bar, great options to spruce up your meal. Al pastor is the way to go here, loved my tacos and my husband his burrito as well. Portions are generous, prices fair, always good to support a local business, they work hard here and everything is made from scratch and well worth it! read more

This taco shop is located in a busy little plaza. I come here because my friend often chooses this place. I have only tried, and I do recommend, the pastor and adobada tacos. However my true interest lies in the awesome ice cream place a few doors down, Angelito's Fruteria y Neveria. By the way, I am a bit biased. I am from LA, where there were street taco vendors cooking in front of gas stations, markets, and even houses. Tacos were in 2 tortillas each and wrapped in foil for like a buck. They even had better salsas than this place. Pros: - Tortillas made on-site - Friendly service - Open kitchen - Condiment bar - Tacos are small. This is a "pro" because you can go a few doors down for a nice creamy dessert after grabbing a bite here. Cons: - Pre-cooked meat (scooped from tubs) - Limited seating, tables often not clean - Limited menu; items are a la carte - Kinda pricey - No guacamole (would really add to the flavor profiles of the tacos) - Condiment bar often messy read more

Hands down the BEST AL PASTOR TACOS in vista and the best tasting Guacamole salsa!! I love getting my tacos from here!! Ive always recommend this place to everyone over any other taco place! Give it a try read more

We have been on the hunt for street tacos/tj tacos down here. Came across this place on yelp and they looked good. Stopped in order a few tacos here are the results. Price. Awesome we got tons of tacos at a more then fair price. Carnitas was ok, definitely not a come back to eat this taco again. Little flavor in the carnitas. Chicken tacos were good, high up on our list of street tacos as far as chicken tacos go. The chicken had tons of flavor and u had some cilantro and red sauce delicous. I would come back for these if I felt like driving. Steak/Asada tacos... personally this was my favorite. I loved the fact I had no fat no gristle on the meat. I dislike biting in the fat meat just kills my whole taco eating experience. This taco was perfect especially with the red sauce at the salsa bar. I would most definitely go out of my way for the steak taco. Well done... nom nom nom read more

La Takiza - 1 Carnitas 4 Chicken 1 Asada ... - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

My fiancé loves coming here for tacos. He has tried many of their different variety tacos but our recent visit he got birria and fish and he loved it. For me it's either going to be good or just ehh okay. I like to get the chicken, sometimes it taste good and sometimes it's flavorless. I also like to get asada, again sometimes it's good and sometimes it's dry. The good thing about this place is their tortillas are hand made. Also you have other options besides tacos, you can get a burrito, quesadilla, or nachos. I'll get the quesadilla sometimes cause I love my cheese :) It's just okay for me but my fiancé loves this place and he is the reason I continue to come here and why I give this place 3 stars. read more

La Takiza - Fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

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Good meat, good salsa bar. Not so good tortillas. Carne asada tasted just right. I really wanted to give this five stars. But it was a bit of a mess. While the tortilllas were hand made fresh, they fell apart as soon as I picked them up. Not what I'm used to. Either make the tortilla right or double it up like most places. That's being picky, but there are enough outstanding taco places in North county now that you should be. read more

La Takiza - carne asada and al pastor - Mexican Near Me - Vista, California

I have walked in two times and everything has been fantastic. Avocado salsa is delicious. Hot carrots... whew. Too hot for me. But, that's ok. This time I had takeout and this is the first delivery order on Yelp that has been absolutely correct, and delivered with all the sides and toppings perfectly. Love this place. read more

I got the asada, pastor, and abada tacos. They were small Mexico City style tacos. The tortilla tasted good and so did the different meats. Good deal at $1.69 each. I liked the carne asada type taco the best. The service was good. I got my tacos very quickly and the staff was nice. read more

Best street style tacos in North County period. Widest selection of tacos in the area from asada to tripas. Tortillas are made to order so they are fresh and delicious. They also have large looking burritos, mulitas, quesadillas and aguas. Yes the tacos are a little pricey but what can I say they are good. The flan is super creamy and delicious and reasonably priced. Weekends they have delicious menudo with fresh made corn tortillas...also delicious. The place is very clean and you can see the senoras in action making your order. They also do catering or tacquiza...a traveling taco service that I have tried on several occasions ( a friend had them cater birthday party twice). They are very efficient and dependable. read more

PRECOOKED meat! Before we set foot in the door my fiancé checked they carried pastor straight from the spit and he was confirmed they did. Well they DON'T! I'm obsessed with pastor tacos & mulitas and am very particular with my pastor - FAV taco meat. Pastor was good but not great - it was extremely greasy from being reheated. I mean why have pastor from a spit but not served it directly from there? Doesn't make sense to precook your meat at a mainly taco restaurant it takes away from the flavor and tenderness of el pastor. Agua de piña another one of my favorites was extremely sweet for my taste. On the other hand they have a full salsa bar and their grilled cebollas are pretty good. Hand-made tortillas are made as you order, must admit their tortillas are AMAZING gives your taco that special taste of Mexico. Taco de lengua was delicious meat here was tender and flavorful. Place is clean and ladies who work there are extremely nice. Oh and it would be nice if they carried utensil by the salsa bar rather than having them hostage in their kitchen area. read more

orden incompleta y carne equivocada. tengo muchos años viniendo aquí y luego se ve la calidad ya no es igual. no vuelvo a regresar

These are the ones if not the best tacos in Vista, unless they had a TJ tacos around then it would be #2. But any how I digress, try their tacos. read more

This place has delicious food, and the prices are surprisingly very low. You get more than what you pay for. Burritos here cost $5.50. I've gotten their carne asada burrito, and they chicken burrito from here and I have not been disappointed. Their salsas are also delicious and spicy. The only downside is the wait time. I get it's a super popular place so the wait for your food to be made is reasonable. read more