Love this place so much. Seriously, sooooo very much. I treat it almost like a party favor and enjoy taking people here to see their reaction, which usually goes something like this... "where the f#ck are we?" They ask that because if I were to blindfold you and walk you through the front door before taking the blindfold off you'd swear that you are in Mexico. The music is loud, the English is broken, the other guests seem like they're permanent fixtures, and the food, well, the food is great. My order is constantly the same for two people. - Two quesabirria tacos - One large plate of fruit (lime, Chamoy, Tajin) - A bottle of Mexican "agua mineral" - A michelada Seriously, I can't do this type of meal on a weekly basis but a few times a year brings me so much joy. From walking to the restaurant to enjoying every bite and sip, this place has my number and I'm a genuine fan. read more

Their choco banana Licuado IS TO DIE FOR. SO GOOD. I CRAVE IT NOW. Will be back (: ordered thru DoorDash and was so worth it.

Customer service can be off sometimes, but my tacos de birria (dorados) are always delicious. Set up inside is clean and all fresh condiments. read more

The loaded carne asada fries were killer. Huge. Tasty. And hot fries. Yummy. The pollo milanesa was good. Too much lettuce but otherwise delish. When we arrived the music was ear-splitting loud. We asked to turn it done and they did. Overall a good, solid place for great food. read more

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Food and service are great and fairly priced. Excellent selection of nonalcoholic drinks and Mexican candy, nuts, etc. a couple of things--they are CASH ONLY. Also, I would not recommend the raspados. They are not made with FRESH fruit and they are not authentic. Everything else we've had is delicious. read more

Ok! This place is the local dive bars dream! I see why it's open til 3am. As a result of late nite drinking, there is always late nite eating. Mucha Fruta serves so much more than fruit and so many more people than bar patrons. I came with my wife and son for an extra curricular school assignment to purchase and partake in a Raspado. This is akin to Hawaiian shave ice and a snow cone but the Spanish version. Assignment complete! However, we were all hungry and the menu included everything Mexican you could think of. The menu is so vast but everything we tried on an early Friday evening was so flavorful and distinct. I had two large carnitas tacos that a yelper recommended and it was legit. My wife had breakfast chilaquiles divorciados for dinner which I mopped up her uneaten portion. It was fire! My picky eater son had beef fajitas complete with salad, rice and beans on a separate plate from his sizzling marinated meat platter. I snagged a bite as he was so stuffed he could not eat another bite. It had mucho sabor (a lot of flavor). The place was very clean and the salsa bar very extensive and clean as well. The staff were super nice too but that food was the shining star! Five stars shining bright. So much better than anything you could order at an upscale Mexican restaurant for your dollar. Did I mention the menu is extensive. There is way too much to process. Just order anything and know you'll be back to try the rest. It's that good! read more

Mucha Fruta - Thee bite of my carnitas taco. Get in me belly! - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

Big portions, excellent service, such a vibe, and yummy food. Neighborhood is off putting but it's worth it!!

They have a good variety of items included treats and taco shop. The food is good just not my favorite salsa options. Environmental is good and music. Service is great and didn't take too long. read more

Mucha Fruta - They have a great variety in treats and also taco shop items as well. Everything was great just not a huge fan of their salsa options. - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

Come to this place for authentic Mexican food made to order. And they have frutería where you can get fresh smoothies, juices and the best fruit salads in town. The service is awesome! read more

The name gives you clues and confusion... While they do have fruit cups with a mexican flair, they have so much more. And by more, I mean a full Mexican food menu. When I say FULL Mexican menu - I am serious as it includes menudo, birria, ceveche, and whole fried fish. Super casual. Super authentic. Super small parking lot. Average pricing. Neighborhood crowd. Interior and patio tables for eating there. Long hours include 8 am to way past my bedtime. read more

Mucha Fruta - a variety of food on a table - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

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Muy buen servicio las meseras muy amables la Comida excelente muy rica 100 recomendada read more

Mucha Fruta is great! I enjoy the loud music that is blasting all the time, it is vibes that I rarely get at any other establishment. Great service and I really enjoy their chamango. Make sure to bring cash. read more

This place is our go-to late night carnitas spot. The carnitas burritos and tacos always have a generous helping of crispy, but still juicy carnitas. Their sauces are spot on, flavorful and spicy. We also get their fresas con crema and sometimes there's too much crema, but that's probably a me thing. They're open super late but they only take cash so come prepared. read more

Cash only!!! I have a pretty strong obsession with anything loco... so after perusing their menus, I definitely wanted to try out their Mango Loco... and gotta say, I was definitely satisfied! Honestly, I think about that chamoy encrusted mango pretty often. The pickled pig and cucumbers were the perfect textures with the perfect crunch. The Michelada was a little overwhelming; there were gummy candies and other accoutrements inside the drink, but it was still good, but I'm all about the basics done well. read more

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WOW... rarely do I try new things that leave me speechless. After months of drooling over Birria taco tik toks, I finally had the opportunity to try some! These tacos are insanely delicious! One "taco" costs around ~ $4.50. I got 2 because I was pretty hungry but 1 wouldve been sufficient. They are bigger than normal tacos (see attached pictures). Inside is juicy shredded beef and cheese. The outside is crunchy and just perfect. We also ordered the soup to dip it in. Each plate comes with onions and cilantro, radish and pickled onions. Just put everything inside the taco you cant go wrong! We also ordered some aqua frescas. This spot is known for their fruit concoction and juices! The cucumber lime aqua fresca was amazing as well. We got a horchata too and definitely better than 99% of the horchatas ive had in my life time. Parking is very limited but the struggle is well worth it when considering how incredible the food is!! I would 10,000% come back for those Birria tacos.. read more

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I'm forever looking for a good birria place that's close to home and soooo thats how I found out about this place! They serve birria on Friday-sundays. I ordered 7 birria tacos w/ a side of consome and my total came out to $27 and some change. I wanted the quesabirria but there was abit of language barrier but nonetheless, tacos were still good and quite larger than other places I've been to! They pack the onion, cilantro,lime,radish on the side so you can put as much or little as you want in your taco!! Not only do they sell tacos here, they have a wide variety of smoothies, burritos, soups,drinks, snacks as well! I will definitely be coming back to this place next time I'm in the mood for some Mexican food! ***CASH ONLY ESTABLISHMENT*** read more

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The best bionico I've ever had! I also got a carne asada plate and it was delicious. The service was super friendly and warm. It gave such authentic neighborhood place. The food was great and it has a huge menu to choose from. 10/10 would recommend!! read more

Their popsicles are the best! No labels so flavors are a guessing game. Everything I've had has been delicious. Last time I got a guava one this time a coffee. On the weekends there is a taco stand with birria tacos. That's pronounced beer-ia. I haven't tried it yet but looks and smells yummy. read more

Mucha Fruta - Taco stand on the weekend - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

My coworker went here yesterday. I have been craving birria since I saw this amazing food truck promoted in FB that was all the way in LA! Some things you should know! 1 - CASH only 2 - Birria is only available FRI-SUN 3 - Parking isn't the easiest but it definitely is doable, there a tons of street parking and everything, they even have a dedicated lot across the street 4 - Menu is INSANELY large, so be patient Not all the staff is bilingual so be patient and respectful. I know this is something many individuals don't understand but you don't have to be a jerk because there are language barriers. The staff is so kind and they cook their food with skill! That's pretty rare considering the rushed style of food today. They have a huge assortment of ice creams, smoothies, fruits and cream! Tostilocos and other treats too, there's really something for everyone! read more

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Food always tastes really great. The employees are always very nice and bag take out orders very securely.

this was one of my favorite spots until they made some changes recently. I can tell this is the case because the food tastes way different than what we have ordered in the past. Some dishes have undergone obvious changes. other but not as important changes include the methods in which they would plate and wrap the food for delivery. the meals have been spilled or mishandled leading to a subpar experience. this is a tell tale sign of either new management or new employees. please bring the old employees or management back. they were phenomena. read more

Visually it looks great, but the taste was not there AT ALL! idk if it was just a bad fruit day or if it's always like this but the cantelope tasted like spoiled/rotten milk, the watermelon was ehh , honestly all the fruit sucked & the cucumber was soft . I was very disappointed. read more

Mucha Fruta - Sandia Loca - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

You know you're going to have some fuego food if your menu is discolored and probably 15 years old. Came to Mucha Fruta after a tremendous (but cold) night of drinking. And the only way to cure such hangovers, is to eat something heavy and oily and Mucha Fruta hits every spot with ease. Location - 3/5 I think this can swing in any direction honestly. Mucha Fruta is pretty easy to find and see on University Ave. And for cozy, family establishments such as Mucha Fruta, the location gives you a better sense that the food will be god-damn-good. But for all intents and purposes I give their location a 3/5 because parking is pretty tough to come by and if you do find parking, it may be in the busy University Ave, the crazy narrow/steep parking lot, or tight residential streets. Food - 10/5 This of course balances the score out in my own subjective way and it's probably heavily influenced by my after-night-of-drinking cravings, but asi es la vida amirite? This sweet day I got one quesabirria (two tacos together like humancentipede and deep fried I think) and two birria tacos which this time around appeared to have a soft taco inside of a hard or deep fried taco. The meat to my understanding originates in a stew form (and can also be eaten as such). So when its put into these deep fried taco, you have this crunchy, savory, delicacy that is probably wildly bad for your arteries, but even better for yours oul (and hangover). These dishes come with onions, radishes, cilantro, and lime so make sure to please your momma and eat your vegetables. Overall - 5/5 Damn what a life I would've had if I grew near here for highschool. I grew in SD and never knew about this spot. For those fortunate to travel to central and south American countries, Mucha Fruta is a reminiscent of your best and accessible food experiences after a night out. Can't wait to come back to try out their other dishes and smoothes TLDR - Easy to find, but parking is tough - Be ready to block your arteries with some oily and delicious quesabirrias and birria tacos - Tip! read more

Mi gusta todo aquí !!! And good service ! When your day is bad come here for good I promise read more

Food is overpriced and taste is mid. The cashier also shorted changed us... The place could be cleaner too...

The food here always hits the spot! The workers are friendly and take care of your needs, the salsa bar has a great selection of salsas btw! Parking can be a bit tricky and it's cash only. ATM inside for a $1.25 withdrawal fee read more

Mucha Fruta - Campechana fries / Tostada de Ceviche - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

First time stopping here. Randomly looking for a place to eat. It's easy to miss so drive slow. But definitely worth stopping. We had the hot Cheetos burrito , breakfast burrito , chorizo huarache a agua de limon and pepino . All delicious. They have a huge menu from taco's to seafood to ice cream and smoothies. Looking forward to coming back and try something else. read more

I went to this establishment back towards the end of November and purchase the fruit salad a breakfast burrito and a drink. The fruit salad for the amount of money that I paid I felt like they really packed in the fruit it was really good I'm not really fond of papaya but I still ate it the best part of the fruit salad is the amount of cottage cheese that was placed on it which makes it so good and they are always really good at draining the milk from the cottage cheese before they put it on the fruit salad .the fruit salad was so big that they had to tape it closed but it still came open which was fine. you get a real bang for your buck at this place. anytime I need a really good fruit salad I always look for them first . You definitely will not be able to finish this in one sitting. The breakfast burrito that I got was also amazing it was so big and so flavorful there was so much bacon in the burrito that I did not want to finish it in one sitting so I split the burrito had one for breakfast and the other half for lunch I can't say enough good things about this place and their food and how they really treat their customers if you go here you will definitely be satisfied the place is very colorful the staff is very nice and the menu is easy to understand because there is pictures lol this place is located where you might easily pass it up if you were driving down the street because it is a little shop but it is very colorful so once you figure out where it is and how to park you won't have an issue. read more

I would love to give them 5 starts as they definitely earned it, but I'm only giving them 4 in the account of there's too many flys mostly outside sitting. Inside sitting not too bad. Anyway about the food . Well they got it down it's on hit. Cócteles de camarón con pulpo good. Carne de puerco en salsa verde great except they only put two little chunks of it on my plate. The quesabirrias on hit.. the All the tacos I've had here are good.. the tortas de azada & pollo are great. The chicken a bit too thin but still good flavor. Last time I went I had ceviche de camarón con pulpo y callo de acha I think it's spelled like that lol . Anyway it was not cold enough and wasn't to good for the price. That's the only think I've had here I wasn't satisfied with. But everything else is from great to bomb. Worth the price for the food and flavor. What makes this place even better is they got beer Still highly recommend this place to all. Ooh by the way they got bomb fruit salads, & Mexican fruit drinks too..! read more

The food is so good, love the set up of the store. They've got all kinds of snacks & drinks besides the actual food too. 10/10. read more

Mucha Fruta - Queza Birria Taco & las campechanas fries - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

My wife found a piece of steel wool in our carne asada fries if you go here just stick to the fruit stuff every time we get something from the kitchen it's gross the birria greasy and no flavor .. now this.. come on now I'm just happy none of us swallowed it read more

Mucha Fruta - My wife found a piece of steel wool in our carne asada fries - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

I didn't like it much from the first time cause it was very expensive for the quality of food. But I gave it multiple chances since it's the closest mexican restaurant to my house. So last time a couple weeks ago, I went there and ordered Carne asasda fries. They gave me 95% fries and just very little meat only on the top. For around $15 cash Only. And same goes with their tacos, always very little meat and it's $6 cash. Never going back again. read more

This place is bomb! The agua Fresca is amazing. Especially piña colada one. The ensalada de fruta was bomb. The fries are bomb! And the quesabirria is amazing! read more

Mucha Fruta - Ensalada Ensalada de Frutas - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

Such a hidden gem! I was craving a shrimp burrito but my husband was craving fruit. Lucky for both of us this fruiteria sells taco shop foods. The shrimp burrito had rice, beans, a lot of plump shrimp that did not feel rubbery, bell peppers onions, garlic cloves and cream sauce. The tortilla was soft and warm. I'm picky with my shrimp burritos and this one was tasty. It reminded me of the taco shop burritos from back in the day. Also the green salsa was perfect! Again, reminded me of the salsa from back in the day. There was actual flavor instead of only burning my lips. The beans were really good in the burrito and tasted fresh. You can definitely tell if you're served days old beans and this wasn't the case. My husband ordered mango con crema and he loved it. I definitely see myself going back to try some more! read more

I'm usually a fan of this place most of their food is really good..but I don't know. I came to get only 3 tacos and I waited an hour to get them. I understand it gets busy but it didn't look busy to me for them to take a whole hour for 3 tacos. I know I wasn't the only one waiting a very long time to get food because I had other people ask me how long I have been waiting and telling me they had also been waiting a while. At this point, I'm irritated and just want to go home. I check on my food before I start heading home and my tacos are soggy and messy in their platter. Definitely not the way I wanted them. Like I said, I usually love this place but man did they disappoint today. read more

Every time I come here the ladies are always nice and the food is always so delicious! I always get the steak plate and it's one of my favorites because I love when the carne is whole. Reminds me of Mexico. And the fish tacos are so great, I recommend their Taco Tuesday! Gracias!! read more

Mucha Fruta - Fish Taco, Carne Asada, Plato de Carne Asada - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - San Diego, California

This is a kind of tough one to rate just because they have left me hanging on the phone as well messing up on one of my orders when I've said queso birria tacos and I was given only regular birria tacos. When I had told them it was the wrong order they had just handed back the order to me and just take it. So with those experiences you might me wondering why it's 4 stars and that's just because once you do get your food it's pretty smacking man. It's one of the better birria spots I've been to and once you get that order in and CHECK YOUR RECEIPT, you're set. ALSO THEY ARE CASH ONLY!! read more

Ordered thru door dash here on March 11,2020 during our covid -19 dine in event and they did not disappoint. We ordered a queso burrito, a carnitas plate, the vaso de elote Mexican corn and an escamocha fruit salad. All were so delicious. Thank you to this small business for stepping up for San Diego during these challenging times. read more

Great little hole in the wall neighborhood place to have some Mexican style desserts and ice cream. They serve many Mexican type elite, elados, liquados and ice cream. Too small for the line that builds quickly but good enough for the neighborhood. read more

Best Mexican food in San Diego. We eat here several times a week.. drool worthy. Fish tacos are HUGE. Fresh and yummy