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    Oscar's Mexican Food

    3.0 (364 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Seafood
    Open Open 24 hours

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    OSCAR'S MEXICAN FOOD ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Tacos
    Caren F.

    Omg this place is so good. If you read my reviews, it's rare that I give 5 stars. This place is a hidden gem. Or maybe it's not. Everything that I tasted was so good! They had an open salsa bar!! Yes! The tacos and carne asada fries were on point! Will def come back here if I'm ever in the area! Wish they had one in Northern California!

    "Pozole"...

    Pozole? More like beef soup. I love the flavor of their pozole. Only thing, there's not even 6 pieces of hominy.... yes, I counted!! Extremely disappointing...I had to have my boyfriend go back and order me another and ask specifically for more hominy because all I got was meat in broth... really annoying. Ended up spending about $30 for both so I can get an ACTUAL bowl with hominy, the correct way.

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    Viet M.

    One of my go-to spots when I'm in San Marcos! Staff is friendly, attentive and accommodating. Decent salsa bar, but more importantly they are on top of it--cleaned and topped off when I asked for more of the spicy green sauce. Not all taco shops serve mojarra frita, so when I saw it on the menu I had to order it--especially since the price of burritos have skyrocketed everywhere! Might as well go for the fancy dishes! Don't let the low reviews deter you. Every time I've come so far, there are people dining in and cars in the drive-thru. It's been a real welcoming vibe for me and I had to post a review to help boost their overall rating. Plus one of the few 24-hour joints left! I kinda wish I lived closer!

    The worst mexican food I've ever tried. Don't get the beef tacos or roll tacos.

    Oscar's Mexican Food is the lowest quality mexican food you can get. Although, when being in the drive thru the customer service is nice. But food wise, it's bland and disgusting. Please don't come here. Save your money. First and last time I eat there. Disgusting.

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    Michael S.

    Gigantic Burritos ! Drive-Thru is a bit tight so use your cameras if you've got 'em!

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    Not the best quality their agua frescas are not fresh they are all drinks made from bagged packs

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    10 months ago

    got ripped off here. asked for a california burrito, got charged for a california burrito, and they gave me a breakfast burrito instead.

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    Just got a carne asada burrito from this place, this may just be the best burrito I have ever eaten. Thanks you guys are awesome!

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    2 years ago

    The best chorizo con papas burrito in town, fast service and very great staff. Excellent place to eat.

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    On Thursday (6/18/2026), I ordered a burrito without cheese and was told it doesn't contain any…read morecheese. Unfortunately, when I got home, I found that it did. As someone who is lactose intolerant, that's something I have to be careful about. I called the restaurant, and the employee I spoke with said they would remake it for me the next time I came in. When I returned on Monday, Alexis helped me. It turned out my name hadn't been taken when I originally called, so there wasn't a way to verify the order. Even so, Alexis listened to my situation, trusted my word, and honored the remake. She handled everything professionally and made the situation right. Mistakes happen, but great customer service is how they're resolved. Thank you, Alexis, for taking care of it and making things right.

    This place when I moved to San Marcos would have been 5 stars a couple years ago. Was my go to…read moreprobably weekly for a long time. Customer service to this day is great, nice people. I'm not sure what changed in the kitchen but I pretty bummed on the last 5 times I've gone. I get the California every time I go and add guac for reference, I'm a simple guy. Under-seasoned meat or not enough meat, soggy or dry/stale fries, light on guacamole when added sometimes, missing cheese. The consistency has been really off unfortunately for a pretty simple burrito. My last time I went I ordered the usual California burrito no sour cream add guac, got the burrito and it had sour cream and guac.... But no meat???? It was a big tortilla with sour cream and guacamole only in it lol. I laughed at the mix up and the customer service was great getting a refund (didn't request it they just gave it to me) and replacement burrito. Still decided it was my last time going there after that as even the replacement tasted like the meat had no seasoning on it. Writing this review to hope they turn things around some time in the future, I miss coming here but can't justify spending that much $ for a burrito I'm worried to be bummed about....again.

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    A peek inside the CONGA (refried beans, rice, and carne asada) burrito
    A peek inside the CONGA (refried beans, rice, and carne asada) burrito
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