Hidden Gem. Been hitting Rita's for many years. This location isn't in a great spot, only because you can't really see it from 2nd St. But there's plenty of parking here. Everything is great here & all cooked fresh when you order. Great red & green salsa. Ask for their Habanero salsa if you can hang with spicy. It's really spicy but it also has amazing flavor. The lite menu is awesome & so is everything else here. Most burritos are 1-2 dollars cheaper than anywhere else too. Oh!... the rolled tacos are easily some of the best rolled tacos in all of east county. read more

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I love this place! They always have much more affordable prices for their food and they serve large portions. I've been going to this place for a couple of years now and will continue if they keep everything the same! I've never had issues with missing items, presentation, or cold food. Good job Rita's! read more

Rita's Mexican Food - Carne Asada Fries - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

I've been coming to Rita's for over 30 years. I've never been disappointed by the food here. Love all of it ,especially the healthy menus. Super lite grilled chicken burrito is my favorite along with the Machaca plate. My wife loves the lettuce bowl with carne asada. You gotta eat here it's amazing!!!! read more

First time here! Food was delicious! Big portions at reasonable prices. It has a real neighborhood community ambiance. Service was fast. The restaurant was so clean too. I'll be back for sure! read more

Great Cali burrito!tasty carne asada red and green salsa and crema. I will come back to this taco shop

Great Baja burrito Shrimp and Carne Asada. The white sauce makes it extra tasty. The chili verda burrito is also great.

Friendly service, reasonable prices, clean ample eating space. I ordered the 3 rolled taquitos to go to later found that I was given the chicken ones. They were very tasty and although not what I ordered, I was not disappointed. I hope to try the beef next time. read more

I don't know if they changed ownership or what but the red salsa is not the same it tasted terrible, the rolled tacos are 1/4 smaller than they used to be and the meat was bland. The green salsa was just as bad as the red. I was very disappointed. read more

Came here on the recommendation of a friend. The restaurant was located off of the roadway, and you wouldn't see it unless you knew where it was and turned into the driveway and drove to the back of the small shopping center. I walked in and the restaurant had ample seating and was clean inside. The lady at the counter was extremely nice and promptly took my order. The two "lite" burritos I ordered were $20. I love that this restaurant has a "lite" menu of options with significantly reduced fat. Within five minutes both the burritos were ready and I was pleasantly surprised that they were a really good size for the price I paid. The burritos were wrapped in aluminum foil, and were still very warm after a fifteen minute drive. I got the chicken and rice burrito. It was full of chicken all the way through. The burrito was really good and had no grease, which was awesome. It filled me up but didn't weigh me down. The ground turkey burrito was just the same with no grease, ample turkey, and a little kick of spice. I will definitely be back here in the future and will recommend it to family and friends. read more

One of the best California burritos I've ever had. Would be worth it to make the commute from other areas of San Diego.

Food is good and the prices are even better. Restaurant is very clean as well. Best breakfast burrito!

The food is still good and tastes about the same as it always has, but the hot sauce seems to have changed within the last six months. I asked about this but was told the recipe hasn't changed. I can tell you as someone who has been going to Rita's for more than 20 years, the red hot sauce has definitely changed. I probably will stop going here. I can't enjoy the food with the new hot sauce. read more

Rita's Mexican Food - New hot sauce - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

I have been coming to Rita's ever since they open and at the other location (yes I was a little girl then). I absolutely love them and they are my Favorite Mexican shop to go to when I come home to San Diego. I always order the shredded chicken and cheese burrito. That's it, no bean or rice in it, just meat and cheese. Although they do have that as an option if you like all that junk in your burrito. I guess I am old school and like it simple. I would highly recommend their shredded chicken it is the best around. Since I love their chicken burrito so much I haven't really ventured out to try other things they have. I have tried their carne Asada and if your looking for traditional San Diego carne Asada this is not the place to get it. Their carne Asada the last time I had it was more like pot roast. It was tasty, but will not satisfy your craving if you want true carne asada. They also have really tasty hot sauce. read more

Excellent food, love the freshness! Received my order very quickly! Everyone there is so nice :) Some recommendations of mine would be the Carne Asada Tiny Tacos, Potato Rolled Tacos, Flautas and Cheese Enchiladas!!! read more

I ordered Rita's through Post Mates. It's been a while since I have eaten there. I remember it being delicious, authentic Mexican food. The portions used to be fairly small, but that has changed for the better. You now definitely get your money's worth. It still is. You won't be sorry if you eat here! read more

Rita's Mexican Food - Taco salad. - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

The food was good but the people behind the counter were NOT friendly AT ALL. I'd give them 1 star for their personalities! I wouldn't go back for how unfriendly the two people were! Not worth it!! read more

RITA'S RESTAURANT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AGAIN! While at the moment this means take out only, DON'T MISS OUT on the authentic and VERY healthy food prepared and served at Rita's, you cant go wrong! read more

Rita's Mexican Food - 1209 N 2nd St #108, El Cajon, CA 92021 - Mexican Near Me - El Cajon, California

Too notch breakfast burrito! Definitely coming back. Habanero sauce is Great hidden gem with soo many options.

Rita's is our go to place for tasty Mexican food. Tucked away in the back of a little shopping plaza, Rita's is still easy to get to and ample parking is available. read more

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This is truly the worst Mexican food I've ever had. Zero flavor or seasoning. I was hoping the salsa would save it but nope, bad too. I got the surf & turf burrito. It was mostly refried beans, shrimp tasted off, carne asada had no seasoning. I ordered my daughter the rolled chicken taco. Tasted like the cooked plain chicken, shredded it and rolled it up in a tortilla. No seasonings, no salt no nothing. 1000% do not recommend read more

The food is good. There mini street tacos are absolutely amazing! I do have one...tiny problem. The salsa situation. The Habanero salsa its GREAT! But...you can only have 2. So I'm feeding 3 people total...3 full dishes...and i can only have 2. Thats not cool. I understand limiting but come..you could have at least done 3...one per person. But she didn't. And the last time I went...they had none. Why do you limit this so much people?! read more

Food was really good and portions are huge. My only criticism is the salsa. I wish it could be spicier, but that's my personal opinion. Overall, good place. read more

This place deserves a 5 star rating in every category except price. Staff is great, place is clean and nice, food is unique and incredible. Prices reflect the quality I'm sure, but they are still a bit high for the portion sizes which are on the small size. read more

Rita's Mexican food was so good at our loved ones memorial service! Everyone loved the catering and how it was served so well.... super fresh and delicious read more

Rita's was recommended by a family member as I've not lived in the San Diego area for very long. It's tucked into a small outlet that's not visible from the street, making it easy to miss. I actually ended up driving right past it the first time I went. Location aside, the restaurant itself it very well put together! Someone obviously put time and money into making Rita's look great. It's just a clean and roomy restaurant and I feel right at home eating in. The menu is quite large, most mexican restaurants sport a fairly expansive menu as well but Rita's has some special menu items that a vast majority of mexican restaurants simply don't offer like low-carb and other diet-friendly meals. It's not a sit down and order restaurant, you have to go and order at the front and if you eat in they will bring your food to you. My go-to menu item is the Baja Burrito which is similar to a surf and turf burrito in that it has carne asada and shrimp but also has rice, beans, and a special sauce they use to make it extra tasty. I've been to this location around a dozen times and the meat quality has been great every time. There's nothing worse than getting a big chunk of nearly inedible gristle in your meat and I can safely say that hasn't happened. If you do end up getting a Baja Burrito make sure to ask for some habanero sauce they have behind the counter if you want some extra spice, it goes really well with this burrito. I've tried their California burrito as well and it's one of the best I've had so far in the short time I've been here. Overall, I think this place has a lot going for it and if it weren't for it's location would probably be way more popular than it is. read more

Why have a sign on both doors that a mask is required to enter, yet you don't adhere to it? I'm not referring to the non diners but rather the to go patrons. Another disappointing thing is that the older male cook knows what grilled nachos are where as this young cook thinks grilled chicken means shredded chicken. He's done this twice to me now. Now next time I call in I'm going to ask who's cooking as I only order grilled nachos from this place. read more

Rita's is the bomb. Best Mexican food and worth the drive to El Cajon. Food is fresh and tastes wonderful. How nice to have such a great place available! read more

Missy at front register Was super helpful explaining the foods as we had never been here before. And she was multi tasking to boot, training someone else at the same time. I ordered 2 hard shelled chicken taco combo. It was great! Tacos were large... All the food was warm; Tacos rice and beans all at the same time.... Cheese nice and melted. read more

Talk about fresh Mex! Doesn't get any better than Rita's! Their lite menu is so good. The grilled chicken and rice burrito hits the spot every time. read more

Just tried this place. Very good and not pricey at all! I had the chicken chimichanga. It was very good with fresh shredded chicken. I personally got 2 meals out of it. The rest of my family raved about the super quesadilla, Baja burrito, veggie quesadilla & rolled beef tacos. Even though I did pickup, the staff were sooooo nice. I will be coming back. read more

Love that they offer a ton of healthy menu options with white meat chicken and low fat cheese. Always friendly and delicious! read more

The food here is really good. It is served fast food style. It comes out hot and ample portions for the price they charge. Great job!

Discovered Rita's over 10 years ago and I still think they have THE BEST rolled tacos around- hands down! My husband favors their shredded beef tacos and swears they are the best in town. Plus, they have an extensive menu and friendly staff. Check them out- you won't be disappointed! read more

First time trying Rita's because of the great reviews. People were nice! Food was blah! Hot sauce blah. Whatever the tacos are fried in has a funny taste. Bean and cheese was pretty good. The food made my whole family's stomach hurt. read more

Best shredded chicken burrito- the only reason this place doesn't get 5 stars is that they are a little hard to get to and find.

I don't know what they marinate their shredded chicken in but I swear it tastes like heaven! I haven't lived in southern ca for 7 years but every time I come down, I grab 10 shredded chicken and cheese burritos, freeze them, and smuggle them back home in my suitcase. LOVE RITA'S! read more

This taco shop is kind hard to notice with its isolated location in a little strip mall out in El Cajon. Rita's Mexican Food is a small taco shop that serves SD style Mexican food along with a entire separate menu dedicated to lighter cooking that has a more healthy approach. They also have plenty of vegetarian options, low carb options, and smaller portions. They have a small dining area if you wish to eat your food there along with a big screen TV to watch some local sports. One downside to Rita's is there is no salsa bar that I could see here, all the hot sauce is kept behind the counter in the fridge. However they are willing to supply you extra if you ask. Prices are pretty reasonable even though I found most of their portion sizes to be quite small compared to other places. They have a red and green sauce here, both are pretty decent in my opinion and they come in the tiny containers. The California burrito (https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ritas-mexican-food-el-cajon-5?select=wkHwBczsbX6g6ZODIMubFA&userid=H1x-M7zrDWbtnSAW6ZZznQ) will cost you about six bucks with tax and really isn't much bigger than a stuffed burrito you'd find at a fast food place, small compared to other taco places. Their CA burrito (https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ritas-mexican-food-el-cajon-5?select=5P5-GKXpaOOsRkpgIfYCKw&userid=H1x-M7zrDWbtnSAW6ZZznQ) comes with meat, cheese, salsa, sour cream and fries. The tortillas they use here definitely aren't made lard, although they do taste really good. Even though the burrito wasn't stuffed too much, they did add a good ratio of ingredients with plenty of meat and cheese. Their carne asada is quite tender, flavorful and is on the leaner side with less fat. The fries weren't really too crispy at all, but I did wait a bit before eating my burrito, sour cream tends to sog them down. They also have a special here for "big" rolled tacos with your choice of beef or chicken. The 3 tacos (https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ritas-mexican-food-el-cajon-5?select=nDz5ovSdaf2LQXsTFySWUA&userid=H1x-M7zrDWbtnSAW6ZZznQ) came topped with guacamole, lettuce, tomato, cheese for $4.75 plus tax. I don't really quite see how they thought they were big, they seemed like regular sized tacos to me. They didn't seem to add much chicken to the inside of the tacos, but they added plenty of toppings. All their toppings here tasted really fresh along with great tasting guac. This place seems like it has a great idea of offering healthier items at a taco shop, none of the food here seemed greasy at all. The ingredients here were all really good stuff, I just think the portion sizes could be a bit bigger to be comparable to other places. The guy taking my order at the front was really friendly, I didn't think he understood me too well but he got the order perfect. I'd put Rita's in as just okay, nothing too bad but there's definitely some better places out there. Although if you're looking for a vegetarian friendly place or healthier taco shop food, this would be the place to visit. read more

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I absolutely love this place. So many great healthy and hardy options. Usually go for the lite chicken quesadilla, Amazing. A lot of protein, reduced fat cheese is so cheesy. Mmmm. Lately I've been doing the low carb bowls, a lot of food, and you can feel good about every bite you take. Cashiers are friendly. And don't forget to grab the cinnamon sugar chips. read more

Best ground beef tacos in town. I'm probably the only place you can get ground beef tacos in El Cajon. Except . yucky taco bell. LOL

We are please beautiful taco salad and great chorizo burrito. Only complaint was they forgot our bunuelos in Postmates delivery,So we are without desert,We have been there in the past and alwys good food.Highly recommend them. read more