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    Sayulitas Mexican Food

    4.2 (233 reviews)
    ModerateFilipino, Mexican
    Open • 7:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Bagged warm chips with two salsas. Pico & Spicy
    Vince B.

    Purely serendipitous! Let me explain: -I parked at this strip mall to adjust my phone settings -I was 5 minutes away from home -I had plans to whip up an Italian dinner As I was peeling off the parking lot, the glow of Sayulitas signage enticed me like a Vegas boxing match. I re-parked my car and entered the 'arena' and committed to stay for one bout. The woman behind the register had the calm of someone who's seen every kind of hunger. "What's the Filipino favorite on the menu?" I asked. She didn't blink. "Pac Man Burrito." Just two nights ago, I was cheering the Pacquiao-led team on Netflix's Physical: Asia. Tonight, I find myself face to face with a champion $21.99 burrito aptly named after him, or at least his nickname. It arrived cleaved in half on a plate. Probably so that it won't look as intimidating, but both halves looked like a pair of white boxing gloves! Que horror! I had to manhandle the thing and squeeze it like a cheap date just to get my mouth around it. First real bite and bam...Tocino! That sweet, cured pork punching straight through the Mexican chorus line. I was maybe an eighth of the way in when the 'referee' behind the register asked "How's the burrito?" "I'm struggling" I said, salsa dripping on my chin. "This thing's got stamina." She nodded like she'd heard it before, and by the time I came back from the salsa vault with pico de gallo and Chile de Arbol refills, a to-go box was already waiting on the table like an exit strategy. Tortilla chips sat in small paper bags under a heat lamp. Every bite was warm, crisp and crunchy. I love their stainless steel salsa vault. No dusty air, no door-breeze contamination. Smart. The trash bin was stainless steel too with no leftover remnants or soda syrup splatter. Places that care about chips and salsa care about everything. I boxed the remains - half a burrito then called my nephew on the way to the car. "You eat yet?" "Nah." "Good. I'm bringing home a champion."

    tocino burrito, fries on the side
    Emily Z.

    I've been here a few times, tried their breakfast burrito as well as their tocino burrito. Overall it's a solid location for filipino fusion burritos - all their burritos are HUGE and can definitely last 2 meals. Their salsas are also veryyyy spicy which I wish they weren't. I think the least spicy salsa they have is either the pico de gallo or the chipotle, both of which are still decently spicy. They give you a few salsa cups for the salsa bar, but if you're eating in they also have salsa squeeze bottles in the fridge that you're free to use. As for their burritos I always get them cut in half to share them with my fiance. I enjoyed their breakfast burrito but I wish they put hashbrowns in them. Their tocino burrito is also good, but I somehow always end up getting the half that has way too much sour cream. We're not a fan of fries in burritos so we got it on the side and preferred it that way much more. The sausage is really good and flavorful, but the burrito as a whole is just too rich for me. This is however my fiance's favorite burrito spot.

    Medium Pac Man Fries with tots. Served 2-4.
    Francis M.

    Absolutely a good bang for your buck kind of place. Portions ginormous. Customer service excellent. Food very very good. Salsas are amazing. Restaurant is sweltering inside so be ready for that. Probably will be back again if I'm ever in town again.

    This is a half order (medium) carne asada fries!
    Michael A.

    Best food, huge portions, tasty salsas. We're so fortunate to have this restaurant in Santee!

    Burrito
    Mar B.

    Just slaps every time. Our faves are the carne asada quesadilla and rolled tacos. The gal whose typically the cashier is very friendly and helpful. Food is made fast and portions are great. Our go-to in Santee for sure!

    Cali burrito, no sour cream, no pico, add guacamole.
    Joseph N.

    Came in yesterday for lunch and ordered a California burrito. I modified it slightly and they prepared it perfectly. I have never been here before, but my buddy whom I was with suggested we share because their burritos are HUGE. He was 100 percent correct. We asked the friendly cashier if they could cut it in half and she said not a problem at all. We both ordered a bottle of Mexican Coke and I was pleased they had the big bottles. Some taco shops are now ordering the smaller bottles but price gouging for the bigger ones. We ordered our food to dine in and they even put each half on its own plate and brought us our own silverware. Dug into my burrito and let me tell you, it was the best CALI burrito I've had in a long time. The meat was flavored well, fries were crispy, cheese was melted, and the guac actually had amazing flavor and wasn't bland like some places around San Diego. Tried a few of their different hot sauces and all of them were delicious. They offer indoor and outdoor seating so there's plenty to choose from. Thank you Sayulitas, we'll definitely be back.

    Tocino Fries
    Erk P.

    Wooooow! A coworker told me about this place and after watching the Instagram videos, I knew it was too much food for me. Sooooo...... When my son and his best friend who can de-bone a horse if properly smoked and had bbq sauce were available, we headed straight here. Walking into the non descript cafe style restaurant at the edge of Santee, you'd think it was another one of San Diego's many delicious mom & pop Mexican eateries. You know, the best kind of Mexican eatery. The counter server, my God she was amazing, quickly noticed that the muscle black guy with dreads down his back, my son, the tall skinny white guy, his best friend, and the drop dead gorgeous 59 year old black daddy bear in the cowboy hat, me, had never been there before. But in all seriousness, my son's best friend is skinny. So she pointed out the specialty menu on the wall. And what a menu it was. We were in no rush so we let all the other patrons who came after us go before as we savored the menu. Not surveyed. Savored. Everything looked so good. Except the hot Cheeto burrito. Whaaaat? I guess the kids would like it. Now if it were a Doritos burrito, uuummmm. They had a $35 burrito which I had seen in the videos. That thing must have been massive. But we wanted to try multiple items because even the normal $18 burritos are massive. We settled on the food pictured here. Bacon Wrapped Carne Asada Burrito. OMG so good! Tocino Fries. Unbelievably delicious. Lumpia Burrito. Now I didn't try this one. However the boys put a hurting on it. With sodas the bill was just under $65. Now that seems like a lot. However I'd do it again! Soooo good. And the portions! Lots of leftovers. Now normal carne fries won't last as leftovers. But with an air fryer, those Tocino fries will do very well. This place gets my 5 star Yum. Yum. Yumity rating.

    Spam burrito
    Heidi C.

    We first saw them on Yelp and decided to give them a try and they did NOT disappoint!! Small friendly family vibe inside with limited seating. We were greeted with good customer service and smiles. The food is a bit pricey but after receiving your food you see why!! The food is MASSIVE! They had 2 sizes for the tots and I got the medium! I couldn't imagine if I had gotten the large. I ate on the medium for 3 days! The flavors were there and so delicious! We will for sure be back!

    Half of a surf & turf burrito
    Jennifer Y.

    This Surf & Turf burrito isn't life changing, it's just okay. I've come to realize that people in East County have a very low bar for "good Mexican food". PROS *They don't skimp on the meat *Exceptionally huge, so I asked them to cut it in half because it's definitely two burritos worth of food. *Ordered takeout but the small dining area with a few tables seemed clean and well kept. CONS *Burrito lacks flavor. Nothing really stands out because it's drowned in creamy avocado sauce and sour cream. *Burrito alone costed $18.08 (including tax) which is fine if you're splitting it with someone but it's ridiculous that one item costs that much. *Cashier lady had NO customer skills whatsoever, left me standing there not saying anything to me for an awkward amount of time. *I found it annoying that their menu doesn't say what comes inside each burrito. Willing to try something else from there, will update my review if I discover anything worth mention.

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    Great and huge burrito. Got the bacon wrapped carne asada it es yummy! Looking forward to going back

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    The burritos are huge and have an interesting selection of fries. The service was friensly and the salsas were good.

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