Disappointed that they always mess up our order. The food is ok except it's never made correctly. We don't eat here often because of the inconsistency. I wish they would just get it right. read more

Hands down the best hot carrots in town. Chicken and Beef Fluatas tasty and yummy for sure. Enchilada queso is the best around, even with just some tortillas for dipping. Staff here is always friendly and service comes with a smile. There is seating area in the dinning room but I always sit in the back, the sun comes in hot and blinding near the windows. Two down sides here, (1) Pepsi, unfortunately Coca Cola has decided to stick it to there customers so most people have Pepsi, Luckily the machine here dispenses what the Doctor has ordered, Dr. Pepper, the second down side is the chips, I am talking about the bagged ones at the counter, Always stale, not sure why no one notices, worst chips ever. Give this place a try for sure, San Diego Staple, endorsed by Blink-182 in memory. read more

Sombrero Mex - Lakeside - Kids Bean and Cheese with Fries - Mexican Near Me - Lakeside, California

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Ordered from Uber eats. Hadn't been to Sombreros for awhile because it's always such a mess and they never get it right, but figured it try it again. Ordered 2 deluxe breakfast burritos and 1 bacon breakfast burrito. They made 2 regular bacon and 1 mixed. I tried to call to see what happened and the lady in the phone just kept asking my what do I want her to do about it. Way to keep it consistent. read more

I have been to several Sombrero's around town, and for the most part, I have had a-okay visits with equally as good food. I stopped in late night and noticed a poster for a new item, the chicken fajita burrito, so I decided to give it a try. The chicken fajita burritos was exactly that, fajitas with all the trimmings in a burrito, including the rice and beans. The burrito was not long, but very chubby and stuffed with the fajitas (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/sombrero-mexican-food-lakeside-2?select=KzmehgRGOan0YyEeJ5TI5A#VcKj3MqOi4rH-HI7Puh4hA). The burrito was good, but came with a average amount of chicken, chicken that was a little over done but tasted good. The peppers and onions tasted good, and rice beans were okay (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/sombrero-mexican-food-lakeside-2?select=KzmehgRGOan0YyEeJ5TI5A#EAMbyU_-QQlnJk-mm30oSQ). A little less rice and beans and more chicken, would of made this burrito much better. I tried the red hot sauce from the salsa bar and it was quite good. It had good flavor with a mild heat (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/sombrero-mexican-food-lakeside-2?select=KzmehgRGOan0YyEeJ5TI5A#9qMnhocYZ7oGp7hHLJWWKA). The green sauce was okay. It had no kick and a little on the sour side. They offer tortilla chips and bunuelos and daily $5 specials. Service was friendly enough and the place was well kept. read more

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Food: Ahhh! Now this is more like it. My wife opened her shrimp burrito box and it was the "normal" size. I tried the bowl for once, it was good but not amazing. Then again, it was part of the "healthy" options so what do you expect? But put enough salsa on it and it tastes great. This will be our Sombreros shop in the future. Atmosphere: All of the Sombreros look the same, so not much to add here. I would like to note that the salsa bar is a little difficult to get salsa from, just the way the station is setup is kind of difficult. Price: Same as other Sombreros. They are a little more pricy than your average taco shop, but usually worth it for the amount and quality of food you get. Service: The lady at front was nice, no complaints about the service. Overall: I mean, I guess the only downside to Sombreros is that there isn't anything that they have as a "signature" item. Some places have a special burrito or something unique to THAT taco place, but Sombreros doesn't. I think if they had something that I crave, like a unique item, then I would give them 5 stars. read more

I had a party of about 25 including kids. I ordered the buffet #5 for 20 people. We had plenty of food and everybody was really happy. Your staff was wonderful and made sure we had quality food and had it ready on time. We will definitely use the catering in the future. Thank you! read more

Carne-asada got that - they would like your business. what I mean is.. that's what I'm talking about! why didn't you tell her that it's very good food. Love this place! read more

The burrito is the size of a roll taco fuck your cook Jesus dog shit service when I called them out they told me that's the portion you get like what the hell fuck this place read more

Simple but tasty Mexican food. Clean. Friendly. Best of the inexpensive Mexican restaurants in the entire area. read more

Good food, just make sure to check they did your order correctly. They've made this mistake many times, but I'll still keep going back

Its a great little chain, Used to hit this place up with friends after high school get some carne asada fries and burritos and mac out. Big Drinks, Nice booths, Clean place, Staff is nice. Unlike the other location down the street their is no drive through, so if you got time to sit this is the one to hit if not, go for the drive through in the other one about a block down the street. :-) They also sell t shirts and what not, some are pretty cool. read more

Place is ok. The younger girl that works here never gets my order right I'm always disappointed when I open my food to see something I didn't order.... third time this has happened so I figured I would leave a review maybe they can fix this problem. read more

The only reason i started going to this place over Roberto's across the street, was becaus the dumbass cheff at robertos wasnt even wearing a mask as according to the about 6-7 MONTH LONG REQAUIREMENT to wear a mas, and then i get to the window to find that the lady taking the orders has no idea that the mask is supposed to cover her nose too. Will be finding another place where my food will be prepared in a safer condition. read more

I ordered a carne asada burrito and the was roaches in my burrito. I officially hate this place and never will go here again.

Sub par Mexican food joint, meat is often over cooked and not plentiful in the dishes, carne asada fries/chips are often a handful of meat and cheese and three handfuls of fries/chips, other shops offer more meat for the same price, service is nice, always happy, but for as far as the food goes, you can do better. read more

Is used to be our to go spot. NEVER AGAIN!! seriously selling me store bought frozen roll tacos?? Wtf... I mean I get its lakeside, however I know what REAL roll tacos taste like. This happend last month, I figured they ran out it was an emergency fix. Went back... same shit!! If I want frozen store bought frozen mush... I will go buy a whole box myself. Seriously they are giving southern California Mexican food a bad name. Disgusting read more

The food is a step above Taco Bell for mexican food. The carne asada doesn't have much flavor. I'll only go there if I'm drunk and Roberto's is closed lol. read more

This review is for the location on Woodside without a drive thru.... I am always pleased with the food and service at this location. The shredded beef burrito is so tender and flavorful. The best part is that the beef is not fatty. There's nothing worse than getting a bite full of fatty beef! Family member has always been pleased with carnitas nachos and chimichangas. I enjoy having different salsa options because not everyone in my family likes the same salsa. The staff always greet me and are very accommodating. This place is very clean and reasonably priced. read more

I had been to a couple of this small chains outlets before, and they are decent for "berto's" style Mexican food. This one stands out. This story starts when I left my house to go to the Gillespie Field Airshow in El Cajon. I pulled up in front of this store after riding fifty miles from Oceanside, through Escondidp, Poway, up the 67, then down to the valley. I ordered a chicken taco and went in the restroom to sponge myself off and rinse my bike jersey. The taco was good, and the picked carrots were OK, I went to the airshow then stopped at a 7-Eleven on Quiamaca in Santee to buy Lotto's when I noticed my wallet missing. It took me a wile to realize I left it on the sink in the restroom where I emptied the jersey pockets. I rode back there pretty fast, walked in the door, and did not have to say a word, when the girl in the kitchen, who was the same one who sold me my taco, said "Lookin' for you wallet?" She had it in a baggie, with my car key. It still had the $40 in it that I had. When I ordered the taco there had been other customers, obliviously regulars, who had friendly chats with this girl (Who I, being the dummy I am didn't get her name). This gives me the feeling she is the reason some of them go there. read more

Your average Sombreros, the staff is what you would expect from any fast food and the food is the same. Nothing bad to say, and nothing great to talk about. read more

I come here at least once a week for either breakfast or lunch. The service is always good and they remember the regulars & their dietary needs. They know I am vegetarian who dairy intolerant so I never have to ask anymore for no cheese or no meat...they are really good. I enjoy the vegetarian burrito on whole wheat tortilla it's very yummy. Place is always clean and employees are friendly. read more

this place ruined my Christmas eve all i wanted was a breakfast burrito to get me going to finish Christmas shopping . I pull up to the drive through to ask if they were still serving the breakfast burritos mind you i had a little bit of a sore throat. i was told they couldn't hear me through their speaker and to speak louder which i did and they still couldn't hear me so i yelled my order thinking wow their speaker is really broken. as soon as i yelled i got the worst attitude from the lady Karina working the window saying she wasn't going to take my order because i yelled it. how ridiculous, you couldn't hear me when i spoke up twice straining my voice so i yelled my order hoping you would hear me and now I'm "yelling" at you and you refuse to serve me through the drive through because you have a broken speaker. asked for a manager but they refused to get one. I've been going here for 15 years but not anymore. get a new speaker and new employees their attitude sucks and their food has gone way down hill do not recommend and will never be returning after this stunt read more

Definetly better quality than robertos right across the street, and a bit cheaper too. AND they have buñuelos (mexican desert with cinnamon, its like sugary chips, so yum!) read more

Food is good, place is clean. Combo plates are about about what you would pay at a traditional Mexican restaurant with at table services. Still good. The mole is quite tasty!! No drive thru here. Good selection of fountain drinks. read more

Will not go there again. They got my order so wrong I can't even eat the food. Called the store and the basically told me to pound sand. If you want to be on a good diet go there, guarantee they won't get it right. read more

* This is for the Sombreros without the drive-thru. The service was not great coming from the employees. Certainly not friendly and no "Hello, how are you?" Or any smile to make you think they enjoy their job. The food was not that great for the price or service. I can go to another restaurant and pay around the same price and have a friendly server bring the food to our table. When other customers would arrive, they had to keep shouting "hello?" To get someone to come assist them. First time going here and will definitely not be returning. read more

My Family and I have been visiting this Sombreros since we bought our house in 2010. My Son was just under two years old. To this day we like to visit almost on a weekly basis, there is one girl names Letty that greats us all so warmly and my now 7 year old always gets a hug from her. The customer service is the best around and we will forever love the food. There is just something different about knowing that the owners owns both of the Sombreros on Woodside, the food is consistent and my children enjoy their visits. We have never gotten the wrong order or a mistake, so consistent in everythng they do. read more

Last minute holiday company party planning, for a large group no less . . . so I visited a Sombreros in Lakeside but the lady did not speak good enough English to understand what I needed in way of catering and the short lead-time. She sent me to this Sombreros (apparently owned by the same person) and was told to see him. When I walked in, a young lady named Letty was there with a smile and asked if she could help me. When I explained the situation, she assured me that there would not be any problem. She wrote everything down and asked me the pertinent information they needed. When I mentioned that I needed it all delivered (no full service needed), she looked at me and said that their store doesn't deliver. Then the owner came up and they discussed a bit in Spanish and he looked at me and said, "no problem - we will deliver". I was so relieved. Then a week later the day came : they were right on time with the delivery, the food was fresh and hot, and they brought more food than I expected (the guys were very happy). They even helped me set it all up in the proper order with plates, napkins, utencils, and serving spoons. All and all, the service was superb and the food was excellent !!!!! They made my life easy for this event. I would recommend this particular Sombreros to anyone, especially if you are planning an event. Thank you to the owner, Letty, and the young lady that helped set things up. THANK YOU!!!!!!! read more

Stopped in for lunch and the girl behind the counter was not very friendly. Got a Carne Asada burrito and the meat was luke-warm at best. My wife ordered a California burrito and it was also cold. Not very good food and the service was lousy. I see why it was empty! read more

I went through the drive thru after picking my kids up from school for a very late lunch. I was starving! I ordered rolled tacos with just lettuce and cheese( I hate guagamole). When I got home I went to eat my already late lunch to find guagamole on my rolled tacos. They made a mistake that is fine, I am not an unreasonable person. I put my three kids back in the van and headed back to the Sombreros so they could fix their error. When I get there I explain to the girl what happened and that I just want what I ordered. She tells me I have to pay for them and that I could call a number to get my money back? I told her I want what I already paid for they gave me the wrong thing. She refused to exchange the guagamole tacos for the ones I had order. I will never buy food here again!!! I may being a bit dramatic, but I am sorry customer service means something to me and this location just does not have any! This Sombreros is so cheap that they will not fix their mistake when I paid them for my food. I have a family of five and we all order food. They will be missing out on a $30 plus recurring customer. Looks like we both lost money today. read more