The best Mexican food in San Diego. Always a pleasure. Competitive prices and great salsa bar

I love this place and am SO GLAD THEY ARE BACK after the fire!!! You have been missed TAPATIOS!!! I love being able to walk here with my dogs and get some breakfast, lunch or dinner for my son and I. The food is so good and the portions are generous and fresh! Pricing is pretty appropriate! Carlos is always friendly and shares a good conversation whenever we come in. I live the cooks and the beautiful outdoor covered patio! TAPS IS LEGIT CONSISTENTLY FRESH AND DELICIOUS MEXICAN FOOD IN ALPINE with always friendly service.!!! read more

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Just moved out to Alpine from clairemont and was worried about finding a decent taco shop but this place is amazing. Been here a week and have already had this place 3/4 times. Chile Relleno is bomb and this is the first place ive had in a while where the cheese inside the enchiladas is actually melted all the way. read more

I love Tapatio's so much. I'm pregnant and I CRAVE their food. I honestly eat here 4-5x a week. My favorite (and my husband's favorite) is the California burritos. We love them. Every ingredient is fresh, flavorful, and well prepared. They really put love in their food and you can taste it. Literally every dish we have tried from the burritos, enchiladas, rolled tacos, rellenos, taco salad, carne fries, are top tier. I'd drive a good distance to get here for both the food and the service if i wasn't local. It is really THAT good. Even the small touches like the salsas and hot carrots are to die for. I can 150% guarantee anything you order here will be fresh and will taste delicious. They also take to go orders over the phone which is a nice touch. We have friends that come all the way from boulevard and from downtown to eat here too. Can't recommend this place enough! read more

I'm addicted to this place I eat here every week without question. They never miss and always hook it up. Best Mexican food in San Diego with the best prices this place is no joke!!! read more

The food is always good here. One of our go-to spots! The surf & turf burrito is awesome!

They have some of the best to take out Mexican food In Alpine and most of San Diego County... They have very good tacos, beef tacos, carne Asada tacos, Carnitas tacos tostadas enchiladas you name it. there's only one thing I really don't like about this Mexican restaurant... And that's their red taco sauce is sooo hot. I can't even handle it. And I like hot sauce. the flavor is great, but it's just way too hot to handle Years ago, it didn't used to be that way. I don't know what happened. But it's just the one thing I really don't like read more

Don't get me wrong I love tapitios but I feel as if their portions are becoming off. Here is two carne asada plates with one being more than the other. I pay $11.50 each. Normally I get a lot but seems as if the portions are getting smaller. read more

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Very good Mexican food!! Salsa was so good!!! Plus they have free chips which is always a big bonus to go with your meal.

Everything is so good. Our Saturday place to eat. We try something different and it's all good!

We recently ordered food from Tapatillos for a party of 60 people. It was amazing! Everyone at the party kept asking where we got the food. Our order was for carne and pollo asada and all the sides and fixings. Let me tell you we were more than impressed with the quality and quantity of food we received. Besides the carne and pollo we got the best rice, beans, pico de gallo, salsa, guacamole, and tortillas. This is our go to place from now on. Pretty sure a lot of our guests will also be ordering from here. Huge thanks to everyone at Tapatillo's!! read more

Some of the best carne asada around. Always my go to, snag a burrito to go and enjoy it with a pint next door at Mcilhenney Brewing.

I'm telling all yall right know, best Mexican food ever idk how many times I said this food is good to my wife prob about 50 times she even told me to shut up 1-10 place gets a 100 coming back here for now on read more

Tapatios Mexican Grill - Carne asada fries/ chips - Mexican Near Me - Alpine, California

THE BEST Shredded Beef tacos... EVER! It's a sleeper order for most, as it's not a very commonly ordered dish, but I'm telling you, step outside of your normal Cali Burrito, CarneAsada Fries, Quesadilla... and try these. read more

Very good! I came here after multiple people said it was good... And it was excellent! Carne asada burrito was tasty, with good meat (no gristle on the meat). read more

Ordered take out Got home and order was not even close to what we ordered. We ate it and it was horrible We threw it all away Never will go back read more

Always enjoyed their carne asada fries, they are always delicious and the service is fast. Btw the salsa that they have is also very good :)

Food was delicious. Service was quick.. [[HIGHLIGHT]]This place is delicious.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The chicken tacos are delicious and the fresh salsa is impressive. It deserves a great Yelp review! If you're ever in the Alpine area, stop by - it won't disappoint! Look for Carlos and staff they take good care of you. read more

Saw this on Yelp while in the area, it's a little hole in the wall side of the road taco shop. Service was friendly & efficient. The place seems to stay steadily busy. We stopped in at lunch time. I had chicken taquitos that were decent & obviously handmade but needed some salt in the chicken & they were too fried for my taste. My husband really enjoyed his tacos & torta with carne asada. While in the area, I would stop in again & try something else. read more

Tapatios Mexican Grill - Taquitos - Mexican Near Me - Alpine, California

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Don't even live here anymore but I just got nostalgic for the best burrito I've ever had in my life and had to leave a review. The California burrito is unbeatable. Anytime I am back in town I have to go back. read more

Little mom and pop style taco shop, any different items to choose from, from their menu. They have a small chip bar complimentary. There is minimal Seating inside and a larger patio with more seating for larger groups of people. There is a small restroom Hidden on the left in the dinning area inside. There have several different specials to choose from with actually great prices. If your in the Alpine area and craving some Mexican cuisine I highly recommend coming here for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner. read more

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11$ Cali burrito. Fries are froze. Cheese isn't melted absolutely terrible quality. 0/5 read more

Tapatios Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Alpine, California

The boyfriend and I were staying at Viejas for the night and were craving Mexican food. It was maybe a 2 mile drive from the casino. We to-go'd food and decided to bring it back to our hotel room. The carne asada fries were good. I should've have asked for it without beans because I'm not much of a bean person. They were pretty generous with the portion size, it seemed bigger than usual. The carne asada burrito was also good. However, they did NOT give us utensils for our to-go order!! Overall 3.5 stars. read more

Tapatios Mexican Grill - Carne Asada Fries - Mexican Near Me - Alpine, California

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Excellent food!!! Nice service Amazing food. Best crispy Chicken Tacos ever!! Nicest staff read more

First time ordering from this restaurant. The people are very friendly and polite. The food was great and the price was reasonable. I will be returning to this restaurant as my go to spot for delicious Mexican food! read more

Food and service are always great! We live their California Burritos, Carne Asada Nachos and CA fries and their bean and cheese burritos. Hubby always gets the Chili Rellano/Enchilada plate. Prices are fair and food quality is consistent and yummy! read more

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THEY ARE BACK! Nearly a year later and much anticipation, tapatios is back open. I miss thier burritos and now i can sleep in peace. read more

Tapatios Mexican Grill - Nearly a year later and much anticipation, tapatios is back open. I miss thier burritos and now i can sleep in peace. - Mexican Near Me - Alpine, California

Slow and not very authentic inside smells like dirty feet. Food isn't anything special pretty generic and overpriced

Ordered the Campachena and two cheese enchiladas à la cart. The cheese enchiladas were good nice size, flavor, and a lot of beautiful, lettuce and pico de gallo garnish. The Campachena not so much. A large Styrofoam container had about 10 medium size shrimp, and a small handful of super chewy, overdone minced octopus. The flavor of the cocktail and garnishes were good, but so stingy on the seafood. They have good salsas and chips that you can snack on while you're there, but they won't give you a to go bag for them. read more

So yummy! The shredded beef here is soooo good. My daughter and I share the taco salad with shredded beef and it's amazing. Highly recommend. read more

Our fave spot in town. Best taco shop in alpine (by FAR) and would stack up against some of the other great taco shops in San Diego.

Best thing to happen to Alpine was when they were able to re-open. The salsa bar alone, makes the trip worth while. I ALWAYS, grab as many carrots out of there as I possibly can, yet TRYING to leave more for the next person! read more

Eva and Manuel were INCREDIBLEEEEE!! HAVE TO COME! We will be back! great customer service and fabulous burrito! read more

Tapatios Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Alpine, California

Excellent, never been disapointed. Worth the drive from Pine Valley or Descanso. Descanso's mexican restaurant....well....I've learned to not bother. It's worth the drive to Alpine if you want decent food. read more

Best taco shop in Alpine! Better than any of the sit down Mexican restaurants. We love Tapatios.

Great salsa bar which includes free chips, and my favorite: hot carrots. And they're actually good, and spicy. Everything I've had on the menu is tasty, well priced and extremely generous. A combo can easily feed two, maybe a third. Best place in Alpine, and competitive with San Diego as well. I'd have to say it's the best restaurant in Alpine. read more

Yum! Busy place. Good service. Tortilla soup was good. Recommend to add chicken unless you're vegetarian in which case it's a very filling meal. read more

This is a nice place in Alpine. They take pride in the appearance of the restaurant and the service. The burrito was a decent size, hot and very tasty. The bathroom was tiny but surprisingly clean. I'll definitely come back here. read more

I've been coming to Tapatios almost my whole life and it is hands down one of my favorite places to eat. They are always friendly, the food is almost always perfect, they have great salsa, chips, carrots and a sweet outdoor seating area. Exhausted after a long day of hard work? Emotionally drained? Hungry? Tapatios California burrito is here to comfort you. Hungover? Your last egg broke while making breakfast? GOOD, you can get a brekky burrito from Taps. I love you 4ever Tapatios. -Jacob & Morgan read more

Came here cause the reviews were really good n we went to visit the outlets im giving the place three stars for the food cause it was supper good had a lot of flavor in the meat n the portion is a good size but the vibe of the place !! Was soo weird to the point where me n my boyfriend got the food to go.... Not welcoming at all at least for us prolly won't go back but the fries were really good !! read more

Tapatios Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Alpine, California