This place is excellent! You can tell it's good just by trying their tortilla. My favorite items are the carnitas burrito and the carnitas street tacos. read more

Love this place, was super bummed when I heard the old place (El Patron) had shut down but was relieved to see some of the reviews here mention that Burrito Factory kept many of the good things about the old restaurant. I always get the Factory Burrito, and I think it's actually improved since the changes! It was already one of my favorite burritos in San Diego now it might be my favorite. The salsa bar has a great selection, but I'd be careful with the chili oil (my favorite) if you can't handle spice. It's very hot. read more

The Burrito Factory - Factory Burrito - look at that tortilla - Mexican Near Me - Poway, California

Adobada burrito was excellent! Fast service and clean dinning area! Hot sauce selection was solid as well!

The California burrito and pollo asado burrito are on point here! And a great salsa bar.

Everything here is always overcooked. Please always make sure you double check the order because they will reassure you to your face while looking at the order made incorrectly. read more

burrito wasn't fully wrapped, leaking fluid, entire restaurant was empty. pretty flavorless

I like this place. I always call to place my order is usually busy during peak hours the wait is a bit long but the food is always good and the prices super cheap. read more

Not going to lie...this place is likely my favorite burrito spot. Carnitas and chicken burritos are delicious. Thank you!

They're still great. Polite, fast, not nearly as packed- prices went up 33% since I was there last. it's still competitive- but that made a difference. It's more like all the others now. read more

Great food. Great price. Friendly service. Street tacos are excellent. So are beans and rice.

Their food is just good. The service is always great and it is always so busy in there, because it is so good. Their salsas are sooooo bomb too. Especially the guac salsa. read more

The Burrito Factory - Mexican Near Me - Poway, California

The service was some of the worst I've witnessed, and I have worked in all levels of hospitality. I will not be eating there again.

This is definitely the best Mexican food in Poway! And one of the top in San Diego! I feel like the name makes it not sound authentic, but trust me it's incredible! That's coming from someone born and raised in San Diego and who eats way too much Mexican food. My favorite is the Cali Surfin burrito or the factory fries read more

Great food! I love the hash brown burrito but I'm weird and I ask them to remove the bacon.

This new place is solid! All their food is good. It's a nice addition to the area! Love that they have a salsa bar too!

Love this place. Just found it a few weeks ago and it is so good. Have to try the Surf & Turf burrito, seriously the best!! Definitely coming back. The place is very clean inside and love that they have a salsa bar. read more

I had the shredded beef burrito. Not much shredded beef but more beans than I can handle. To top that, almost every bite was a whole bay leaf... three in total. At that point, it was making me sick. Didn't get to finish the $13 buck burrito. Nothing special about it except for the amount of bay leaf. Super Sergio is still the best. Their condiments were 3 out of 10, the spicy carrots with jalepeno tasted like canned ans not fresh. Service is ok and the place is clean. Will not come back. $13 bucks for a can of beans and beef you have to see with a microscope. Not worth it. Don't forget the bay leafs. read more

This place has great food- however the girl who answered the phone was extremely rude. When we asked about getting two different enchilada sauces she just said NO. Then we asked again and she said no we don't do that. We then tried to pronounce 'Adobada' to order one of the street tacos and she laughed at us. It wasn't just a snicker, it was a full out laugh as though she was making fun of us. This is really unfortunate as we had just discovered this place and really liked their food. I see in other reviews people complaining about the rude girl behind the counter, and we fully encountered her tonight over the phone! Giving three stars only because the food was that good. read more

We were in the area and decided to give this place a try. We are vegetarian leaning vegan and lately I've been challenging myself to only order and cook food free from meat, dairy, etc. They had a veggie burrito on the menu so I ordered it and asked for no cheese. Now a veggie burrito is pretty simple and the ingredients tend to be fresh. The bad news about this is if any component is lacking it's noticed. In this case I bit into my burrito and it was crunchy. I thought maybe I just got a hard bit of rice or something so took another bite and that had lots of crunchy bits! Clearly old overcooked rice. We took the burritos back as they were both that way and they remade them. The second batch of burritos weren't crunchy but I noted mine had sour cream in it, though sour cream isn't listed as an ingredient! Fortunately I'm far from a strict vegan but this was disappointing. Overall if a "burrito factory" can't get burritos right it's in trouble. And that's where I'll leave this. It tasted decent but I value consistent quality highly and I'm not confident you can get that here. The service was really good. Thus 3 stars. read more

Rolled tacos are perfect for a quick bite. Always quick with the order and salsas are bomb

I went here for the second time yesterday and it was good. The service was nice and they were fairly busy which is always a good sign. I love the variety of options on the menu as well as the salsa bar. I am a sucker for a good breakfast burrito any day of the week. Mine was alright but nothing to write home about. My wife got the carne asada fries and they were alright as well. The star of the show though was the fish tacos that we got. They were fantastic! Next time I go I am going to get each taco they have to offer and try them. I am confident and also looking forward to updating my rating to 5 stars after. read more

Below average California burrito. Could get this at any Mexican place in San Diego and it would probably be better. No reason to be calling yourselves the burrito factory with this product. Meh read more

Honestly, would recommend these burritos The ambience is really good,service all right but those burritos are Bussing read more

Picking up where El Patron left off, I guess. Clean, fair price, good salsas, friendly service, generous burrito. Some very similar menu items. The "Factory Burrito" is very similar to the "Patron Burrito" with the cheese sauce and chile. So I don't know what the deal is if there's some family feud over the name? read more

Disgusting food. Barely cooked, soggy fries. Worst taco shop in Poway currently. Will not return.

The food is great! They have so many choices! I add potatoes to the veggie burrito and it is amazing! The only downside is that you can't leave a tip when you pay with your card :/ read more

The Burrito Factory - Veggie burrito, no cheese, no sour cream, add potatoes - Mexican Near Me - Poway, California

Service was awesome, the price is awesome the California burrito was like a 8/10 but it was too small for my taste, I got a second burrito to try something else since the first burrito was a little too small and the adobada was not the best, it was super sloppy and I wasn't impressed. The restaurant is super clean and very nice, food is alright nothing to go out of your way for but if you are in the area give it a shot Also really good salsa read more

The burrito factory has awesome deals and great quality food. I always get the chipotle shrimp burrito and boyfriend gets the surf and turf. They have a great selection of sauces at the sauce bar (warning: some are very spicy). read more

Great Food! SHITTY service. Idk how you can be so rude to paying customers who are nothing but nice!

Not sure what happened, they used to be sooo good. Meat was fried beyond recognition, inedible. I'm not driving all the way back to return it, but will think twice about ordering from them next time. Shredded beef taco. read more

The Burrito Factory - Inedible shredded beef taco. - Mexican Near Me - Poway, California

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DO NOT ORDER THROUGH UBER EATS. Spent $30 for lunch - I work 4 minutes away and got the notification that my order was ready, so I clocked out for my lunch and drove to come pick it up, when I told her I was picking up my order the woman at the counter said they "don't do UberEats" I showed her my phone and order with their address and was obviously confused. Apparently they were "too busy" and "got a-lot of orders" and waited until I showed up to tell me. I got charged! On their end they can cancel the order but instead they selected to notify me that my order was ready?! I wasted my time and lunch break driving there when they could have called or canceled on their end. Ridiculous. Had to call UberEats support to get my money back. read more

Came in this morning and customer service was terrible. Greeted with short phrases but still gave all due respect. Ordered the steak and bacon breakfast burrito. Nothing special about it, but very bland. I got my food last after everyone that came after me in the restaurant. I said thank you, but was dismissed by a "good bye". Never again will I recommend this place to anyone. If you want bad customer and bland food, come here because they have it all. read more

The salsa was wonderful. The diablo burrito was meh. Mostly rice and beans, neither tasted fresh. My burrito was made so quickly, I doubt any of it was cooked fresh. I also hate when there are pockets of sauce in a burrito rather than it being equally distributed. The white sauce tasted like cream cheese and it was all in a clump mid burrito. For the west coast, this wasn't up to the quality I've had elsewhere, I can make a better burrito at home. Probably won't be back. read more

This place refuses to let their customers use the restroom even though they are required by law: "Restaurants, coffee shops and other eat-in food facilities must provide clean restrooms for customers and guests." read more

I'm a gringo who speaks little Spanish. A few weeks ago I ordered the hashbrown breakfast burrito, which was delicioso. However, the gordita behind the counter, who was eating her breakfast when I entered this fine establishment had an attitude right off the bat. I placed my order and sat down. After that, she immediately grabs her food and brings it back to the kitchen where I can't see her. She then tells the cook in Spanish to fill my burrito with habernos and then laughs about it. My burrito is ready, she brings it out to me, tosses it on the counter, and says "Here you go". I grab my burrito, look her in the eyes and say "Thank you". As I'm walking out the door this lady says "Bye pinche werro". I shake my head and continued out the door. read more

The cashier gave bad service ask her for a extra plate she said no I told her can I buy it and she said no go there offer before work will no longer go back she just lost about 8 of us that would go every morning before work food is good but the cashier gave bad bad service read more

Not authentic mexican food! Breakfast burritos steak & eggs and chorizo burritos are similar made out of ground meat! Not good at all.

My friends took me to this place after our mountain bike ride to eat here and I was kind of excited to try their food and decided to get fish tacos and it was okay it's just the fried fish is small. read more

This was our go-to place when it was El Patron. I was a bit hesitant to try TBF after it opened, however, I've been back several times and am not disappointed. The service is friendly, the burritos and quesadillas are amazing and very filling. I do miss the hearty soups that El Patron used to serve, but aside from that, TBF hits the mark. read more

We love or should I say "loved" the Burrito Factory. The last couple times weren't as great as the times before but we thought we'd try again last night. Unfortunately, that will be our last time. We ordered a carne asada burrito and 2 beef enchiladas to go. The 2 beef enchiladas had zero meat. The plate was mostly pico de gallo on the side which I love but very little beans and rice. The carne asada burrito was not only smaller but had little meat as well and the meat in it was extremely dry. Sadly, we will not be returning. read more