I'm updating my review based on the owner Steve reaching out to me multiple times regarding this issue. I do appreciate he has offered to comp my next meal (that I will not accept, as I like to support small business) and told me to call him direct the night this happened to get my order in. I'll eventually return as I do love their tacos as you can see in my very first review. read more

The food was decent. It was the atmosphere that I was not particularly happy with. No music playing, dead silent, and the seating felt like you were in an empty cafeteria. read more

The carne asada burrito was delicious. The beef in it was good and it also had some guacamole. Was even better with the salsa spices they provide with it. The grilled mahi mahi taco was alright. I thought the fish was over done. But the cole slaw they had with it was a good complementary to the taco in general. read more

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Wow. I absolutely love this place and it has become one of my go to places. Must try the green cream sauce; it's so spicy and yummy! I'm basic and get the carnitas tacos mostly but I've just about tried all of them and they are all fantastic! read more

Iv'e lived in Oceanside all my life, had plenty of Mexican food all over the city. So i'm pretty confident when i say this one is one of the better one's in town. Iv'e been to this location roughly about 5-6 time's and i usually mostly stick to their California Burrito (iv'e had their Carne Asada fries also). I add sour cream, avocado, and pico de gallo and ask for carrot's which are free. ( all other place charge for carrot's. Here, they are free just ask.) safe to say that iv'e become a regular so much so that i know staff by name. Daisy (cashier) , Diana (cashier) and Emilio (cook) alway's give me exceptional service and receive me with a smile every time which i can appreciate. Don't have enough fingers to count how many time's i walk in a place and certain staff rather be elsewhere which for me, i rather go elsewhere no matter how good the food is. It's just very uncomfortable. Anyway, the burrito is actually delicious! Won't say that it's the best iv'e ever had but i can honestly say i enjoy it every single time enough to keep coming back! Specially since they have a whole variety of Salsa's which range from mild to extremely spicy so beware! One of those is scorching hot! Not going to knock them for having good salsa but maybe label the spice level so other customers are prepared and aware for what their taste bud's are about to endure (Maybe they are labeled, i'm not 100 percent sure so don't quote me) . Place is clean, it's spacious and actually now that i recall the water's they have ( had the watermelon) was actually very tasty. Iv'e had situation's were certain location's water down their drink's so much that putting ice on their drink's feel's like a bad joke on the costumer. In conclusion, i like this place, can't really find any solid complaint's about it. Just hope they stay consistent with the quality and taste. They definitely deserve a visit. -Antonio read more

Stopped here for food on our drive back from LA. Chicken crispy tacos were SO good. Juicy chicken, crispy homemade tortillas and the salsa just makes it even better. Veggie burrito was also very tasty. Agua Frescas were also so good. read more

Ordered 3 crispy chicken tacos. Drove all the way home to find I got three rolled chicken tacos.‍

Real Southern Cali Taco Shop Good every time. Highly recommend eating at Valerie's Taco Shop If you're in town and your looking for a "Taco Shop" This is the one read more

This is the worst taco shop in oceanside, I ordered 3 Carne asada fries, was over $30 we came all the way home and went to eat the food that was left over or fries from morning was absolutely not eatable do not recommend eating here with your family this establishment does not give one f#$k about how hard one works for their money to be giving food like that to paying customers says alot and this place is not worth your money . I gave one star because yelp made me in order to post this review which is bull crap also because they don't even deserve that from me read more

Valerie's Taco Shop - Tacos Near Me - Oceanside, California

Doesn't look like much when you're walking past by, but when you enter it's like a comfy restaurant. The food was great, the texture and the size was good for the price. The drinks were great and big cups . read more

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Ya'll, there should be a line outside this place!!! I don't know if any other place that makes their tortillas by hand, even if they bought it can't tell cause the tortillas are thicker here and they don't fall apart from being too old or sitting there. Everything made fresh to order A favorite is the Diablo taco- fried shrimp taco with all your fixings and drizzled in spicy sauce. They give you good portions- Mahi taco and the fish taco. Food portions are a decent size. Service is great! This whole plaza rocks they have great food! read more

Valerie's Taco Shop - Two Diablo Tacos - Tacos Near Me - Oceanside, California

GO TO LOS TACOS. It's right by Mac Donald's and they have the best burritos. Bacon wrapped TJ hot dog- bun is not even toasted, bacon is completely burnt. we asked for a side of fries for our little girl, we got a massive amount of fries. Chimichangas- not fried enough... Asked for churro sundae because I saw an image. My husband asked multiple times if it had ice cream on it. This place is a scam. I work hard for my money and when I get off work I'm too tired to make food sometimes. It pisses me off when the food is bad. You have one fucking job. Do better. Go to Los tacos. read more

Food was so good and generous portions! Horchata was to die for the chimi was HUGE and absolutely delicious

This place is good, I'm giving it 3 stars due to the fact that EVERYTIME ( 4 that I can think of ) I place and order over the phone. The lady always tells her to get cooking after I arrive and pay. It's never been started before I pay, Why order ahead? MGMT what's up with that? read more

This place is a total hidden gem. It was recommended to me by a close friend and this is the authentic real for sure deal. My fave is the sub Diego burrito which has eggs, French fries, carne asada and cheddar cheese in it. I add beans because I love beans in my burrito. It is absolutely to die for. They now have an ice cream shop attached to the main restaurant and the churro sundae was legit crazy good. Think piping hot churros with your choose of three ice cream scoops. We got the Abuelita's chocolate, Starbucks coffee and Rocky Road!! So damn good!!! We will be repeat customers over and I Dr and over again. read more

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Great tacos at an affordable price. Every time I have been the service was great too! Definitely one of my favorite places to get tacos nearby. read more

Honestly one of the best lengua tacos of my life. Their surf and turf burrito is also incredibly flavorful. On all the dishes you can tell they use good ingredients and care about the food. read more

Valerie's Taco Shop - Lengua Taco - Tacos Near Me - Oceanside, California

They don't open at 7am. Their sign says 7:30am - and that's when they unlock the door for the tortilla delivery man and turn on their open sign - but they won't take orders from customers until after 8am.... read more

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Stopped in Oceanside on the way to San Diego bc we were hungry and dear lord....what a wonderful decision. Amazing, amazing food. You can feel the care in your food. From the delicious handmade tortillas, to the juicy, flavorful al pastor and thoughtful taco toppings that add so much flavor and texture, and that cucumber drink....I'm so sad I'm not from this area and I can't eat this food every week. Definitely stopping by again next time we come down read more

I got Cali Tacos and tripa tacos. They were so good & their aguas frescas are delicious. They use fresh fruit, not the powder stuff like every other shop. The handmade tortilla was so soft & good. The tacos are regular sized, not mini! Also, the medium cucumber water and large are the same price so might as well get a large & avoid the confusion of seeing LRG on your receipt when you ordered a medium. My new favorite place for good tacos! (: read more

This taco shop is a hidden gem in Oceanside. It resides in this small grocery shopping center and we came upon it by accident. Anyway, the following are must-tries, shrimp Diablo taco, carne asada nachos, and mahi fish taco! Can't go wrong with anything though! read more

They were pinned in by road work, but we were so happy that they were in same place as we were parked for our 1st pedicure in 120days It was wonderful, I'm still full read more

Wow. First...one of the best two salsa bars in Oceanside...here and Los Tacos for good salsa. Carne asada fries were amazing...two cheses, sour cream, guac, CRISPY fries...VERY GOOD. Pastor burrito was something special. Top tier burrito, great taste. Place is clean, open and nice spacing. Drinks are affordable unlike other taco places. read more

Driving by and stopped in. Great tacos with quality ingredients. Try an El Jefe taco. They're awesome. read more

Valerie's Taco Shop - El Jefe Taco - Tacos Near Me - Oceanside, California

If you haven't tried this taco shop your missing out .. seriously if I can give this place 10 stars I will definitely recommend this place And the owner is super cool and friendly read more

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First time on this place! I try the TURF N SURF BURRITO! 10/10 I ask to put guacamole instead of the Mex sauce and it was boom! Highly recommended this taco shop! Exited to try more stuff of the menu. Good side sauces too, if you like spicy ones try the HABANERO read more

Yesterday, I bought my daughter carne asada fries from this place. This was her ONLY meal of the day. She was HORRIBLY sick from it. Vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain for 9 hours and is till feeling ill. Tried calling to talk to someone, but no one seems to care. read more

It is Taco Tuesday !! Once again carne asada tacos are the best!! Thank you Noemi for always taking care of me! Noemi is like the hardest working person i know. Keep it up! Thank you!! read more

Got 4 fish tacos . Establishment was super clean and employees were wearing masks . I honestly would not come back , the fish tacos lacked flavor and had burnt pieces . I'm sure I'm just picky but my regular taco place closed down so I figure I branch out and try a new place . read more

Good food service sucks the mexican gir with the blond hair. She was really rude sunday. 9 /12 /2021 she ignore me when i was asking for the burritos read more

Food was good but the young lady that works here very rude it was my first time there and I asked her some questions about the menu she answered me all rude like if I was dumb and couldn't read the menu. She seemed annoyed that she was at work and didn't want to be there . I'm sure she's this rude to others and this happened yesterday around 2pm hopefully the owner will see this and have a talk with her read more

Very pushy with restroom was in there for 10 minutes and they kept pushing me to get out of the restroom and kept knocking on the door

Came to the beach from out of town and saw this place on Yelp. Great reviews and the Tacos looked amazing ! So I got fish tacos and they were very tasty! Reasonably priced and hole in the walls are always the best! I will be coming back read more

In town for our grandsons football game. We came to Valeries cuz it was close by. What a pleasant surprise. We had the chips with carnitas. Yum! read more

So I keep coming back to this place because it is really the only Mexican taco shop in the area around my work. And I'm glad I did. So I spoke to the owner one day I mentioned a few things to him about the hospitality and the restaurant not being open and stuff like that, he was pretty receptive and we had a good conversation. I also noticed that one of the ladies who was rude to me and not hospitable has not been there anymore. I say that because now I see a different lady in the morning and she greets me with a smile, is cordial, courteous, attentive and seems like she enjoys her job. That's good to know because I think the customer component is very important. You can have good food but if the service sucks people won't be coming back. This place has really improved and that's why I have given them 4 stars. P.S food is always been good here read more

I stopped in here with a hour and a half before they closed and there were two guys in the back. I came in and they seen me and didn't say anything to me for 5 min and then the phone rang and one guy came out and send it will be just a sec and grabbed the phone and went in the back. I stood at the counter for a few more minutes after that and I got so tired of waiting for them when I could hear them talking in the back! Very rude! read more

The best tacos in Oceanside! Love their carne asada salad! I will continue to be a customer here, I love it!

Ordered a chorizo burrito and it was all grease at the bottom. They're supposed to remove the grease! Very disappointing.

2nd time I've been here and the food is not bad but again why does the cashier have a horrible attitude. Management should take a look into this. Just makes me not want to go back. read more

The last 10 years of my life i've been on a personal mission (vendetta some might say) to find the most complete, satisfying, and perfect taco.. THIS TACO SHOP COMPLETED ME. A small part of my life was missing.. but now.. it's found!!this isn't business...this is personal. this is.. happiness. i'm happy. ownership is perfect. listen here.. GET THE FRIED MAHI FISH TACO CALIFORNIA BURRITO w sour cream and guac GRILLED SHRIMP TACO CALIFORNIA TACO AND THE HORCHATA I downloaded yelp for this. like just think about that. this is not 5 stars but 10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for joining my ted talk read more