Vanessa Deli — Restaurant in Chula Vista

NEW Review (9/25/2021):

Down from 5 starts to 1 star

I didn't want to say it but Vanessa's service and food to go packaging has really gone down hill. The food is still great but let me tell you. My wife and I order to go only from this restaurant and usually eat it in the car under a tree in the Chula Vista Center Parking lot. The problem with Vanessa's is that their to go packaging is so low quality that it sometimes falls apart and the food ends up on my lap. Bear in mind that we order to go from other restaurants and we don't have this issue because packaging is superior and most importantly sealed so that no liquids or solids get out. On that day the to go container failed and food ended up on my lap and not only that, the lemonade that I ordered WITH NO SUGRAR on it (I told them 3 times) ended up having sugar. I'm diabetic and sugar is not good for me. So my dinner was completely ruined and am just considering just not ordering to go at Vanessa's. Since we don't dine indoors and Vanessa's doesn't have outdoor dinning it may end up being a long time before we enjoy their food. Hopefully they improve the quality of their to-go services and pay attention to orders that because of medical issues has to be very specific. We will be back. Hopefully Vanessa's can go back to 5 stars with improvements to their service.

OLDER Review:

5 stars

Excellent Restaurant. Their menu has tons of options that I am have yet to try. So far I have tried the Birria soup, tacos, tortas and typical breakfasts (Ham and eggs for example) with absolutely no complaints....

No complaints about the water (they sell drinking water and you just bring your containers. Water is good). Employees are nice, though. I got a Chamango. However, you needed a magnifying glass to see the mango in there. Very few tiny pieces. Their so-called Chamango was nothing but iced water with chile for the most part. They put that extra Tamarindo with chile candy inside, and that's about it. I am very disappointed about that iced water with chile drink. That was NOT a Chamango. I'm Mexican, so I've had a lot of them, and there are others that are way better in San Diego. And then to make matters worse, this thing cost like $8.00 for the large one. The disposable cups and lids they use are the lowest quality. They are super flimsy. I may go back to buy water, but I don't think I'm buying anything from the deli ever again. That's how...

11/16/22 EDIT I have to say that this place was always pricey but it’s now too much. The wait for the food is ridiculous and I’ve decided to find another breakfast place that has better service and prices. We all know why everything went downhill and it’s very sad.

OLD REVIEW: The food here is authentic. All my friends love this place. I like it here too. The owner is great, the waitstaff is awesome. HOWEVER imma keep it real. They DO NOT know how to bring out food so it comes out at the same time. They will literally take up to 20 minutes between some plates. This is the only problem here and also at the new place across the street. It’s always been this way and all you can do is take it or leave it. Unless they see this and take action. I still LOVE them. And I’ll gladly watch my family eat while I wait...