EL COTIXAN MEXICAN FOOD #1 — Restaurant in El Cajon

It's OK, customer service was great everything else had issues. There are better options nearby.

Food: Birria quesodilla was sloppy. Granted its Birria and supposed to be but it was just a soggy mess and could not be eaten with out a fork. Flavor was mostly salt. Bean and cheese burrito had almost no flavor and I often judge a taco shop on the mastery of the basics.

Salsa game had a lot of choices but most were pretty weak on flavor and heat.

Service: 1 older guy amd he was handling 7 people at the same time. Doing cooking, counter, and service. Hats off to that guy.

Atmosphere: Mostly bright red and white paint to give the illusion of personality. Honestly the original style had way more personality. This feels like if McDonald's did a taco shop.

Additional: Patio dinning available but tons of homeless outside make that less than desirable.

They are super easy to access and lots of parking are a definite plus.

The open doors contribute to a mass of flies that just stay in the shop, that's gross.

Final review: I would prefer not to eat here. Maybe take out if a friend really liked that spot, but would not be my first through...

I've been coming here for over 20 years. The owner is amazing and treats everyone like family. He is nearly always there and greets everyone with the biggest smile.

They have THEE BEST salsa! It's homemade and has a perfect somewhat chunky texture. Because of the chunkiness it stays put and doesn't just pour through your burrito. Their salsa really is what sets them apart from some other taco shop.

We all have our special places for certain Mexican food. This is my breakfast burrito place. I cannot (and would not) get a breakfast burrito anywhere else. I also love their carne asada and plain quesadillas. It's got a little crunch to the outside so it's not this limp tortilla with greasy cheese like so many places tend to serve. Another cool thing is they give you a choice between American and Mexican guacamole. I don't know another taco shop that gives the customer that option. They just really care about making the customer happy and...

came here to have lunch with my husband the service was not so bad welcoming nice but the food 0/5 the tacos were not good at all the tortillas were from weeks ago cold the guac was gone bad and trust me I know my family owns a Mexican food restaurant so I know my Mexican food the birria consomé was basically tomato sauce consistency was bad the salsas were plain water with some Salt the quesa birria super sloppy couldn’t even pick up the tacos the salsa Fresca on the taco was not Fresca at all the carne asada is precooked from days ago and cold to be honest and taking the fact the we found 2 hairs in the carne asada tacos the adobada aswell the adobada seemed like it was chorizo and no flavor everything was bad overall my husband is born in raised in Michoacán and I was born here but raised in Mexico so we know our Mexican food but this is honestly the worst! Place I’ve been do not...