San Diego Tacos Shop — Restaurant in Irving

My son (who lives a few blocks from this place but had never been) said his friends think this is a good place. Food looks great. The kitchen looks amazingly cool with all the fresh ingredients.

Prices are decent for the most part, but no drink refills. There was a quite old gentleman (I called him "mi abuelo" even though at 50 I am also a grandfather) there keeping things clean. He doesn't speak a lick of English (which is totally cool), but he was super nice, played with my granddaughter and gave her a bag of the little cinnamon sugar sopapillas to gnaw on while we waited for our order. He's the reason for two stars instead of one.

I asked for no beans and no rice on her chicken (pollo) platter (#20) and substitute fries instead. Three times. The lady said ok. Got the beans and rice anyway and $2.50 for a few fries.

Neither my son nor I ever complain about food, but we both agreed this was just awful. My gordita platter (#14) was incredibly dry, even the rice and refried beans. Aside from being drier than jerky, the meat also had so much gristle in it. I was constantly spitting it out into my napkin. When my son took a bite of it, he said "No more." He never says that.

The pollo is pounded pancake flat and then breaded and fried. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't something to remember.

This is not a TexMex place, so we weren't expecting anything like that, despite the available cheese enchiladas and fajitas. However, I have eaten at plenty of service stations that have amazing street tacos, gorditas and enchiladas. San Diego Tacos is none of those yummy places. The flavors were way too bland, even with the ok salsa verde.. Maybe all three of us ordered the worst three menu items. Maybe everything else is amazing. We won't find out, because we won't...

So much things happed that wasn’t worth it. First my friend ordered a breakfast burrito stake with bacon no eggs, the cashier said adding bacon would be extra my friend said it was fine. Her total was 12 something. I ordered a Carne asada burrito I asked for no pico and guac. My other friend asked for a breakfast ham and egg burrito. Mistake one, when my friend ordered a breakfast burrito with NO egg WITH bacon the girl charged it her for a regular burrito without telling her or giving her the option to. The receipt said WITH BACON and there was no bacon in the burrito. And I understand if there’s no egg you have to charge more because now you’re having to put more meat in it but where does that leave people with egg allergies? So they just can’t get a simple breakfast burrito with no eggs? They have to pay the price of a regular burrito and you don’t let them know what you have to do? The girl at the register should’ve said “since you don’t want eggs I’m gonna have to charge you for a regular burrito or if your would like anything else?” Not just charge her without telling her and then when my friend got confused as why she payed so much the girl gave her attitude. Mistake two, the pictures on the menu of the regular burritos show regular items in a burrito (lettuce, rice and beans cheese and sours cream) I mean I think we can all agree that that’s what makes a burrito at least with beans in it right? I asked for no pico and guac when I take a bite out of the burrito, nothing but meat. That isn’t a burrito more liked a wrapped taco, if I wanted just meat and tortilla I would’ve ordered tacos. And lastly my friend that ordered the breakfast egg and ham burrito said it wasn’t even good. She said it was okay but...

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San Diego Restaurant, oh you sneaky little flavor ninja hiding in plain sight! Tucked inside what I swear is a convenience store from a parallel universe, this carry-out-only taco joint is like finding a winning lottery ticket in a bag of tortilla chips. The ladies behind the counter? Absolute angels who could probably convince a cactus to smile—their warmth is worth the visit alone! The food? Holy guacamole, it’s a party in your mouth, and everyone’s invited! The tamales are so massive they could star in their own action movie—packed with high-quality meat and a flavor so bold it deserves its own zip code. Just the right amount of spice to make your taste buds do a happy dance without calling the fire department. And the green hot sauce? It’s like a spicy love letter from a volcano—intense, addictive, and you’ll be begging for more even as your tongue pleads for mercy. I’m pretty sure I proposed to it after my second bite. Everything on the menu is a home run, and the prices are so fair I thought they were joking—like, are you sure you’re not undercharging for this magic? This is the kind of place where you walk in for a quick taco and leave planning your next visit before you’ve even unwrapped your food. Support this local gem and dive into some authentic Mexican goodness that’ll make you wonder why you ever ate anywhere else. San Diego Restaurant, you’re my new food...