Nachos Taco Shop — Restaurant in La Mesa

Yesterday was a sad day, after frequenting an establishment over the the last 21 years, mind you moving away for college and living outside of the area for a while should be accounted for, so ultimately a mix of say 7-8 years since 2004, this chapter will be coming to an end. I now have teenagers who eat at Nachos, it used to be so good, but the last time one of my teens ended up with a day full of stomach issues after what he described as "sour" carne asada fries. Of course, we'd all wonder why continue eating it, right? Well, the answer I got from the garbage-disposal of a teenager I have was that he was "hungry." I gave Nachos the benefit of the doubt because its engraved in my mind that I like their food. So, here I am today making the official decision of etching around this engraving to rid it forever. I will no longer be going to Nacho Taco Shop, and reminiscing about going there every day before school to split a $5 burrito with my best friend, it makes me a little sad. So how did we get here? Well, yesterday, my son asks to buy himself some carne asada fries, I pick him up from school and we go get food (I wasnt hungry). At the house he opens the tray and I get a whiff; both little sister and I ask for a bite. As soon as I took a bite, I sniff the fries closer to get a better smell. At which time, to verify my taste buds' concerns, I took another bite leading to me washing out my mouth. It was bad. Something was sour and spoiled. It wasn't edible. I drive back to Nachos with the tray minus 4 bites. I was planning to be discreet about my comments, but then they started to argue with the customer (me). You really think I'd drive back with a full tray of food for nothing? The guy (i think the owner) ran to the back and started eating various food items, shaking his head. Rushes to the front yelling that none of his food is bad, claiming I am incorrect. He offered half price, and continued to yell about all his food being freshly made every day, and stating he just sold 10 trays of carne asada fries. To avoid typing our conversation verbatim, I will just state I am a professional, I don't tend to yell. I warned him I write long reviews, and tell him how wrong this is for giving my son food he can't eat and then not giving him his money back. He was red in the face, pissed that I even came. But really think this through from a business owners perspective: an exhausted mom (messy bun, bags, and ready-to-be-taken-off mascara) was ready to stay in for the night, drove back to the establishment to politely and quietly inform them the food was not good only to be met with attitude and argument. My kid just wanted his money back to get something he could inhale and not cause any issues. I would have written off the bad food probably one more time, but luckily for my family, and unfortunately for them, the rudeness I was greeted with has supported me in my dining days at Nachos...

No complaints...just great food! The son had a speech and debate competition at Helix High on this cool day in SD. Hunger struck and I was destined to tame it. Cruised down the road and found this spot at a corner. Ordered their carne asada burrito hoping that I wouldn't get disappointed. Ended up being quite impressed as it was flavorfully marinated just right and had their bomb salsa to accompany it. The size of the burrito was just right although I've come across larger ones. But it didn't stop there, I was still hungry so I had to order me some rolled tacos. Those, too, came out great in that it included the whole shibang of cheese, salsa, lettuce and the flavorful meat once again- I wish they threw some sour cream in there, too, but it didn't kill the deal. I left that place with a smile and five pounds heavier. The guy at the counter was chill, helpful, and made sure I was taken care of. I would definitely come back again when I'm in the area in the future. I'll try their carne asada...

Great food at a great price. Stopped in for a quick bite, wanted something soft as I was at the dentist earlier so I ordered a quesadilla with guacamole and it was on point. Let’s be honest, quesadillas are the Mexican Mac-N-Cheese, just good comfort food that every kid would be happy with. Adults don’t usually order quesadillas and that needs to change. Nacho’s serves a great quesadilla. I ordered mine with guacamole and they put a generous amount in the quesadilla, not on the side as some do. Another thing that I appreciated, they cut it in half, not quarters like most do. When it is cut in quarters, the two main pieces have two cut edges and the cheese tends to run out the side you are not biting in to. This quesadilla had good flavor, was hot and plenty of guacamole, but the base price was only $5.11 and $1.50 for the guacamole, well worth it. The salsa was good, the verde was surprisingly...