Rigoberto's Taco Shop — Restaurant in San Diego

Two reviews here, I have been there both times within last 2 days and both times were 4 stars. Here is my latest review from yelp written on June 28, 2017. Was here again on Monday, June 26, 2017 at around 19:30 (7:30pm). I came here to pick up my ID, which I left it at this store. I also came here for dinner. I ordered the chimichanga combination plate with beef and shared it with my mom. The total came out to be $10.36 (+ 50 cents off credit card use). Surprisingly it was not as crowded as I thought it would be, only 3 tables were filled near the corner wall. I liked it. I ate most of the food and finished it. I was not as hungry though so it was a surprise. The Chimichanga felt heavy especially on the flour side. Nonetheless, it was great. The only disappointment I have is the 50 cent credit card fee which most other restaurants do not charge. Nothing major has changed since my last visit. And my first review written on June 26, 2017 I was here with 3 of my friends on Saturday night, June 24, 2017 at around 22:00 (10pm) after ballast point. My friend ordered carne asada burrito with sour cream and the rest of us ordered the California burrito with one of them guacamole and sour cream. The California burrito I had here was a bit different than the one's I had in the past. They use a different type of meat than the carne asada fries. I think the meat is dipped with enchilada sauce. I always had the misconception that the California burrito is carne asada fries with a burrito wrap. I know some of the Mexican restaurants like Lolita's, their California burrito is the basically carne asada fries in a burrito wrap. Funny story: we ordered 3 California burrito and one of them had sour cream and guacamole. They incorrectly labeled the regular as the one with the sour cream and guacamole. I did not notice it until my friend was looking at me with his jealous eyes over the burrito I took from him. So a small (or maybe a big mistake) that they gave the wrong order out. My friend was too nice and I felt bad for eating his order. Hehe, I got lucky. Back to the burrito I had, the meat was great. I liked the flavor, it was soft. The guacamole and sour cream was great too, but the enchilada sauce kind of wash it away a little bit. The fries on the burrito was a bit soggy at the end probably because the enchilada sauce was there. It is not a bad burrito though, but the fries certainly lost its crispy due to the moist of the other sauce. Overall though, it was a good burrito. I had carne asada fries here about 2 months ago and I can say that I highly recommend it. Fries were crispy and it reminded me of the one's I had at Lolita's in Clairemont Mesa across the street from 99 Ranch Market. I still do favor the Lolita's carne asada fries a bit more than here though. Their salsa bar was great too and I see them refill their sauces very often. Overall, this is another one of the great places I would come for Mexican food and they have other items on the menu that I wanted to try. The service here was great. Workers are friendly. The great thing about this place is that it is open 24 hours/7 days a week. For a great late night Mexican meal, it is one of the places to go on my list especially after my friends drinking at Ballast Point since it is not too far from there. Did I mention they do charge a 50 cent fee for using a credit card to pay (my order was $34 and some cents + 50 cents credit card fee) so...

My family and I drove to this place out of our way to get some food. My bf wanted a carne asada burrito and I wanted a veggie burrito. When ordering w a very creepy-communicating man, I said I wanted two burritos; one carne asada and the second one is a veggie burrito. Following w a clarification of the items in the burrito. Rice, fries, pico and guac. After stating the items, I clarified; two burritos- one carne asada and the second one is a four item veggie burrito. The creepy worker taking my order reiterated our order and followed w “four burritos” sentence. I clarified; no I just want two burritos; one carne asada and the second one is the four item burrito. He ends up just giving me one burrito pretending he doesn’t speak English while keep repeating “carne asada burrito.” He charged me $17 dollars for one carne asada burrito arguing that’s all I ordered. I typed a lot of words but the whole point is——- don’t let these men make you feel incompetent while charging you an unreasonable amount for services you didn’t request. He was condescending and rude after I requested a refund instead of paying $17 for a carne...

Of the Rigoberto locations, I think I prefer the one in La Jolla. I’m giving this spot 3/5 stars primarily due to the quality of the California burrito I had last night, which was subpar as far as San Diego goes.

Let’s start with the good. The salsas were great, especially the habanero and salsa verde. Very delicious and well-balanced. The tortilla on the burrito was also really good and had the mouth feel of a handmade tortilla. Service was normal for a fast-food spot, and the atmosphere was fairly standard classic taco shop.

Now onto the bad. The burrito was very, very greasy. It also only contained carne asada, fries, and cheese—kind of a skimpy version of the classic California. I get that the economy is tough, but at least put pico de gallo if nothing else. It’s hard to call a 3-ingredient California a “California” with a straight face.

Overall, it’s hard to justify paying $13 for this burrito. I woke up the next morning feeling a bit sick, too. Nothing crazy, it just was that greasy. I’ll probably avoid this spot...