Eat & drink · Tapas/local
Tacos El Gordo
Opening hours
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 AM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 AM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 AM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 AM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 AM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 AM
- Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 AM
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No-frills Mexican counter-serve joint featuring Tijuana tacos, mulas, loaded fries & more.via Google
The gold standard for Tijuana-style tacos, featuring separate lines for different meats sliced fresh from the spit.
- Signature
- Adobada (spiced pork) tacos with guacamole.
Reviews from Google
EAT HERE!!! My Lyft driver told me about this place. A little research confirmed it is legit. The food…OMG! It’s a little intimidating at first, but the super helpful security guard/host explained. And all the cooks were patient with newbies. The spicy pork taco is their famous dish - and it was good! I also had the steak and the chorizo tacos - excellent. If it looks like there is a line, it moves fast. I might not ever be able to eat another taco. SO GOOD!!! I ordered mine to go so I could go back to my hotel room and drink wine and watch basketball. The food traveled well and was still delicious.
This was my first meal when first visiting San Diego - and it set the bar for what a proper Tijuana style taco should be. I started with a few tacos and went back in to try a Mulas. All perfection! Absolutely amazing across the board, but the Adobada is a solid winner. Their creamy ORANGE drink is also amazing. Just like a melted orange cream float. I learned they have a Las Vegas location where I am from, they are for SURE on my rotation now.
The enormous queue was the best review of this place. A long line snaked it's way around the corner. I had to wait about 25 mins just to place my order. I ordered 2 pork and two beef tacos. Wow - very much worth the wait. Everything you expect and need from a great taco. Also a great experience - I loved the well drilled chaos. 4 tacos and a can of coke cam to $22. Bargain.
Let me tell you that if there was a 6th star, I would give them it! This place was SO amazing. First of all, the customer service was so nice and they made the tacos so fast. It was really nice watching them and even though they didn’t talk as much, they brought such a friendly mood. Moving on to the food. When I say the food was fire, I mean like blue roaring inferno! It was spicy, savory, tender, juicy, and delicious! I tried basically every different type of taco and all of them were delicious. Each time I finished a taco, I wanted to go back and try another one! And let me tell you these tacos were CHEAP! So in the end, Taco El Gordo definitely lives up to its reputation and you should definitely go if you like some good Mexican food
We were super lucky and there was no que whatsoever!! Love everything about this fabulous street taco restaurant!! We ate upstairs and it was amazing experience. The tacos are beyond wonderful and we would travel back to San Diego And El Gordo just for their tacos!!