Las Brasas Taco Shop, San Diego CA

I really wanted to love this place but it wasn't great. We needed some late night food and they were open until 9: 45 Friday night so we stopped-in around 9. They were pretty busy, almost all seats were full out front, so I felt good about the decision.

We got six tacos.a mix of adobada, carnitas, and one shrimp. The shrimp was super disappointing, it just tasted of the sauteed green peppers. Definitely not the shrimp taco I was expecting and while I'm not knocking the style (even a "fajita style" shrimp taco would have been okay) it just severely lacked seasoning.

The other two tacos were just okay but unfortunately one of them made us both sick during the night. Not sure which it was but we both had one carnitas and one adobada each. The salas were very good, both green and red, very spicy.

I also thought the prices were pretty high for what we got. Overall sort of a bummer.

Great anytime but I use it before flights. Nothing like a really good burrito during a plane ride. Cheaper and better than anything they sell.

So this restaurant was recommended that we go there because they make fresh tamales each day well lo and behold we showed up and tried it, and the presence of the outside of the restaurant was like oh boy, do we eat here or do we not but we followed through and took the recommendation and we ordered and spent about $45. We ordered some tamales we ordered a burrito. We ordered an enchilada and we ordered some chips with cheese tacos with cheese well, first, let me just say it was the absolute 100% worst Mexican food we have ever tasted in our entire life and we have been to many Mexican restaurants. We actually said we would give taco stand a break just to try this place and see how good it is what a big mistake the tamales were not fresh they weren’t wrapped in corn husk. The burrito was about as dry as you possibly could get it. The tortilla wrap was old the nacho chips you had to hunt to find cheese on them and the enchilada was absolutely terrible. The refried beans were awful absolutely terrible like they’ve been sitting for hours or maybe days I would not recommend this to a person Starving.
Outside dining with filthy tables, grounds, no bathrooms and again disgusting looking building which clearly matched the food.

Excellent Mexican restaurant. Highly recommend. I got the Carne Asada burrito. Extremely good!

My favorite is the Meatlovers breakfast burrito with beans. And all of their tortas or great

You order at a window, and seats are only outside, but there is handicap accessibility if needed. I am extremely keen to their chorizo breakfast burrito from here, reasonably priced, and just down right good! I have had their tacos too, great tacos but I have my preference leaning towards their breakfast burrito here! Great little view of the airport with planes constantly flying into San Diego.

Their California burrito represented (my ideal) San Diego, California burrito WELL. Not perfect.but HELLA WELL!

Their fish tacos on the other hand, did not.

Im ABSOLUTELY down to come here again flying in or out of the SAN airport.for a California burrito!

This place is a solid 4 out of 5. I say 4 because the salsa isn't a 10 but it's an easy 7. Salsa makes the taco shop.
Anyways, this place food is the place to go if you want good and consistence food. Dude at the front is cool as hell too.

Make better salsa and it a solid 5

Good food, lousy service. When I ordered my burrito I asked the cashier to please cut it in half. She offered to give me a plastic knife instead. Definitely no tip and her attitude left me with a negative experience.

Staff is friendly, but the food is bland. I always have to ask for extra hot sauce to add flavor. The California burrito is $11, but it doesn’t come with avocado or sour cream- they charge extra for those. It’s also a small burrito for what you get. There’s seating outside and several parking spots on site.

I was pleasantly surprised to go to this new place recommended by a coworker at my new job. The street tacos (carnitas) were the best!

The chorizo breakfast burrito was the best thing I ate in the 5 days I was in San Diego. It was very very good.

No fuss Mexican fast food. I think their Carne Asada is the best seasoned out of all the places nearby and their burrito is a good size. My wife loves the ham breakfast burrito, which is also a good size. There is a good reason that sometimes there is a line waiting to order.

The chimichanga was average tasting. Nothing special. But the place is very convenient for quick takeout