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City Tacos has the Best Tacos in La Mesa! We put a fresh, inventive spin on traditional Mexican cuisine with a menu that’s as bold as it is delicious. Dive into our wide variety of tacos, including the tender and juicy Carne Asada, zesty Camarón, and the perfectly seasoned Pollo City. We also offer a range of vegetarian options to satisfy every craving. Try our crispy Chicharrón and grilled Pescado for something truly special. Elevate your meal with our house-made, creative salsas that pack an extra punch of flavor. Don’t miss out on our Taco of the Month and Taco Tuesdays for a fun, vibrant dining experience. City Tacos in La Mesa is the place for fresh, bold, and authentic Mexican flavors; it’s a taco lover’s paradise!
Intimate spot for elevated Mexican eats with a modern spin plus outdoor seating.
Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 8325 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone: (619) 467-7999
Website: https://citytacossd.com/locations-la-mesa/
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steve moses
Very interesting taco choices. The fish tacos were very salty. Otherwise, everything else we tried was excellent. We will be back for more. Dog friendly.
… moreJB Davis
Great place for small bites and cold beer. Prices are beyond reasonable and tastes outstanding. Their menu includes vegetarian and vegan options. Both indoor and outdoor seating with the potential for private parties on the lanai. The staff is helpful and friendly. I am new to the area and this is only a couple trolly stops away so, definitely someplace where I can become a regular.
… moreNurse Sandy
This is not a fancy Mexican restaurant. That said, there is room to eat inside, and they have a patio in back. It’s casual, for sure. The food is amazing – seriously. These are chef crafted tacos. This is food you’d expect to see on “Beat Bobby Flay” or another Food Network show. The flavor profiles are excellent. The tortillas are freshly made. The portions are priced well – that said, I know guys who routinely eat 5-6 tacos when they come here… me, I can’t finish 2… but I sure want to! And the Elote corn is so fresh, crisp and tasty. Highly recommend the various steak tacos, but you can’t go wrong here, it’s all fantastic!
… moreBill
My experience is based on 2 visits. The first one being
The very best, although probably some of the most expensive carnitas tacos. I’ve ever purchased but they were absolutely just completely phenomenal, delicious, moist hot. Everything about it was an exceptional experience that I’ve seldom ever had. Eating Mexican food. I couldn’t wait to go back and purchase another carnitas taco. So another week goes by and I purchased 2 more, and they were the worst carnitas tacos. I’ve ever had, and I will never return dry. Extremely dry, very tough that corn Tortilla? Shell was like more than an eighth inch thick. Probably like
Three sixteenths or more sick, and they were called and almost unbendable disgusting shame on them
… moreThe very best, although probably some of the most expensive carnitas tacos. I’ve ever purchased but they were absolutely just completely phenomenal, delicious, moist hot. Everything about it was an exceptional experience that I’ve seldom ever had. Eating Mexican food. I couldn’t wait to go back and purchase another carnitas taco. So another week goes by and I purchased 2 more, and they were the worst carnitas tacos. I’ve ever had, and I will never return dry. Extremely dry, very tough that corn Tortilla? Shell was like more than an eighth inch thick. Probably like
Three sixteenths or more sick, and they were called and almost unbendable disgusting shame on them
Cam M.
Having been to this location over legitimately 30+ times in the last year, let’s start with the good in this detailed review…
I can confidently say that the food is honestly pretty solid most of the time (when the order comes out correct on the first try that is). Their rewards system gives me enough points to redeem a free $5-7 every few visits, from just buying 2-3 tacos each visit as well! I used to frequent this location regularly each week, but over time have had a multitude of such poor, unprofessional experiences with their customer service and vibe of the place – it’s just not even worth swinging by anymore.
I’ll just go to the other City Tacos locations more near the coast when I’m really feeling a Surf N Turf, Mexicali, Pollo Asado, or Salmon taco. Each of the last 5 times I have been here, I’ve waited in line for a noticeable amount of time. Even when it’s not Taco Tuesdays, and there’s only one or two customers ahead of me. Also, 2 out of the 3 last times I have visited this place after 8pm (they close at 10pm) and I request specifically for corn tortillas due to food allergies on all the tacos rather than flour, they literally have all been flour even though some of them are supposed to be corn by default in the first place in their menu.
My guess to this is the cooks just are too lazy to prepare/handpress and lightly cook their corn tortillas to shape once they run out of their regular stock they made for the day or something like that, so just make the flour ones because it’s easier and faster then hope no one notices.
Every single time the guy who works Front Of House that wears a backwards flex fit hat has taken my order, literally always get a flour tortilla on the tacos or the entire order is not packaged “to-go” from my order even though it was mentioned before paying. So I always have to take the extra time to wait for them to make actual corn tortillas from scratch, or get a box from them and I box it myself most of the time I’ve been here lately. This location lacks proper customer service and critical thinking skills, and I’m quite frankly just over it and don’t crave it anymore even though the food is pretty bomb. Especially with their yellow mango salsa, but also about that; 3 out of the last 5 times I have visited they haven’t even had the yellow mango salsa in stock and ran out for the night! Ahhh c’mon man, everyone only comes for tacos and salsa. Not even rice or anything special for sides is on the menu anyways. Just needs a bit more training and management in my opinion happening here, and honestly I would gladly come back more often if the backwards hat guy isn’t playing BigXThaPlug’s same song repeating on loop 5+ times over and over on the speakers lol.
Whenever the filipino guy is working or any of the latina ladies take my order, usually you can expect professional and polite customer service. There’s a couple guys who work there that if you pull up and are in line, you already know something about your order is going to get forgotten, or the salsas are out of stock or something generally not going very smoothly. From the first few months I was going there it was mostly a couple of polite ladies working there, since then there’s been a few weird vibes/attitude with the backwards hat fella when I gently ask for the things that were forgotten (it’s been a handful of times now unfortunately). He has offered to give me a refund a couple of times for getting the food wrong in my order when I receive it and I catch it before I leave, but just kind of rather go somewhere I can have a more consistent and enjoyable experience really.
Cheers! Really hope this location can improve.
… moreI can confidently say that the food is honestly pretty solid most of the time (when the order comes out correct on the first try that is). Their rewards system gives me enough points to redeem a free $5-7 every few visits, from just buying 2-3 tacos each visit as well! I used to frequent this location regularly each week, but over time have had a multitude of such poor, unprofessional experiences with their customer service and vibe of the place – it’s just not even worth swinging by anymore.
I’ll just go to the other City Tacos locations more near the coast when I’m really feeling a Surf N Turf, Mexicali, Pollo Asado, or Salmon taco. Each of the last 5 times I have been here, I’ve waited in line for a noticeable amount of time. Even when it’s not Taco Tuesdays, and there’s only one or two customers ahead of me. Also, 2 out of the 3 last times I have visited this place after 8pm (they close at 10pm) and I request specifically for corn tortillas due to food allergies on all the tacos rather than flour, they literally have all been flour even though some of them are supposed to be corn by default in the first place in their menu.
My guess to this is the cooks just are too lazy to prepare/handpress and lightly cook their corn tortillas to shape once they run out of their regular stock they made for the day or something like that, so just make the flour ones because it’s easier and faster then hope no one notices.
Every single time the guy who works Front Of House that wears a backwards flex fit hat has taken my order, literally always get a flour tortilla on the tacos or the entire order is not packaged “to-go” from my order even though it was mentioned before paying. So I always have to take the extra time to wait for them to make actual corn tortillas from scratch, or get a box from them and I box it myself most of the time I’ve been here lately. This location lacks proper customer service and critical thinking skills, and I’m quite frankly just over it and don’t crave it anymore even though the food is pretty bomb. Especially with their yellow mango salsa, but also about that; 3 out of the last 5 times I have visited they haven’t even had the yellow mango salsa in stock and ran out for the night! Ahhh c’mon man, everyone only comes for tacos and salsa. Not even rice or anything special for sides is on the menu anyways. Just needs a bit more training and management in my opinion happening here, and honestly I would gladly come back more often if the backwards hat guy isn’t playing BigXThaPlug’s same song repeating on loop 5+ times over and over on the speakers lol.
Whenever the filipino guy is working or any of the latina ladies take my order, usually you can expect professional and polite customer service. There’s a couple guys who work there that if you pull up and are in line, you already know something about your order is going to get forgotten, or the salsas are out of stock or something generally not going very smoothly. From the first few months I was going there it was mostly a couple of polite ladies working there, since then there’s been a few weird vibes/attitude with the backwards hat fella when I gently ask for the things that were forgotten (it’s been a handful of times now unfortunately). He has offered to give me a refund a couple of times for getting the food wrong in my order when I receive it and I catch it before I leave, but just kind of rather go somewhere I can have a more consistent and enjoyable experience really.
Cheers! Really hope this location can improve.
A
Best flavor for non meat taco – the zucchini one. Could eat 3 and be stuffed!!! Get it with the flour tortilla.
Really wish they had more options for vegetarians and vegans
… moreReally wish they had more options for vegetarians and vegans
Dietrich Faust
Great place, gets quite busy, but they do their best to hussle and food still comes out quick. Their loyalty program is pretty cool, I have gotten free food and discounts pretty regularly. Their taco of the month is also cool, always something new and interesting. If you aren’t sure what to get the cochinita pibil and shank you very much are both delicious. Savory and spicy.
… moreSunit Mehta
Props to the chefs here, everything I ordered knocked my socks off!! Fave tacos in SD i’ve had so far, the bean and cheese taco and cheesy shrimp one, and asada taco were all 10/10. The meat is seasoned and tenderized well. Great job guys ill be back soon!
… moreBarbara Jacobs
I was surprised at the combination of ingredients. Delicious. For 50c more then the delicious pollo asada taco, the upgraded pollo asada taco was amazing! The fish taco seemed to have a horse radish flavor to it, so if your not interested in that, or if you have the kids with you, you might ask for the sauce on the side to give it a try. The staff was polite and the strawberry juice was another unexpected treat… Overall, excellent.
… moreJoseph Bernal
Went to LaMesa with the wife to grab a bite to eat. While waiting to find a spot to park, a gentleman approached our car and asked if we are looking for spot? We replied yes, he said to eat or park? We said both. He pointed to City tacos and said he would highly recommend this place. My wife and I agreed to try it out. We ordered a variety of tacos. We had a Caritas, surf and turf, pescado, mexicali and a portobello taco. Also ordered their agua fresca, they has pineapple and watermelon. All the tacos were amazing. The pescado taco was my favorite. It was topped with strawberry slices and drizzled with strawberry habanero jam. The salsa selection is great as well but I have to give it to their mango habanero salsa. I will definitely be back to try their other menu items.
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