It's a gem of a taco shop. Tastes like it's on the wrong side of the border
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: California Burrito, Carnitas, Asada Burrito
Katalina A
Very fast service especially during the lunch rush and very friendly staff. Not to mention incredible burritos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angie VanSchoick
Fantastic food and the burritos are enormous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rolled Tacos 1 Tostada, Fish Taco, The Beans, Guacamole, Asada Burrito, Carne Asada Burrito
Francisco Lopez
Man, what a big tacos ever. Sorry for the Pic I'm really hungry wen I visit this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aleksei L.
Lived in Del Mar for 14 years now and I have to say that without fail Kotija Jr. Delivers great Mexican food each time I go there. The guys working there are super chill and laid back which is rad. The portions are big and you get a lot for your money. The fish tacos, Al Pastor and tried and true California burrito are fantastic. The food is done pretty quick and comes out hot and fresh. If you're big into Mexican food and wanna have a chill Denali definitely go here.
David Han
Try asking for monster
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marco Tassara
Can't say enough good things about the staff and food. Excellent and salsa is actually Hot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Taco, California Burrito, Carnitas
Virginia L.
#1 in finding creative ways to f up a veggie burrito! Holy guacamole!!! I'm writing this to remind myself never to order a veggie burrito here ever again. It was bite after bite of grilled onions and peppers to a point where I opened up the burrito and removed a full cup of grilled onions and peppers that were still in there. The only other ingredients were a small serving of rice and a very small serving of pinto beans. No lettuce, no guac, no sour cream, no cheese - which would be standard in the San Diego area unless specified that it had zucchini and veggies or something like that. Ugh, never again will I give them $10+ for a grilled onion burrito. The salsa verde was mild and tasty. Service was fast and friendly. Easy in/out of the fwy.
Christina R.
The short :Pretty good birria tacos, average fish taco, very good salsas. The long: the birria tacos are so full of beef, that just 2 will leave you feeling stuffed. Especially if you put a lot of spicy salsa on top and have a drink. They have stewed beans poured over the top, which I am not a big fan of. Not refried beans, these are whole stewed red beans. Personally, there was just too much meat- I think in the future I would order the smaller tacos, and ask for extra onion and cilantro on the side. The bomb here is the salsa bar. The mild green and spicy red salsa make everything taste better. The green is delicious but mild. The red is has a good manageable heat that keeps the flavors exciting. They aren't so ground up that you can't tell what's in them. I love that you can see the ingredients. I don't like watery, squueze-bottled salsa. The fish taco was cooked perfectly, crispy crunchy and light. It was served with raw shredded cabbage on top, which has no flavor. I know this is classic Baja, but I just don't like it. I preferred to put pickled cabbage on my fish tacos. Thankfully, the salsa was good enough to bring much needed flavor to these. The price point was excellent. $20 for four huge tacos is pretty cheap considering the commercial rent in this area. I have paid much more for much less in this same mini- mall. I'm still looking for amazing places to eat in Delmar that don't break my bank. Overall more like a 3 1/2 star, but given the location in Delmar, and the fact that there's very little else around, I am bumping it up to four.
The Carne Asada taco is delicious! It was about six dollars and it was a good size taco. The staff was very friendly and it was a good place to watch the Super Bowl. The dining area was small, but ample, and there was plenty of parking. I will definitely be returning to try their other options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Micaela El Fattal
Such delicious food and really good salsa selection. Highly recommend and worth the price. They have really tasty and fresh burritos, too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pete Wright
One of the great breakfast burritos in
Food: 5
Brandon Q.
Been coming here for years. Very friendly people, good food. Very grateful to have this place in the community.
Very fast service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's a gem of a taco shop. Tastes like it's on the wrong side of the border
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: California Burrito, Carnitas, Asada Burrito
Very fast service especially during the lunch rush and very friendly staff. Not to mention incredible burritos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic food and the burritos are enormous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rolled Tacos 1 Tostada, Fish Taco, The Beans, Guacamole, Asada Burrito, Carne Asada Burrito
Man, what a big tacos ever. Sorry for the Pic I'm really hungry wen I visit this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lived in Del Mar for 14 years now and I have to say that without fail Kotija Jr. Delivers great Mexican food each time I go there. The guys working there are super chill and laid back which is rad. The portions are big and you get a lot for your money. The fish tacos, Al Pastor and tried and true California burrito are fantastic. The food is done pretty quick and comes out hot and fresh. If you're big into Mexican food and wanna have a chill Denali definitely go here.
Try asking for monster
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Can't say enough good things about the staff and food. Excellent and salsa is actually Hot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Taco, California Burrito, Carnitas
#1 in finding creative ways to f up a veggie burrito! Holy guacamole!!! I'm writing this to remind myself never to order a veggie burrito here ever again. It was bite after bite of grilled onions and peppers to a point where I opened up the burrito and removed a full cup of grilled onions and peppers that were still in there. The only other ingredients were a small serving of rice and a very small serving of pinto beans. No lettuce, no guac, no sour cream, no cheese - which would be standard in the San Diego area unless specified that it had zucchini and veggies or something like that. Ugh, never again will I give them $10+ for a grilled onion burrito. The salsa verde was mild and tasty. Service was fast and friendly. Easy in/out of the fwy.
The short :Pretty good birria tacos, average fish taco, very good salsas. The long: the birria tacos are so full of beef, that just 2 will leave you feeling stuffed. Especially if you put a lot of spicy salsa on top and have a drink. They have stewed beans poured over the top, which I am not a big fan of. Not refried beans, these are whole stewed red beans. Personally, there was just too much meat- I think in the future I would order the smaller tacos, and ask for extra onion and cilantro on the side. The bomb here is the salsa bar. The mild green and spicy red salsa make everything taste better. The green is delicious but mild. The red is has a good manageable heat that keeps the flavors exciting. They aren't so ground up that you can't tell what's in them. I love that you can see the ingredients. I don't like watery, squueze-bottled salsa. The fish taco was cooked perfectly, crispy crunchy and light. It was served with raw shredded cabbage on top, which has no flavor. I know this is classic Baja, but I just don't like it. I preferred to put pickled cabbage on my fish tacos. Thankfully, the salsa was good enough to bring much needed flavor to these. The price point was excellent. $20 for four huge tacos is pretty cheap considering the commercial rent in this area. I have paid much more for much less in this same mini- mall. I'm still looking for amazing places to eat in Delmar that don't break my bank. Overall more like a 3 1/2 star, but given the location in Delmar, and the fact that there's very little else around, I am bumping it up to four.
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Delicious food and quick
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos de Cabeza, Caldo de Res
The Carne Asada taco is delicious! It was about six dollars and it was a good size taco. The staff was very friendly and it was a good place to watch the Super Bowl. The dining area was small, but ample, and there was plenty of parking. I will definitely be returning to try their other options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such delicious food and really good salsa selection. Highly recommend and worth the price. They have really tasty and fresh burritos, too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the great breakfast burritos in
Food: 5
Been coming here for years. Very friendly people, good food. Very grateful to have this place in the community.