Just go here!!! stop looking at others places. Oaxaca cheese is to die for, so is the birria quesadilla and the portion sizes are huge <3(Ate it so fast I couldn't take a pic but it looked and tasted better in person)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: El Presidente, Steak & Bones Taco, Quesadilla Norteña
A Mal
Great first time experience! Food was superb, service was outstanding and very friendly. The rib eye steak was super tender and flavorful. My son got the quesadilla with asado and he really enjoyed it. Will definitely love to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Bones Nachos, Steak & Bones Taco
Tess Harm
What a luscious meal this evening! Yes, a full flavored thin rib eye steak taco - shut the front door! Each component was perfection! We'll be back ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco
Arthur Ponce
The food here is the most incredible bargin. Affordable and fabulous. You won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco
Roxana Estrada
Everything we had was amazing , you could taste the freshness in the ingredients and the service was great! Would 100% recommend, it’s a must if you are visiting San Diego and want a taste of authentic Mexican tacos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco, Side of Guac, Don Sirloin, TJ Carne Asada Tacos
CS GT
Fantastic food, super friendly service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco
May Par
Very good service. They treated us very respectfully and attentively during our stay. The special tacos are quite large with a price of $10 each and the mini tacos or street tacos are $5. Their drinks are delicious and fresh fruit waters even more so. Beers in variety. I was satisfied with a specialty taco and 2 street tacos. The place is clean and quiet.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Charly Ray
Omg! This place is amazing! Definitely need to up their drink game. I can't even write a review! Try everything and the vegetarian options are as good as the meat! Don't let the name fool you!
Sergio Contreras
Amazing! Great flavor, generous portions. I highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: El Presidente, Steak & Bones Taco
Tommy Cheng
Steak and Bone Taco : "A- " or 4 stars, meaning "very very good. Worth a 30 minute drive, and a little pain parking. May or may not be pricey."Executive summary for those with short attention span: Essentially a gastropub that specializes in tacos, with a cool ambiance, great service, and reasonably priced for the experience!Having lived here for almost 3 years, I've come to the conclusion that San Diego's top dog food specialty is tacos. Sure there are a couple Vietnamese places I like, Catania remains a favorite for Italian, Thai Test Kitchen is a pretty neat spot, but for their respective cuisines, they're far from the best I've had. Tacos are the exception. And out of all the places I've visited so far, Steak and Bone Tacos offers the best experience.The restaurant is neither like traditional taquerias such as El Gordo or TJ Tacos, nor the modern Lola 55 type. The vibe resembles a small, casual gastropub and offers full sit-down service. At 2pm Thursday, my wife and I were the only customers in the restaurant, with the chef, a wine sales rep, and the waitress. We sat down, and our super friendly and cheerful server, Karen, came to take our order, brought us food, checked on us multiple times, and refilled our drinks. So much better than all the other taco places I've visited.With the restaurant so quiet, I had a chance to chat with the chef about his background, his philosophy on food, and why Steak and Bone. Raised in Mexico, he naturally got exposed to lots of tacos. When he arrived in San Diego after working in high-end restaurants in Europe, he wasn't able to find tacos that met his standards. In 2022, Steak and Bone Tacos opened, utilizing premium ingredients that most taquerias wouldn't touch, with French cooking techniques sprinkled in to elevate the food experience.Pork belly adobada (A- ) : Very generous portion of tender, succulent, pork belly that had a great ratio of fat to meat. I would have preferred a little more char, but it's one of the juiciest adobada tacos I've ever had.Steak & Bones Taco (B+ ) : I find it difficult to rate this because it's not really a taco. Sure, there's a corn tortilla with a thick layer of gooey cheese, with guacamole & onions on top, but the meat is a whole piece of ribeye! I ended up eating it like an open face steak sandwich, and feel a little bad because I'm rating it as such. Steak was well marbled, and very tender, but a little under seasoned and I would have preferred more char, because charred meat is tasty! It's the first time ever that I felt a $12 taco was actually a pretty decent deal!Birria Taco (B+ ) : First time I ever had a birria taco. It was certainly enjoyable, but I learned that I prefer grilled meat over braised meat on tacos. That said, the consomme was very tasty and the quantity of meat was very generous.Hibiscus aguas fresca (B+ ) : Refreshing, sweet & tangy, reminded me of Ribena blackcurrant drink, but with a more flowery note.Cantaloupe aguas fresca (A ) : This was awesome. You get hit with pungent, fresh, cantaloupe flavor but not overpoweringly sweet.Many different types of salsas (A ) : standouts for me were the mango, and an almond pepper oil that the chef introduced me to. But there were about 6-8 different salsas - super fun to try!Obviously, I'll be back to try their other tacos and with some upfront requests on the cook, I think an updated review can get to 5 stars.
This is a place that is well worth the 45 minutes to an hour drive it takes us to get there. The food is beyond incredible and I do not say that lightly. Especially as someone who was born and raised in a Hispanic household with many talented cooks in the family. Believe me when I tell you that this place is truly worth it!! To put it simply, it tastes like HOME. The food, drinks, and dessert are all fresh and will make your taste buds dance and your stomach deliciously full. And if it that doesn't convince you to go, just know that it's also a budget-friendly/family-friendly place to go. Plus, across the street there is a public parking lot for only $5 an hour! In all honesty, this place is a win-win situation for everyone due to its location, prices, and food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jesus garcia
The truth is that they are very good tacos, worth visiting 100% recommended steaks and bones taco is fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cameron Thompsen
Absolutely delicious, definitely try this place! We enjoyed the bad to the bone, TJ, Adobada, and Birria tacos, with a fabulous assortment of sauces in varying degrees of spiciness. Beers on draft are a perfect accompaniment, will definitely be back!
Just go here!!! stop looking at others places. Oaxaca cheese is to die for, so is the birria quesadilla and the portion sizes are huge <3(Ate it so fast I couldn't take a pic but it looked and tasted better in person)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: El Presidente, Steak & Bones Taco, Quesadilla Norteña
Great first time experience! Food was superb, service was outstanding and very friendly. The rib eye steak was super tender and flavorful. My son got the quesadilla with asado and he really enjoyed it. Will definitely love to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Bones Nachos, Steak & Bones Taco
What a luscious meal this evening! Yes, a full flavored thin rib eye steak taco - shut the front door! Each component was perfection! We'll be back ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco
The food here is the most incredible bargin. Affordable and fabulous. You won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco
Everything we had was amazing , you could taste the freshness in the ingredients and the service was great! Would 100% recommend, it’s a must if you are visiting San Diego and want a taste of authentic Mexican tacos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco, Side of Guac, Don Sirloin, TJ Carne Asada Tacos
Fantastic food, super friendly service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco
Very good service. They treated us very respectfully and attentively during our stay. The special tacos are quite large with a price of $10 each and the mini tacos or street tacos are $5. Their drinks are delicious and fresh fruit waters even more so. Beers in variety. I was satisfied with a specialty taco and 2 street tacos. The place is clean and quiet.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Omg! This place is amazing! Definitely need to up their drink game. I can't even write a review! Try everything and the vegetarian options are as good as the meat! Don't let the name fool you!
Amazing! Great flavor, generous portions. I highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: El Presidente, Steak & Bones Taco
Steak and Bone Taco : "A- " or 4 stars, meaning "very very good. Worth a 30 minute drive, and a little pain parking. May or may not be pricey."Executive summary for those with short attention span: Essentially a gastropub that specializes in tacos, with a cool ambiance, great service, and reasonably priced for the experience!Having lived here for almost 3 years, I've come to the conclusion that San Diego's top dog food specialty is tacos. Sure there are a couple Vietnamese places I like, Catania remains a favorite for Italian, Thai Test Kitchen is a pretty neat spot, but for their respective cuisines, they're far from the best I've had. Tacos are the exception. And out of all the places I've visited so far, Steak and Bone Tacos offers the best experience.The restaurant is neither like traditional taquerias such as El Gordo or TJ Tacos, nor the modern Lola 55 type. The vibe resembles a small, casual gastropub and offers full sit-down service. At 2pm Thursday, my wife and I were the only customers in the restaurant, with the chef, a wine sales rep, and the waitress. We sat down, and our super friendly and cheerful server, Karen, came to take our order, brought us food, checked on us multiple times, and refilled our drinks. So much better than all the other taco places I've visited.With the restaurant so quiet, I had a chance to chat with the chef about his background, his philosophy on food, and why Steak and Bone. Raised in Mexico, he naturally got exposed to lots of tacos. When he arrived in San Diego after working in high-end restaurants in Europe, he wasn't able to find tacos that met his standards. In 2022, Steak and Bone Tacos opened, utilizing premium ingredients that most taquerias wouldn't touch, with French cooking techniques sprinkled in to elevate the food experience.Pork belly adobada (A- ) : Very generous portion of tender, succulent, pork belly that had a great ratio of fat to meat. I would have preferred a little more char, but it's one of the juiciest adobada tacos I've ever had.Steak & Bones Taco (B+ ) : I find it difficult to rate this because it's not really a taco. Sure, there's a corn tortilla with a thick layer of gooey cheese, with guacamole & onions on top, but the meat is a whole piece of ribeye! I ended up eating it like an open face steak sandwich, and feel a little bad because I'm rating it as such. Steak was well marbled, and very tender, but a little under seasoned and I would have preferred more char, because charred meat is tasty! It's the first time ever that I felt a $12 taco was actually a pretty decent deal!Birria Taco (B+ ) : First time I ever had a birria taco. It was certainly enjoyable, but I learned that I prefer grilled meat over braised meat on tacos. That said, the consomme was very tasty and the quantity of meat was very generous.Hibiscus aguas fresca (B+ ) : Refreshing, sweet & tangy, reminded me of Ribena blackcurrant drink, but with a more flowery note.Cantaloupe aguas fresca (A ) : This was awesome. You get hit with pungent, fresh, cantaloupe flavor but not overpoweringly sweet.Many different types of salsas (A ) : standouts for me were the mango, and an almond pepper oil that the chef introduced me to. But there were about 6-8 different salsas - super fun to try!Obviously, I'll be back to try their other tacos and with some upfront requests on the cook, I think an updated review can get to 5 stars.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak & Bones Taco
Restaurantji Recommends
This is a place that is well worth the 45 minutes to an hour drive it takes us to get there. The food is beyond incredible and I do not say that lightly. Especially as someone who was born and raised in a Hispanic household with many talented cooks in the family. Believe me when I tell you that this place is truly worth it!! To put it simply, it tastes like HOME. The food, drinks, and dessert are all fresh and will make your taste buds dance and your stomach deliciously full. And if it that doesn't convince you to go, just know that it's also a budget-friendly/family-friendly place to go. Plus, across the street there is a public parking lot for only $5 an hour! In all honesty, this place is a win-win situation for everyone due to its location, prices, and food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The truth is that they are very good tacos, worth visiting 100% recommended steaks and bones taco is fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely delicious, definitely try this place! We enjoyed the bad to the bone, TJ, Adobada, and Birria tacos, with a fabulous assortment of sauces in varying degrees of spiciness. Beers on draft are a perfect accompaniment, will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Adobada, Steak & Bones Taco
Great and humble chef and staff, we came here when they had just opened and I thought is was a gem then and still do! Hands down my favorite all
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Bones Nachos, Steak & Bones Taco
Best Taco I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5