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Comments (199)
This place was great for Mexican Food. I went there 2x in the same week to explore options.Food was made fresh, tasted great, and decent portions. The only thing to really note is that its a little pricey. Although with the current inflation (at the time of this review), I can understand they have costs too.
I only gave this place 4 stars for the fact that I did not eat indoors. So 4 stars for the drive up window the food was great. I ordered The rolled tacos and they were Piled high with cheese guacamole sour cream and salsa on the side Very good eats , especially late at night
Not good at all, the meat was dry. Im pretty sure they use the lowest-priced meat to make $. But thats every where not just this place. This is coming form a customer who has been around Mexican food for a LONG time.
Service and food SUCKED!! I should have trusted the prior negative reviews. As I received my food the lady just handed it to me - didn’t bother to say thank you, have a great day - she didn’t say anything just walked away. Also, when I ordered I asked for NO guacamole in my California burrito - they put guacamole in the burrito. The meat in the burrito wasn’t even warm when I bit into it. Steer clear of this place of even if you don’t mind “not so good Mexican food”.
Such good food. Sooooo slow. I live within 2 blocks of this place and walk-in is great. But anytime I do drive through takes FOREVER (which I do especially after 10pm). Doesn’t matter if I’m second in line or 10th. I’ll keep coming back because the food is 👍 but hope the time of service will catch up because I’d come more often.
We ordered the Christian Fries, which is a custom order. DELICIOUS! The chips were also great, the quesadillas were good. However, the chicken taquitos were terrible. Not even close to good.
On the road a little after midnight, I suddenly had a strong craving for a super nacho. Through Google, my son found Vallarta Express as it was still open. Wow, this will be one drive-through experience we will never forget. That container of Super Nacho was the heaviest I have ever felt. It was a shock to see and taste the absolute best carne asada Super Nacho we have ever had, filled with delicious meat, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese. We also had steak fajita with freshly made tortilla. The sons had carne asada burritos and chicken burrito. They also thought their burritos were the best they had ever tasted. Perfect seasoning, not overly salty like in most fast food places, and everything tasting freshly made even though it was past midnight. Definitely will visit Vallarta Express again when in Carlsbad.
The best carnitas quesadilla!Also, Vallarta bowl with free drink is awesome. I also like the chicken pepita salad (first time I ordered it I asked, Where are the pepitas? Hint... Its ground up in the best salad dressing youve ever tasted! So good they charge $1.25 for extra) Cant wait to go back. Love the one in Carlsbad💗
Driving by this place may look like a repurposed older dairy Queen or something but dont be fooled. The Latino staff prepares excellent value authentic Mexican menu items.
I had lunch there cause it was something i never had before. Now i regret it. The rice was dry. Beans over cooked. Tacos were rubbery. An for this bad food over price 24.00 she charged me. It was so not worth it at all
Delish! Fresh fast and flavorful Mexican food. We tried the hand rolled taquitos half chicken half steak and loved them. Also the California burrito is amazing and so filling. The carnktas tacos were my favorite of the day they are big and chopped cubed marinated pieces of pork. The fresh Agua Fresca drink are great too!
More choices than other Mexican fast food places. Big portions and delicious! They open 24/7, and the afternoon we were there, theres a long drive thru line. Well be back for more!
I lov u vallartasEdit: I love how many sauces and napkins they give u, always the homies in that aspect
Good food at long time Mexican fast food place. It’s changed names through the years, but I think Vallarta Express is the best one that has been there . Super fast, clean and friendly staff.On the downside…. Sometimes the food makes me sick.
This is my favorite hole in the wall Southwestern cuisine located in the barrio of downtown Carlsbad. I had the California omelette, with refried beans and melted cheese, along with Spanish rice and 4 large hot flour tortillas. Lots of habanero salsa and salsa verde, tableware and environmentonally friendly containers. The staff are all ethnically Mexico and the food is authentic. They are Covid compliant both inside and out in their large dining area. As a musician, I could perform a fairly large Covid compliant wedding reception there, the gas station on the other side sells beer. I could easily set up my battery powered PA system over 50 feet from the parking lot dance floor and space my band members 20 apart.
Friendly service and good food. Right off the freeway so perfect for long drives from San Diego to the Bay. I got the carne asada quesadilla and it was a lot of food for only $10. Very tasty and they also have great salsas.
The BEST place to get a Carne asada burrito. Their meat is always fresh. I live in vista and will drive 30min. just to eat here 10 out of 10 recommend!
Should be a zero ! Second time everything wrong , fries where old , and customer services there is very rude , if they can handle so much people they shouldn’t be working there ! First time I order a asada burrito with no pico I call they said I had a week to come back for a new one well I did and they get it wrong again this time gave me a California burrito and I brought it back and told her she didn’t give me what I ask for which was a ASADA burrito with guacamole only and she goes anyways the guacamole has tomatoe anyways way , she never said sorry and replace it
Its always refreshing to get a burrito from Vallarta Express.. taste 100% fresh!
Seasoning is right, taste is excellent, service is exceptional. Salsa is delicious! This is the Go to spot for 24hr taco shop.
Vallarta has AMAZING food at really great prices. I had the Christian Fries and it tasted like heaven in my mouth. Portions are huge, service is fast, and everything is made fresh to order.
I ordered 1 shrimp taco $6.95 or so and 1 chicken fajita taco $5.16 and 1 small Jamaica water, total came to $15 bucks, the food tasted great, no complaints, great customer service
Extremely Slow Service. Stuck in drive thru for 20+ minutes and still have 4 cars infront of me. DO NOT WASTE YOUR LUNCH BREAK HERE.
Good flavor! Little$$$$
Driven by this place many times in my Bar scene days in what we knew / called it as the Crawl but never tried it...now working down the street and this place has got to be one of the better fast Mexican food places around...will keep coming to try the rest of items on menu...tried the egg breakfast sandwich and it was very tasty and worth it, the sandwich is a big portion and the salsa they come with makes the place an all star.
Ordered shrimp tacos. Not sure what this is, but it isnt shrimp and is flavorless. Waste of $15.12/18 update-gave it another try and food was mediocre and customer service is awful (was last time too). Shame the old place is gone and this is what replaced it.
Best Carne Asada in North County, excellent spice in the meat, tastes marinated. Takes cards finally, tiny fee. Food is awesome, spicy hot sauce (bright orange) is deep and hot without setting your face on fire.Picked up tacos today, still yummy!!!
Everything on the menu is good. And the portions are huge. The service is excellent. The food is incredible. Dont expect cheap prices, though. But, as you know, you get what you pay for. So you get a lot here. I go to this place all the time. Ive been going here for, I dont know, 5 years. And its in Carlsbad. So, you cant really beat it.
First time here. Had their breakfast burritos which were certainly ample in size. After getting them a few of our group wished they had ordered one to split. Would I come back here — yes.
Great food and service even late at night. GREAT JOB. I will be back for sure even if it is midnight. Keep up the great work there....
Very rude lady on the speaker we didn’t even get our orders out and she was being sooooo rude! We left
Third time in a row I order one thing an d receive another. Carne asada is dry and overcooked. Usually the food is very good but sadly its going downhill and fast. Bummer, it used to be good.
Amazing giant burritos, The carne is fantastic.You see them prepare their menu. Makes you hungry watching
Breakfast sandwich is trash. 2 undercooked pieces of bread and dry eggs. Take it off the menu ASAP!
Went in tonight, horrible experience. Besides the long line and over price prices. The lady who took my order was rude and inpatient, I drove 20min just to get horrible customer service, the guy who was at the window giving the orders out, was trash talking another customer who was before me in the drive thru. I ask if the price would be better for a carne Asada fries or a side of fries and meat, the guy just look at me annoyed and said it was dollar more so my original price was $23 then he said $24 but in my account it showed $25 like it’s a not a big difference but the fact that they couldn’t be helpful and lied about the price is not okay , The Hispanic lady helping him was taking bad about how she had repeated my order to me twice which she did not , she straight out lie, the guy was just say in Spanish yeah yeah l know like still taking about me while I am at the window waitingShe mention something about my order which I couldn’t make out the whole conversation because she was trying to talk low but he was like no no don’t do that in Spanish. So I will tell my partner and my sister and my cousins who I have recommended to come to this place not to go here because there is definitely no customer service the food is okay but over price taking my money else where.
I’m not some crazy environmentalist, but I do think that there is an insane amount of waste generated here. Why would you give 6 containers of sauces with one breakfast burrito? Yes, the burrito was good. Idea: use less containers (or none) and put that sauce in the burrito, saving you money! Or offer upon request. Customers: you could help by requesting no (or 1) sauce, or just ignore me and say eff the world.
Ive on)y bee! There 1 time but 8ts c)want a!d the food is pretty darn 👍
Great place to come thru after coming out of the club. I would say it is pricer than others area nearby.
You gotta do the Christian! A California with bacon and eggs awsome Burrito
Its Hard to find fresh Mexican food open 24 hours this place taste amazing!!!
I dont usually give establishments mediocre reviews but while the food is good here, the last four times I ordered, the same girl fudged up my order. One time she doubled it, another time she gave me a chicken and cheese burrito when I asked for a chicken and bean burrito. Another time, she forgot my drink and utensils. Try eating a tostada with no utensils! I cant remember the order before that. They should also give you a total before you hit the window to pay. I never once ever see my total and have been overcharged. Again, food is great but the cashier does not know what shes doing.
Nothing specialOrdered a smaller carne asada burritoMeat was not cooked enough could have been betta. Salsa is not so good and way to small. The green was better than the orange.Girl at window was very sweet. Probably wont go bk
Absolutely love the Mexican Food at Vallarta express! The portions are sooo big and the food is really tasty!! They have a variety of Mexican dishes to choose from! They serve authentic food that are delicious and very reasonable with price! Definitely recommend when you are in Carlsbad or when you are passing by! :)
Burrito was bomb. No matter what Mexican food restaurant it is I always get the same thing Carne Asada with red enchilada sauce inside burrito! 6 out of 10PM
This place is 50/50 on just about every aspect. 50/50 you get a mostly cold burrito, 50/50 it takes 5 minutes per car in the drive through. 50/50 if you get a burrito with pork itll be a grease bomb (stained my passenger seat one night). They gave me the wrong order tonight. When everything works out its a great spot. Better than average cali burrito on all accounts, if its cold you just have to microwave it. I come here regularly because its the best drive thru burrito on the way home but Im usually frustrated about something when I leave.
I just discovered this place. This is exactly how I’d want to make a carnitas burrito, also my wife says the refried beans are excellent and un-salty which is always an indication that they are homemade. This place is dangerously close to my house. I will be eating here more and will try some other dishes besides my usual go to taco shop favs.
Fish burrito. Philly and Cali are bomb. Big portions. Decent prices. Nice employees.
Hands down the best Mexican food I’ve ever had. Tasted amazing and for an unbeatable price. You can’t do better for real. I live in Utah but would definitely drive all the way here again just to eat this food. Excellent and kind service as well.
This place is awesome for authentic Mexican food. However, many times they mess up the order, mainly missing items. If you have multiple items check your order before you leave.
The food is good but...The last time, the taco had a little piece of tinfoil in it. If I didnt have a fork, I would have ended up eating the foil.Also, the food workers are not using gloves. I thought at this time everyone in restaurants use gloves when preparing food.
Probably worst place for customer service. I used to go there almost every morning for my breakfast burrito. Either my burrito was wrong, didnt get salsa I asked for , or zero napkins. Now I go somewhere else. Went this morning out of desperation and got a bean n cheese w pico de Gallo. Guess what? No pico, even after the genius girl repeated it to me. Not sure if Ive done something to offend her. But Im over being tolerant and now writing review.
Well todays my birthday in I ordered the number one combo. I ask a little extra enchiladas sauce because the last time I had the combo they didnt put enough enchiladas sauce and a mess the whole order up again! The only thing thats good is the chips in salsa. Even the my drink is watery its Terrible. Usually the food is great here but the last 2 times its been terrible. What a waste of my money and time. This restaurant gets an F for failure for food product today.
The orange hot sauce is the bomb and nothing like it anywhere I’ve found. Usually a taco shop is a taco shop is a taco shop but this one really stands out. I visit all the locations regularly and have a great report with all the employees. Definitely worth an effort to visit. Go Moe carne asada quesadilla with 6 red sauce please
They have great food but when I went to go pay for my food the girl said it was $10 and she charged me $11! Their food is way overpriced and when they give you the amount of your order they lie about it and overcharge you. So if you go there to eat check your bank statements!
Man! The carne asada burrito add beans crema and get it wet! Done deal! 😋
Really good carne asada fries
Out of the 10+ Mexican Food/ Cuisine places in the Carlsbad Village area, I believe these folks have the best burritos in town. ...sometimes they mess up the order when they are busy though, so be sure to double check what’s in the bag before you leave. However, the food is so good, I’m still giving 5-stars. :)
Sunday experience with a register woman who had glasses on wasn’t pleasant at all. She was so rude, mimicking as what I asked her what I want and exclude the meat from it, as she just goes with numbers on the menu and cannot customize anything and saying with a very rude tone and demanding “let me know when you’re ready” and left! Very rude.
Food portions are huge. The prices are great. The majority of the staff hopefully are better than the lady at the counter who helped me. She seemed irritated and was short with me. I would still return and eat there again as the food was indeed delicious. I couldnt even finish it all so Ill have late night leftovers or lunch for the next day.
Somehow the best veggie burrito I have found comes out of this drive through! Packed with actual vegetables and great sauces.
This place always pulls through for a quick, delicious food option in Carlsbad Village. Whether early in the morning, or late at night, they always do a great job of taking care of you. I love the Carne Asada Fries with Extra Adobada. The salsa is always a great option too! Find your new favorite menu item here.
Interior was recently remodeled. Very clean. Excellent menu and food.
This place is new to Carlsbad, or at least in this location. When they first opened, we went and thought that the prices were a little high, but that the food was also pretty good quality. But because of those prices, we usually chose other places when going out for Mexican food.Tonight I went with my wife and three kids. We ordered a slew of tacos and some sides. When our order came out, they shorted us two tacos. It took a lot of work (with me speaking in Spanish to their cooks) to convince them of their error.The tacos are large, but the flavors are nothing too special. Mass made tortillas. It just really didnt meet the mark. Were probably not coming here again.
The best food workers are so friendly and go above and beyond I definitely recommend try this place out if u havent
The food is not bad for a chain place. The California burrito and enchiladas are worth a try. The food portions are enormous so their quesadilla is a meal in itself. It is a little more expensive than a private family owned place but for the food size you get your moneys worth. Reason for my rating is both times Ive gone it seemed the service took some time and can use a little improvement.
I like there food. Its why I do go back tbere and have taken people there. The prices are a bit higher than other taco shops we wilke and tht deters us from coming more frequently. Today was a bit frustrating as the wait in the drive through was way longer than usual with only 4 cars in front of me. Not sure what happened. When I ordered, it seemed fast and easy, but when I finally did make it to the window after about 20 minutes in line already, they had input my order wrong. They had to make my original order and it took another 5 minutes. I am usually ok waiting, but this visit took a while longer than usual. Ill chalk it up to a one off bad day and go back for a quesa taco soon.
What the rising cost of eating out at restaurants and staying at hotels, a discount would be greatly appreciate it as a part of the community. Under new management and they are doing outstanding! The menu is still a little confusing to me thats the reason for only four stars. The menu is exceptional coming from a community where there wasnt any Mexican, Spanish, Cuban Cuisine! 🌮🌮🌮🌮
Lets start with saying CUSTOMER SERVICE is not even there. The lady and Man were talking so many bad things about the previous customer, literally if you have nothing nice to say about someone just dont say it. Also I being coming here a few times and its always the rude lady who messes up orders.
This place is expensive! BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT THE CARNE ASADA WITH AL PASTOR BURRITO NO PICO JUST GUAC IS LIKE NO OTHER OH AND THE SALSAS JUST PERFECT 👌 GREAT PORTIONS 👌👌👌
Amazing food love the service 10/10 everyone els who said it’s bad in the reviews are 100% kooks or tourists
Food good, too bad custumer service really poor lady at the cashier had a really bad attitud.
Great portions wonderful taste if I could give 10 stars I would. Love this place. Really authentic taste.
Food was good. Rice had veggies which was nice. But very salty. Shredded Beef Burrito was well stuffed, flavorful, and the cheese inside I wasnt expecting kind of a nice touch. The carne asada plate was good. Salad was good. The guac included is a nice touch.But its expensive. $21 for me and wife.Edited review to reflect that it should have been 4 stars not 3. Must have fat fingered it months ago and didn’t realize it.
Surprised at the quality for a 24hr place, everything is good and they dont skimp on meat. More on the expensive side for Mexican food but worth it for the hours and quality. I always get the beef rolled tacos and the Cali burrito. Their rice has veggies in it too, which I wasnt expecting in my bc&r burrito, but I enjoyed it.
Food was great. They’re always open
They have the best breakfast burritos in town, I order it with no potatoes and extra protein, the salsa is great and its quick service
So good. Great place to go for all meals and late at night. It serves every need. Bring an out of town friend here, have breakfast alone or with friends/family, pick it up quick for a random meal, come late after drinking around town. Quickly became a staple to downtown carlsbad.
Excellent, one of the best if not the best Mexican food I have had. Flood is always fresh and hot and moist. The breakfast burrito and the pollo asado are excellent, the chicken is char broiled and tasty great
It was disgusting. This was my first visit and I will be sure to go to Robertos or Albertos or any other Mexican restaurant. There was some strange smell/taste of the food, almost like burnt plastic and corn tortillas. It was in my car, in my house, in my cloths and I couldn’t seem to wash it off. I had the #3 combo chicken and cheese enchiladas. I wanted to burn the food, and my cloths and take a shower. It’s 5 hours later now and I can still smell it on me. Go anywhere else.
Food was soggy with very little to no flavor. I ordered a chorizo and egg burrito. Hoping it was just an off day.
Carnitas Burrito was a Solid choice here and the drive thru is 24 hours no complaints at all cant wait to try more from the menu.
Second day in a roll must mean something right. The food is great and the prices are fine as well pleople will thank me later for it. Sorry no pictures I was hungry but I recommend the breakfast burrito with ham and add bacon its the best.
What used to be Alejandros Mexican Food is now Vallarta Express, being a local to the area I would frequent here a lot. I hadnt been for a while and came up through the drive thru during what looked like the remodel. Noticing the new menu, and not paying attention to the prices, or even the name change really, ordered the same things my family and I would order for ourselves. Was greeted at the window by a friendly associate who gave me the total for items ordered. It was just over 1.5x as much as it used to be (around $27) the new total for the same items is now almost $40! For a family of 4 which isnt bad for the quantity and quality of the food. The Carne Asada is some of the best Ive had in a while! I Have been back several times since they re-opened and they have only got better. The store front is represented much cleaner than before with nice outside seating, plus they are open 24/7! Id recommend you try it!
Very poor experience, the cashier did not know how to use the cash register, took my order wrong and admitted you are confusing me simple order I like to drop two tacos and add a chimichanga. Reply Im so confused. I can go on and on very poor customer service and experience. Will never go here again. I recommend everyone take their business elsewhere.
OPEN 24/7!!!! No other authentic late night/ early morning mexi joint offers the variety they do. The food is always delicious, but it does take a little longer. Good food takes time! A tad bit pricey, but you get what you pay for.
I miss our old taco shop. I have given the new place three tries and the burritos are a mess and for the second time the fries in my Cali burrito are just warm potatoes. Late night drive-through is dead in the Village.😭
Poor service! I order something (spicy carrots) paid for them asked twice to make sure I get them! Your rude employee charged me for them and never put them in my bag! To make the service worse! My soup container was cracked and the soup was all I’m my bag! I believe you hate white Americans! Second time! Poor service and food too!
I often go here, but last night the guy behind the counter was Alex! Real cool guy! My friend insisted on paying, and Alex rung him up saying his total was $86!!! He was just playing of course! Later we went home and discovered we got steak instead of chicken, he happily replaced our order!
This is one of the popular Mexican shops in SD and it is open 24 hours. It has a drive-thru or you can order in the shop it is a small business and has a small sitting area located outside which a lot of people do not mind as SD weather stays the same pretty much every season. They are usually busy during the weekends and lunch, dinner time on the weekdays and parking is small so a lot of people will have to go through the drive thru. If you have not tried the - Carne Asada Fries with Bacon and Eggs - it is a must! It is called Christian Fries. That is one of the popular dishes which is not on their menu.
Vallarta express is the best burrito spot in San Diego. San Diego has the best burritos in California. California has the best burritos in the world…
Excellent prices, excellent service and excellent food. The fish tacos are incredible and the guacamole is absolutely the best Ive ever eaten.
Was looking for a new place close to Moms, did not find it here! Over priced, small portions and rude service! Its a shame too because the food was pretty good. When I ordered taquitos, the guy told me, theyre called rolled tacos. I said the menu says taquitos and he said no its rolled tacos, three times! Fix the menu if you dont want people to call them taquitos! Wow. Really?
One of my favorite fast food Mexican food had a variety of things there all were very good. My kids love the bean and cheese burrito
Passed by late Saturday evening, first time eating at a Vallarta Express, went through drive thru & ordered 2 carne asada fries and an order of chips cheese & guacamole. The carne asada was one of the BEST weve tasted out here in the North County, fries were perfect! Chips were delicious as well! Theyre green salsa was good and the red one has a unique flavor! Customer service was good as well!! Definitely will be going back! 👌
I love this Taco Shop. The food is excellent, never a disappointment. Happy Place!
I ordered a surf and turf burrito with fries instead of rice, no sour cream. This is an order I frequently make at the Mira Mesa and Clairemont locations without issue.I take a bite, burrito comes out with rice and sour cream. I let them know the order is wrong, expecting them to make another burrito. What they instead did was open up the burrito, scooped out some of the sour cream, added fries (with the rice still inside), and rewrapped the whole thing poorly with the same tortilla, bite hole at the top of the burrito and everything.Dont waste your time here. The other locations are better.
If youve never enjoyed the deliciousness of Vallartas burritos, then you have not lived, my friend. You really cant go wrong with any of their many burrito options. If burritos are even partially interesting to you, you need to go here. Theyre head and shoulders above virtually any other Mexican restaurants burrito options.
Good food, not excellent. Have visited a couple times. Ordered tortas on two occasions, burnt bread each time. Ordered rolled tacos with meat on top, missing the meat. Offered to give me a side of meat if I went back and inconvenienced myself.
Good food served by nice people. Its a little bit more expensive but then you can always go to Taco Bell. Their offerings of food are unique and worth going there.
One of the best carne asada burrito in CA and more bang for your bucks. Dont forget to ask for red and green sauce.
Vallarta has great Mexican food that always seems to be tastier and of higher quality than most of the nearby competition while still having reasonable prices.
The worst burrito I had in my life. It had slices of tomato, onions, and bell peppers. Who puts bell pepper? A burrito should have rice, bean, choice of meat, and salsa. The carne asada was burned. I had better burritos for $5.00. In fact in East Los Angeles theres a taco truck that sells burritos for $2.00 with a free drink and tacos for 75 cents.
Surf n turf burrito is the best! Its a big burrito its enough for 2. Reasonable price. The drive thru is very quick even on lunch time.
Not fancy just hella delicious.
Huge, Excellent breakfast burritos & their tacos are bomb too! When you guys get your Cabaret License, I will gladly come & play some Santana on my guitar for you! And some Richie Valens La Bamba, &some El Mariachi Loco, El Son De La Negra, Volver, Volver, & Spanish Flea!
Almost $13 for 2 potato tacos with rice and beans?!? If they would have told me what the cost was before the pick up window I for sure wouldve changed my order. Place is expensive. Dont reccomend unless you have deep pockets!
Too pricie and food is too greacie
Food is okay until you find a hair aside from that they dont answer when your trying to make an order over the phone and the customer service is bad too... but the food is okay
New ownship/name. Way to expensive now and not as good. Ordered my usual. Now $3 more and side of cream cheese that used to be 50 cents is $1.15 and smaller. Last visit I am afraid for this 10 year customer. No longer a value.
The food is great but for some reason Everytime I order a vegetarian dish, I would have to pick out chunks of chicken( eventually I would give the food back)! This happen three times which is why I havent been back . If I wasnt vegetarian I wouldnt mind..
Pricey but good food.
Very good. One of the better Mexican restaurant chains in SD.
Good service, clean inside and out, menu easy to read, good choices, food good, worth going back too again.
Very bad service and nasty food, I waited more of 15 minutes for a cashier to take my order because he was ignoring us and pretending to do something else. Then i had to wait another 15 minutes for one California burrito. French fries in the California burrito were hard and dark, basically stale and the meat was undercooked. Completely ruined the food entirely.
The girl at the drive thru has poor customer service. Second time I go in my lunch break and I ask her for salsa or limes..she always rolls her eyes.
Fast and accurate service! Also, VERY delicious.
Food was delicious! We had the shrimp enchiladas a la carte with green sauce, carnitas taco and roll tacos. Served hot and fresh.
I was wanting a great carne asada burrito and ended up receiving a chicken burrito. Very disappointed for the fact I drove way out of the way to end up not getting what I thought I ordered. Need to hire people that understand what customers are ordering.
Good and fresh Mexican food. I would recommend, especially for the price.
Great potato tacos! Thats all I have really tried so I cant say much else.
Just as good as the other locations. Had the Surf & Turf burrito, Rolled Tacos, and Christian Fries. So freaking bomb!
Big portions chicken was good I asked for fries but gave us nachos instead but close enough and just as good lots of salsa too
I want to give them bad reviews so people dont come here cause its always overcrowded when Im here but the reality the food is good and always hot.
If youre looking for authentic mexican food on the fly this is the place to to go. A bit pricey though, personaly I prefer Chipotle.
What a great place to go. Never been there before got hooked on once haha California burrito is my personal favorite. Hahah
The drive through lane was very slow. A lot of people are eager to consume the good food.
I Love the new management, the Food has been very good, as has the service. And the Hot Salsa is delicious, and very hot ! 24 hours, thus my go to place as a creature of the night ...
One of the few if any places open 24 hours and the one one the best food!!!! :)
Very good burritos. Their orange sauce is awesome. And their california and breakfast burritos are great
The food is always seasoned and cooked to perfection which is impressive considering how busy they always are. Always worth the little wait.
Albertos ($) > Alejandros ($) > Vallarta Express ($$$). The staff is still almost the same and still good/great, but the name change magically added two dollars to almost every menu item. Sad.
Great spot for a California burrito or carne asada fries. Fast growing Mexican chain, one of the better California burritos and rolled taquitos around. Huge portions.
They give me what I want how I like it. I want a burrito fried they do it. Awesome place!
Drive thru is tight. Menu is pricey as far as taco shop food goes. However, the Pollo Asada Quesadilla is great
Our go to spot for breakfast burritto. We always take friends and family here for their SoCal experience. Reasonably priced and quality food
This is our go to place after bar hoping!! Always good !!
Its was ok, the prices are high. I was expecting the food to be alot better for the price I paid almost $30 for 2 burritos and drinks.
Best Mexican food around
Great beans and cheese 🌞
I found a large piece of metal (looks like a paperclip), about 2 to 3 inches in my surf n turf burrito on Friday, March 29th at 1:40am. I have pictures and the receipt for evidence and I am horrified. Choked on the dang thing. Never going there again.
My FAVORITE 24hr Mexican food place. The quality and quantity beat out all other contenders in my book. Priced fairly too!
Favorite place for Mexican food in Carlsbad
Very good food but their service was somewhat slow.
The food is good, great vegetarian options, and they have some really inventive food there, try the Christian Burrito it is insane.
Really solid burritos, but the hard taco stole the show!! Burritos can be done enchilada style for a couple extra bucks.
If you like burnt bacon and burnt eggs.... the wait at the Drive-Thru is ridiculous, 1 car in front of me and it took 20min... Ive tried this place 3 times and it sucks!
This place is good and hip but I still miss the old place. Also kind of annoying when you order on GrubHub for a breakfast burrito, there is no option for no-meat.
Best Carne asada and salsa!!
Burrito was good!Unfortunately the place smelled really bad.
Food was fantastic service was extremely poor. The two women working Drive thru were very rude. But I come back for the food.
Food is amazing but the staff lacks the ability to understand the most basic of requests. Extra apparently means none, 8 means 4, an “no” means “only”.
Had been a long time customer. Issue with a cashier response and blaming a co worker for wrong order as the cashier stood watching. I was told to F$&# off. Bad team work, dude.
Very good machaca burrito. Nacos were good, but would have been Great with a little more carne asada on them.
Good burritos. Nice location. Clean building.
Chicken quesodilla is my fav there..prices are reasonable...a lil slow on the drive thru. Worth the wait food is bomb.. check it out
The bean and cheese burrito and breakfast burritos are great. The orange sauce is phenomenal, pour it on everything
Good size portion. Large burritos! Overall good combos.
We love Vallarta great Mexican food . Just got back from the airport it was late and needed a quick bite to eat . Food was good .
Great tasty Food ! and plentiful , Our number One Place of Mexicano Foods !
They always serve there cheese ice cold right out the fridge. i orders cheese enchiladas and i got a bunch of cold shredded cheese in some cold tortillas. I am done giving this place any more chances.
Great food, some times the drive through gets a little long but its worth the wait.
Chicken was not super good, flavors were lacking, tons of avocado/guacamole which was an interesting point but probably not coming back here.
The only place still open 24 hrs with all this covid craziness. They keep it real 👊
Thier breakfast burritos are generous & excellent taste & thier open before 6 for Walk in orders
Best Carnita burrito Ive had in a long time.
Don’t order the Cali barrito was horrible, FYI they charge extra for card
Delicious tacos. Drive through open 24hrs.
Very good food especially the burritos and tacos
Good foodThey got one of my Burritos wrong but fixed it fast.Thank You
There good but ive gotten cold food quite a few times and thats annoying
Great food !!! Will go back for more .
Everything is delicious and fresh. Servings are generous in size
Happy happy happy! Great food and worth every penny! Welcome to the neighborhood Vallarta Express, we will be back
The most disturbingly dirty place ive seen food prepared in. food was made wrong and so gross i threw it away after two bites
Two words Fish Tacos 🌮
Firts time there and we love it I order a breatfeas burrito and chilaquiles really good 👍 i recommended
Carne Asada always taste liken its off the grill
Want fast-Mexican-food?You have found da gold standard.
The best 24h food place in North county. I recommend the chicken soup 😁 wow !!! So good!
Big portions, excellent food, great price! Open 24 hours too!
The cashier was obnoxious yesterday and couldnt get my order sole item correct- super nachoes.
Great shrimp burrito and best ranch dressing!
Food is great but the cashiers constantly short me my change back.
Very good. Drive thru is efficient too!
Foods ok but workers get order wrong every single time and then argue that they didn’t get it wrong.
In Carlsbad Mexican food is at a high bar. Vallarta express stands up to its competition well.
Good food
Burritos were huge! The nachos serving was huge! The workers were nice.
Very good mexican taste.excelent service.
4.2 (199 comments)
Review №1
2022-05-29Great veggie burrito. Quick drive thru too. Black beans, grilled vegetables, good rice. A little heavy on the cheese, but a great vegetarian option that has more than just beans and rice. No guacamole but surprisingly with the grilled veggies you dont miss it. Good salsas too. Ill definitely be back.
Review №2
2022-07-20Its the best Mexican food you can find anywhere. The Christian fries are the best thing ever. The Christian Burrito was also amazing. The service was fast and it was during a packed night. Driving 50+ miles to come here is worth it. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for some bomb carne asada fríes or burritos.
Review №3
2022-04-03Best but am saying the best Mexican spot in San Diego. Need to stop and try their asada fries and bomb tacos de asada!!!! You can smell their grill from 2 blocks away🤤🤤 am from San bernandino and we don’t have notting to this . Great service great place awesome staff.
Review №4
2022-06-10Amazing!!! The staff is always laughing with each other! Great customer service! The food is absolutely fantastic!! I would recommend anyone and everyone to go and eat there! I know I wont stop!! Thanks 4 feeding Carlsbad and tourist that come here. You are in my top 10 places for great Mexican food! Keep it up!!
Review №5
2022-04-23Awesome food! Amazing burritos, filled to the brim with what you want. Absolute favorite fast food Mexican in north county.
Review №6
2022-02-21I have been coming here for years. Super good. Great bean and cheese burritos and the rolled tacos are soooo good. Best Ive ever had. The shredded chicken nachos are super good too, along with the beef fajitas.Even though I recently moved, I will still come here.
Review №7
2022-07-13Fast service and great food. Burritos are delicious and well sized. Lots of available seating outside and has a drive through
Review №8
2022-03-25Vallartas is great food and good staff. There has been a time or two where I asked for no meat on super nachos and I received a pile of beef. Another where I was charged for my soda but didn’t receive it (had to go back). But you’re always guaranteed a solid amount of food and a satisfied palate.
Review №9
2021-05-04Great and super fast service. Ordered chicken rolled tacos and they were delicious! A little more expensive than other Mexican establishments but definitely good food. They have open seating outside. Great location, right off the freeway.
Review №10
2022-02-15This place is great. Really, one of my favorite finds in the area. The food is delicious, affordable, and eclectic. They are open 24 hours a day and have a drive-thru for busy patrons.I literally go here every day on my way to work.Chicken soup - excellent.Machaca burrito - bomb.Fajita burrito - yes please.Buffalo burrito - indeed.