Taqueria By El Prieto

Taqueria By El Prieto Brings Late Night Tacos to Chula Vista | Eater San Diego

"Jorge Vargas's first brick-and-mortar street taco shop opened in Chula Vista near the H Street Trolley Station in the former Tacos El Gordo location, and I found it positioned as a late-night, casual spot open until 2 a.m. on weekdays and 4 a.m. on weekends. The menu highlights traditional street tacos along with tostadas, mulitas, and vampiros, and features proteins such as chorizo, asada, adobada, cabeza (beef head), buche (pork stomach), lengua (beef tongue), and tripe (beef intestines). Many of those proteins can also be added to fries or a papa loca, a loaded potato topped with butter, sour cream, avocado, and melted cheese. Vargas, already known for his Mariscos El Prieto trucks and Don Vargas Birriera y Mariscos, plans to open a second Chula Vista location in about a month and eventually a third restaurant elsewhere in the South Bay." - Helen I. Hwang