Adalberto's Mexican Food

Okay spot. Got a cali burrito but had to add guac since it doesn't come with any. Tasted okay but some of the meat was hard/old and chewey. Also tried the carne asada fries, they don't come with sour cream so I had to pay extra for it and got extra cheese too. Those were bomb!

California Burrito Review (Stop #5) Embarking on a quest to rank San Diego's California Burritos! The fifth stop is Adalberto's Mexican Food. Product: A large, hot burrito served up quickly—hardly any wait. The flavor stands out from the others in the ranking because they add fresh herbs, which was an unexpected twist. Overall, it was tasty, with a good selection of sauces. The price is average for the city at $12. Rating: 7 out of 10. Service: The service was fine, with no special or particularly friendly interactions. Rating: 4 out of 10. Ambiance: Great vibe—bright colors, original and beautiful outdoor tables, and a spacious, open setting. It’s a comfortable and pleasant place to eat. Rating: 8 out of 10.

The mixed burrito is awesome here! The chicken is super moist and flavorful, cooked to perfection. Their salsas are really tasty as well. They have a 24-hour drive thru, as well as inside and outside seating during regular hours. I’ll definitely be back to try more of their food soon! Update: I returned to Adalberto’s with my friend to try out some of their other burritos. We ordered a breakfast variation burrito and a California burrito. Both were decent, though neither packed the *wow* factor of the mixed burrito I had previously. I think chicken might be the meat to order here, and I definitely recommend the mixed burrito as a #1 choice.

I went through the drive thru, so can't comment on the atmosphere, but my goodness, the food! The spice! Absolutely delicious! The service at the drive through took a little bit longer than I was expecting since I went later in the night and the parking lot was fairly empty, I gave the benefit of knowing I ordered a burrito and enchilada, so they would take a bit of time to make, but it took longer than I anticipated, even factoring in that expectation of a bit more wait than other places with a drive thru. But again... the food! If you like spice, the sauces they use are delicious and definitely worth smothering in if you like spice.

Be careful. The workers drop their facial hair in the food and the managers are never there to contact about these situations. I've tried to contact the manager twice and left my information for them to call me back twice. They've never attempted to contact me and this is very unprofessional. I used to love visiting here. But no more.

During our Californian road trip 5 years ago, Adalberto was our cantine. Going here again 5 years later revive so much good memories. It’s still the best Mexican food I’ve ever had. Everything is perfectly cooked and to do for. Beside that the food is fantastic and delicious, the prices are insanely low. It’s a great value for price. I highly recommend Adalberto if you’re around, you won’t be disappointed.

All around great place to eat! The food was fresh and the employees were very nice and they are fast getting the out! Their drive thru is busy but they move the line pretty fast! It’s worth the wait cause their food is fresh and nice n hot! Love this place!

Ordered the XL carne asada burrito. It most definitely delivered. It was worth the money. Delicious, very filling. I even had half left over. So it's great to share or have for more than one meal or one day. Service was nice too. Bonus points because it also has a drive through. Bring at least 20 bucks if you really want to eat. Also tried their carne asada taco. It was very large and could has easily turned 1 into 2 tacos. Great place to order food.

Great food, open 24/7 and the service is amazing every time I go to San Diego I have to stop here

Quite possibly the best Carne Asada fries this side of town. With a drive thru and a convenient parking lot, it's a great option for a quick pick up or drive thru fix. Their dining area is clean and spotless. The service is quick and served with a smile. They don't advertise but they have tons of business.

Terrible drive through service. The girl with the brown straight hair that keeps it on a clip is the rudest person ever. How does she still have a job there? She flirts with all the guys and is disrespectful to anyone else! She flirts with my husband and touches his arm when I'm sittting RIGHT THERE and she continues to stare me down and then when she grabs the food she stays in the back and bends over in front of my husband so he can look at her behind!!!! She has the worst attitude and gives the ugliest energy. Definitely not coming here again. EVER. Don't bother, the food isn't good here go down the street to Cotijas, their food is warm and full of flavor! Plus the drive thru lady is respectful and super nice, we give her extra tips for such amazing service!! Go to cotijas don't waste your time here with rude people. Terrible ambience.

This spot is my go to place for rolled tacos whenever I am in town. This spot is a hidden gem. The food here is always solid and this time did not disappoint. I ordered the 5 rolled tacos with everything on them via the drive thru. The service was fast and the food was made fresh to order. The food was good. My tacos were hot and crispy with fresh toppings. The best hole in the taco spot that I've been to so far.

I love that they're open 24/7. Highly recommend the Cali burrito. Guac is expensive :( but delicious! Also get the fries!

This has been my spot for chips for the longest. Their guac is perfect and the cotija cheese the chicken is a lil salty in my opinion but honestly everything all the way down to the chips is perfect. Horchata is good. The inside is a little small but there's some space to sit. Nice cashiers too ty :)

I was in the mood for "hole in the wall" Mexican food and saw this place. The drive thru line was on the opposite side of the street so I had to go around. By the time I got back around, there was a line out to the street. I figured if there was a line, it's probably good. The line took longer than I wanted, but food was good for drive thru. Rolled tacos weren't too greasy. The carne asada quesadilla was huge. Some places give you half the portion, but there you get the whole giant flour tortilla. A bit pricey at $12 for a carne asada quesadilla. Would try a burrito as the tortilla had a close to authentic taste.

Great carne asada fries, the hot sauce makes this one of my favorite taco shops around.

I dont understand the bad comments. Place is solid food is well made and with care. Yes prices have gone up but so has everything else. That my friend is life. They were very generous with my portion. Everything was on point. Good san diego mexican joint. Service was perfect. Thank to all the team there. It was a great experience *** had to take a star, the beef burrito was over salted..and when I say that I'm being generous.

We ordered cali burritos and they were among the worst we've had... the burritos were folding over because the filling was lacking. The inside was fries (tasted old), pico, carne asada and cheese. I didn't know a burrito could taste dry, but this was it. Did not leave me wanting more :(

I'm a local, I literally come here just because the drive thru convenience. I've give this place a try a few times. It leaves my brain scratching every time to as why this place is still open. The driest burritos and tacos I've had ever. The California burrito is known and loved because of the combination of pico, guacamole, meat, & fries, I note this because I payed extra for guacamole on my California burrito. I want to add that you also need to pay extra for guacamole on a carne asada burrito as well or you'll just get meat and pico. I payed $18 and some change for a burrito and Jamaica this morning. Only to go home and still have a dry burrito which main filler was fries. Absolutely disappointed without doubt every single time. I've added a picture of how my burrito looks, in the picture I had removed most of the fries to make it a little more eatable.

The Guy Was Kinda Rude To My Husband When We Went In Late On A Saturday Night, Food Was Okay But Not Too Excitable. Carne Asada Fries Really Didnt Do It For Us. A Little Pricey For What We Got Honestly.

Food is fine, 4 stars. Could be better, not my favorite but I like that they're open 24 hours and that I can appreciate. That said, I really just wanted to leave a review to say that Brandon R. is a misogynist boomer lmao grow up dude

They were nice and fast but the chicken rolled tacos were terrible, no flavor and dry I wouldn't order them again

Not sure if they are under new management, or have some new recipes, but these ain't the same Rolled Tacos that I would fly across the country for. They wasn't right man and didn't even mix the guacamole. Look at that triangle chunk lol

A couple nights ago i had ordered a California burrito on Uber Eats with extra sour cream because I like my burritos creamy. The burrito had no guacamole, no sour cream after I asked for sour cream. It was so dry. I couldn't even finish it so i had to open a whole new avocado to give it some flavor because what they gave me was not it. I dont like to be negative or ungrateful but i was so upset you guys because my instructions were very clear.

Kinda surprised at all the terrible reviews. I like this place. This has been my go-to quick burrito fix for decades. I've tried just about every burrito on the menu (asada, carnitas, adobada, breakfast, chorizo), and they've all been solid. Not as good as some of the destination Mexican places in SD, but everyone in SD needs a place like this - fast, close, and good enough. The service has been totally fine for a drive-thru burrito place. I've only gotten a couple of wrong orders in the years I've been coming here, and the people here have always been friendly to me. I'm not sure how much I care about service at a drive-thru Mexican restaurant anyway. One of my favorites here that is not as common at other *Bertos is the Texas burrito. It's their spicy stewed chicken with french fries, cheese and sour cream.

I absolutely love Adalbertos. For me there's nostalgia associated with this place and at one point a late friend and I had eaten at every Adalberto's in the state. My sordid affair with these Adalberto's started in Fairfield, and worked its way down to San Diego. If I had to choose a last meal, it would be a California Burrito, no pico, extra red sauce, and an Horchata from here. The California is at least 1lb of meat, cheese and fries, sure to quell any hunger. That said, I understand what I'm getting myself into when I order here. It's an old dirty greasy taco shop, in an old dirty part of San Diego. The food is hit or miss, but even when they miss i don't mind it. The service is to the point, order and get on with your day. There's no smiles and guest surveys after, just get down to business, this is a taco shop. I saw a review that complained about the burrito being dry. Uh, not sure if people know how Mexican food works but that's what the red hot sauce is for. I drown my burrito in the red sauce, making each tasty bite juicy and spicy. The horchata does it's job of putting out the fire in your mouth if the batch of salsa is too spicy, as it does differ from day to day. Someone else complained that their CHORIZO burrito was greasy. So you're telling me that a sausage made with pork fat was greasy? You don't say! Come on people, this is not health food by any means. This is not even a chipotle. This is an artery clogging open 24hrs a day, original San Diego taco shop.

Make sure you check you're order they temp to forget things you already pay for. Absolutely not coming back

Carne Asada Burrito for Life . Product is consistent and freshly prepared. Piping hot!

They have a drive-thru as well as parking and inside seating. The drive-thru was very busy on a Saturday and the line was going into the street...the parking lot and drive-thru are definitely too small. The wait was maybe around 20 minutes but the food tasted great (rolled tacos, carne asada fries, and horchata); the price for 2 meals and 2 large drinks was only $30! I would definitely come again. The employees were nice and hardworking also, especially in this heatwave California is having.

First let me say the burrito was good, the girl gave good service but wth kind burrito is this. The poor the had ED!!! I never order potatoes with it, but man this then was thin little thing. If I was paying 6-7 bucks ok I get it but it was almost 11 bucks. Great taste but buy the extra large eggs and not medium.

Was looking for quick Mexican eats in the San Diego area and came across this place that is open 24/7. They have some space to eat indoors as well as 3-4 large tables on their patio. This isn't anything fancy - it's home style, warm, quick Mexican food. The staff was nice and patient with our questions. I got Three rolled beef tacos with rice and beans (~$8) and my friend got a burrito ($10). What a deal!! The quality of the food was better than expected for a fast food chain. The sauces that we got on the side had a nice kick to it and weren't like the bland tomato based sauce you get at most places. Highly recommend this spot for cheap, fast and very tasty Mexican food!

This place ripped me off. Not to mention the extremely rude woman working the drive-thru window. She dropped my burrito on the ground, blamed me and refused to come back to the window, never handed me the drink that I paid for. I called the restaurant and it went to voicemail. An awful experience. I will be going to my bank to challenge the charge since they kept my drink. Never again will I go back. This is my second run-in with this horrible young woman.

This may have been the most disgusting Mexican food I have ever had. I literally just threw away $15 worth of food into the trash can. I should have taken the bad reviews more seriously. Those people saying how bad it was, told no lies. The rolled tacos: Disgusting. I would compare them to something you would buy at the grocery store. And not even a name brand. Some weird off brand with mushy meat. Yuck. The guacamole was decent. The cheese was kinda dry. The chili relleno: Disgusting. It was cold. The cheese was one solid unmelted chunk. The coating was saturated with grease. No sauce. What a waste of time & money. The girl in the drive thru was efficient & friendly.

I ordered a torta from there, asada and it was the worst torta I ever had in my life. The meat was so tough and hard I couldn't even chew it and it was a whole piece of asada uncut. Everyone was just thrown together. No bueno.

At 10$ per burrito, you'd expect your tortilla to be done properly...your plancha is too hot, it doesn't speed up ticket times it just burns the shit out of food. When someone orders a Pepsi, don't give them Diet Pepsi- if you ran out, just say that, or better yet just get the soda right the first time.... Idk why I keep trusting this place. I gotta stop being such a believer.

Food is good but the little girls at the drive through always seem to have an attitude/ rush your order talking about, "can I help you" obviously dude you work there how about a "hi welcome what can I get started for you" customer service really isn't that hard tbh.

Quick service. Huge serving of food we were pleasantly surprised with how large the portions were. Definitely worth a try.

Very rude I asked for more salsas & was told pues bájate when I'm clearly in the drive thru for a reason. My sons sleeping & i have to deal with this unbelievable , And if you didn't bag the order you have to make sure to check it and make sure everything is right before you hand it out I mean your taking the speaker orders so you should know what they asked for.

Food is great all the meats; cabeza , carne asada, both shredded and grilled chicken bet lately there has been a few things that gets to me. The service of a few cashiers that have been giving me horrible service as well as my mother and a few other customers ahead of me that I have been dealing with. All I can say is this can be a reason people won't go back due to attitude and hearing problems and rude comments. Like I said the food is tasty and wholesome. I have been coming to this place for 20 something years. This was the cake please pay attention to carry out orders I understand we make mistakes but don't argue with your customers just because your not hearing correctly and making people repeat themselves.

I don't know how some people keep on eating here this is what I took out on the chorizo burrito all freaking grease,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

i love this place is so good their breakfast machaca is the bomb i highly recommend it

First of all for a $15 mediocre burrito I'm pretty disappointed. Paid extra $2 to add beans to my shrimp burrito but all I got was way over cooked shrimp wrapped in a tortilla with no beans.

I've been going here for over 15 years and it's still good!! Ambiance:::: parking is cool, there's a correct way to enter for drive through so pay attention. There's seating indoors & out. Very small inside though so if there's a crowd you may want to eat outside Food::: I ALWAYS order a chicken tostada. The tostatda shells are always hot, fresh and crispy. The chicken is cooked well but still juicy. All ingredients are freshly made. The rolled tacos (I get Carne asada added on top) are really good. Crispy, fresh and just what you'd expect. Last order I got a shrimp burrito wouldn't recommend. It was very basic and didn't taste fresh (surprisingly). Also got two beef tacos which were very good and very big. Cost::: Super affordable for everything. Tostada was 5.25 and the beef tacos were 8 even. The burritos are about 10 to 12 but again, I would avoid burritos here. Service:: they are kind people and hard working, be kind to them! Overall, I'll still be going here in 15 years if they're open and I'm still alive. Definitely one of my favorites in SD.

Huge Burritos that taste great! I was extremely drunk and the more I drink the hungrier I get... this place was definitely one of the best Burritos I ever had.

I just started coming back here but I will stop. The women that work at the register are horrible and so unprofessional. They never smile and just rude. I asked for 3 red sauces and she handed me 2, I asked for another and a woman who wasn't even working the register came behind her and said extra is 25 cents. Since when??? I came last week and got more than 3 sauces with no charge. Also the food is ok, could be better. I'm about professionalism and they have none of it here. Just petty women with attitude.

Honestly this is one of the best taco shop I have found in San Diego not only do they have fresh potato tacos they as well make potato rolled tacos. Most shops within a 5 mile radius couldn't say that. We'll done always fresh food and good service . Horchata is 5 stars always not that chalky crap other places sell . Always fresh and never too sweet. They deserve a higher rating Considering their drive-through line is always full and people are always lined up to buy food. Yes they have drive through what else can you ask for ?

Still pretty good. I noticed they either are keeping prices low or have lowered them recently. A breakfast burrito for $8 is a good mix of price + quality. Keep them in your sights.

rolled tacos, just order around 3:30am not sure if it was just late morning or the chef wasn't preparing everything properly.. taco shells were too hard to bite and everything was pretty salty, but personally i had a difficult time eating it im not sure if people like their food super salty but i attempted to finish it because i didn't want to waste my money..

My wife and I come here pretty often, as it's close to our house and open 24 hours. Tonight was definitely the last time. My wife got her usual pollo asado bowl that she shares with our 20 month old son. She found a twirled up piece of metal in the food. Absolutely disgusting!

Hooray for a quality breakfast burrito! This place has been around for a long time. May eateries have come and gone around in the area, but they are still here. I had the ham & eggs breakfast burrito and I had them add Mexican salsa or one would say pico to the mix. The burrito was well priced at $6.50. The burrito was quite large and came with a very good amount of chopped ham. The eggs were properly scrambled and seasoned, and the burrito came with just the right amount of cheese. I Mexican salsa mixed into the burrito was tasty. The quality of the flour tortilla was first rate. The green & red hot sauce was good but there flavors' could of been better. Especially the red which provided a decent heat but not much flavor. The green was better because I could detect the differed layers of flavors and seasoning. They you lady behind the counter was nice and had a good sense of humor.

Don't go here the worst they don't give you what you ask for also mess up your order go somewhere else. I asked for carneasada nachos with extra cheese and meat they gave me none of that and I paid for it then she said ooh wait I forgot to charge extra meat so I paid. It was over $5 for extra meat they give it to me and it looks like regular carneasada nachos nothing extra and I paid $25. Go to a better taco shop then Adalbertos

Went here yesterday for the first time. I ordered a adobada burrito. Ate about half. Few hours later I was throwing up sand had stomach pains. Pretty sure it was food poisoning. Everything else I had in the day were usual foods. This was the only difference in the food I ate throughout the day.

Adalberto's is our go to spot for breakfast burritos. The burritos are big and very filling. The red salsa is spicy but so good and pairs so well with breakfast burritos. The California burritos are also good, my husband likes to get it with chicken and extra cheese. Always a line but worth it!

Beef burrito, meat had a weird and bad taste. Please change recipe. Other than that very good place. Love other menu items.

love the breakfast burritos here! super fast drive through service and great quality food

I have been coming here since I was in college. When I lived in SF and arrive Into town, I would go immediately to get my Mexican food staple. The last 10 years Its been consistent I would get the Mexican burrito with eggs, Cheese and pico de Gallo. The beginning of the year I noticed my receipt for ken egg burrito it's $5.75 that was spring 2018. Today. I got a burrito for $6.50. I get inflation with food. Usually the value what you get is a reflection of that. I was highly disappointed my eggs were burned, no salt and there were more tortillas than eggs. Basically I bought a $7.00 burned egg burrito that is small. Service here is friendly and have invested lots of gas money, time going here. It's time to part ways and invest my dollar to other restaurants that care about their customer value ridden food. The food has been consistent and of course wit

Disgusting torte, the beef smelled strange. The beef was old or spoiled. I didn't eat it.

Soooo we are visitors from out of town, we come to San Diego about once a month, the first time we came here is was absolutely great, so good we came back everyday while here vacationing. The girls were very nice and pleasant and the food was hot and fresh. Tonight we went there and a young girl with black hair ( wearing a bun) , black adidas jacket and light blue jeans took our order and served our food, she was by far the rudest person I have ever come in to contact with, she got an attitude when we got to the window and asked her to repeat our order- she just nodded her walked off and was talking crap in Spanish to her coworker, then we asked for ranch she then got another attitude and started talking crap in Spanish to the same coworker ( she probably thought we didn't understand her)!!! This little girl has a very nasty attitude and does not need to work with the public, she needs to humble herself and be grateful that during these times her job is allowed to stay open, sadly I will not eat here again!