The Taco Stand
Taco restaurant · The Asian District ·
Tacos, burritos, churros, beer, and fresh salsas served
Tacos, burritos, churros, beer, and fresh salsas served
"The tight menu at the Taco Stand features six options — carne asada, al pastor, pollo asado, camaron, pescado, and nopal tacos — with corn tortillas made in-house as they’re ordered. Burritos, carne asada fries, and quesadillas round out the menu. A salsa bar features everything from super spicy habanero to chipotle and cilantro sauces. Customers can pick up hot peppers, carrots, and pico de gallo." - Janna Karel
"The San Diego-based The Taco Stand opened at the base of the Lotus apartment complex at the corner of Spring Mountain Road and Procyon Street in the Shops at Lotus in Chinatown in June with a menu of Tijuana-style tacos and California burritos. The tight menu features six options — carne asada, al pastor, pollo asado, camaron, pescado, and nopal tacos — with corn tortillas made in house as they’re ordered. Burritos, carne asada fries, and quesadillas round out the menu. A salsa bar features everything from super spicy habanero to chipotle and cilantro sauces." - Susan Stapleton
"Open daily from 11 a.m. to midnight at 3616 Spring Mountain Road for dine-in service." - Bradley Martin
"Co-owned by Julian Hakim and Aram Baloyan, the San Diego–based Mexican restaurant just opened at the base of the Lotus apartment complex on the corner of Spring Mountain Road and Procyon Street in the Shops at Lotus in Chinatown, offering Tijuana-style tacos and California burritos. In San Diego, fans stand in long lines for the dishes Hakim and Baloyan grew up eating in Tijuana; the duo opened their first The Taco Stand in San Diego in 2013 after driving to their hometown to pick up tacos. Their original plan was to be a late-night spot for industry workers, though Hakim says, “We’re going to play that part by ear.” The tight menu features six tacos—carne asada, al pastor, pollo asado, camaron, pescado, and nopal—with corn tortillas made in-house as they're ordered; burritos, carne asada fries, and quesadillas round out the offerings. A salsa bar ranges from super spicy habanero to chipotle and cilantro sauces and customers can pick up hot peppers, carrots, and pico de gallo. Even the churros are made as ordered, and the restaurant makes its own paletas in strawberry, mango, Oreo cookie, and pistachio." - Susan Stapleton
"After more than two years of planning, a Tijuana-inspired street-taco concept is set to open in Chinatown on June 15 in a 1,778-square-foot space at the base of the Lotus apartment complex at the corner of Spring Mountain Road and Procyon Street in the Shops at Lotus. The menu highlights specialty tacos — notably an al pastor with rotisserie-marinated pork, cilantro, onions, cilantro sauce, and pineapple — and a nopal taco as a vegetarian option featuring flame-grilled cactus, melted cheese, cilantro sauce, tomato, and avocado. Corn tortillas are made to order and a salsa bar is offered; the lineup also includes burritos, breakfast fare, mar y tierra fries topped with grilled shrimp and steak, and quesadillas. Co-owners Julian Hakim and Aram Baloyan, who grew up in Tijuana and opened their first location in 2013, have expanded the brand to six restaurants from San Diego to Miami." - Susan Stapleton