Taco Mesa

647 W 19th St, Costa Mesa
(949) 642-0629

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James Hayton (Carguy Jim)

Have been a long time customer. Always deelish choices. One of my faves is the Mesa burrito, requested wet, and with added salsa and cilantro, and washed down with Sandia (watermelon) aqua fresca… enormous serving and a comp refill on the drink!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Kikii Nunya

This is always amazing never disappoints I wish I lived closer because I'm craving them right now. Lively place friendly staff. Everything is good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeffrey Sparrow

Best Mexican food ever.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wendy L

I love this taco spot. It’s my favorite and I stand by the lobster wet burrito!!

Amanda Sparks

Fun spot! A little pricy for the food quality and presentation, but it’s a nice outside hole in the wall!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Ali

stopped by Taco Mesa and tried the asada and pastor tacos, along with rice and beans. The tacos were flavorful and well-seasoned—carne asada had a nice char, while the pastor had that balance of spice and sweetness you want from good al pastor. The tortillas were fresh and held up well. The rice and beans were simple but tasty, a solid complement to the meal. Portions were fair for the price, and the food came out quickly.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brian McGee

Been going here for many years. Always pleased with the food here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Calamari, Lobster Burrito, Lobster Tacos

Oscar Gonzalez

The og from Ivan's empire. I went here out of a convenience and nostalgia when I was at the beach. The food is still great although obviously the prices have gone up since last time I was there but that's across the board across the whole country. I recommended carnitas burrito or the fish burrito. The steak burrito was good and all, but the meat was very chunky and not cut, so basically, when I took a bite, I got the whole meat all at once and that was not pleasant. I still love that they have their salsa bar, thats always top notch as well as the vegetables (escabeche). In addition to the prices of having gone up significantly, the quantities have decreased a bit. The burritos feel a little bit smaller than they used to be, and I'll let you be the judge, I got four burritos, and the total came out to $62. Thats steep. The vibe is still og, but the prices are not, would ai come back. For sure, but just have to watch the spend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Michael Prescott

A little pricey, but they have really good high quality authentic Mexican food. Would give it try

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steve Cederquist

Food was really good, hadn't been in a while, but decided to try again, im impressed, Blackened Chicken Tacos, Soup, chips, all was pretty good! Im going again later this week.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Raya Koleva

SO SO SO many stickers and so much bomb food. I have been coming here since I was a teen, and it has always been delish.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

MICHELLE RIVAS

So first things first, the service is awful, and they did not honor their happy hour prices when I went. The “wine margaritas” tasted like Sunny delight, mixed with water, really gross and they’re also premade. The salsa looks stale and like it’s been sitting out for hours. It was all very disgusting. There was an employee taking out the trash very close to my table and cleaning in the area where I was sitting for a while, and it was making me uncomfortable because he should’ve focused on cleaning the areas that didn’t have customers nearby, I don’t want to eat my food next to a garbage bag. Just a horrible experience overall, would not recommend.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

rendell swart

Taco Tuesday before the concert in the park was a good decision, very tasty and good sized tacos with their amazing salsa bar!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jessica Sternick

Great food & the open salsa bar is my favorite part. They also serve Sangria & bottled beer. Seating area outside is limited, I always see someone cleaning the tables.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Robert Miller

A simple place with good Mexican food. Some dishes are better than others (for example, the tacos Al pastor are amazing). Food here is a great deal on Taco Tuesdays.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

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