Taco Villa

The food tastes really good, but since 2026 has been severely marked up in price. The food portions and quality are no longer worth the high prices.
They also scam people on taco tuesday. On other days the tortillas are hand-made and like twice the size. On taco tuesday they give you store-bought tortillas that are half the size. You aren't really getting a discount, just a lower quality, reduced portion taco.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

I always tell myself that, that is the last time I’m going to eat here. It doesn’t matter if it’s the man or the woman at the counter taking my order, they both look and treat me like they hate my guts. I always try to be polite to them or ask how they are doing and it seems like torture for them to be polite. I’ve never seen them spit in my food or anything but I always eat with fear because of the look of hatred they give me. I’ve never written a review in my life and generally steer away from doing anything that may harm someone’s business, but I feel maybe hearing a review like this could help change taco villas approach to customer service.
I purchased a breakfast burrito that was already over $13, when paying you are asked if you would like to leave a tip. The options start at 20% to 25% then 30%. Most places start with 15%. I pressed the 20% percent option thinking maybe a little kindness might be contagious but I was naive. When my tiny burrito arrived, costing almost $18 after my tip, I graciously received it telling the man who called my number, thank you. In return I received no response and was graced with a view of the back of his head. To say the least my almost $18 burrito was smaller than my hand and was poorly made and what I received felt like an absolute insult. The people who work the register seem like they could be the owners entitled spoiled brat kids that think they are too good to work or serve other people. The only reason they are in business is because they are the only taco shop on campus. I will never tip again for horrible service and horrible food. I will never return or try my luck at this establishment ever again.

I used to go there only for the cheap price. Now they charge about $17 for a carne asada burrito with tax?? The portion is pitiful and so is the taste. Their sales solely depend on the good location in ucsd campus where the competition is non existent. Never going back.

Food: 2

greasy ramen
taco is fair

It's hidden on a university campus but it's worth popping into! 😆

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food, decent price

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

It's a campus restaurant, so there's a very relaxed atmosphere. Everything we had was delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rating on this place is way too high. Lime wedge inside my burrito. Gross.

For an almost $14 burrito, I expected better. Meat was flavorless, almost no guac(even tho I paid extra), like 5 layers of tortilla stacked from the lack of content in the burrito.

Food takes like 30 minutes, even when the place is empty, and it still comes out cold.

I’ve seen 2 cashiers, the lady is nice, but the guy looks like he really doesn’t want to be there. Disappeared for 10 minute intervals, refused to call names when food was ready leading to a mixup where I almost grabbed another person’s order, and he slams around trash containers.

it's the best mexican food on ucsd campus, but not mind blowingly good, pretty basic and will get the job done if you just want some classic mexican food. they are pretty quick with getting orders out, and they definitely stay busy which is probably why the cashiers aren't very peppy. all-in-all pretty mid

update: i ordered a to-go burrito one night, before they closed and picked my order before they closed as well. but the environment is not welcoming at all, like never expect a smile. i would be fine with that if the burrito wasn't god awful. i paid extra for rice and beans, no rice and beans were added, the burrito was only dry grounds of meat drowning in sauce and soggy shredded lettuce and way too much tortilla in relation to the filling. i understand if they ran out of rice and beans, but if this is the case then please let me know and maybe offer a refund. it was not worth $15 :( really sad considering they claim to be serving authentic mexican food and this is uc SAN DIEGO (cries)

This place used to be really consistent, but has fallen off recently, as other reviews have said. It's still the best Mexican food on campus, but that's because it's the only Mexican food on campus.

Their carne asada fries used to have a truly massive portion size, splittable between two people. Today I received a carne asada fry that was pitiful by comparison. It wasn't even hot. They've moved the aguas frescas behind the counter and now charge a dollar more for them than they do for regular fountain drinks. I hope this slip in quality isn't permanent, as this was previously one of my favorite food spots.

somehow got a lot smaller and worse suddenly? might concur with the other reviews

This was bad enough to elicit a review. I have worked on campus for 7 yrs now and the quality of the food has taken a nose dive. The staff used to be friendly and the food (even on the pricy side for a Mexican restaurant) was pretty decent. I went today, the guy at the register was rude and impatient and the food was small, dry and flavorless.

Definitely one of my favourite places on campus but the food has not been made with love recently :( would steer clear for a while, something weird going on in the kitchen for sure

I went to get the surf and turf burrito and it came out within 3 minutes which is pretty fast but when I bit into my burrito, I felt something oddly crunchy but slimy and the shrimp was still raw. I went back and asked if I could get a replacement and when I bit into the replacement, the shrimp on the outside looked cooked but the inside was still translucent. I just asked for a refund and left but staff was nice about the whole situation.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2