Franco's Famous San Clemente

Oh goodness. Why did it take us over a year to find out about this place??

First: you can either park along el Camino or parking is along Avenida De La Estrella located right above restaurant. There is a stairwell that brings you right down to it.

Be sure to go on Tuesday… taco Tuesday… where they have a phenomenal/affordable menu! Honestly the best shrimp taco I have ever had. I’m just sorry I filled up on chips.

They are only opened for lunch on the weekend.

The best part… PET FRIENDLY PATIO!!!!

Update: Doug and I have gotten to know our waitress amber. Bless her.. she waits on the whole outside and she hustles. Food and spirits all so good. Thanks Amber for always remembering 2 ice cubes and being an outstanding server.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Happy Hour Quesadilla Trio, Happy Hour Tacos

Wow, kudos to you. I’m here at the Marine league and job fair and beautiful Casa Romantica in San Clemente for our wonderful Marines!! You guys catered it thank you thank you the food is delicious and thank you so much for catering this event!!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really enjoyed our meal tonight. This place seems like an emerging gem. Great Tacos, chips and Guacamole. Fabulous Server and comfortable setting. Surprisingly low prices. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Foodwas good, drinks were delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came in for Sunday brunch and Franco’s did not disappoint. We took a seat at the bar and we were able to watch 3 different NFL games. Ordered a tequila sunrise and bottomless mimosas, which they were on top of making sure the glass was full.
Started with guacamole, which was all avocado, no fillers to make seem bigger, more than we could eat, the chips and salsa was very tasty. We ordered a chorizo breakfast burrito and chilaquiles both were exceptional, i actually brought half my breakfast burrito home cause it was so big, and i may have eaten a little too much chips salsa and Guac.
All the food we saw come out of the kitchen looked amazing, and the owner Gabe was very engaging. We will be back.
And a plus, they allow dogs on the patio.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa

Husband said fish tacos lacked seasoning and he didn’t eat his second one. My steak tacos were great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa

Hugo, Brandon and Ali make this place rock. We look forward to coming here and chatting with them at the bar. The food is always good and the service exceeds our expectations.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Decided to try something new… so glad we did! Simple menu with incredibly fresh ingredients and generous portions!! And the service, incredibly friendly, attentive, and helpful! Cocktails - YUM! The Lavender Dreams, SOS, and Franco ‘78 (both options) for the win. Strongly recommend others to try and we’ll be back for sure! ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

FF's is a delightful Mexican restaurant with airy patio and spacious interior. They have a streamlined menu with all the good stuff on it! Focus on tacos and you can't go wrong! Their quesadilla appetizer is the best item on the menu IMO. Great happy hour menu from 3 to 6, and all evening on Tues which is very popular and might be a small wait for seating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great staff Great food Great owner

Dietary restrictions: Plenty of Gluten free options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Shredded Beef Taquitos, Ensenada Taco

Good food, good drinks, great happy hour prices, convenient location.My only gripe is the 3 taco menu item only allows 3 of the same kind of tacos. That misses the point of tacos. If I wanted 3 carnitas tacos I would just get a burrito!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Best Margaritas in town for sure! Its new limited menu, but everything we had was really good. They got busy around dinner time rather quick. Only 2 small recommendations, add slightly more staff and little less ice in the margaritas. We will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This team is tremendous. They handled our rowdy group of kids and adults so brilliantly and the food was SO SO good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love this place! So good and a great happy hour too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Parking: The shrimp tacos were amazing!!! So stinking delicious. Also happy hour margaritas yummy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa