Papi’s on 5th - Mexican Street Cuisine

501 University Avenue, San Diego
(619) 228-9084

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Rolled Tacos with Papas
Chicken Tinga Taco
California Burrito
Quesabirria Tacos
Michelada Regular
Chicken Burrito
Chips and Salsa
Al Pastor Taco
Asada Burrito
Asada Taco

Pinches Tacos
Queso Birria Taco
Beef birria, grilled cheese, onion, cilantro, and hot salsa -with consomé. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Asada Taco
Juicy and tender arrachera, made to order from the grill to your tortilla, cilantro, onion, and salsa. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Doña Cabrona Pastor Taco
Juicy and tasty just perfection from the trompo pastor, grilled pineapple, grilled cheese, red mild salsa, and grilled white onion.
Shrimp Taco
Butterfly shrimp, with rich flavor seasoned to taste. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Al Pastor Taco
Pork pastor, onion y cilantro, mild red salsa, and grilled pineapple. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Lengua Taco
Quality lengua, tender and juicy, dissolves in your mouth, cilantro, onion, and salsa verde. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Chicken Tinga Taco
Shredded chicken in tomato chipotle base sauces, not spicy but flavorful refried beans, chicken, lettuce, sliced tomato, red onion cheese, and sour cream. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Cabeza Taco
Juicy, smooth texture, dissolves in your mouth beef cheek taco, onion, cilantro, salsa verde. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Fish Taco
A must, firing, not spicy full of rich flavor. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Grilled Chicken Taco
Earthy flavor, tender grilled chicken, whole beans, cilantro, onion, and green salsa. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Carnitas Taco
Cooked to perfection, just right cilantro, onion, and salsa verde. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Birria Taco
Flavored just right, spices you'll love juicy with a kick of cilantro, onion, and árbol salsa. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.
Bistec Con Papas Taco
En salsa guajillo, this tender top sirloin full of javor melts in your mouth refried beans, eat potato stew, rice, avocado, and sour cream. Tacos are served in a traditional corn tortilla.

Burritos C*Brones
California Burrito
A must asada, fries, poblano pepper, cheese guacamole, sour cream and Pico de Gallo.
Chile Relleno Burrito
Refried beans, rice, chile relleno filled with queso panela con verduras (carrot, squash y potato), sour cream, and tomato sauce.
Asada Burrito
Refried beans carne asada, poblano pepper, cheese mixed on the grill guacamole, Pico de Gallo, and sauce.
Don Cabron Burrito (3 Burritos in One)
A tri-layered meats burrito, chicken tinga, birria pork carnitas, refried beans, lettuce, tomato red onion, sour cream, queso fresco, cilantro, sauce rádish 3 burritos in one.
Burrito Campechano Burrito
The meeting of two worlds asada and pastor rich earthy flavor with a kick of refried beans, cheese, poblano pepper, rice, guacamole, and sour cream green or red salsa.
Surf & Turf Burrito
Carne asada, shrimp, fríes, poblano pepper, and cheese mixed on the grill and topped with Pico de Gallo and guacamole.

Good D*Mn Fries
Asada Fries
A tradition of California is well-seasoned and grilled asada, fries, poblano pepper, cheese and fries guacamole, cotija cheese, and Pico de Gallo.
Loaded Nachos
Chips, carne asada, nacho cheese, and topped with jalapeño nacho, cotija cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and pico.
Surf & Turf Fries
Fries, carne asada, seasoned shrimp, poblano pepper, cheese and sour cream, guacamole, and pico.

Don C*Bron Special
Guac & Chips
Made to order, fresh avocado, cilantro, onions, a kick of serrano pepper, salt, and lime.
Quesadilla
Rolled Tacos
Dressed and arranged like no other full of flavor 5 fried potato, beef, or chicken tacos, topped with refried beans, lettuce, warmed tomato salsa, sliced tomato and red onion cotija cheese, and sour cream.
Tacos Ahogados
A tradition of Guadalajara was full of flavor 3 fried potato tacos layered with refried beans, carnitas, and cabbage, soaked in tomato sauce and pickled onions showered in chile de árbol salsa.
Torta Ahogada
A traditional Guadalajara is a must to truly experience this delicious, mouth-watering specialty you must order it in the traditional way full of flavor, spiced with chile de árbol salsa carnitas torta, soak in tomato sauce cabbage, and pickled onions showered in chile de árbol salsa suggested for a hangover cure.

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Recent Reviews

I came here for lunch. I ordered the Quesabiria, Doña Cabrona, and the shrimp taco. All of them were wonderful. Made with real flavorful and high quality ingredients that reminded me of eating tacos in Mexico. The owner is very passionate about his resturant his menu. I would recommend.
April 2024
I truly love the food off this Mexican restaurant the tacos I buy here was delicious and even my mom love it the salsa make and give to the taco great flavorI surely comeback here for
January 2024
Please let me share with you what a brief yet wonderful experience my wife and I had trying out papis for the first time tonight. Just shut down our own restaurant and after a busy night we were hungry of course, and living in Escondido if you know... there is not a thing more than 711 open past 11. We lived in Hillcrest for around 4 years together and only moved a year ago.. place used to be a Korean joint ..not bad but I also never wrote a review for them so...do the math. Stopped...
January 2024

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Papi’s on 5th - Mexican Street Cuisine

501 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 228-9084