Tierra Santa Mexican Restaurant
5950 Santo Rd Suite E & F, San Diego
(858) 277-3412
Customers' Favorites
Chips Salsa and the Carrot
Mole Chicken Enchiladas
Carne Asada Burrito
California Burrito
Pollo Tierrasanta
El Comal Fajitas
Taco Salad Steak
Chips and Salsa
Arroz Con Pollo
Pickled Carrots
Picked for you
Sopa de Tortilla
Soup with crispy tortilla strips, avocado, cheese, and sour cream served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Fajitas
Steak or chicken with fresh bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and special spices served with rice, beans, tortillas, and guacamole.
Milanesa
Breaded top sirloin served with salad and french fries.
Chimichanga
A beef or chicken deep fried burrito served with sour cream, cheese, guacamole, lettuce, rice, and beans.
Enchiladas a la Crema
Two enchiladas filled with grilled chicken breast and smothered in a sour cream sauce and cheese served with rice and whole beans.
Appetizers
Quesadillas
Your choice of a quesadilla.
Super Nachos
Fresh tortilla chips topped with refried beans, cheese, sauce, sour cream, and guacamole.
Sample Plate
Most popular. Flauntas, taquitos, nachos, quesadillas, guacamole, and sour cream.
Shrimp Ceviche
Fresh shrimp cooked with lime juice, tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
Guacamole Dip
Fresh avocado mixed with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and spices.
Camarones Apretados
8 bacon-wrapped shrimp sautéed in butter served with cocktail sauce.
Taquitos
8 mouth size pieces of rolled tacos served with guacamole and sour cream.
Buffalo Wings
Roast and smothered in a house recipe with peppers and garlic barbeque sauce.
Queso Fundido
Cheese mixed with our delicious homemade chorizo.
Fish Ceviche
Fresh fish cooked with lime juice, tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
Tostada Loca
A flat crispy flour tortilla with shredded beef or chicken with cheese, onions, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Shrimp Cocktail
Soups & Salads
Sopa de Tortilla
Soup with crispy tortilla strips, avocado, cheese, and sour cream served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Sopa de Pollo
Mexican soup made with fresh boneless chicken and vegetables served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Sopa de Albondigas
Mexican meatball soup served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chicken Fajitas Salad
Chicken salad with vegetables, onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers.
Ensalada de la Casa
House green salad.
Ensalada de Camaron
Served with bay shrimp on a bed of salad garnished with an avocado slice.
Ensalada del Chef
Served with eggs, chicken breast, shrimp, tomatoes, and avocado slices.
Pollo a la Parrila Salad
Chicken Caesar Salad
Traditional caesar salad topped with grilled chicken breast strips with avocado slices.
Mexican Shrimp Caesar Salad
Traditional caesar salad topped with bay shrimp, whole beans, shredded cheese, tomatoes, and avocado.
Caldo de Res
Mexican style beef stew made with beef and vegetables served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Tacos
Taco
Burritos
Bean & Cheese Burrito
Carne Asada Burrito
Picadillo Burrito
Chicken & Bean Burrito
Chorizo con Papa Burrito
Chile Colorado & Bean Burrito
Chile Verde & Bean Burrito
Carnitas Burrito
Machaca & Bean Burrito
Beef & Bean Burrito
Especialidades De la Casa
Fajitas
Steak or chicken with fresh bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and special spices served with rice, beans, tortillas, and guacamole.
Milanesa
Breaded top sirloin served with salad and french fries.
Enchiladas Rancheras
Two cheese enchiladas covered with ranchera sauce, garnished with sour cream and guacamole served with rice and beans.
Flautas
Two rolled flour tortillas deep fried with shredded beef, garnished with guacamole and sour cream served with rice and beans.
Enchilada Suizas
Two chicken enchiladas covered with green sauce garnished with sour cream and served with sweet corn and rice.
Pollo Asado
Broiled chicken marinated with special seasoning served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Chile Verde
Tender cubed pork in green sauce served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pollo Ranchero
Tender strips of chicken sautéed in ranchera sauce served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carne Asada
Chile Colorado
Tender cubed beef in red sauce served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Taquitos Rancheros
Four rolled shredded beef tacos, garnished with guacamole, and sour cream served with rice and beans.
Bistecitos Rancheros
Tender strips of top sirloin sautéed in our ranchero sauce served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Carnitas
Carne Asada Taco
Served with rice, whole beans, and guacamole.
2 Asada Tacos
Served with rice, whole beans, and guacamole.
Seafood
2 Fish Tacos
Served with rice and beans.
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimp served with rice and sweet corn.
Enchilada del Mar
A flour tortilla grilled with shrimp, covered with special ranchero sauce served with rice, sweet corn and garnished with sliced avocado and sour cream.
Camarones Rancheros
Succulent shrimp prepared with delicious ranchero sauce served with rice and beans,
Camarones Tierrasanta
Succulent shrimp marinated in special seasonings wrapped in bacon served with rice and sweet corn.
Cielo, Mar Y Tierra
Marinated chicken, shrimp, and beef grilled with fresh peppers, tomatoes, onions, and special sauce served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Pescado al Mojo
Fish sautéed in garlic and butt served with rice and beans.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Most popular. Succulent shrimp sautéed in garlic and butter served with rice and beans.
Chipotle Shrimp
Shrimp sautéed in chipotle sauce served with beans and tortillas.
Camarones a la Diabla
Camaron Fajitas
Marinated shrimp grilled with onions, fresh peppers, tomatoes, onions, and special spices served with rice, beans, and three tortillas.
Pescado Ranchero
Whitefish filet cooked with ranchero sauce served with rice and beans.
Fish Taco
Served with rice and beans.
Fish & Chips
Two breaded fillets of fish served with french fries and salad.
Combinaciones Tierrasanta
14. Enchilada & Taco
Served with rice and refried beans.
11. Enchilada & Chile Relleno
Served with rice and refried beans.
10. Enchiladas & Tamale
Served with rice and refried beans.
9. Enchiladas-2
Served with rice and refried beans.
1. Tamale-1
Served with rice and refried beans.
2. Chile Relleno-1
Served with rice and refried beans.
4. Taco-1
Served with rice and refried beans.
6. Quesadilla-1
Served with rice and refried beans.
7. Burritos-2
Served with rice and refried beans.
5. Burrito-1
Served with rice and refried beans.
3. Enchilada-1
Served with rice and refried beans.
8. Tacos-2
Served with rice and refried beans.
12. Tamale & Chile Relleno
Served with rice and refried beans.
13. Chile Relleno & Taco
Served with rice and refried beans.
15. Enchilada & Burrito
Served with rice and refried beans.
16. Taco & Tamale
Served with rice and refried beans.
Mains
Tremendous Trio
Any three-item combo. please contact the Marchant for the combo selection.
Carne Asada Burrito
Grilled steak chopped with salsa Fresca, guacamole, whole beans, wrapped in a flour tortilla, rice, and beans.
Chimichanga
A beef or chicken deep fried burrito served with sour cream, cheese, guacamole, lettuce, rice, and beans.
Pollo Asado Burrito
Grilled chicken breast with salsa Fresca, guacamole, whole beans, wrapped in a flour tortilla with rice and beans.
Hamburger Tierrsanta
Hamburger served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and french fries.
Seafood Burrito
A delicious blend of real lobster and lobster flavor seafood wrapped in a flour tortilla served with cheese and salsa Fresca.
Shrimp Burrito
Shrimp prepared with ranchero sauce, sour cream, rice, and beans.
Burrito de Picadillo
Ground beef cooked with vegetables served with rice and whole beans.
Burrito Ranchero
Most popular. Chicken or beef served with ranchera sauce, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
Tierrasantas Favorites
Enchiladas a la Crema
Two enchiladas filled with grilled chicken breast and smothered in a sour cream sauce and cheese served with rice and whole beans.
El Comal
Most popular. Grilled carne asada, chicken, and shrimp served on a bed of grilled onions, avocado, and salsa Fresca served with rice, beans, and tortillas.
Tamales Tierrasanta
Two pork tamales cooked with green tomatillo sauce, covered with cheese, and green sauce served with rice and beans.
Barbacoa
Shredded beef cooked in spicy red sauce served with rice, whole beans, cilantro, and tortillas.
Arroz con Pollo
Sliced chicken breast prepared with onions, mushrooms, and green peppers served on a bed of rice with jack cheese and garnished with avocado and tomatoes.
Pollo a la Mostaza
A tender breast of chicken topped with our own honey mustard dressing served with rice, corn or vegetables and a house salad.
Taquitos a la Crema
Four rolled crispy corn tortillas filled with chicken topped with sour cream sauce, red, and green sauce and cheese. Served with rice and whole beans.
Carne Asada con Camarones
Flame-broiled top sirloin steak and three jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon served with rice, whole beans, guacamole, and tortillas.
Tostadas
Bean Tostada
A fried flour tortilla with fillings.
Bean & Beef Tostada
A fried flour tortilla with fillings.
Bean & Chicken Tostada
A fried flour tortilla with fillings.
Chile Colorado & Bean Tostada
A fried flour tortilla with fillings.
Chile Verde & Bean Tostada
A fried flour tortilla with fillings.
Picadillo & Bean Tostada
A fried flour tortilla with fillings.
Enchiladas
Enchilada
Veggies
Vegetable Fajitas
Prepared with green peppers, onions, and tomatoes served with rice, whole beans, guacamole, and tortillas.
Tacos de Papa
Two crispy corn tortillas filled with potatoes, lettuce, cheese, and taco sauce served with rice and whole beans.
Espresso Vegetarian Burrito
Rice, whole beans, and cheese, wrapped in a flour tortilla, and covered with ranchera sauce, guacamole, and sour cream.
Vegetarian Tamales
Moist and tender tamales stuffed with seasoned vegetables, topped with cheese, and ranchera sauce served with rice and whole beans.
Garden Fresh Burrito
Grilled vegetables with rice, mushroom, and whole beans wrapped in a flour tortilla.
Burrito de Papa
Burrito filled with potatoes, onions, and tomatoes, served with rice and whole beans.
Margaritas
Pitcher House Margarita
One liter of house margarita special promotion.
Flavored Pitcher
It can be mango or strawberry.
Cadillac Pitcher
Our famous Cadillac in a liter bottle.
Aguas Frescas
Tamarindo
Horchata-Rice Water
Jamaica
Sides
Tortillas
For three tortillas.
Rice
Beans
1/2 Pint Red Salsa
Red salsa.
1 Pint
Pint of salsa red or green
Guacamole
Sour Cream
Cheese
Drinks
Soft Drinks
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Mexican Chocolate
Desserts
Flan-Egg Custard
Cheesecake
Deep Fried Ice Cream
Bunuelos with Ice Cream
Churros with Ice Cream
2 Scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream
Margaritas
Pitcher of Margarita
One liter of our famous House Margarita
Pitcher of our Famous Cadillac Margarita
one liter of our famous Cadillac Margarita
Pitcher of flavored Margarita
one liter of strawberry or mango margarita
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Recent Reviews
My wife and I stopped by here for lunch after hiking North Fortuna. I have to say the service, food and atmosphere are all excellent. It's also quite affordable. We will definitely be back!
July 2025
We just moved to the area and I decided to try this out. I ordered takeout. I had a plate - shrimp taco, a fish taco, beans, and rice, and Jen, my server, added an order of corn chips so I could try them. The salsas are spicy - too much for my delicate palate - but the food is outstanding! The portions are good size and I had leftovers, which I always love. I recommend and will most definitely be back. ♡
June 2025
I came out because of the recommendation of the owner. So I chose Friday afternoon after 2 so I could take some images as well.
The staff was very polite, respectful, and helpful in finding what I was looking for. The ambiance in the atmosphere is nice without being too loud while being very clean! Probably one of the cleanest restaurants I've been in.
I got the benchmark taco salad which I get everywhere. The taco bowl was perfectly...
The staff was very polite, respectful, and helpful in finding what I was looking for. The ambiance in the atmosphere is nice without being too loud while being very clean! Probably one of the cleanest restaurants I've been in.
I got the benchmark taco salad which I get everywhere. The taco bowl was perfectly...
March 2025
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