Cotija's Taco Shop

43985 Mahlon Vail Rd, Temecula
(951) 302-7040

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Armando Ochoa

I literally said make sure they make the fries extra crispy. The fries were barley fried. The food had good seasoning but the fries for the carne asada fries were just so soggy I couldn't eat them. The fries were basically raw which is pretty sad. Honestly and its not like they had a line for them to have to rush.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Builder Builders

Easily Best Tacos in 30 Mile Radius.
The old bad reviews don't apply anymore, I've been going almost daily for lunch and the service and food has been top notch every day.

Driving across the country I see this place is a diamond in the ruff. Legitimately, this is a great restaurant. Excellent staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Claudia Williams

While I find this place to serve the best Mexican food in town, I have experienced recurring issues with order accuracy, particularly concerning my dietary allergies. As I am allergic to beans and avocado, my requests to have these items served on the side have been consistently mismanaged. Despite several telephone calls to clarify my needs and the staff's efforts to correct the errors, the problem persists. For instance, when requesting beans on the side, I have received pico instead. Furthermore, guac ordered on the side has been smeared across the food, appearing as though it was initially added and then removed, rendering the food unsafe for me. Beans and guac have been included in my order that were not specified on the menu. When I questioned whether these items were listed on the menu, I was initially informed they were not included but were added anyway. While the staff always resolves this issue, I've come to expect my orders will always be incorrect, lol. I appreciate the delicious food, so I'll likely continue to order here.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 2

Paige Garcia Alkire

Awful experience. Gave me incorrect change forgot my drink and when I went to eat my “flautas” it was a very poor excuse for any flautas I’ve ever had. Tortilla wasn’t even fully cooked. If I could give you a zero star I would.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Aidan Young

Really good food for a good price, the rolled tacos are amazing and all of their burritos are delicious and fresh, i get the giant burrito and its amazing

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Aaron Enriquez

No chinges what is this. Either my DoorDasher ate this or yall got a short bus marathoner in the back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Marissa Perez

I'm crazy about the Chile Relleno burrito here, especially since the San Diego location didn't have it. Good price for a burrito has big as my forearm, and the 4 kinds of sauces in packets are convenient

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeff Franco

We used to love this place but after tonight, never again! Ordered a Chili Verde Burrito, there was maybe three bites of Chili Verde Pork the rest was stuffed with refried beans! Who puts beans in a Chili Verde Pork Burrito? We also ordered a large order of refried beans, $12.00, tasted like they were made days ago, also a large bag of totally stale chips. My wife ordered two “Hard Shell” beef tacos, totally soggy and full of grease. All this horrible food for $41.00! Go elsewhere !

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

George Peña

Ordered the grilled Chipotle chicken burrito. There was ALOT of beans and not enough chicken. But the flavor was ok.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Lorretta C***

Visited for the first time yesterday. The lady that works the drive-thru window, I had her yesterday and today and she is awesome! Yesterday I got the carne asada burrito it was so darn good and so on point, so fresh and it was huge, I decided to come back today. I was excited to try the crunchy beef taco and the rolled beef tacos. They were okay. The shells were half-assed crunchy. The roll tacos were so soft it was disappointing! I may just stick to the burritos next time.

EDIT - on 7/5/25 I thought I would give this place another chance. I drove thru, ordered #4 (or 5) of the Daily specials.. taquitos, taco and quesadilla. The only thing that was good was the cheese quesadilla. As before, the Taquitos (rolled tacos) were not fully cooked. Only the ends were crispy, the middle was cold and part soggy like if it wasn't cooked. As for the taco, the meat was cooked and was decently warm, (semi) but the shell was so ultra soggy through the middle. Such a disappointment again! Will never go there again. What a shame.

Food: 2

Service: 4

Kelly Karandang

Great food. Love the drive-thru! Service is always friendly.
We like Birria tacos, carne asada quesadilla, street tacos and b
reakfast burritos.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Miguel Castaneda

Great taste.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wyatt McDuffee

Best Taco Shop

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Mateo808

It's not the best quick serve Mexican restaurant around, but it's the best one with a drive-through. I've been coming here occasionally since they opened and the food is fairly consistently good, I don't think I've ever got a wrong order or anything bad. For a drive through Mexican restaurant, it's not bad. My kids love the seafood options and the Diablo Shrimp. Their salsas are decent.

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kim Ifland

This place is the absolute worst! Not once, but twice I went there at 9:30 pm, all the lights were on in the drive thru, and they've told me they're closed! I thought they closed at 10:00? Needless to say, I'm done. It's ashame because I heard great things about them.

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