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Vallarta Express

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At Vallarta Express, we're passionate about serving up delicious Mexican flavors that bring a taste of warmth and hospitality to our La Mesa community. Inspired by traditional fare, we serve up classic favorites like nachos, tacos, and fresh salsa that will leave you craving more...

Vallarta Express

Mexican · La Mesa

4.0 · 1,118 reviews Google
www.vallartaexpress.com
Yelp 2.5 (550) TripAdvisor 3.5 (4)

About Vallarta Express

At Vallarta Express, we're passionate about serving up delicious Mexican flavors that bring a taste of warmth and hospitality to our La Mesa community. Inspired by traditional fare, we serve up classic favorites like nachos, tacos, and fresh salsa that will leave you craving more. Our cozy atmospher...

At Vallarta Express, we're passionate about serving up delicious Mexican flavors that bring a taste of warmth and hospitality to our La Mesa community. Inspired by traditional fare, we serve up classic favorites like nachos, tacos, and fresh salsa that will leave you craving more. Our cozy atmosphere makes it the perfect spot to gather with friends or family, while our friendly service ensures you feel right at home. We've been praised for our generous portions, vibrant decor, and attentive staff – come taste the difference for yourself!

What Customers Say About Vallarta Express

Vallarta Express is a popular spot for quick and tasty Mexican food, especially late-night. Customers rave about the carne asada, California burritos, and rolled tacos. Some report inconsistent quality and order errors, so double-check your order.

Popular Dishes

California burrito carne Asada (3) cheese and bean burrito beef tacos roll tacos shrimp taco carne asada fries pollo asado torta

Best For

Quick Bite Late Night Locals Casual

Tip: The carne asada and California burrito are highly recommended. Be sure to double-check your order for accuracy.

Features

🌳 Outdoor 🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🌅 Breakfast 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner 🥗 Vegetarian Coffee
🎯 Casual 🤫 Quiet 👨‍👩‍👧 Family

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MacArthur Park
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Explore the area around Vallarta Express

Vallarta Express is located in La Mesa, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Parks & Gardens

  • MacArthur Park (A 771m) — park in San Diego County, California, United States of America
  • MacArthur Park Recreation Center (A 805m) — park in San Diego County, California, United States of America
  • Jackson Park (A 966m) — park in San Diego County, California, United States of America

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Frequently asked questions about Vallarta Express

Vallarta Express is located at 5341 Jackson Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942, La Mesa.
Near Vallarta Express you can find points of interest such as MacArthur Park, MacArthur Park Recreation Center, Jackson Park.
Vallarta Express offers mexican cuisine.
Vallarta Express has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Vallarta Express offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Vallarta Express based on customer reviews are: California burrito, carne Asada, cheese and bean burrito, beef tacos, roll tacos.
Vallarta Express is ideal for quick bites, late night, locals, casual dining.
Vallarta Express is a popular spot for quick and tasty Mexican food, especially late-night. Customers rave about the carne asada, California burritos, and rolled tacos. Some report inconsistent quality and order errors, so double-check your order.
The carne asada and California burrito are highly recommended. Be sure to double-check your order for accuracy.
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Vallarta Express La Mesa Reviews

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Reviews (23)
Kat Shaw
Kat Shaw

Best Mexican food around! We drive past 10 or more shops to get to this one! Love it. The meat is soooo good.

Kiki D
Kiki D

🌮✨ Every time we come to San Diego, Vallarta Express is a must-visit for us! ⭐ Their roll tacos are absolutely amazing — made fresh right there on the premises, and you can truly taste the difference. 😍 I usually get a bit of a stomach ache after eating Mexican food because it can be greasy, but never here. 🙌 The food at Vallarta Express is always fresh, light, and high quality. The lettuce is crisp, flavorful, and so fresh 🥬✨ — which says a lot about the care they put into their ingredients. They also offer a great drink selection 🥤🍹 and have both comfortable indoor and outdoor seating, with TVs in every corner 📺 — perfect whether you’re relaxing, chatting, or catching a game. The staff is incredibly friendly and customer-oriented 💛 It’s obvious they truly care about both the quality of their food and the service they provide. And to top it off, their prices are very reasonable 💰✨ 🌟 Highly recommended — fresh food, great service, and consistently excellent every single visit! 🌟✨🌮

susan matteson
susan matteson

Had delicious cheese and bean burrito. Friend had chicken soft taco. Both were yummy. I also like Vallarta shredded beef tacos. Nice people, friendly.

Artem Gulyan
Artem Gulyan

Me and my crew from Point Break Electric stopped by at 11:46 pm and we were greeted by the very nice and lovely Sesiya. She was very caring and truly took care of us and our requests. Sesiya you the best !

Alejandro Nuñez
Alejandro Nuñez

Great carne Asada Fried take a look. Good service was extremely quick as well.

Ricardo Montoya
Ricardo Montoya

I kept hearing good things about this place and decided to give it a try. Their. California burrito was delicious. The carne Asada has a nice charcoal taste.

Dakendra Kopelke
Dakendra Kopelke

I prefer this place to the others on the same block because 1. The fries come with guacamole you don't have to pay extra for it and 2. The horchata is the best in my opinion the others taste watered down and even though they have ice in them they taste warm. I always go here it's quick and easy. Just don't miss the turn or you'll have to make a few u turns to get back.

Charles Relph
Charles Relph

so far I've only got there two beef tacos because I was at evens tire shop next door, the taco seemed a little bit small but they were perfect! super juicy. they are probably slightly overpriced but the meat was so good I didn't really care at about $4.75 each it seems like they should have been jumbo tacos, so next time I may get one of those just to scratch my itch for crunchy shell beef tacos but I may spend my money on more like a burrito, I would not want to spend close to $15 just for a few tacos, but like I said the taste was perfect so if I'm going to spend my money it might as well be good and this place was very good, there's also beer on top so come in here at night and sitting maybe out in the gazebo would be a cool start to a date night or maybe after a movie or something, grossmont Mall is right up the street and there's a Starbucks next door.

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Joshua Blake

Lovely service, lovely prices, lovely food. 7 carnitas tortas ordered and 1 bean & cheese burrito ordered. Crew is happy, I am happy.

Mayra Ruiz
Mayra Ruiz

Asked for a pollo asado torta, but they gave me carne asada it’s not badd though I like it 😅

Rogelio Baez
Rogelio Baez

Good food. Fairly large portions as well. They've gotten my order wrong probably 3 times by now which typically isnt a big deal, but when dealing with someone curt and short taking your order its difficult to not see the cause.

Y T
Y T

I only tried the shrimp taco and it was so delicious. Cannot speak for the rest of the menu but shout out for 24 seven service for hungry people at late night in San Diego.

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Veronika G

Food is sort of tasteless. Guac was not good has a little sour taste to it looks like prepackaged and not freshly made. The lady handed me coin for the bathroom and it had sauce all over it. I'm surprised she didnt notice, or maybe didnt care. The only good thing is proximity to evans tire. Would i go to evans tire again i would bring my own food or go to starbucks instead.

Latte
Latte

I specified what I wanted, several times, fries, carne, and sour cream. Nothing more, nothing less. Yet they still managed to get my order wrong. Very disappointed.

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Abraham Tahir

I’m a frequent customer so it saddens me that I have to leave this review, but my recent visit (02/12/26) gave me the worst food poisoning experience of my life. I will no longer be coming back. I question the cleanliness of their kitchen after that experience, not fun at all.

Justin
Justin

Make sure you check your credit card statement because they charged more than what was on my receipt and when I mentioned this the guy threatened to call the police. Not a pleasant experience very unprofessional

Katie Vargas
Katie Vargas

Came in and ordered $50 worth of food/burritos. Asked for a chunky salsa. They put 1 in the bag which seemed off to me considering the burrito was pretty big. Got my order and asked For another chunky salsa and they wanted to charge! Then realized they charged for the original one I asked for. Food wasn’t that good, salsa Sucked and the lady who took our order was rude.

Ed R
Ed R

BUG IN FOOD. NOv 30 of'25. Started off as a go to but Last 3 times being here Totally regret spending $. Something is up with the food here. It's changed In a month. Serving old guac. Smaller portions. Time to find new taco shop

Lucia Nhan
Lucia Nhan

Do not go here. I spent $20 for carne asada fries that were ready in 3mins?? The fries and carne asada were cold. The meat tasted like it was premade carne asada from the freezer So many other place to spend your money, please don’t waste your time

Joniene Swick
Joniene Swick

The first time I've ever thrown a burrito away in my life. Carne asada burrito was all fat. Guacamole tasted old. Salsa tasted old. I wish I would have spent the money at nachos la mesa. My bad for cheating on my local Taco ship. This was yucky.

Vladimir Amaraut
Vladimir Amaraut

We eat here usually and the food is usually great, but today was a huge fail. My wife’s chile relleno burrito was very skimpy and my fajitas burrito was super cold. We live 10 min away and it should not have got this cold fast. I called and spoke to the highest person available and told me I can get it remade if I bring it back. I told them we got off work and that’s not an option. He offered to call back in the morning to speak to the manager. Look at the pictures - unacceptable. Seems like they are short staffed and they failed to deliver. 0 stars, horrible management.

Happy M
Happy M

Ordered my daughter the chicken rolled tacos.... and it came with a black hair! None of the staff wear hair nets, and it's gross. We don't have any black hair in my house; so no I did not put it there. Also ordered a side of rice which was more than half hard rice and cold. Only went here out of convenience, anyway. Plus their prices are higher than all the other taco shops in the area. Its a hard NO for me next time.

Jolene Fraker
Jolene Fraker

I was told this did not have tomatoes she read me the lost of ingredients even which went along with the advertisements. But 3 times no I've ordered this and they put onions green bell peppers chicken and you guessed it... TOMATOES. I WENT IN AGAIN and they said that the advertisements dont match what they make. I'd be concerned.

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Services

🥞 Breakfast
🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
Coffee
🍰 Desserts
🥗 Vegetarian Options
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
🍴 Dine-in

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🚚 Delivery

Restaurant Info

Status
Verified by owner
🕐 Hours Today
Open 24 hours
Rating
4.0/5
💬 Reviews
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💰 Price Level
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⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 10 min here
📞 Phone
+1 619-337-3787
🌐 Website
www.vallartaexpress.com

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🌿 Outdoor Seating
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