This place is my new favorite restaurant! I was promptly greeted and attended. The staff was friendly and welcoming. I had the best cabeza tacos! The order had the beef broth with the meat on the side. Make your own tacos and dip into the broth… it’s so good I’ll be back!!

Been here a couple times. Food is great, atmosphere as well, they always got a good vibe. The waitresses are on top of it as well. Been with friends and family and this spot never disappoints. For dessert gotta try that mazapán flan. It’s fire.

Healing House

Literally got off a plane an hour ago and came here after landing from Canada. You must come here, you must eat the meat, you must eat the tacos. You must eat the food. It is absolutely out of this world. Try the tongue tacos you won’t be disappointed…. Yes, I said tongue

Alec Ramirez

A friend recommended this place to me and I was very impressed!! Everything was tasty but for me the two standouts were the Cochinita pibil (super juicy and flavorful) and the huitlacoche which had that delicious umami flavor. Reasonably priced and fast service. The restaurant was small and clean. I will definitely be coming back

Ben Stewart

Sooo good. Got three tacos (tongue, head and mixed) and the vegetarian alambre. Highly recommend.

Mimi Zheng

This place has some delicious tacos! When it arrives, it's hard to tell what is what, but the flavors are oh so good! I recommend the lamb, lengua, and cochinita pibil! The consomme was comforting and so nice to have with the tacos! Some people may be weirded out by the floating fat in it, but not this chica! Yummo!

Stephanie Wooding

A MUST stop if you’re in the South Bay San Diego (Chula vista). “Cabeza” translates to head. The head of what? Beef. Marinated, slow cooked, and put in a fresh made tortilla - this is a culinary experience in your mouth. The flavors are next level. You know it’s going to be good when it’s in a strip mall and the parking lot is filled with the iconic white trucks with the construction ladder tracks. You don’t need to speak Spanish to order, but it sure helps! We managed with our broken Spanish that only comes from living in San Diego for the last 20 years. My 10-year loved everything, but was a little bummed when we told him he couldn’t keep the beef skull… definitely will be back!

Christie Alarcon

I had been wanting to try this place for a while because cabeza is my favorite taco! We were recommended to order a pound of meat for our party of five (one child). It came with broth for the adults and good quality tortillas. We also ordered chapulines (grasshoppers), taco de sesos (brain), de chicharrón, de cochinita pibil, and taquitos dorados. Se wanted to try lengua as well so we added 1/2 of lengua. Everything was delicious! Cabeza is a very tender meat, fatty, buttery, with lots of flavor. Lengua was also very tender and was my kid's favorite. Chapulines we're crunchy, seasoned with salt and lemon, and a little bit spicy. Both of their salsas were also great. We enjoyed the ambiance. There's plenty of parking in this shopping center. The waitresses kept checking on us and making sure we were taken care of. The owner also came by and checked on us. They have a large selection of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. I highly recommend this spot in Chula Vista!

Daniela Alvarado

I have heard time and time again that San Diego had the best Mexican food and I agree. While I've lived here for 4 years, I have always just had my go to spots. Today I decided to try a new place and I'm so glad I did! De Cabeza had such great reviews on here so I decided to try them out. I walked in and they seated me right away. They were very sweet and kind and the restaurant itself was very inviting. There were lots of decorations on the walls of Mexican ranch style decor as well. I ordered a couple tacos de Maciza (head meat), Langua (tongue), El Dorado Pastor (matinated meat asada), and chicharron prensado (pork belly). I also got a quesadilla soy carne asada. The meciza was so tender, great flavor and the tortilla was freshly made ao it was nicely holding a the flavors. The Langua was very tender and also an enjoyable bit. The el Dorado Pastor taco hit me with so much flavor it was delicious! But then the heat snuck up on me. It was pretty spicy! Really enjoyable and packed either flavor! The tacos de Maciza (head meat), Langua (tongue), El Dorado Pastor (matinated meat asada), and chicharron prensado (pork belly). was well marinated and super tender finely chopped pork belly with a tiny touch of heat as well! I think it was my favorite honestly I wasn't expect it to be so good. And the quesadilla with carne asada was pretty decent, the cheese melted nicely too. I appreciated how quickly the food came out, the access to salsa and lots of limes on the table and the water which the server ensured my cup stayed full. Over all I'm so glad I tried somewhere new, it was exactly what I was looking for! Ill definitely be back soon!

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Ken Robak

Tried De Cabeza El Único in Chula Vista after hearing great things, and it absolutely lived up to the hype. The cabeza tacos and lengua were incredibly flavorful, and the homemade salsa had just the right kick. The drinks and flan were excellent too. Jesús, the owner, made us feel right at home. Really glad we stopped in — this place serves authentic food with a welcoming vibe.