La Imperial Taqueria

Jonathan Hernandez

Can't help but stop by here whenever I'm close by. Best economical tacos around! Eat them while they're hot though, that's when they taste the best! Also I highly recommend trying their salsas.

Ashley Tully

The food here is so delicious and they are so nice. 10/10 recommend. I bring friends here all the time. I make a 25 minute trip just for the food. The portions are big and the price is worth it! Couldn't even finish my box.

Genie Z

I love this place! This is the I my place I get my tacos from. They are huge and the best tasting ones I have ever had. For a 1.50 you can't beat that. I have NEVER HAD A BAD TACO HERE!

Ruth P

Good food! I would say a little cold, so being a sweater when it's not summer.

TAL

I absolutely LOVE this place. Never had a bad meal here. My faves are the Campechana Cali burrito ($7), and their street tacos. The burritos are HUGE, and you get so many Carne asada fries the box won't close. Steet tacos are only $1.50 There is seating inside and out. Drive-thru is open 24 hours. I recommend going in to order if you have a choice. The drive-thru line can get backed up quickly. Has all the usual Mexican drinks.

Tim Huynh

This place was 🔥. Where eles in Chula can you get $1 pastor tacos everyday?!?! Lil on the smaller size but double corn tortilla packed with flavor from the adobada and special white sauce (mayo/lime maybe). I also had their bean & cheese 🌯, the refried beans was on point. I will visit again soon, perhaps on a Wednesday for their $1 taco special on various meats. Also 💘 that the drive thru is open late 11ish PM

If it wasn't for the pricing being a bit steep, ( nowadays pretty much everywhere) and the tripa tacos being completely over fried and having a bit of "stuff" still in the tripa LoL, I would have given them 5 stars. I've been here on numerous occasions and ordered different items, they are constantly great tasting. I don't know if they got a different tripa vendor or what but the tripa was not cleaned all the way to what I'm used to eating. Needless to say I had to throw 2 Tripa tacos away and enjoyed the 2 adobada and 2 cabesa tacos. They were delicious. Quick update: I gave them another try Jan 2026 and it was pretty damn good this time. Hopefully they keep it up!

Honestly, the tacos were good, 2 carne asad and 2 adobada with a coke, 10 bucks. Def was satisfied. The flavor was right, fresh guac fresh made tortillas . It was a great experience.

$1 adobada tacos Monday-Friday from 10am to 2pm. It's such an amazing deal! Plus, they are delicious! If you go on Wednesday, they have Taco Wednesday, where all their tacos are $2! Love this place! We order at the drive-through and take our tacos home!

Favian Gavilanes

Honestly, the tacos were good, 2 carne asad and 2 adobada with a coke, 10 bucks. Def was satisfied. The flavor was right, fresh guac fresh made tortillas . It was a great experience.

Francisco Alderete

If it wasn't for the pricing being a bit steep, ( nowadays pretty much everywhere) and the tripa tacos being completely over fried and having a bit of "stuff" still in the tripa LoL, I would have given them 5 stars. I've been here on numerous occasions and ordered different items, they are constantly great tasting. I don't know if they got a different tripa vendor or what but the tripa was not cleaned all the way to what I'm used to eating. Needless to say I had to throw 2 Tripa tacos away and enjoyed the 2 adobada and 2 cabesa tacos. They were delicious. Quick update: I gave them another try Jan 2026 and it was pretty damn good this time. Hopefully they keep it up!

Marcy Lacey

$1 adobada tacos Monday-Friday from 10am to 2pm. It's such an amazing deal! Plus, they are delicious! If you go on Wednesday, they have Taco Wednesday, where all their tacos are $2! Love this place! We order at the drive-through and take our tacos home!

Best $1.99 Adobada tacos in Chula Vista. I've never tried anything else or been inside. Drive thru only for me. When I'm on a budget, want something satisfying and filling. 3 will do the job. The consistency is there for the most part and they always include limes. Serves it's purpose for what it is.

J R.

Best $1.99 Adobada tacos in Chula Vista. I've never tried anything else or been inside. Drive thru only for me. When I'm on a budget, want something satisfying and filling. 3 will do the job. The consistency is there for the most part and they always include limes. Serves it's purpose for what it is.

Great birra tacos for an amazing price. Staff is friendly and the place is clean. This will be my place to get my tacos.

Drive thru was easy, a bit of an echo. Food was good and I asked the gal for cucumbers and lemon and she gave me a little bag of each at no additional cost.

Giving it 4 stars because they sell some of the freshest roll tacos I've tried. Been ordering those every time Good sauces too. The adobada tastes a little weird.

Barbara Vasquez

Drive thru was easy, a bit of an echo. Food was good and I asked the gal for cucumbers and lemon and she gave me a little bag of each at no additional cost.

AD J

Great birra tacos for an amazing price. Staff is friendly and the place is clean. This will be my place to get my tacos.

David

I ordered 4 tacos it took them half an hour for them get the tacos. customer service. Sucks. The cooks suck

Just went and ordered 6 tacos- 2 adobada, 2 carne asada and 2 fish tacos. I waited 20 mins, got my order after the 3 cars behind me and the order was wrong! They forgot 2 tacos- 1 adobada & 1 carne asada and made me wait that long... Probably the last time I'll ever be coming here. I would come back because it just happened but the tortillas on the fish tacos disintegrated and all was put in the taco other than the fish was a bunch of cabbage for 2.50 each. I highly suggest trying: *Taqueria 2 Portillos* they have bomb ass tacos, unlimited guacamole and amazing drinks!

This place is a ripoff, I ordered 1 carne asada nachos, 2 pastor tacos, 1 chicken taco, 2 lengua tacos, 2 cabeza tacos, 1 pastor tacos, 4 different orders same bill I ended up paying $30 for six tacos and carne asada nachos. They advertise tacos for $1? When I went to go and ask about what I paid for the guy told me that I should have told the cook what I wanted? Bad service, meat was tough like rubber

No restrooms even for paying customers dining inside? How does that make any sense?

The only kind of good thing is adobada, and it was really bad let me tell you. My first time going there and my last, not even taco Wednesday is worth it. My stomach is hurting sooooo bad after this, the carne asada tacos are total trash🤮

Kat De

Just went and ordered 6 tacos- 2 adobada, 2 carne asada and 2 fish tacos. I waited 20 mins, got my order after the 3 cars behind me and the order was wrong! They forgot 2 tacos- 1 adobada & 1 carne asada and made me wait that long... Probably the last time I'll ever be coming here. I would come back because it just happened but the tortillas on the fish tacos disintegrated and all was put in the taco other than the fish was a bunch of cabbage for 2.50 each. I highly suggest trying: *Taqueria 2 Portillos* they have bomb ass tacos, unlimited guacamole and amazing drinks!

Jesus Bailey

No restrooms even for paying customers dining inside? How does that make any sense?

M Gacha Duck

This place is a ripoff, I ordered 1 carne asada nachos, 2 pastor tacos, 1 chicken taco, 2 lengua tacos, 2 cabeza tacos, 1 pastor tacos, 4 different orders same bill I ended up paying $30 for six tacos and carne asada nachos. They advertise tacos for $1? When I went to go and ask about what I paid for the guy told me that I should have told the cook what I wanted? Bad service, meat was tough like rubber

Lizeth Martinez

The only kind of good thing is adobada, and it was really bad let me tell you. My first time going there and my last, not even taco Wednesday is worth it. My stomach is hurting sooooo bad after this, the carne asada tacos are total trash🤮

Food is ok, the wait time is horrible they need to speed it up they take about 20 to sometimes 30 minutes per car. The place needs to have a better presentation on the outside. There’s tagging on some walls, now about the cucumber it’s ridiculous you are buying $30 worth of food and you only get 3 slices, carrots you have to buy. They need to pay attention to what customers say in the speaker I ordered my tacos only cilantro and some came with a sauce. Not happy about that.

G. R.

Food is ok, the wait time is horrible they need to speed it up they take about 20 to sometimes 30 minutes per car. The place needs to have a better presentation on the outside. There’s tagging on some walls, now about the cucumber it’s ridiculous you are buying $30 worth of food and you only get 3 slices, carrots you have to buy. They need to pay attention to what customers say in the speaker I ordered my tacos only cilantro and some came with a sauce. Not happy about that.