“ The birria fries were delicious. It had so much flavor and was cooked perfectly. The staff was very friendly and our food was prepared quickly. The place was clean and you can tell they truely care about their customers. We have been to other places where the bathrooms are dirty, tables are not kept clean, and can tell they only do the basics, not at El Padrino. Everything was well kept and clean. ”

“ Love the fish tacos and Birria de res Torta!! The food and service is amazing. Order ahead sometimes the line is long but it moves fast ”

“ They give you a lot for food and it was all very yummy and balanced. LOOOOOVE the amount of cilantro they give you ! Meat was just a tad bit overdone for me but overall had great flavor. ”

“ Yumm! I don't think anyone can come close to them. These taste like authentic birria tacos, the ones I love from Mexico. I got the 3 quesabirria tacos with consome 10/10. ”

“ The place was absolutely amazing!! We got the 10 mini quesabirria's special. It was so flavorful that we didn't need any salsa and I'm a salsa freak! The consome was better than some I've had near TJ. It had so much flavor and was super meaty that I finished it as soup! Service was pretty fast and it's a clean sit down restaurant with seating inside and outside. The 1 star reviews must be a joke or from competition or scorned lovers haha ”

“ Been looking for a place to have huevos a la mexicana. It's always been kind of a cozy staple for me, and definitely did a lot of Yelp searching to find good places to go. Some places don't even include tortillas with their huevos a la mexicana, which is why I chose this place. The place is clean, the cashier was very friendly (compared to some Mexican restaurants that treat you like you're unwelcome for not speaking Spanish), the 3 clearly house made salsas are fire, and I look forward to coming back for the birria. Definitely recommend. ”

“ Omgahhhhh I finally tried their Birria Ramen I have a lil appetite and this is very nicely proportioned! They're not cheap on the meat at all! The broth es muy bueno! It's no where near being watered down! You could easily add some packaged ramen to this if you wanted more noodles. I've jus learned with adding extra noodles it always messes up the broth to noodle ratio. Guess you need to ask for both extra noodles and broth to make it technically taste the same. I usually like more noodles then meat but not with this! So good! Almost forgot to write this but sitting here eating it as left overs and it's still good if you don't mind leftovers. Plus obsessed with their hot sauce too! They have so many great things on their menu I have yet to try jus can't stop getting the quesabirrias lol. They also have specials on Friday and it's less expensive if you pay with cash. One of these days I'm going to go there for breakfast for sure. Mmmm now I want a quesabirria too they add so much cheese Highly recommend this place and of course it's going to be better if you dine in. I get mine to go and it's the best ramen and quesabirrias I've had. I really like their choice of noodles as well. There is also a spot next to them for great drinks, not alcoholic and ice cream! We love their Mangonada over there. Both great spots to get some eats. ”

“ Definitely one of my favorite places for some good tacos in North County! Getting here is pretty easy and parking isn't so bad either. I've been here twice and seem to get parking in front of the place so easily. It's also never crowded here where most of the people seem to take food as take out instead of dining in but I've always eaten here since it's nice and fresh! There are plenty of seats as it's never full so you'll be able to find a seat easily. Some of the tables are not fully clean and some of the booths are pretty tight too but it's not so bad. I was surprised that this place has lengua so I always get lengua when I come here. But unfortunately they were out of the lengua do my next choice would be the birria, which they're known for. I should try out their other tacos as they all taste good and they got some really good special deals they have for each day or several days. I recommend this place whether you want to come here to dine in or take for takeout - this place knows how to make their tacos! ”

“ OMG best birria I've ever had!! The consumé is delicious and the salsas, WHOA! If you like spice then you'll love them! My boyfriend who loves spice says he can't even mess with them, but I endure the pain. We have had other tacos, burritos, and ramen seriously everything has always been great! Good amount of food for the price and the flavor will have you coming back. Order ahead because this place gets packed during dinner time. ”

“ If birria is in the name--and it is--that's what I'm getting. You order seafood at a seafood restaurant, steak at a steakhouse, and so on. Don't yell at me if you order shrimp at a chicken sandwich restaurant and it sucks. The birria burrito seriously delivers. It's a giant beast absolutely stuffed with extremely tender birria and some chopped onions and cilantro. There is zero filler here. It's a very good burrito on its own but I highly recommend also getting some consomé. I would say that the burrito on its own could use a tad more flavor and that's where the consomé or salsa saves the day. (By the way, you have to purchase the consomé separately.) When I have a choice of tacos or burritos, I'm almost always on Team Burrito but the quesabirria taco here is fantastic. The gooey melted cheese really puts it over the top. The salsas in the salsa bar have good heat but nothing unbearable like some places. My food was ready five minutes after ordering. There is free parking in the lot. Birria fans, this is your happy place. ”