One of my favorite taco places in SD. They’re very generous with the hot sauces. I love the green. Their fries are truly loaded, they’re so heavy in the bag! You wouldn’t think to order a salad through a Mexican drive through, but I really love their Mexican Caesar. The creamy Pepita dressing is amazing. I some times order it without the salad to put on my tacos. All portions are very generous and they’re speedy.

OMG!!! The fish Tacos are more than worth their price here. Use to go to a spot in National City and every spot around that area charged me $5 or more for each fish taco. So would only go on Taco tuesday when they did 50% off lol. But man Vallarta not only charges $4.75 for each taco. They put two corn totillas per fish taco. And when you see how stuffed the one fish taco is. You can take one of the Tortillas.....and MAKE ANOTHER TACO!!! Bro. This spot is open 24/7 has competitive price and they serve you fair sizes. So far I need to try everything else so i. sorry if im only excited about the fish tacos for the two times ive been there. Will keep you guys posted and make sure to put better pics up next time with my real camera.

Food/Taste/Flavor: 5/5 - can never go wrong with their Christian Fries. Enough food to gorge yourself and still have leftovers. Love the runny egg, saltiness from the bacon, refreshing sour cream, plethora of cheese, and enough sauce to drown yourself in. Only ask is even more sauce if possible! Ambience: 1/5 - walk in to order and we were unable to social distance from the next person to order. Bro was amazing at how quickly he was scooping the avocados but noticed most of the cooks were not wearing face covering in a tiny space :( sitting outside was pretty fun since you hear the cars scraping the driveway and street when they turn too quickly Service: 5/5 - the two cashiers are amazing in balancing orders from the drive through, phone, and walk-ins Value for price: 5/5 - still one of the cheapest places especially when considering quantity of food

I would give this place 5 stars except of the fact that the last 3 times I have gone, my chili relleno burrito has been full of seeds. And this last time today I take 3 bites and my 3rd bite is nothing but a hard and very sharp piece of pepper stem. Not a fun thing to bite into. And In addition to that today my pepper and only the pepper tasted like freezer burn. But today was the first day that it has ever been anything but delicious though. Even with the last 3 times (and I always go with my boyfriend and we always get the same thing.) both our burritos being filled with seeds they still tasted good. Edit : I contacted management about the issue and they did replace my food. And the burrito was the normal yummy burrito!

Came on a Tuesday dinner rush and the drive through was at least 7 cars deep. We parked and walked in, and waited no more than 5 minutes between walking in and walking out with food. Unimposing storefront, but the food was excellent. The carne asada plate in itself was 3 portions of food. They were very generous with the meat! Carne asada burrito left me in a food coma. Will be back.

Visiting San Diego area, and the rental car representative suggested Vallarta Express. Visited this location, and it was satisfying. I ordered an al pastor (didn't have, so they gave me adobada) burrito 🌯. The meat tasted real fresh, and the pieces of meat had chargrilled edges which was great. Note: burritos do not come with rice or beans. Being from SF, we're accustomed to that standard. I didn't get my burrito with rice and beans, and I didn't mind not having it. Next time, I'll try it with rice and beans. The burrito was big, filled with protein, and guacamole. Great experience. Next time, I'll get a surf and turf California (fries 🍟 inside) burrito. They serve the burritos with green sauce and their special sauce.

Vallarta Express is off-the-charts good. As someone visiting from San Francisco, I was blown away by the veggie burrito I got here. It was warm, the ingredients were fresh and it had the perfect balance of sauces inside — it all came together beautifully. The star of the show for me still wasn’t the burrito; it was the salsas. The two salsas they have (orange/red and green) were my absolute favorite. The red one was numbingly spicy, and the green one was more neutralizing and fresh. 10/10 would revisit.

Absolutely love this place. Awesome staff, always friendly and accommodating to whatever you want. TIP THEM, they deserve it. 24 hour joint as well which is always a good thing. Highly recommend for great Mexican food.

I really like the salad that comes worth the Carne Asada plate. In fact, I get double salad and skip the rice and beans. Makes it low carb.

Bought surf and turf burrito and canesda fries with carrots total up to $30 mind you I live 25 min away from this location came home to my surprise it's burt fries and meat now I called in and they want me to drive 25 min back to take them the food for refund smh it's the Audacity for me. Don't worry I will be bringing food back this is the picture.

This place is ok but not my go-to. There’s a few things I’ve ordered where it wasn’t good enough for me to finish or order again. Like the Cesar salad (good sauce I didn’t like the chicken), chicken enchilada eh, etc. But I was impressed with the beef taco, and the beans and rice were ok!

Christian fries yes recommend. Don't expect to finish in one sitting though. Prices keep going up 😭

Large portions!!! Open 24 hours!!! Ceasars salad was great and so was the fish taco 🌮

i got a veggie burrito with potatoes, it was actually really good, but unfortunately the burrito fell apart within a few minutes either from being overstuffed or having too much wet ingredients inside. ill come back and try it again though maybe it was just rolled poorly this time

Ordered california burrito. Soggy, not tightly wrapped and to top it all cold to the touch chicken just out of the fridge not cooked at all. The cheese wasn’t even melted in the burrito it was a cold as the chicken. I tried microwaving when I got home but was frustrated I was serve a cold California chicken burrito that didn’t not taste great at all. Threw it straight in the trash where it belongs. I don’t get the good reviews. It’s average at best, much better options. I have been to Cotixan Mexican Restaurant many times without being served uncooked refrigerated Cali burrito where the cheese doesn’t even melt and the burrito isn’t wrapped. I will give my $15 donation to this place but will never return.

I was craving a carne asada burrito 🌯 and rolled tacos. I went to this Vallarta on Genesee rd. & Balboa. I waited 15 minutes to order my food, and when I got to the drive-thru window, somehow, my order ticket didn't get to the cook. I had to wait another 15 minutes for my food to be cooked. I was very disappointed in the service and the food. My burrito was not wrapped as good to keep all the meat inside of it. The rolled tacos were soaked in sour cream and guacamole. I like my rolled tacos crispy and not soggy.

Largest portions in San Diego rivaled only by Burros and Fries. Open 24hrs. Fresh, quality ingredients. What more could you ask for?

It was okay, my boyfriend's food was better than my order. The quality should be the same for any meal ordered.

Some of the best mahi tacos I've had. Really clean flavor. And they were huge! She handed me the bag and I was shocked how much it weighed. I ordered two tacos and this could have easily been 4-5. I'll definitely be back.

Solid selection, good quality tasty food and convenient location make this place a great value.

One of the best places for late-night Mexican craving. Generous portions of flavorful and authentic food. For a 24-hour restaurant, one can forgive the occasional inconsistencies in quality or the traffic-blocking drive thru line.

Got the carne asada taco. Asked for hot sauce twice but still none given. Taco shell so soggy it was torn apart as soon as picked up....

Super fries are amazing here!! I love fries that are absolutely loaded… and the fries texture was the perfect balance of crispy and potato-y. (if that makes sense)