Los Taquitos Taco Shop(Cash Only)

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Los Taquitos Taco Shop on Chula Vista's Third Avenue has served a cash-only, drive-through Mexican menu from 1665 Third Avenue since the 1980s, anchoring the southern stretch of the corridor with rolled tacos, carne asada fries, and chimichanga platters. The rolled-taco program — served five or ten to an order with house-made guacamole, sour cream, and shredded cheese — has drawn a multi-generational following along the same Third Avenue dining strip where Savoie Italian Eatery anchors the sit-down segment. A salsa bar stocked with house-made green and red salsas accompanies every order, and the carne asada burrito wraps flame-grilled skirt steak with rice, beans, and guacamole inside an oversized flour tortilla. Combination plates pair two or three entree items — enchiladas, tostadas, tacos, or chile rellenos — with rice and beans for a single-tray meal. The late-night drive-through window keeps the kitchen running around the clock, feeding a steady queue that peaks after nearby events at venues along the corridor including Brewjeria Taproom & Kitchen. Cabeza tacos use slow-braised beef head meat shredded to order, topped with cilantro and diced white onion on doubled corn tortillas — a preparation that requires a 6-to-8-hour braise cycle before service.