Kotija Jr. Taco Shop in Encinitas's Leucadia serves Ensenada-style Mexican food at the corner of North Coast Highway 101 and Leucadia Boulevard, one block from the Pacific Ocean in Encinitas's Leucadia district. The Baja-influenced menu runs fried and grilled fish tacos in corn or flour tortillas alongside deep-fried avocado tacos and tacos de nopal — plant-based options rarely found on traditional Leucadia restaurants menus, a culinary range more typical of the sit-down format at Le Papagayo further north on the 101. Adobada, pollo asado, and carnitas fill the standard protein rotation, each available as tacos, burritos, or plated combos with rice and beans. The covered patio catches ocean breezes from Leucadia State Beach one block west, drawing the same post-surf crowd that fuels weekend lunch volume at Corner Pizza and other Leucadia counter-service kitchens along Coast Highway 101. Grilled mahi and beer-battered cod selections rotate based on daily catch, using the same Ensenada-style batter technique for both the fish and shrimp preparations.