Cilantro's Mexican Food in Alpine opened inside the Viejas Outlet Center on Willows Road in May 2021, adding an independent Mexican kitchen to the outlet complex's restaurant mix. The taco shop occupies retail space in the same Willows Road complex as Clutch Effects Arcade, giving shoppers and casino visitors a carne asada, adobada, or birria option without leaving the Viejas campus. The menu covers the full taco-shop spectrum — tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and rolled tacos — with protein options spanning carne asada, pollo asado, adobada, carnitas, and birria across each format. Aguas frescas complement the food menu with house-made fruit beverages, a traditional Mexican drink program that rounds out meals in the Viejas Outlet Center's retail destination. That position inside the Viejas complex places Cilantro's within the foot traffic radius of Willows Hotel & Spa at Viejas, where overnight guests generate consistent dinner demand beyond the outlet shopping hours. Breakfast service starts with egg-and-meat burritos and combination plates, covering the full day's meal cycle from morning through post-shopping dinner.