Born as a June 2021 food truck, Mike’s Red Tacos in Point Loma, San Diego opened this 2,100-square-foot Loma Square storefront in May 2024 as the brand’s second permanent location. The menu centers on slow-simmered beef birria served in chili-oil-dipped corn tortillas with consomé, a single-protein focus that separates it from the multi-meat taco builds at Adalberto’s Mexican Food on the same Rosecrans corridor. That birria base extends into ramen bowls, quesadillas, loaded nachos, burritos, and the signature Crunchstack—a layered tostada wrapped in a grilled flour tortilla. The kitchen’s volume throughput on a focused birria menu outpaces broader Mexican menus like that of Los Panchitos Mexican & Seafood elsewhere in the Midway District, keeping ticket times short despite made-to-order assembly. A national franchising initiative backed by the first Dave’s Hot Chicken franchisee targets 200-plus units, making this Midway District San Diego location the template kitchen for a coast-to-coast birria expansion.