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this is our favorite restaurant..my husband and i use Rancho la Lena as our benchmark for mexican food. cant vouch for its "real-ness". its just darned good food, served by nice people.
Rancho La Leña
2367 San Diego Avenue
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 298-4514
they serve breakfast (order the chilaquiles), lunch and dinner (shrimp cocktail and the combo taco plate) -
Depends upon what you consider authentic, where you are and what kind of food you want to eat.
Most authentic - Super Comdia on University around 37th, next door to an asian restaurant supply house
Pretty darn good - El Rodeo across the street from Hoover High
Really good fish tacos and other unusual burritos - El Zarape, end of Park Blvd. right before it dead-ends into Adams Ave
Good imitation of Mexican street food - Las Cuatros Milpas in the Barrio
Carnitas - Carnitas Uruapan in Lemon Grove or Tijuana, Por Venir in the South Bay, Porkyland with locations in the South Bay and La Jolla. El Cuervo in Hillcrest
Do a Ctrl-F search for North County recommendations. There are many and they all sound really good
You can find Mexican food on 3 out of 4 street corners in most of San Diego. Most of it is "decent" at best, some of it is really good, little of it is truly awful.›2 Replies
