Tacaliente Mexican Grill
1266 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
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Tacaliente Menu
Breakfast
- Breakfast Taco$5.99
Choice of protein. cheese, scrambled eggs, and flour tortilla.
- Breakfast Torta$11.99
Choice of protein, scrambled eggs, cheese, and beans.
- Breakfast Burrito$12.99
Choice of protein with scrambled eggs, cheese, and breakfast potatoes
- Bean, Egg, and Cheese Burrito$10.99
- Potato, Egg, and Cheese Burrito$10.99
- Caliente Breakfast Burrito$14.99
Bacon, sausage, ham, beans, cheese, scrambles eggs, breakfast potatoes, and sliced jalapenos
- Machaca Burrito$11.99
Shredded beef, bell peppers, onions, pico de gallo, and scrambled eggs
- Huevos a La Mexicana$12.99
Scrambled eggs, bell peppers, onions, and pico de gallo served with a side of rice and beans and choice of 2 flour or corn tortillas
- Chilaquiles$13.99
Tortilla chips, scrambled eggs, onions, cilantro, sour cream, and cheese served with a side of rice and beans
- Huevos Rancheros$13.99
Fried eggs over a fried tortilla with pico de gallo ranchera and cheese served with a side of rice and beans
Combination Plates
- 2 Taco Plate$13.99
1 choice of any taco with a side of rice and beans.
- 2 Enchiladas Plate$13.99
- Protein Plate$13.99
Any protein with a side of rice and beans and 2 flour or corn tortillas.
- Fajitas Plate$13.99
Any protein mixed with bell peppers and onions with a side of rice and beans and 2 flour or corn tortillas
- Chili Relleno Plate$12.99
chile relleno topped with salsa ranchera, sour cream, and cheese. served with a side of rice and bean and 2 flour or corn tortillas
- Chile Verde Plate$14.99
Carnitas cooked in our salsa Verde, a side of rice, beans, and 2 flour or corn tortillas
- Bistec Ranchero Con Papas$14.99
marinated grilled steak, salsa ranchera, and potatoes with a side of rice and beans and 2 flour or corn tortillas
Sides
- Beans$4.99+
- Rice$4.99+
- Chips N' Guac$6.99
Deep-fried corn tortilla chips with shredded cheese and guacamole
- 8oz Elote$7.99
steamed corn layered with mayo, cotija cheese, and tajin powder.
- 16oz Elote$12.99
steamed corn layered with mayo, cotija cheese, and tajin powder.
- Guac$3.49+
- 2 Tortillas$4.99
2 pieces
- Seasoned Fries$5.00
Salads & Bowls
- Taco Salad$12.99
Choice of protein, shredded lettuce, guacamole, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, tortilla strips, and chipotle sauce
- Caliente Super Bowl$15.99
Choice of protein, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream, chipotle sauce with a burrito-sized tortilla at the bottom
- Caliente Burrito Bowl$14.99
Choice of protein, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, chipotle, and guacamole
- Fish Bowl$13.99
Choice of battered or grilled fish or shrimp, cabbage, rice, guacamole, and chipotle
- Veggie Bowl$12.99
Beans, rice, bell pepper, onion, lettuce, corn, guacamole, and chipotle sauce
- Southwest Salad$12.99
Choice of protein, shredded lettuce, guacamole, black beans, corn, shredded cheese, chipotle sauce, pico de gallo, and tortilla strips
Tacos
- Fish Taco$3.00
Cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce
- Carne Asada Taco$6.49
marinated grilled steak, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Pollo Asado Taco$5.49
marinated grilled chicken, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Carnitas Taco$6.49
braised pork, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Shrimp Taco$6.99
choice of battered or grilled shrimp, cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce
- Al Pastor Taco$6.49
marinated grilled pork, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Birria Taco$5.49
Onion and cilantro
- Caliente Veggie Taco$5.49
bell pepper, onion, cabbage, pico de gallo, corn, and guacamole
- Caliente Taco$7.99
Marinated grilled steak, gilled shrimp, shrimp, lettuce, pico de gallo, flour tortilla, and sliced jalapeños on a bed of cheese sauce
- Taco Dorado$5.99
Hard shell taco with shredded beef or chicken with lettuce and cheese
- Tostada$7.99
- Sope$6.00+
- Rolled Tacos$8.99+
1 choice of shredded beef, chicken, or potato with cheese and guacamole
- Flautas$8.99+
1 choice of shredded beef, chicken, or potato with cheese and guacamole
Burritos
- Carne Asada Burrito$13.99
Marinated grilled steak with guacamole and pico de gallo
- California Burrito$13.99
Your choice of protein, fries, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole.
- Al Pastor Burrito$13.99
marinated pork with with pico de gallo and guacamole
- Pollo Asado Burrito$12.99
Marinated grilled chicken with pico de gallo and guacamole
- Carnitas Burrito$12.99
braised pork with pico de gallo and guacamole
- Surf N Turf Burrito$15.49
Marinated grilled steak, grilled shrimp, rice, chipotle sauce, cheese, and cabbage
- Bean and Cheese Burrito$8.99
- Chimichanga$14.99
Crispy burrito with shredded beef or chicken, beans, and cheese topped with guacamole, and cheese
- Fish Burrito$13.99
Beer battered or grilled fish, cabbage, chipotle sauce, rice, and pico de gallo
- Shrimp Burrito$14.99
Beer battered or grilled shrimp, cabbage, chipotle sauce, rice and pico de gallo
- 2 N 1 Burrito$15.99
Marinated grilled steak from choice black Angus beef, 2-rolled beef tacos, Cheddar cheese, Jack cheese, lettuce, cotija cheese, sour cream, and chipotle.
- Veggie Burrito$12.99
corn, bell pepper, onion, rice, guacamole, and pico de gallo
- Chile Relleno Burrito$12.99
chile relleno, beans, sour cream and salsa ranchera
- Caliente Burrito$15.99
queso style, our marinated grilled steak, lettuce, sour cream, chipotle sauce, and sliced jalapeños
- Tony's Burrito$15.99
marinated grilled steak, chile relleno, lettuce, sour cream, chipotle sauce, and sliced jalapeños
- Southwest Burrito$14.99
Pollo asado, cabbage, corn, cheese, sour cream, chipotle sauce, and pico de gallo
- Campechano Burrito$15.99
marinated grilled steak and pork, guacamole, and pico de gallo
Fries Y Nachos
Quesadillas, Mulitas, Y Mas
- Cheese Quesadilla$8.99
blended shredded cheese in a burrito sized tortilla
- Quesadilla$13.99
Choice of protein, shredded cheese, in a burrito sized tortilla
- Mulitas$9.49
Choice of protein, cheese, guacamole, cilantro, and onion in between 2 corn tortillas
- Crunchwrap$15.99
Your choice of protein, cheese, lettuce, chipotle sauce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tostada chip wrapped in a burrito size tortilla
- Caliente Torta$12.99
Your choice of protein with beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole
Dessert
Daily Specials
- 1 Mini Mulita$4.00
- 2 Mini Mulita$7.50
- TT Street Taco$9.99
- $6 TT Street Tacos$10.99
- $7 TT Street Tacos$10.99
- Beer$8.00
- 8oz Elote$7.99
steamed corn layered with mayo, cotija cheese, and tajin powder.
- 1 Churro$4.00
- Michelada$9.00
- 1/2 Caliente Fries$13.99
- 1/2 Caliente Nachos$13.99
- 1/2 Caliente Fries N' Beer$17.99
- 1/2 Caliente Nachos N' Beer$17.99
- Glass Of Sangria$8.00
- 1 Street Taco N' Michelada$12.00
- 1 Taco N' Signature Cocktail$16.00
Happy Hour
- Fish Taco$3.00
Cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce
- Fish N' Chips$11.99
- Beer$5.99
- Beer$7.00
- Beer$8.00
- 8oz Elote$7.99
steamed corn layered with mayo, cotija cheese, and tajin powder.
- Torta, Fries+Drink$19.50
- Mini Burrito, Fish Taco, Chips+Drink$19.50
- 2 Mini Quesadillas$13.99
- 3 Rolled Tacos Plate+Drink$19.50
- 1/2 Caliente Fries$13.99
- 1/2 Caliente Fries$9.00+
- 1/2 Caliente Nachos$9.00+
- 1/2 Caliente Nachos$13.99
- 1/2 Caliente Fries N' Beer$17.99
- 1/2 Caliente Nachos N' Beer$17.99
BREAKFAST MENU
BREAKFAST
- Breakfast Taco$5.99
Choice of protein. cheese, scrambled eggs, and flour tortilla.
- Breakfast Torta$11.99
Choice of protein, scrambled eggs, cheese, and beans.
- Breakfast Burrito$12.99
Choice of protein with scrambled eggs, cheese, and breakfast potatoes
- Bean, Egg, and Cheese Burrito$10.99
- Potato, Egg, and Cheese Burrito$10.99
- Caliente Breakfast Burrito$14.99
Bacon, sausage, ham, beans, cheese, scrambles eggs, breakfast potatoes, and sliced jalapenos
- Machaca Burrito$11.99
Shredded beef, bell peppers, onions, pico de gallo, and scrambled eggs
- Huevos a La Mexicana$12.99
Scrambled eggs, bell peppers, onions, and pico de gallo served with a side of rice and beans and choice of 2 flour or corn tortillas
- Chilaquiles$13.99
Tortilla chips, scrambled eggs, onions, cilantro, sour cream, and cheese served with a side of rice and beans
- Huevos Rancheros$13.99
Fried eggs over a fried tortilla with pico de gallo ranchera and cheese served with a side of rice and beans
LUNCH MENU
Salads & Bowls
- Taco Salad$12.99
Choice of protein, shredded lettuce, guacamole, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, tortilla strips, and chipotle sauce
- Caliente Super Bowl$15.99
Choice of protein, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream, chipotle sauce with a burrito-sized tortilla at the bottom
- Caliente Burrito Bowl$14.99
Choice of protein, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, chipotle, and guacamole
- Fish Bowl$13.99
Choice of battered or grilled fish or shrimp, cabbage, rice, guacamole, and chipotle
- Veggie Bowl$12.99
Beans, rice, bell pepper, onion, lettuce, corn, guacamole, and chipotle sauce
- Southwest Salad$12.99
Choice of protein, shredded lettuce, guacamole, black beans, corn, shredded cheese, chipotle sauce, pico de gallo, and tortilla strips
Tacos
- Fish Taco$3.00
Cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce
- Shrimp Taco$6.99
choice of battered or grilled shrimp, cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce
- Pollo Asado Taco$5.49
marinated grilled chicken, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Carne Asada Taco$6.49
marinated grilled steak, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Al Pastor Taco$6.49
marinated grilled pork, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Caliente Veggie Taco$5.49
bell pepper, onion, cabbage, pico de gallo, corn, and guacamole
- Carnitas Taco$6.49
braised pork, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Caliente Taco$7.99
Marinated grilled steak, gilled shrimp, shrimp, lettuce, pico de gallo, flour tortilla, and sliced jalapeños on a bed of cheese sauce
- Street Tacos$3.00+
1 choice of protein, onion. cilantro, and guacamole
- Rolled Tacos$8.99+
1 choice of shredded beef, chicken, or potato with cheese and guacamole
- Flautas$8.99+
1 choice of shredded beef, chicken, or potato with cheese and guacamole
- Birria Taco$5.49
Onion and cilantro
- Taco Dorado$5.99
Hard shell taco with shredded beef or chicken with lettuce and cheese
Burritos
- Carne Asada Burrito$13.99
Marinated grilled steak with guacamole and pico de gallo
- California Burrito$13.99
Your choice of protein, fries, sour cream, cheese, and guacamole.
- Surf N Turf Burrito$15.49
Marinated grilled steak, grilled shrimp, rice, chipotle sauce, cheese, and cabbage
- Al Pastor Burrito$13.99
marinated pork with with pico de gallo and guacamole
- Pollo Asado Burrito$12.99
Marinated grilled chicken with pico de gallo and guacamole
- Carnitas Burrito$12.99
braised pork with pico de gallo and guacamole
- Bean and Cheese Burrito$8.99
- Chimichanga$14.99
Crispy burrito with shredded beef or chicken, beans, and cheese topped with guacamole, and cheese
- Fish Burrito$13.99
Beer battered or grilled fish, cabbage, chipotle sauce, rice, and pico de gallo
- Shrimp Burrito$14.99
Beer battered or grilled shrimp, cabbage, chipotle sauce, rice and pico de gallo
- 2 N 1 Burrito$15.99
Marinated grilled steak from choice black Angus beef, 2-rolled beef tacos, Cheddar cheese, Jack cheese, lettuce, cotija cheese, sour cream, and chipotle.
- Veggie Burrito$12.99
corn, bell pepper, onion, rice, guacamole, and pico de gallo
- Chile Relleno Burrito$12.99
chile relleno, beans, sour cream and salsa ranchera
- Caliente Burrito$15.99
queso style, our marinated grilled steak, lettuce, sour cream, chipotle sauce, and sliced jalapeños
- Tony's Burrito$15.99
marinated grilled steak, chile relleno, lettuce, sour cream, chipotle sauce, and sliced jalapeños
- Southwest Burrito$14.99
Pollo asado, cabbage, corn, cheese, sour cream, chipotle sauce, and pico de gallo
- Campechano Burrito$15.99
marinated grilled steak and pork, guacamole, and pico de gallo
- Birria Burrito$12.99
birria, jack cheese, onion, and cilantro
Combination Plates
- 2 Taco Plate$13.99
1 choice of any taco with a side of rice and beans.
- 2 Enchilada Plate$13.99
2 enchiladas with the choice of shredded beef, chicken, or cheese served with a side of rice and beans
- Protein Plate$13.99
Any protein with a side of rice and beans and 2 flour or corn tortillas.
- Fajitas Plate$13.99
Any protein mixed with bell peppers and onions with a side of rice and beans and 2 flour or corn tortillas
- Chili Relleno Plate$12.99
chile relleno topped with salsa ranchera, sour cream, and cheese. served with a side of rice and bean and 2 flour or corn tortillas
- Chile Verde Plate$14.99
Carnitas cooked in our salsa Verde, a side of rice, beans, and 2 flour or corn tortillas
- Bistec Ranchero Con Papas$14.99
marinated grilled steak, salsa ranchera, and potatoes with a side of rice and beans and 2 flour or corn tortillas
- 1 Birria Taco N' Ramen Combo$13.99
2 Enchilada Plate
2 enchiladas with the choice of shredded beef, chicken, or cheese served with a side of rice and beans
...N' More
- Caliente Fries$15.99
Choice of protein, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream
- Caliente Nachos$15.99
Choice of protein, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo
- Quesadilla$13.99
Choice of protein, shredded cheese, in a burrito sized tortilla
- Cheese Quesadilla$8.99
blended shredded cheese in a burrito sized tortilla
- Mulitas$9.49
Choice of protein, cheese, guacamole, cilantro, and onion in between 2 corn tortillas
- Crunchwrap$15.99
Your choice of protein, cheese, lettuce, chipotle sauce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tostada chip wrapped in a burrito size tortilla
- Caliente Torta$12.99
Your choice of protein with beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole
- Tostada$7.99
- Sope$6.00+
Sides
- Chips N' Guac$6.99
Deep-fried corn tortilla chips with shredded cheese and guacamole
- Chips N' Salsa$2.49
- Fries$2.49
- Seasoned Fries$5.00
- 8oz Elote$7.99
steamed corn layered with mayo, cotija cheese, and tajin powder.
- 16oz Elote$12.99
steamed corn layered with mayo, cotija cheese, and tajin powder.
- 1 Chile Relleno$4.99
- 2 Enchiladas$4.99
- 2 Tortillas$4.99
2 pieces
- 4oz Sour Cream$1.49
- 4oz Chipotle$1.49
- Guac$3.49+
- Beans$4.99+
- Rice$4.99+
- Consome$1.99+
- Protein$4.50+
- Carne Asada$7.50+
- Chile Toreado$1.75+
DRINK MENU
DRINKS
- Energy Drink 16oz$4.49
- Energy Drink 8.4oz$3.49
- Water Bottle$2.19
- Bottle Soda$3.49
- Gatorade$2.99
- Parrot$3.49
- Pure Leaf Tea$3.49
- Starbucks Frappe$3.99
- Jarritos$3.49
- Glass Soda Small$3.49
- Glass Soda Large$4.29
- Fountain Small$2.99
- Fountain Large$3.49
- Agua Fresca Small$3.49
- Agua Fresca Large$3.99
- Beer$8.00
- Topo Chico(ALC)$4.99
- Michelada$9.00
- Horchoffee$4.50
- Sangria(ALC)$8.00
- Seltzer Fresca$9.00
- Cerveza Fresca$8.00
- Margarita$8.00
- Caliente Margarita$10.00
DAILY SPECIALS MENU
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
HAPPY HOUR MENU
HH
- Fish Taco$3.00
Cabbage, pico de gallo, and chipotle sauce
- Fish N' Chips$11.99
- Beer$8.00
- 8oz Elote$7.99
steamed corn layered with mayo, cotija cheese, and tajin powder.
- Torta, Fries+Drink$19.50
- Mini Burrito, Fish Taco, Chips+Drink$19.50
- 2 Mini Quesadillas$13.99
- 3 Rolled Tacos Plate+Drink$19.50
- 1/2 Caliente Fries$13.99
- 1/2 Caliente Nachos$13.99
- 1/2 Caliente Fries N' Beer$17.99
- 1/2 Caliente Nachos N' Beer$17.99
Sunday | 8:00 am - 11:30 pm |
Monday | 8:00 am - 11:30 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am - 11:30 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am - 11:30 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am - 2:30 am |
Friday | 8:00 am - 2:30 am |
Saturday | 8:00 am - 2:30 am |
Our menu offers a fresh take on traditional Mexican cuisine, crafted with care by a local native who knows what it takes to make great food. From our delicious tacos to our mouthwatering salsa, we use only the freshest, highest quality ingredients to create dishes that will leave your taste buds tingling.
1266 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103