Tacaliente Mexican Grill
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1266 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
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Tacaliente Menu
Breakfast
- Breakfast Taco$5.99
- Breakfast Torta$11.99
- 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, 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
- Chilaquiles$13.99
Tortilla chips, scrambled eggs, onions, cilantro, sour cream, and cheese
- Huevos Rancheros$13.99
Fried eggs over a fried tortilla with pico de gallo ranchera and cheese
Combination Plates
- 2 Taco Plate$13.99
2 pieces. Any two tacos with rice and beans
- 2 Enchiladas Plate$13.99
- Protein Plate$13.99
Any protein with a side of rice and beans
- Fajitas Plate$13.99
Any protein mixed with bell peppers and onions with a side of rice and beans
- Chili Relleno Plate$12.99
- Chile Verde Plate$14.99
Carnitas cooked in our salsa Verde, a side of rice, beans, and 2 tortillas
- Bistec Ranchero Con Papas$14.99
Carne asada, salsa ranchera, and potatoes with a side of rice and beans and 2 tortillas
Sides
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, cabbage, rice, guacamole, and chipotle
- Veggie Bowl$12.99
Beans, rice, bell pepper, onion, lettuce, 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
Caliente Burrito Bowl
Choice of protein, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, chipotle, and guacamole
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
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 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, chipotle, 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, and cheese
- 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, sour cream, cheese, lettuce, and pico de gallo
- 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 tacos, Cheddar cheese, Jack cheese, lettuce, cotija cheese, and sour cream
- Veggie Burrito$12.99
fajita mix, cabbage, guacamole, corn and pico de gallo
- Chile Relleno Burrito$12.99
Beans, sour cream and salsa ranchera
- Caliente Burrito$15.99
queso style, our marinated carne asada, lettuce, sour cream, chipotle sauce, and sliced jalapeños
- Tony's Burrito$15.99
Carne asada, 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
Your choice of any 2 proteins, guacamole, and pico de gallo
Fries Y Nachos
Quesadillas, Mulitas, Y Mas
- Cheese Quesadilla$8.99
- Quesadilla$13.99
Choice of protein, cheese guacamole, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo
- Mulitas$9.49
Choice of protein, cheese, guacamole, cilantro, and onion
- Crunchwrap$15.99
Your choice of protein, cheese, lettuce, cheese, chipotle sauce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tostada chip
- Caliente Torta$12.99
Your choice of protein with beans, cheese, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole
Dessert
Daily Specials
- 1 Mini Mulita$6.00
- 2 Mini Mulita$9.49
- TT Street Taco$9.99
- $6 TT Street Tacos$6.00
- $7 TT Street Tacos$10.99
- Beer$8.00
- 8oz Elote$3.50
- 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$3.50
- 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
- Breakfast Torta$11.99
- 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, 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
- Chilaquiles$13.99
Tortilla chips, scrambled eggs, onions, cilantro, sour cream, and cheese
- Huevos Rancheros$13.99
Fried eggs over a fried tortilla with pico de gallo ranchera and cheese
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, cabbage, rice, guacamole, and chipotle
- Veggie Bowl$12.99
Beans, rice, bell pepper, onion, lettuce, 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
Caliente Burrito Bowl
Choice of protein, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, chipotle, and guacamole
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
grilled chicken, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Carne Asada Taco$6.49
marinated grilled steak, onion, cilantro, and guacamole
- Al Pastor Taco$6.49
marinated 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, chipotle, 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, and cheese
- 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, sour cream, cheese, lettuce, and pico de gallo
- 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 tacos, Cheddar cheese, Jack cheese, lettuce, cotija cheese, and sour cream
- Veggie Burrito$12.99
fajita mix, cabbage, guacamole, corn and pico de gallo
- Chile Relleno Burrito$12.99
Beans, sour cream and salsa ranchera
- Caliente Burrito$15.99
queso style, our marinated carne asada, lettuce, sour cream, chipotle sauce, and sliced jalapeños
- Tony's Burrito$15.99
Carne asada, 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
Your choice of any 2 proteins, guacamole, and pico de gallo
- Birria Burrito$11.99
jack cheese, onion, and cilantro
Combination Plates
- 2 Taco Plate$13.99
2 pieces. Any two tacos with 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
- Fajitas Plate$13.99
Any protein mixed with bell peppers and onions with a side of rice and beans
- Chili Relleno Plate$12.99
- Chile Verde Plate$14.99
Carnitas cooked in our salsa Verde, a side of rice, beans, and 2 tortillas
- Bistec Ranchero Con Papas$14.99
Carne asada, salsa ranchera, and potatoes with a side of rice and beans and 2 tortillas
- 1 Birria Taco N' Ramen Combo$13.99
...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, cheese guacamole, lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo
- Cheese Quesadilla$8.99
- Mulitas$9.49
Choice of protein, cheese, guacamole, cilantro, and onion
- Crunchwrap$15.99
Your choice of protein, cheese, lettuce, cheese, chipotle sauce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and tostada chip
- 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$3.50
- 16oz Elote$12.99
Corn topped with mayo, tajin, lime, cotija cheese, and hot Cheeto dust
- 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$3.50
- 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 - 3:59 am |
Monday | 8:00 am - 3:59 am |
Tuesday | 8:00 am - 3:59 am |
Wednesday | 8:00 am - 3:59 am |
Thursday | 8:00 am - 3:59 am |
Friday | 8:00 am - 3:59 am |
Saturday | 8:00 am - 3:59 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