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Aiberto's Taco Shop - CLOSED
Category: Restaurants Mexican Mexican [Edit]
2704 University Ave(between Oregon St & Pershing Ave)
San Diego, CA 92104
Neighborhood: North Park
(619) 293-3513
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Late Night
- Alcohol:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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34 reviews for Aiberto's Taco Shop
Review Highlights
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"Carne Asada Burritos are truly yummeeeeeee." In 11 reviews -
"Good people watching here too." In 4 reviews -
"I can't stop eating the breakfast burrito from Aiberto's." In 4 reviews
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34 reviews in English
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Review from Tati R.
11/6/2010
North Park Landmark! The drive thru window is on the wrong side that is so funny which alone gives it 5 stars. Okay, so it hasn't been in North Park forever but it has been here for a while and everyone who has a North Park soul understands the coolness of the place. San Diego has tons of places named after the bertos brothers. Albertos, Rigobertos, Flanbertos and another 20 brothers, so many I cannot list them all. The menu is the same. Freakishly huge quesidillas, Carne Asada burrito with just meat, guacamole with pico de gallo, and all the other fun stuff.
I understand it is under new management and maybe I am so passionate about this place since it rocked my childhood. I also keep reading reviews from people who just moved to North Park and knock all of the classic establishments, What wanks! -
Review from Michelle T.
San Diego, CA
7/29/2010
Where else are you going to go after a night of dancing at Rich's?
So I ate some of their carne asada fries with the meat picked off and they were good at the time...
It is hard to rate a place when you have only eaten bits and pieces of their food after having numerous "beverages"
What makes this place are the tranny hookers... we saw about 5 different ladies here on our last visit. The only downside is when we were walking back to my friend's place, people kept pulling up to us since this part of North Park is infamous for having the best tranny hos in town.
My friend did not enjoy her "Rigobertos" burrito. -
Review from Jason B.
San Diego, CA
7/26/2009 2 photos
I stood there and nonchalantly watched.
I watched right through those metal bars to see if they were going to actually throw some carne asada on the grill or scoop it out of a container of some sort. Unfortunately for me, Aiberto's (??) did NOT toss any carne asada on the grill - it was pre-made so it came right out of a container.
Carne asada burrito (with beans and cheese only) # 40 - http://www.yelp.com/bi...
By the way, when I walked up to the counter and placed my camera case on it, the case made a tearing sound when I picked it up again. I guess this happens when you neglect cleaning the counters for the least 6 months or so. Also, the table that I sat at had dried soda all over it. You get an automatic 1 star for pre-made carne asada HOWEVER Aiberto's (???) is getting two stars because it didn't taste absolutely horrible as I finished the whole thing.
The sign out front says "The Best Mexican Food In North Park" (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) which is a joke at least when it comes to their carne asada. Just head 3 blocks or so west to Colima's which blows these guys out of the water. In their drive-thru, they have a banner that says the following, "Now Open Under New Ownership. Rigoberto's Taco Shop. The Best Mexican Food in Town" (http://www.yelp.com/bi...) which is even more laughable, at least when it comes to their carne asada. Man, I'd hate to have seen what this place was like under the previous ownership. "Of course we cook the carne asada when you order it - in a microwave."
The Best Mexican Food In Town? That is just absurd on so many different levels.Listed in: 318 Burritos
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Review from Kelly N.
San Diego, CA
4/14/2008
I heard this was the greatest Mexican restaurant on the face of the earth, so I went there.
Okay, not really. My drunk dance crew and I just finished a record breaking dance off at the whistlestop, 1:45am. Around this time an overwhelming "need" for burritos hits everyone in the vehicle.
We are heading down Uni and for some reason the bright reds and yellows seem to scream out "slow down, stop, get your burritos here!" Those are some clever little Mexicans, with their subliminal coloring.
We pull into the drive through and the "Old Skool" PA is not working. So I keep pulling up more and more, getting closer to the speaker, as if that will make it work. Genius.
CRASH! BANG! POW! Ohhhhh fuck, I scraped my headlight on the gigantic red and yellow pole.
My first thought, This better be one damn good burrito.
Second thought: My brothers gonna kill us, no, first he's gonna shit, then he's gonna kill us!!!
I get out to check the car, looks like vehicular corn dog slaughter on my bumper. But alas- its just paint, whew.
We get to the window, and (correction) a NOT so little Mexican tells us the speaker is broken. Okay well, we are still hungry.
FYI- if order in Spanish, they automatically remove all the calories from your food- true story.
I ordered a bean and cheese and rice and guacamole burrito, aka- heaven wrapped in a tortilla. And I have to say it was pretty damn good. But then again, the only burrito I wouldn't eat at 2am is a rock hard one straight out of the micro at 7-11, and even then you could probably talk me into it.Listed in: You say Burrito I say Taco
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Review from David V.
Chula Vista, CA
4/8/2009
A nice median to consider. But the truth is, I only considered it because Vo's Cafe down the street was closed and I needed a quick nib before the coast down to school in the valley.
If you get over the strangeness of ordering your meal past metal bars, it's like a fun episode of Oz with better food and half the buttsex.
Great portions, but some of the prices reflect it, I suppose. This is, however, one of the places that have the blessedly accessible salsa/zanahoria stations at the customers' disposal. Unfortunately it also means that employees can't shoo away pesky flies or filthy disgusting children from hovering around it. Oh well. If I want constant food-bar monitoring, I guess I'll have to wait for Souplantation to build us gays a local branch.
The foods that are supposed to be crispy are acceptably so, but for that optimal crunch, I'd recommend a Los Primos location. The current deal is the 5 rolled tacos w/ guac, lay-choo-gah and cheese for $3.-something. Not bad, but it doesn't include a drink. And even drinks don't include free refills :-( -
Review from Andrew C.
San Francisco, CA
10/3/2007
The Good: juicy carnitas, and mind-blowing people watching--prostitutes, trannies, tranny prostitutes, addicts, etc. Around 3:00 a.m., my friends and I once saw a man in his late fifties happily dining with a girl in slutty club clothes who couldn't have been older than 16. Awesome.
Oh, and as others have said already, the carne asada fries are pretty epic. They're an ideal drunk food, but you'll hate yourself throughout the next day.
The Bad: flies, drunks looking for a fight, drug deals (including across the counter), stabbings, foul odors, prison-grade beef, and that one cashier who thinks he can tell unoriginal, racist jokes and drop the n-bomb because he's Mexican.
The bottom line: only come here when you're drunk and looking for a story. It's only 2.5 blocks from 30th and University--home to Scolari's Office, Pink Elephant, Shooters, et. al.--so I think Aiberto's has positioned itself in a fairly stable niche.Listed in: My Neighborhood
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Review from Adam S.
Las Vegas, NV
3/3/2009
Who's got two thumbs, a raging hangover and four dollars left in his wallet? This guy! While most people seem to get their *berto cravings at the end of a night out partying, yours truly prefers to incorporate cheap Mexican food into my hangover absolution solution. Here's my usual prescriptions:
California Burrito: Real slices of potato and melted cheese make this the perfect receptacle to soak up any and all of the salsas offered at this establishment.
Cheese Enchiladas: So much food, so many calories, so going to take my mind off this pounding headache.
Breakfast Burrito: I've definitely had better, but in a pinch it does the trick. Bonus points for the fact that I can never finish one in a single sitting. Looks like Sunday's breakfast option has been secured. Note: Do not order the chorizo. Very sub-par and its gritty texture I find is completely horrifying.
I've never had bad service in the year that I've been going here. In fact the last time I went the girl behind the counter was all smiles. I do wish they'd fix their janky drive-through setup. Perhaps Obama would consider its repair to fall under the category of one of the famed infrastructure projects he wants to get started. Sí, se puede! -
Review from Michael B.
San Diego, CA
12/7/2008
Went here last night, my wife wanted a bean and cheese burrito with sour cream and lettuce. After trying to order this through the broken speaker box I just said "eff it, I think she heard me" and drove up to the window, which was on the passenger side. We paid for our burrito and wen we got home, what we found was pretty much sour cream soup wrapped in a tortilla, with 5 wilted lettuce strips and a spoonful of beans.
Now, I am a San Diego native, I am well schooled in the 'bertos expectations. I've been to many throughout the entire county. This place does not deliver. I would go here if I had no other place to go, but there are so many other taco shops that do it right, I just can't recommend this place to anyone. -
Review from Meredith W.
San Diego, CA
2/20/2010
This is Rigoberto's now, am I right?
There are very few places I've been to in SD where I think, WOW, that burrito was TERRIBLE. But this was one of them.
It was close by, convenient, and all that jazz, but...just not good at all. I got a California burrito, and the beef was dry and tasted funny, the cheese was clumpy, the fries were very oily and barely cooked, and there was WAY too much onion. I can still taste it almost 12 hours later after multiple glasses of water, tea AND brushing my teeth.
My fiance got a Rigoberto burrito, and even he was less than impressed. Usually he's pretty breezy about food. He's got a stomach of steel, and will pretty much eat anything.
Neither of us were pleased. Of course, it was late-night, post-bar, so you don't really want to care. You just want to get food in your belly and go to bed. But we couldn't help but comment about it. We ate it, but we didn't enjoy it.Listed in: Who are the people in your…, Just...no., Drunken Munchies!
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Review from Brian M.
Chicago, IL
7/29/2008
Hahaha....oh, Aiberto's. I really don't know what to say.
I'm not saying anything new here, and my gripes are the same as a lot of other people's, but damn. Ordering through those bars just doesn't start things off right for me. And the place is not clean.
I dunno man, I just think their tortillas are crappy and rubbery. The beans are bland, vegetables soggy...just not that great. I mean, it's okay for drunk food...like when you just NEED a burrito...but even then, you know you're not getting quality.
Depending on my mood (read: level of intoxication), sometimes the people watching there is pretty classic (drunk). And sometimes it's a little sketchy (sober).
It gets two stars instead of one for the hot sauce. -
Review from Jerry F.
Arlington, VA
12/2/2009
stumbling around north park after drinking a bit elsewhere, I was determined to give this place a shot. I'd been told that it was quite subpar, and that the drinks (horchata) were awful here. But whatever...
I had a breakfast burrito here, the mexican salsa, egg, and cheese burrito. It was on par with breakfast burritoes I've had at most other places. It's relatively simple so you can't mess it up. But the place did seem a little dirty, and the bars on the door and ordering window are a bit strange. My friend complained that the burrito smelled awful...but I thought it tasted ok.
Not sure if I would venture into other things at this place, like burritos with meat, based on the reviews here. Also, I didn't try the drinks, but they were a different brand than the Mexican fountain drinks that I usually see, so perhaps it's a bad brand or they don't know how to mix it right. -
Review from Nick T.
San Diego, CA
8/2/2008
Taco Jail, thats what they should call this place.
Mediocre food, poor service and sub-standard salsas.
By the way guys, that orange and yellow puke that you see in the parking lot, that was me. From last night.
I'm sorry. -
Review from Sidewalk M.
Santa Rosa, CA
1/30/2008
I can't stop eating the breakfast burrito from Aiberto's. It's literally as long as my forearm--I measured it against myself; it goes from my wrist to my elbow--and it's like three times as thick. I can't eat it all in one go, but I cut it in half and have the other half for lunch. It's so freaking good. I think about it when I'm out of town; I actually miss the burrito. I think it's amazing--but for what it's worth, I'm from New York, so it's possible that I think all the burritos here are amazing.
Good people watching here too. I've never eaten inside, though, because it's hot and there are flies, and anyways I live around the corner. -
Review from Kimberly Q.
San Francisco, CA
6/10/2008
I laud Aiberto's for:
1. being open at three in the morning (or any other time) when we've just seen a great band, have had several cocktails and have danced our asses off, and are starving;
2. having an interesting and colorful clientele (e.g., the coolest tranny prostitutes that I have ever seen) that make for great people watching (note that I did *not* say eye candy);
3. the cool guy working at the counter who forgot our phone order but hauled ass to deliver satisfaction once he saw our cab driver was going to split on us; and
4. the food is decent enough to eat given #1 above.
Yay Aiberto's!!! -
Review from Christine R.
San Diego, CA
8/19/2008
GAG!
I was out running errands and thought MAYBE this was a diamond in the rough spot where you get super good food even though it looks like a dump.
My stomach hates me.
Greasy greasy greasy. Gloppy tacos that you cannot eat without utensils (though none are provided) because they are so messy and gooey in a not-good way.
Truly gross. Never again. -
Review from Brian S.
Atherton, CA
10/15/2006
Two blocks walking distance from my house party locale of choice. I suspect even if the food was terrible the tacqueria would subsist on purchases from post-party foot traffic alone.
But the food's not terrible! No no! It's perfectly decent (maybe even pretty good!), though be aware that the burritos are monstrous, and could probably do a number on lesser stomachs, alcohol or no. Our vegetarian friend was less than enthused by the sheer volume of greasy meat in the carne asada and California burritos, which just made them more delicious.
Also, there's a Metal Slug arcade machine, so if you haven't hit your 2D arcade action sidescroller quota it's a fine excuse to go. -
Review from Colin P.
San Diego, CA
1/6/2008 1 photo
You order food from in front of a metal grate here. It's patrons include junkies and known prostitutes. When you order here at night, sit facing the door.
But the carne fries are right. They're crispy and tasty and they've got the right amount of everything. And the service is quick.
In the mornings you can get a very passable breakfast burrito for $3.50. It's got french fries, eggs, bacon and cheese in it. Maybe it's a little too dry, but the salsa is wet, so ask for extra. It's also a lot tastier than the wet greaseless things at Colima's, with their weak rubbery tortillas.
Me and my roommate made the long walk down to the Linkery one night to order dinner and some beer floats, as it was on the menu, largely, we feel, because we had ordered it off-menu a year earlier, and recieved it. In the last month, I had mentioned how great it was to the owner, and then I saw it on the menu. Cool.
But upon arrival, we learned that the Linkery was closing early for their holiday party. So we sat down and ordered some beer floats on empty stomachs. We were told we had time for another round (because another table hadn't cleared yet), so we ordered another huge 22 ounce high-alcohol beer to split, and found ourselves ending our tour there with the equivalent of four beers each, with two hours and no food since our departure. Carne fries at Aiberto's was a welcome solution, and the cap to a glorious night. -
Review from Lisa H.
San Diego, CA
11/28/2008
Good when drunk, bad when sober.
I had gone here many times after drunken nights. I was always a passenger, yelling my order from the back seat or sitting shot gun asking for my guacamole on the side because if anybody else in the car happened to order chips and salsa, they would dump my guacamole side on top of that. You just have to be super clear because otherwise they WILL mess up your order. But they're nice and they try really hard and I give them props for dealing with a bunch of drunk people all night.
It wasn't till I came there during sober-time (5pm-ish) that I realized that the engineering of the drive through was backwards. I pulled up and ordered out of the driver side window - normal. But then I pulled up to the window and now they were at my passenger side window - weird. Anyways, the guy sometimes gives us a deal at night since we come there quite often, and he recognized me this time so he offered to give me a deal. I was stoked. This is how it went:
"Oh, I know you, you are a good customer so you can have your food for $5."
I was like, "Well, that would be awesome... but I ordered the rolled taco special for $3.25."
Needless to say, I got my food for $3.25 and I went home and ate part of it and threw most of it away. So basically to sum Aiberto's up, the food is good when your drunk, but in the daytime, it tastes greasy, heavy, and almost downright gross, that is, if you even get what you ordered. -
Review from Matt V.
San Francisco, CA
1/21/2008
If you're drunk, this place rocks.
if you're not...this place kinda sucks.
Carne Asada nachos had little to no cheese. Meat was bland...and that was about it. -
Review from vaughn e.
Oakland, CA
1/20/2008
back in 1998 when i lived on 33rd and polk, back when it only costed 35 bucks tops to fill my fridge for 10 days at the alberton's on el cajon, i went to this place. can't remember what i had...but it was swimming in nasty guac/sour cream. i ate some of it, being poor and hungry. didn't finish the rest. probably the first time i'd ever EVER thrown away taco shop food.
sketchy patrons. sketchy food. sketchy surroundings.
avoid this place.Listed in: black woman; mexican appetite
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Review from vanae t.
8/9/2010
ok, so i just moved into this neighborhood and thought i'd try out this local mexican joint.
ghetto-ass drive through...hmmm
'best mexican food in SD' sign but there's no customers....hmmm
so i roll in, ordering:
- rolled up tacos (meh)
- horchata (seriously? it tasted strange...like..some diluted flavored vanilla water)
- chips & salsa (crispy!)
ok, seriously. how can you f'up horchata if you're a mexican food place?! the rolled tacos had dry meat and the guac wasn't very fresh. the only good thing is the chips were super fresh and were crispy even for the next day.
now, i'm not gonna condemn this place forever. maybe i will... -
Review from James T.
San Diego, CA
7/20/2007
Like most San Diego taco shops, your enjoyment of the food will be in direct proportion to how drunk and hungry you are. If you find yourself sufficiently smashed, try their Carne Asada fries, which consist of a massive load of french fries, sour cream, guacamole, hot sauce and low-quality carne asada.
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Review from Darlene F.
San Jose, CA
10/3/2007
This is my favorite Southern California late night 3 in the mornin fast food craving Mexican place!! Wish I could wrap an Aibertos in a box and open it in San Jose!! Carne Asada Burritos are truly yummeeeeeee! Pour some hot sauce in each bite and your mouth is firing for more!! Always got to bring a few back to San Jose!!
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Review from Franko B.
San Diego, CA
12/20/2010
Skip it. Another place that pre-cooks their carne asada and puts it in a bucket to save time. Didn't used to be that way, but that's how they do it now. Open late but the food is crap.
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Review from Scott C.
San Francisco, CA
8/30/2006
Seriously, you can get 10 lbs. of choice mexican tripe for like $3.50 at this particular Aiberto's, and there's a hot young mexican chick who works there at 3am, most nights of the week. A bean/rice/cheese burrito, every drunk's mainstay, is almost free, and the hot carrots are fan frickin' tastic. You'll vomit when you see the pile of detritus in the morning, but whatevs, it hit the spot.
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Review from Holly B.
9/30/2010
Even if the food was super good I would never go because the drive thru window is on the wrong side of your car? Awkward and intimidating. Only been a couple of times and not worth the inconvenience.
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Review from Kenny P.
8/7/2008
Tasty carne asada chips, but the toilet paper they gave in lieu of napkins worried me. Thankfully, I haven't had to use it... yet.
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Review from Alaine M.
Oakland, CA
8/15/2010
This place is called Rigobertos now. The food is alright, but the service is HORRIBLE! I'm scared to eat here because I don't want them to flip out at me for their mistakes like they did last time. My friend and I each ordered a burrito and they gave us something completely different. We politely told them the order was wrong and they went crazy. The cooks and the bitch at the register stared us down the whole time they re-made our food, I had to watch to make sure they didn't spit in it! Who wants to eat somewhere where they treat customers like this!!??? A few weeks later I walked my dog past and the same stupid asshole woman stared me down again. Seriously? Someone tell me what I did wrong?
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Review from David L.
San Diego, CA
12/1/2008
The drive-thru is backwards! Compared to similar types of taco shops in the area, this is one of the worst.
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Review from Luda K.
San Diego, CA
4/9/2007
This place is pretty gross. It looks really dingy inside, the cashier shorted me on my change, and by the end of my burrito, I felt grease-logged and really sad. If this were the only option, I would still probably end up here a lot, but during the day you can walk 50 yards west to Tio Tito's, and if you're drunk at 3am, it's worth it to go to Saguaro's just a few blocks away on 30th.
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Review from Thea T.
San Diego, CA
2/13/2009
People are hating on Aiberto's but seriously, their carne asada fries are straight. Got confused just now and went to Colima's instead- bad call. Aiberto's skinny fries and ground beef are far better. Maybe the quality's gone up since they're under new management now? Whatever it is, I'm not complaining about their carne asada fries! (And yes, I am sober as I write this though it may not seem like it... I'm just a bit hyped up from being tricked into getting Colima's just now.)
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Review from Natalie U.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 1/15/2010
The burritos are still even worse than mediocre here, but the tranny's frequent this establishment late at night, which is fun to watch
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9/3/2009
This is Rigobertos now? Anyway, they had some tasty aguas frescas which was perfect on a sweltering… Read more »
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Review from Oscar D.
Santa Cruz, CA
2/16/2007
I'll never go here again. My girlfriend and I went to eat at Aiberto's one day, and though the people were very nice, the restaurant was infested with flies. That's just plain gross. Other than that, the grease factor of the food could have been managed a little better. I'm sure people like this place because you can get a lot of food for a little money.
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Review from Rosey G.
San Diego, CA
9/13/2009
when it was aiberto's, it was sometimes cool. like, the late night "i'm 7 months pregnant and need a burrito" runs to the drive thru worked out well.
but, shortly before the ownership change, i had the interesting appearance of a metal twist tie in my burrito (?!). Considering it was a bean and cheese, I couldn't begin to fathom where a metal twist tie fit into those ingredients and i worried for the sanitation practices in that kitchen.
now it's rigoberto's and honestly, i don't perceive much of a change with the exception of the absence of a twist tie in my burrito. This time, i got a nice load of pine-sol flavored cheese. Ugh. Maybe it's what their guy on the sign has just taken a bite of; if you look at his face, he looks as if he's got a mouth full of vomit and is about to spew..
