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Birria’s El Padrino Info
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Best WLM Reviews
Not the best pictures but pictures don’t do justice to how the burria tastes! The consame has Birria in it ❤️❤️ Birria tostadas! In Oceanside I don’t think the birria gets any better from a fast food restaurant.
They should be by the beach and having higher prices because their food is home made and the cashier and the cool work really hard and she always is very polite! But I know she’s tired because she runs an entire really busy restaurant! I appreciate this restaurant so much for really putting effort into their food!
Pretty authentic food. Cheap and fast service. I got the ramen birria and 3 birria mini tacos. Lots of food for cheap!
The GOAT!
I came in on Taco Tuesday, asked about the barbacoa because sometimes it's not just beef, and confirmed you can pick either beef or goat! So I got a goat barbacoa quesotaco. And then I got a birria broth to dip it in... ????
(Their quesotacos have cheese melted into the inside of the two tortillas.)
That's it. Only tried tacos. Carne asada is on point too and the carnitas is awesome. Their house habanero sauce overwhelmed me but tastes so good...
We always enjoy trying something new and found this little gem recently. The fish burrito is really good and tasty. (Gonna try the fish tacos today). The bean and cheese burritos are excellent. Also, try the mini queso tacos because they are tender, juicy and come with a juice / broth cup for dipping or you can pour it on your mini tacos. Over all, I give it a grade of Super-Yum. ????
Don't come here guys. They charge Dine-in restaurant prices for fast food quality meals. ???? They can't even be bothered to cook their tortillas thoroughly. ???????? And it's not my first experience with them. Every time I come they're consistently mediocre. ????
I truly wish that weren't the case.
4th time eating at this location, and can't help noticed that is now twice that I've been served food that taste days old???????? it seems they like to switch it up too serving fresh food to old food here. The beef rolled tacos I decided to have again were old with a white hard overly cooked color after spitting out and looking at it. If I can requests a full refund that will be great????
Found out about this place through Uber eats. When I called to do a food order I was asked hurriedly to hold on. The employee continued her conversation and the phone disconnected. I gave the benefit of the doubt that she accidentally disconnected or maybe we lost connection but upon calling back no one answered. Customer service needs massive improvement.
Birrias El Padrino is a birrieria that specializes in both birria de chivo (made with goat, popular in the Mexican state of Jalisco) and beef de res (made with beef, popular in Tijuana), among other varied fare. Surprisingly, the eclectic menu also contains San Diego-style Mexican specialties such as "Carne Asada French Fries" smothered in sour cream and cheese, as well as "Rolled Tacos" and "California Burritos" -- all of which seem out of place at a restaurant that allowed me a peak into their kitchen while their chef was stuffing a suckling pig for roasting.
Nonetheless, I won't fault the restaurant for doing what they feel is necessary to stay in business in North County, a ritzy region sandwiched between San Diego and Orange County that notoriously underappreciates legit Mexican fare, or edible food in general. I'm sure Birras El Padrino's burritos are pretty good, but I can't think of a reason in the world to order one when there are so many more interesting things to eat here.
I admire a place that does things the hard way, the right way -- and this is evident by the quality of the tortilla de hecho a mano (handmade) they serve their regular tacos with. I had both a "Goat Birria Taco" and "Beef Birria Taco" with this house-made tortilla and was impressed by the heft and flavor of the tortilla and the flavor and silkiness of the meats. According to the restaurant, they add birria consommé back into the birria once it is scooped onto the tortillas, a pro move to ensure the meats are at their juiciest when they're served to you. I much preferred their goat briria over their beef birria. It possesses more interesting and intense flavors, even as the seasoning and piquancy (of which there is much) is identical between both braises. The goat is mild-tasting, but still tastes distinctly like goat.
However, if you come here, you must order the "Quesataco de Chivo," my favorite goat birria taco in SoCal south of Los Angeles. They utilize two corn tortillas, the aforementioned house-made tortilla grilled AND a bagged tortilla dipped in consommé, with both tortillas griddled back-to-back except for the mild white cheese in the middle that melts, forming a crunchy and gooey taco shell that itself evokes a quesadilla de maiz. As the taco equivalent of a stuffed-crust pizza, this is perhaps the ultimate cheesy, spicy, greasy hang-over cure. Just writing about this taco makes me want to drink tonight until I'm cross-eyed so I have an excuse to drive an hour to Oceanside tomorrow morning to make myself right.
The "Consommé de Chivo" on its own was also pretty good with its heavy collagen content making it more of a sophisticated full-bodied, fully-realized rendered goat stock than what I've come to expect from birria consommé. This makes a great dip for the "Quesataco de Chivo," imparting even more flavor to a taco that has its flavor knob already turned up to 11.
This is a meticulously clean restaurant tended to by pleasant people who were proud of the food they are serving, in addition to being both curious and supportive of my current #SummerOfTastyTacos journey.
Quick Facts About Birria’s El Padrino
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | 09:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 09:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
| Thursday | 09:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
| Friday | 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
| Saturday | 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
| Sunday | 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
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