Junior's Taco S
Junior's Taco S
Junior's Taco S

Junior's Taco Shop

Mexican, Southwestern

Our cuisine entrees are served in a relaxed and welcoming setting that you and your friends and family are sure to enjoy. Whether you are in the mood to indulge in something new or just want to enjoy some old favorites, we promise that our inventive menu and attentive service will leave you truly satisfied. No matter what your occasion calls for or your appetite demands, the friendly staff at Junior's Taco Shop promise to make your next dining experience a pleasant one.

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Location and hours

Location

Location

1680 S Melrose Drive , Vista, CA

(760) 727-3366

Hours

Hours

Monday 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM

More details

Delivery
Dine In
Reservations
Takeout
Pickup
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Accessible

Reviews

Overall rating

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4.3

(75 reviews)

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Reviewed on June 14, 2020 Verified Purchase

Cant eat in and they charge for carrots now

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Margaret P.
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Reviewed on March 31, 2020 Verified Purchase

Weren't obviously permitted to eat there...but they & the customers were complying by the 6 ft rule.

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AnnaDe L.
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Reviewed on March 3, 2020 Verified Purchase

I can only speak for the shrimp tacos- quite good- nice size portion

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Emily O.
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Reviewed on January 11, 2020 Verified Purchase

the Food was authentic & yummy & large healthy portions! Got my moneys worth...times TWO! lol

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Robin N.
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Reviewed on October 7, 2019 Verified Purchase

We love Junior's. It is our go to Mexican food restaurant hands down.

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Paula C.
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Reviewed on October 7, 2019 Verified Purchase

We love Junior's. It is our go to Mexican food restaurant hands down.

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Paula C.
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Reviewed on September 8, 2019 Verified Purchase

this rating is neutral because the food continues to become more and more spicy ....it is confusing as people can always add hot sauce but for the many who don't like hot/spicy food, the meal is destroyed

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Reviewed on September 8, 2019 Verified Purchase

this rating is neutral because the food continues to become more and more spicy ....it is confusing as people can always add hot sauce but for the many who don't like hot/spicy food, the meal is destroyed

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Reviewed on June 30, 2019 Verified Purchase

Junior's has the best Mexican food in Vista. Very friendly staff and quality food. Love Carolina who takes the orders. My husband and I have been coming here for years.

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Paula C.
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Reviewed on June 20, 2019 Verified Purchase

delicious carne asada burrito. hot salsa. I like this place a lot.

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Reviewed on April 14, 2019 Verified Purchase

It was burritos to go. Very filling. Called order in and it was ready when I got there.

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Debbie W.
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Reviewed on April 14, 2019 Verified Purchase

It was burritos to go. Very filling. Called order in and it was ready when I got there.

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Debbie W.
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Reviewed on February 27, 2019 Verified Purchase

outstanding local legend great staff quality food reasonable prices

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Ray M.
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Reviewed on January 21, 2019 Verified Purchase

very nice local spot good portions and fresh they were very polite with the certificate

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Ray M.
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Reviewed on November 18, 2018 Verified Purchase

They let you take salsa and spiced carrots with your order.

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Debbie W.
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Reviewed on August 26, 2018 Verified Purchase

We had special burritos to go. They were excellent.

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Debbie W.
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Reviewed on August 13, 2018 Verified Purchase

We ordered the chicken salad. It was a healthy option with a generous amount of chicken.

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Mary T.
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Reviewed on June 1, 2018 Verified Purchase

food, though sometimes too spicy, is always fresh and the service is great!

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Reviewed on May 20, 2018 Verified Purchase

We get burritos on Sunday morning. They have one named after the high school across the street where my son went.

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Debbie W.
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Reviewed on April 15, 2018 Verified Purchase

They are quick. The food is good. Breakfast burritos for Sunday morning.

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Debbie W.
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Reviewed on November 29, 2017 Verified Purchase

Great service, carne asada was very flavorful. Love the guacamole! The green sauce is excellent.

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Reviewed on November 5, 2017 Verified Purchase

Great food and nice employee's

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Reviewed on October 28, 2017 Verified Purchase

Great food nice fast service.

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Joshua M.
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Reviewed on October 24, 2017 Verified Purchase

Food was good but the place needs a face lift

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Cindy A.
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Reviewed on October 5, 2017 Verified Purchase

food is always fresh and often delicious. but sometimes MUCH TOO SPICY and CANNOT be eaten. Then we have to throw it out. There is NO consistency.

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Reviewed on August 29, 2017 Verified Purchase

Their food is very good and enjoy getting food their often.

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Joshua M.
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Reviewed on June 15, 2017 Verified Purchase

got the good cook this time...food tasty but NOT spicy hot!

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Reviewed on June 9, 2017 Verified Purchase

They are absolutely wonderful & so pleasant.

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Lawrence C.
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Reviewed on May 27, 2017 Verified Purchase

No one smiled at me, staff needs to be more friendly when taking orders

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Melody D.
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Reviewed on May 19, 2017 Verified Purchase

their is one cook who consistently prepares everything to be extremely HOT (Spicy HOT) We dine at Juniors often and love it when any one else is in the kitchen. The food this cook prepares is so Hot we cannot eat it and it has to be thrown out. This is a frequent and reoccurring problem at Juniors, but ONLY when that particular cook is in the kitchen.

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Reviewed on May 7, 2017 Verified Purchase

always fresh

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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

sometimes the food is excessively spicy HOT depends on who's in the kitchen NOT CONSISTENT

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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

We got take out.

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Reviewed on May 4, 2017 Verified Purchase

The food is great and service is excellent.

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Joshua M.
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Reviewed on September 20, 2016 Verified Purchase

sometimes the food is too spicy and can't be eaten...wish they's adjust this but usually very good

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Reviewed on June 3, 2016 Verified Purchase

A friendly staff and comfortable feeling to the restaurant.

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Reviewed on February 3, 2016 Verified Purchase

lovely people working theiralways friendly

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Reviewed on January 25, 2016 Verified Purchase

Food was fresh, service was courteous.

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Reviewed on January 25, 2016 Verified Purchase

Their burritos are outstanding - they weigh a pound each full of very good food !!

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Reviewed on January 24, 2016 Verified Purchase

It's good, but not our favorite taco shop. The guacamole is really watered down and doesn't taste like avocados. They forgot the tortillas for one plate so we had to use our own at home. No menu is posted online or available to view. The hot sauces are good and it was inexpensive.

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Reviewed on January 1, 2016 Verified Purchase

good food ,,courteous servic

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Reviewed on January 1, 2016 Verified Purchase

The owner started to tell me how much he is not satisfied with restaurant.com and how he is giving a free burrito. He asked me when I was there before and so on. And then, I left with TWO burritos that I didn't even order! He gave me a completely wrong order! Unbelievable!

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Reviewed on December 22, 2015 Verified Purchase

Juniors never disappoints. Always delicious.

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Reviewed on December 12, 2015 Verified Purchase

Their burritos are jam-packed with meat & weigh a ton. Very good food

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Reviewed on December 12, 2015 Verified Purchase

enjoyed the food. friendliness, cleaness. courtesythanks

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Reviewed on November 18, 2015 Verified Purchase

GOOD FODDGOOD SERVICEGOOD TIME

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Reviewed on October 1, 2015 Verified Purchase

clean, fast, courteous,delicious,great value,

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Reviewed on August 1, 2015 Verified Purchase

Great service from Marco!

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Reviewed on July 27, 2015 Verified Purchase

Love Junior's food so much. Can't live without it!

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Reviewed on July 23, 2015 Verified Purchase

Food was fresh and tasty.

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Reviewed on July 7, 2015 Verified Purchase

Great lunch.

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Reviewed on April 17, 2015 Verified Purchase

Nice people

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Reviewed on April 16, 2015 Verified Purchase

Tacos had fresh ingredients including beef, not hamburger, that was superior in taste to any "fast food" chain restaurants I have visited.

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Reviewed on April 16, 2015 Verified Purchase

Everything was freshly made and fast take out service.

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Reviewed on March 11, 2015 Verified Purchase

The only reason it was not excellent was that the person behind the counter has twice said we have been in earlier that month and can't use our certificate. We have to argue that we don't live close by and only stop when we visit a friend that lives nearby. We hadn't been into the restaurant for at least 4 months, probably more like 5. He said, no I saw you in here last week! We don't understand. We even suggested that maybe someone looks like my husband. Maybe he should write down our names on a calendar, we're happy to show ID in the future. He didn't belive it wasn't us and after some conversation, he did take the certificate, but it made us feel badly he thinks we are cheating. We know the rule of only using one cert. per month. Food is awesome, generous meat in tacos and burritos and tastes delicious. This one problem is the only problem we have here. Considering not coming back, but they are friendly and great food when I'm in the area and awesome price.

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Reviewed on March 5, 2015 Verified Purchase

Food was good and served quickly. The dining area was chilly.

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Reviewed on March 5, 2015 Verified Purchase

We always take out

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Reviewed on January 13, 2015 Verified Purchase

It's just a little hole in the wall, in which you order and pay up front, so no server. They do have some of the best Mexican food in Vista though, and why we are regulars!

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Reviewed on December 8, 2014 Verified Purchase

Food was very good but there was no good salsa in my opinion. More like hot sauce than salsa. Hot sauce in a variety of flavors/heat. Plastic silverware (for we were eating in) was so flimsy you could actually bend it. The restaurant was pretty clean though and we enjoyed our time there.

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Reviewed on November 18, 2014 Verified Purchase

Great service!!

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Reviewed on May 18, 2014 Verified Purchase

Great tacos and tostada!!

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Reviewed on April 21, 2014 Verified Purchase

Very best taco shop there is. We just love it.

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Reviewed on January 10, 2014 Verified Purchase

DELICIOUS, generously portioned and priced right.

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Reviewed on January 5, 2014 Verified Purchase

Great food as always!

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Reviewed on December 8, 2013 Verified Purchase

we didn't dine in; took our food to go

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Reviewed on December 8, 2013 Verified Purchase

juniors is a local favorite the food is always tasty, the value outstanding, portions are decent size and the staff is very friendly

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Reviewed on November 15, 2013 Verified Purchase

very nice quality, friendly staff and good portions thank you we saw the restaurant.com certificate at the shop when we ate there before... we think it is great without the discount

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Reviewed on October 26, 2013 Verified Purchase

I went by the place to be sure I could find it, and I'm glad I wasn't ready to eat yet at the time, due to the crowds. When I was hungry for dinner, I returned, and it was much quieter.

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Reviewed on September 30, 2013 Verified Purchase

The food was fresh and tasted great. The staff was very personable. It was an enjoyable meal.

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Reviewed on September 10, 2013 Verified Purchase

Place is dirty,

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Reviewed on August 31, 2013 Verified Purchase

the california burrito it is so gooood.

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Reviewed on August 14, 2013 Verified Purchase

Very friendly and delicious food at good prices. I don't know how he can put so much meat in a $2.30 taco, but it will keep me coming back!

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Reviewed on August 8, 2013 Verified Purchase

Great service and good food.

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Reviewed on August 1, 2013 Verified Purchase

Friendly help, quick service

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Reviewed on July 31, 2013 Verified Purchase

Nice introduction to a local taco shop

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