SAN DIEGO IS A CITY KNOWN FOR ITS VIBRANT FOOD SCENE, BUT FEW HAVE LEFT A MARK AS INDELIBLE AS MIKE, THE CULINARY GENIUS BEHIND MIKE’S RED TACOS. WHAT STARTED AS A YEAR-LONG OBSESSION WITH BIRRIA—A CLASSIC SLOW-SIMMERED MEXICAN STEW—TURNED INTO A FOOD TRUCK THAT’S BECOME A LOCAL SENSATION.
MORE THAN JUST TACOS
WHILE THE SIGNATURE BIRRIA TACOS REMAIN THE STAR ATTRACTION, THE MENU AT MIKE’S RED TACOS IS BUILT TO SATISFY ALL TASTE BUDS. FROM THE CRUNCHSTACK—A FAMOUS FRANCHISE-INSPIRED CREATION—TO THE BIRRIA CALIFORNIA BURRITO FEATURING FRIES, GUACAMOLE, RICE, AND BEANS, THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. AND LET’S NOT FORGET THE BIRRIA FRIES, A SAN DIEGO-CENTRIC VARIATION OF CARNE-ASADA FRIES THAT ARE A MUST-TRY.
WHERE QUALITY AND PERFECTION
MEET TO CREATE THE MOST PERFECT
BIRRIA
ESTABLISHED IN 2021
MIKE'S RED TACOS
QUICKLY BECAME THE BEST BIRRIA IN SAN DIEGO
THE
SECRET
BEHIND
THE
SIGNATURE
RED TACOS
WE ONLY USE HIGH-QUALITY MEAT FOR OUR BIRRIA. THE MEAT IS SLOWLY SIMMERED FOR HOURS INTO A BLEND OF AUTHENTIC SPICES. WHAT SETS MIKE’S RED TACOS APART IS THE METICULOUS PREPARATION THAT GOES INTO EACH TACO. FRESH TORTILLAS FROM A LOCAL VENDOR ARE DIPPED IN CHILI OIL AND CRISPED UP ON THE FLAT TOP, GIVING THEM THEIR SIGNATURE RED COLOR.
"ITS ALL IN THE DETAILS"
-MIKE
IN 2023, MIKE'S RED TACOS GOT VOTED
TOP 100 PLACES TO EAT IN THE U.S.
LANDING IN AT #52, BECOMING THE ONLY TACO SHOP TO MAKE THE LIST THAT YEAR.