Juanitas Taco Shop
290 North Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA

Blocks away from the pristine Southern California coastline and buried between the surf shops, yoga studios, and other businesses that line Highway 101 in Encinitas, California, is a small town staple known as Juanitas Taco Shop, or Juanitas Carnitas to the locals.

Southern California has it’s own twist on Mexican food. They’re obsessed with their avocados, and “baja style” street tacos are quite prevalent in most Mexican cuisine in the area. Juanitas is a no thrills taco stop that does their food “Jalisco” style. What does that mean? I dunno exactly, I’m not that fancy of a food critic. I just like to eat good food and have fun. They keep their salsas simple: red and green, and offer just about every kind of Mexican dish you’d want: tacos (fish, beef, chicken, cartinas, pastor) tortas, tostadas, and of course, burritos. These are pretty standard things you’ll consistently find throughout most Jalisco-styled Mexican eateries.