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Tijuana-Style Tacos Near You

Find the best tijuana-style tacos near you — 26 spots ranked by taco focus, with hours and directions.

Share your location and we search 50 miles around you for places serving tijuana-style, nearest first.

  • Taqueria / birrieria
  • Truck / stand / cart
  • Taco shop / bar
  • Restaurant serving tacos

How to spot good tijuana-style tacos

  • Tijuana-style asada is grilled over mesquite, chopped fine, and served on a small corn tortilla, often doubled.
  • The salsa bar is the giveaway: guacamole salsa, grilled onions, radish and lime, put out for you to build the taco yourself.
  • Ask for it con todo and add the guacamole salsa. That combination is the local default.
  • The meat should be chopped to order off the grill rather than held in a pan.

Where to eat tijuana-style in the US

Fresno, CA

  1. Taco's TijuanaTaco shop · 3838 E Ventura AveHours not recordedCallDirections
  2. Tacos Y Mariscos TijuanaTaco shop · 4313 North Blackstone AvenueHours not recordedCallDirections

Burien, WA

  1. Birrieria TijuanaBirrieria · 12803 Ambaum Boulevard SouthwestHours not recordedCallDirections
  2. Birrieria TijuanaBirrieria · Burien, WAHours not recordedDirections

Jurupa Valley, CA

  1. Tijuana's TacosTaco shop · 8151 Arlington Ave A2Hours not recordedCallDirections
  2. Birrieria El TijuanazoBirrieria · Jurupa Valley, CAHours not recordedDirections

Los Angeles, CA

  1. Angel's Tijuana TacosTaco shop · 451 Glendale BlvdHours not recordedCallDirections

New York, NY

  1. Tacos TijuanaTaco shop · 5807 5th AvenueSee hoursCallDirections

Omaha, NE

  1. Taqueria TijuanaTaqueria · 5139 S 24th StHours not recordedCallDirections

Aurora, CO

  1. Tacos TijuanaTaco shop · 1430 Chambers RdHours not recordedCallDirections

Baltimore, MD

  1. Tijuana Tacos IIITaco shop · 3001 East Baltimore StreetHours not recordedCallDirections

Spokane, WA

  1. Birrieria TijuanaBirrieria · Spokane, WAHours not recordedDirections

Moreno Valley, CA

  1. Tijuana's TacosTaco shop · 24578 Sunnymead BoulevardHours not recordedCallDirections

What Are Tijuana-Style Tacos?

By Niam Hocaine, founder and food writer · Updated September 29, 2026

Tijuana-Style are Tijuana tacos: carne asada, grilled over mesquite, tortilla dipped in beef fat, on corn tortillas.

Barbacoa, Baja fish and grilled shrimp tacos on a slate board with salsa verde and limeTijuana-Style Tacos

Tijuana-Style is a style taco from Tijuana, Mexico. The filling is carne asada, specifically skirt or flank, mesquite grilled, grilled over mesquite, tortilla dipped in beef fat.

It is served on corn tortillas, usually with guacamole, salsa, grilled onion. In the US it turns up most in San Diego, Los Angeles.

Signature move: the tortilla is passed through the meat drippings.

Tijuana-Style are Tijuana tacos made with skirt or flank, mesquite grilled, grilled over mesquite, tortilla dipped in beef fat, served on corn tortillas.

Family
Style
Filling
Carne asada
Cut / main ingredient
Skirt or flank, mesquite grilled
How it is cooked
Grilled over mesquite, tortilla dipped in beef fat
Tortilla
Corn
Usually topped with
Guacamole, salsa, grilled onion
From
Tijuana, Mexico

Signature move: the tortilla is passed through the meat drippings

Where US venues name it

FL 64CA 11WA 7MD 3AZ 2GA 2NC 2NY 1

Counted from venue names in our directory, so it undercounts places that serve it without saying so.

Tijuana-Style: your questions

What is in a tijuana-style taco?

carne asada, specifically skirt or flank, mesquite grilled, grilled over mesquite, tortilla dipped in beef fat. Usually topped with guacamole, salsa, grilled onion.

What tortilla do tijuana-style tacos use?

Corn. Corn tortillas are naturally gluten-free, though the fryer and seasonings may not be.

Where can I find tijuana-style tacos in the US?

San Diego, Los Angeles. In this directory 92 venues name the style, led by FL (64), CA (11), WA (7), MD (3) — a count of places that say so on the listing, so it undercounts.

Where do tijuana-style tacos come from?

Tijuana, Mexico.

Last updated September 29, 2026. Venue details refresh with each data import.