Serrano's Mexican Food

My daughter wanted fish tacos and we had a Target pickup, so we decided to head here because of how convenient the location is.Inside seems like a pretty standard taco shop: a few tables, a tv playing soccer, a cooler full of paletas. We took our food to-go, but there definitely would have been space to sit inside had we chosen to eat there. The lady running the register was super friendly and packed our food with care, which I like because tacos can easily become a hot mess if you hold the bag the wrong way.I ordered the carne asada torta and it was pretty delicious. I really like how it had a layer of beans, almost used as a condiment. Tortas can frequently be too dry, but the beans actually succeeded where the usual layer of mayo fails. It really stood up to the bread.The fish taco was pretty good, my daughter liked the fish, the lettuce, and it had a nice healthy amount of tomatoes (which I love, but my daughter doesn't- so order accordingly!). The corn tortillas were kind of "meh", so she only ate one of them and left the second one that they use to keep it from falling apart on the plate.Overall, it is a pretty good restaurant and there are plenty of choices. It will probably be our go-to place when we are at Target, but more so because of the location.

Got their ham breakfast burrito with added rice. Big burrito for under $10. Love the burrito's tortilla texture! Very similar to cotixan. Their hot salsa is good. The mild salsa was too watery :( My husband loves this spot. I wasn't sure based on the yelp reviews but now I'll be a repeat customer.

We always get the California Burrito from here and it has always been made just a little differently depending on who is preparing it. This most recent time it was really good, the right proportion of sour cream and cheese. I've noticed the sour cream is easy to skimp on and makes the whole thing dry when there isn't enough. As far as service, the lady that helped us was nice. The dining area is very basic, more of a to-go place than dine in.

Although I am frequently in the area running errands, I don't often patronize this Mexican restaurant because it's usually not my focus to get food when I'm here.That said, I have enjoyed several orders from this shop, but this last visit was subpar.The salsa bar remains closed, which is understandable. But you have to ask for salsa when you claim your order. I noticed the orders ahead of me were not offered salsa at all. When asked, customers are given salsa. Really?? That's lame. Most places will ask if you would like salsa. - 1 starThe 4 containers of salsa I received were disgusting. It was like green water, void of any chunkiness resembling fresh salsa. The jar of salsa verde I had leftover in my fridge had more texture.I was so disgusted I tossed the salsa before I took a pic. Just use your imagination; you don't need to see that mess. - 1 star for crappy salsaI ordered carne asada fries ($11.85) and the price is even higher than my local favorite Alvaro's, which is to be somewhat expected in this area. The fries were thick cut and soggy. The carne asada was not well marinated and lacked flavor. And based on the texture, it was lower quality meat with several pieces of fat.I also ordered a carne asada plate ($13.99) with corn tortillas. It was plagued with the same subpar meat but came with a soupy mess of beans and dry rice. - 1 star for watery beans & dry rice.And to top it off they charge all debit and credit transactions a $.35 fee. No minimum order required. Just straight up 35 cents. It'sclearly posted at the order counter. But if I'm ordering $40 of your already pricy Mexican food can you wave the fee like other places do? That just seems like price gauging to me. - 1 starNeedless to say I won't return here for subpar Mexican when I can get better quality for less price without no debit/credit card fees (with a minimum order) elsewhere.

Got the 3 rolled chicken taco plate which came with rice and beans. All of it was bland with no seasoning. Everything was cooked right but lacked taste. Smh. Needs improvement. 5/10

Husband and wife owned authentic Mexican food. Service is always quick and friendly. Food is awesome! We frequent Serrano's about 3x a month. Love this place!

This place lacks a lot of things that is important for a business to be successful. First off all, how can serve guests with the type of temperature at this place? The small restaurant is so hot that I started sweating while eating here. I'm kind of nervous on the food quality if it is extremely hot in this place. I ordered the shrimp burrito and it was not good at all. The shrimp was still wet and the burrito seemed like there was a soup inside. I went and asked the lady working if I can get a plastic plate and she got mad and said didn't I already give you a plate. I was so surprise on his ride she was and I just told her no. She was really hesitant to give me a plastic plate. She was near the cashier area and the minute I got up, she went and made it look like she was cleaning the table in the kitchen, even though she just cleaned it like 5 minutes ago. Once Ike Sandwiches is open, this place will be irrelevant, if not already. I've came here 2x and I had bad burritos and no one ever comes here. You are better off to ignore this place.

The children operating this place are not up on customer service. In addition the prices are not competitive and are on the expensive side. The food is just so so and comparable to americanized mexican cuisine. It's disappointing to find out that they close at 8 pm although the app says 10 pm. My recommendation is skip this place and head to nearby Taco Taco in Poway. The food at Taco Taco is delicious and well priced and served with customer service minded people. Taco Taco also has a great dine-in special for 2 delicious fish tacos and a beer for UNDER 6 bucks. Make your way to Taco Taco now and experience the difference.

I highly recommend this place; especially for Carne Asada Fries and their burritos! Soooo good! Orange hot sauce is good too!

Added charge for everything you can think of on already high prices. No restroom access even for paying customers, is that legal...?Do yourself a favor and pass on this place.