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Tacos El Franc – Gaslamp Quarter

4.8
(1,066 reviews)

Business Details

528 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA
92101, United States
(619) 573-4648
https://tacoselfranc.com/gaslamp-quarter

About

Taco Restaurant

Details

  • DeliveryAvailable
  • TakeoutAvailable
  • Curbside pickupAvailable

Location

Tacos El Franc – Gaslamp Quarter
528 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA
92101, United States

Hours

Monday11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Thursday11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Friday11:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Saturday11:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Sunday11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Menu

1 menu · 46 items

Explore offerings from Tacos El Franc – Gaslamp Quarter on 528 Fifth Ave in San Diego, with popular tacos 🌮, mulitas 🌮🧀, quesadillas 🌮🧀🧀, and beef tallow fries 🍟 available at this location.

Full Menu

46 items

Reviews

4.8
1,066 reviews
5 stars
930
4 stars
72
3 stars
24
2 stars
15
1 star
25
  • JV
    Jorge Velarde
    Sep 1, 2026
    5.0
    Well well, not sure if I should leave my review in spanish. My wify and I came to a wedding for some friends in CA, close to San Diego, we're from the other side of the coast, so, after the airport landing we stopped in other restaurant that recommend us this place. Before even seeing this place, I can smell that nice Mexican vibe, asada, pastor and suadero, so even before deciding stop here, my heart went back to Mexico due that tasty smelling, we hang around the area, there are many shops close by and when we get more hungry I push the wify to stop there, lol. When arrival, you can feel the real vibe of a Mexican Taquería, smell, sit yourself and the menu on the high part before ordering, they're not much people to wait (due was monday night), and I decided to order some different things. Got 2 tacos with cabeza and lengua (some of my favs), a adobada/pastor quesadilla and a vampiro mixed. I was really surprised of the size of everything but that doesn't stop me to eat everything, lol. The tortillas are really really good, tacos were amazing, the pastor quesadilla one of the best and probably my fav here was the vampiro, that is a hard flat tortilla with cheese, meat on the top, fresh cebolla and cilantro and salsa and guac! When first bite any of them, my mind went back to Mexico, real taquería, was sooo pleased that my wife even was joking about my sound in every bite, lol. I was on the heaven for some minutes there, not joking. I love the taste of everything. Lady on the front was extremely friendly and was able to make my order in my language!? I truly recommend this place 100%, come, visit and judge yourself. PS: they have cahuamas!! This is mexican side beer, lol. Have to chose and just eat but cahuamas remind me my teenager times, you can get a 32oz corona bottle or other options. Muchas gracias por la experiencia, de verdad excepcional!
  • SM
    Sismai M.S.
    Aug 29, 2026
    5.0
    The primo Bobby treated us like family. Highly recommend their tacos. We've gone to T.J. to eat these tacos and once we found out they open a restaurant in San diego weve been coming here ever since, super excited for them to open more restaurants in the I.E.
  • JU
    Jack - ULTRAFINEEATS
    Aug 28, 2026
    4.0
    I had some pretty good adobada tacos from this Tacos El Franc location in the Gas Lamp Quarter of San Diego. I had four at $4.75 a piece. Prices definitely have gone up, but at least they fill the tacos well. I like that they still serve their street tacos on house made corn tortillas to order. They were very tasty and soft to the touch, and doubling up on the tortilla per taco, ensures the taco will stay together. The adobada meat was tender and flavorful. They placed a generous amount of creamy guacamole, and the chopped white onions and cilantro were fresh. The tacos were very tasty. I liked that they offer fresh radishes, sliced cucumbers, and limes, which are a good go between bites of each of the tacos. The hospitality was very good. The young ladies at the counter offered up beat personalities, and the service was good. I was not too keen on their red hot sauce. It had too much of a Tex Mex flavor. They offer inside and outside seating, including a back patio. Paid Street parking.
  • CC
    Cooper C
    Aug 22, 2026
    5.0
    Great taco spot in the Gaslamp Quarter! The tacos were fresh, flavorful, and absolutely delicious. Everything tasted authentic, and the meat was juicy and well seasoned. The service was friendly and quick, even though the place was pretty busy. Definitely one of the best taco spots I’ve tried in San Diego. I’d absolutely come back again and highly recommend it if you’re in the Gaslamp area!
  • NM
    Nick Mendez
    Aug 18, 2026
    4.0
    I landed in San Diego and the first thing I did was look up where the Taco Fiend says is the best spot and crossed references it with what’s close to the Gaslamp District. I was excited to try Taco Franc as it was rated the highest. The atmosphere was nice. Music playing and lots of traffic in and out of the restaurant. I ordered the adobada taco the pastor and the chicken taco. The salsa was nice but didn’t have much kick to it. The guacamole was also nice but was bland. For this being the number 1 rated taco spot it fell short in the flavor aspect. I’ve had much better tacos elsewhere. If you are not used to flavor. This place will knock your socks off. If you grew up with lots of seasoning and flavor. It will fall short of expectations. I left happy that u tried it. But disappointed in the flavor.

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