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Puesto La Jolla, San Diego, CA
Award-winning

Puesto La Jolla

4.7
4.7
2183 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican
1026 Wall St., San Diego, CA 92037

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 78 times today
Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

  • Lively
  • Great for outdoor dining
  • Good for groups
Mexico City born. California raised. Puesto brings the vibrant soul of CDMX through a Southern California lens-bold, modern Mexican with an edge. Seasonal menus, creative takes, and the best ingredients in the hands of better chefs. Every tortilla starts with organic blue corn, made in-house like it's been since 1200 BC. Puesto is family-founded by the Adler and Lombrozo brothers, first-gen Mexican Americans raised on tamales and tradition. It's a love letter to the flavors they grew up with, reimagined with Mexico City energy and SoCal spirit. Made by food people. For food people.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (858) 454-1260
  • Website
    https://www.eatpuesto.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Luisteen Gonzalez
  • Private party facilities
    When Puesto La Jolla hosts a party, your group can be seated for a family-style meal in our Plancha Room or take over the entire restaurant and patio with a tray-passed taco and margarita fiesta for up to 160 guests. Tell us your vision, and we'll make your party come to life, Puesto Style.
  • Private party contact
    Mikenna Doherty : (858) 788-3974
  • Delivery & takeout
    Order direct
  • Location
    1026 Wall St., San Diego, CA 92037
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Neighborhood
    La Jolla
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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Experiences

  • Mother's Day at Puesto

    May 11, 2025 only
    Mom deserves something sweet this Mother’s Day, so we are treating her to a complimentrary Toasted Hazelnut Tres Leches Cake!
    Mother's Day at Puesto Photo

  • Taco Tuesday!

    Multiple dates available
    Come join the Fiesta. 1/2 off all tacos starting at 3PM!
    Taco Tuesday! Photo

Private dining

Menu

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What 2,183 people are saying

Puesto La Jolla reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • San Diego

    Mexican

  • San Diego

    Lively

  • San Diego

    Mexican

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Puesto La Jolla delights with "fantastic tacos" and "great margaritas." The "vibrant atmosphere" and attentive service make it a favorite spot for families and friends. Enjoy creative dishes like filet mignon tacos and mushroom tacos, alongside "unique guacamole." The restaurant shines during Taco Tuesdays. Some find prices high, but flavors impress.

2,183 Reviews

  1. Barbara

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food. Love this place, but it’s very expensive for Mexican food.

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  2. Esteban

    San Diego1 review

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing service ! Grace provided an amazing service for me and my daughter. We enjoyed the ceviche zarandeado and ribeye taco! The margaritas were amazing as well !!

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  3. Jamie

    Tallahassee13 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Puesto’s margaritas are my absolute favorite and their tacos are out of the world! The service is also outstanding!

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  4. sylvia

    San Diego1 review

    3.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Love the tacos and food but just stupid expensive.

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  5. Carly VIP

    Los Angeles2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great restaurant and service! Enjoyed our lunch and will return!

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  6. Neil

    San Diego4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    Downpoured on us outside. No fault of the staff that it was raining but there was zero contingency plan of what to do in this case. They scrambled to scatter umbrellas, but when there was a time where it was solely us 2 outside I was hoping they’d offer us a table inside but that never transpired. The umbrellas were placed over us but rain still flooded our table and dripped off the covers periodically onto us. Was hoping the staff would deduct something from our bill but did not. 4 drinks, 4 tacos and tip equated to $180. Horrible experience somewhat out of the staffs control but on the other hand, many things that could have been handled better.

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  7. Joseph

    San Diego2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 30, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Insane tacos - ridiculously good guac. LOVED it.

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  8. S VIP

    Minneapolis31 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 23, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was presented well. It looked great and tasted fantastic. 

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  9. S VIP

    Minneapolis31 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 22, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service and quality delicious food. Looking forward to returning soon.

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  10. Pat

    San Francisco5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 21, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely place, great tacos, drinks and sides in a lively setting. Our busgirl, Liz , was particularly good at helping us sort out the menu. The crispy cheese added to each of the meat tacos was so tasty. The Mexican street corn added to the beans and rice was just delicious and we had lots left over to bring home.

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FAQs

Puesto La Jolla offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (858) 454-1260.

Puesto La Jolla is rated 4.7 stars by 2183 OpenTable diners.

Puesto La Jolla does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 78 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Puesto La Jolla

1026 Wall St., San Diego, CA 92037

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
  • Neighborhood
    La Jolla
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Luisteen Gonzalez
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Delivery & takeout
    Order direct
  • Website
    https://www.eatpuesto.com/
  • Phone number
    (858) 454-1260
  • Private party facilities
    When Puesto La Jolla hosts a party, your group can be seated for a family-style meal in our Plancha Room or take over the entire restaurant and patio with a tray-passed taco and margarita fiesta for up to 160 guests. Tell us your vision, and we'll make your party come to life, Puesto Style.
  • Private party contact
    Mikenna Doherty : (858) 788-3974
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