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Mama Testa Taqueria

(619) 298-8226

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  • 1417 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
  • Restaurant website
  • Mexican
  • $$$$$
  • Mama Testa Taqueria

  • (619) 298-8226
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Appetizers
    • Sopa de Tortiritas

      Beef broth, tortilla strips, queso fresco, sour cream, avocado, lime. Cup-bowl

    • Sopa Washanware

      Chicken broth, rice, shredded chicken, tortilla strips, cilantro, lime. Bowl

    • Ensalada de Locos

      Romaine lettuce, mamas spicy Caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, tortilla strips, and salsa fresca with chicken or steak. Full

    • Guacamole Mama's

      homemade guacamole.

    • De Aire

      These five crunchy rolled corn tortillas topped with lettuce, sour cream, salsa fresca and queso fresco.

    • Totopos

      Homemade chips smothered in black beans, topped with queso fresco.

    • Bistec

      3 corn tortillas filled with grilled steak. Topped with cilantro,onion & red tomatillo salsa.

    • De Aleman

      3 Corn tortilla al pastor tacos. Served with cilantro, onion, grilled pineapple & red tomatillo salsa.

    • Tres Cochinitos

      3 Corn tortillas filled with mama's homemade carnitas. Served with cilantro, onion & red tomatillo salsa.

    • Atasco

      3 Corn tortillas brimming with mama's homemade chorizo. Served with cilantro, onion & red tomatillo salsa.

    • Yucatecos

      3 Corn tortilla tacos stuffed with cochinita pibil, marinated pork yucatan style. Topped with pickled red onions & radishes.

    • Asi Yasado

      3 Corn tortilla tacos filled with grilled chicken. Served with cilantro, onion & green tomatillo salsa.

    • Francos

      Three corn tortillas filled with beef tongue served with onions, cilantro and red tomatillo salsa.

    • Mananeros

      2 Corn tortilla tacos filled with sauteed scallops & mexican coleslaw, topped with queso fresco. Served with homestyle mashed potatoes.

    • Embarras

      2 Corn tortilla tacos stuffed with jumbo shrimp & mexican coleslaw, topped with queso fresco. Served with rice & black beans.

  • Stew in Soft Tortillas
    • La Tuya Tinga

      2 Corn tortilla tacos filled with shredded pork & chorizo cooked in a delicious stew. Served with rice & refried beans.

    • Se Te Pone

      2 corn tortilla tacos filled with pork in green salsa & nopalitos. Served with rice & refried beans.

    • Buey Menso

      2 Corn tortilla tacos stuffed with beef in red tomatillo & guajillo chile salsa. Served with rice & refried beans.

    • Doble Atasco

      2 Corn tortilla tacos filled with chorizo in red tomatillo salsa. Served with rice & refried beans.

    • Chicken a L'Suya

      Two corn tortilla tacos filled with chicken in green mole sauce. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Muchos Machos

      2 Corn tortilla tacos filled with sliced poblano peppers sauteed with onions & sour cream. Served with rice & refried beans.

    • Tacomal

      2 Corn tortilla tacos filled with nopales & melted cotija & manchego cheese cooked "tamal style & covered in a warm pasilla salsa. Served with rice & refried beans.

    • Chicharron

      Two corn tortillas filled with fried pork skin, stewed in a green tomatillo sauce.

  • Crunchy Tacos
    • Mividita

      Two catfish tacos served guerrero style deep fried but not quite crunchy. Topped with mexican coleslaw and queso fresco. Served with rice and black beans.

    • Mojados de Carne

      4 Rolled shredded beef tacos swimming in a bowl of beef broth. Topped with onion, cilantro, queso fresco & lime.

    • Mojados de Pollo

      4 Rolled shredded chicken tacos swimming in a bowl of chicken broth. Topped with lettuce, onion, sour cream & lime.

    • Guaca Tacos

      3 Corn tortilla tacos deep fried & filled with fresh avocado. Topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream & queso fresco. Served with refried beans.

    • Empapados

      3 Corn tortilla tacos stuffed with mashed potatoes. Topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream & queso fresco. Served with refried beans.

    • Del Muneco

      2 Crunchy shredded beef or shredded chicken tacos topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, queso fresco & sour cream. Served with rice & refried beans.

    • De Bandera Morena

      5 Rolled corn shredded beef tacos beneath a blanket of lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream & queso fresco.

    • De Bandera Guera

      5 Rolled corn shredded chicken tacos beneath a bed of lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream & queso fresco.

  • Steamed Tacos
    Served with pickled onions
    • Parrales

      Filled with refried beans & oaxaca cheese.

    • En Papas

      Filled with mashed potatoes.

    • Cochicuino Sudado

      Filled with mama's own carnitas.

    • Menos Techo

      Filled with poblano peppers & oaxaca cheese.

  • Big Kids
    Ages 12 & under. Includes drink
    • Mini Banderas

      Two rolled shredded chicken or shredded beef tacos topped with queso fresco and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

    • Mini Blandito

      One soft taco with grilled steak or grilled chicken, topped with onion and cilantro. Served with rice and beans.

    • Mini Muneco

      One crunchy shredded beef or shredded chicken taco topped with lettuce and queso fresco. Served with rice and beans.

  • Little Kids
    Ages 6 & under. Includes drink
    • Mini Parrales

      Bean taco served with rice and beans.

    • Mini Empapas

      Mashed potato taco served with rice and beans.

    • Mini Mio

      Cheese taco served with rice and beans.

  • Mama on the Side
    • Rice

    • Refried or Black Beans

    • Rice and Beans

    • Mashed Potatoes

    • Mexican Coleslaw

    • Guacamole

    • Sliced Avocado

  • Desserts
    • Hot and Crispy Churros

      These traditional doughnut-like sticks are flash fried to perfection and covered with cinnamon and sugar.

    • Come y Calla

      Many have come to know and love this dessert as flan

    • Arrocito Con Pasas

      Mama used her own family recipe to create this traditional and tasty rice pudding with raisins.

  • Drinks
    • Refrescos

      Coke, diet coke, orange fanta, mr. pibb, sprite, lemonade light, iced tea

    • Aguas Frescas

      Horchata, jamaica, tamarindo

    • Chelas

      Bohemia, carta blanca, corona, corona light, dos xx amber, dos xx lager, modelo especial, negra modelo, pacifico, sol, tecate

    • Vino

      Red or white wine from the vineyards of santo tomas in the mexican state of baja california norte.

    • Specialty Drinks

      Margarita, michelada, paloma, pina colada

  • Appetizers
    • Sopa de Tortiritas

      Beef broth, tortilla strips, queso fresco, sour cream, avocado, lime. Cup-bowl

    • Sopa Washanware

      Chicken broth, rice, shredded chicken, tortilla strips, cilantro, lime. Cup-bowl

    • Ensalada de Locos

      Romaine lettuce, mama's spicy caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, tortilla strips, and salsa fresca with chicken or steak. Half-full

    • Guacamole

      Mama's homemade guacamole.

    • De Aire

      These five crunchy rolled corn tortillas are light as air but sure to fix your appetite! Topped with lettuce, sour cream, salsa fresca and queso fresco.

    • Totopos

      It's not your ordinary nacho. Homemade chips smothered in black beans and topped with queso fresco.

  • Soft Tacos
    • Bistec

      Three corn tortillas stuffed with savory grilled steak, topped with cilantro, onion and red tomatillo salsa.

    • De Aleman

      Three corn tortilla al pastor tacos. Served with cilantro, onion, grilled pineapple and red tomatillo salsa.

    • Tres Cochinitos

      Three corn tortillas filled with mama testa's delicious homemade carnitas. Served with cilantro, onion and red tomatillo salsa.

    • Atasco

      Three corn tortillas brimming with mama testa's very own homemade chorizo. Served with cilantro, onion and red tomatillo salsa.

    • Yucatecos

      Three corn tortilla tacos stuffed with cochinita pibil marinated pork yucatan style, topped with pickled red onions and radishes

    • Asi Yasado

      Three grilled chicken tacos sure to satisfy everyone's taste buds. Served with cilantro, onion and green tomatillo salsa.

    • Francos

      These beef tongue tacos served with onions, cilantro and red tomatillo salsa

  • Stew in Soft Tortillas
    • La Tuya Tinga

      Sit back and enjoy the ride while try these two corn tortilla tacos filled with shredded pork and chorizo cooked in a delicious stew. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Se Te Pone

      Two corn tortilla tacos filled with scrumptious pork in green salsa and nopalitos. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Buey Menso

      Two corn tortilla tacos stuffed with savory beef in red tomatillo and guajillo chile salsa. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Doble Atasco

      Two corn tortilla tacos filled with delicious chorizo in red tomatillo salsa. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Chicken a L'Suya

      Two delicious tacos, brimming with chicken in green mole sauce. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Mananeros

      Two corn tacos filled with sauteed scallops and mexican coleslaw. Served with homestyle mashed potatoes.

    • Embarras

      Two jumbo shrimp tacos topped with Mexican coleslaw and queso fresco. Served with rice and black beans.

    • Muchos Machos

      Two corn tortilla tacos filled with sliced poblano peppers sautéed with onions and sour cream. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Tacomal

      Taco with a tamal, two corn tortilla tacos filled with nopales and melted cotija and manchego cheese, cooked tamal style and covered in warm pasilla salsa. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Chicharron

      Two tacos filled with fried pork skin, stewed in a green tomatillo sauce.

  • Crunchy Tacos
    • Mividita

      Two catfish tacos served guerrero style deep fried but not quite crunchy. Topped with Mexican coleslaw and queso fresco. Served with rice and black beans.

    • Mojados de Carne

      Four rolled corn tacos filled with shredded beef swimming free in a bowl of delicious beef broth. Topped with onion, cilantro, queso fresco and lime.

    • Mojados de Pollo

      Four rolled corn tacos stuffed with shredded chicken swimming in a bowl of chicken broth. Topped with lettuce, onion, sour cream and lime.

    • Guaca Tacos

      Three delicious corn tortilla tacos deep fried and filled with fresh avocado. Topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream and queso fresco. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Empapados

      Three corn tortilla tacos stuffed with generous portions of mashed potatoes. Topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream and queso fresco. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • Del Muneco

      Two crunchy shredded beef or shredded chicken tacos topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, queso fresco and sour cream. Served with rice and refried beans.

    • De Bandera Morena

      Five rolled corn shredded beef tacos sitting beneath a blanket of lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream and queso fresco.

    • De Bandera Guera

      Five rolled corn shredded chicken tacos waving proudly beneath a bed of lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream and queso fresco.

  • Steamed Tacos
    Served with rice, beans and pickled onions
    • Parrales

      Soft, steamy and fresh out of the basket. Enjoy a taco filled with refried beans and oaxaca cheese.

    • En Papas

      Savory and soft from the inside out. Enjoy a fresh taco filled with flavorful mashed potatoes.

    • Cochicuino Sudado

      It's a hot, steamy pork-fest. Try this delicious taco filled with mama testa's very own carnitas.

    • Menos Techo

      Soft, tempting taco filled with tasty slices of poblano peppers and oaxaca cheese.

  • Big Kids
    Ages 12 & under. Includes drink
    • Mini Banderas

      Two rolled shredded chicken or shredded beef tacos topped with queso fresco and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

    • Mini Blandito

      One soft taco with grilled steak or grilled chicken, topped with onion and cilantro. Served with rice and beans.

    • Mini Muneco

      One crunchy shredded beef or shredded chicken taco topped with lettuce and queso fresco. Served with rice and beans.

  • Little Kids
    Ages 6 & under. Includes drink
    • Mini Parrales

      Bean taco served with rice and beans.

    • Mini Empapas

      Mashed potato taco served with rice and beans.

    • Mini Mio

      Cheese taco served with rice and beans.

  • Mama on the Side
    • Rice

    • Refried or Black Beans

    • Rice and Beans

    • Mashed Potatoes

    • Mexican Coleslaw

    • Guacamole

    • Sliced Avocado

  • Desserts
    • Hot and Crispy Churros

      These traditional doughnut-like sticks are flash fried to perfection and covered with cinnamon and sugar.

    • Come y Calla

    • Arrocito Con Pasas

      Mama used her own family recipe to create this traditional and tasty rice pudding with raisins.

  • Drinks
    • Refrescos

      Coke, diet coke, orange fanta, mr. pibb, sprite, lemonade light, iced tea

    • Aguas Frescas

      Horchata, jamaica, tamarindo

    • Chelas

      Bohemia, carta blanca, corona, corona light, dos xx amber, dos xx lager, modelo especial, negra modelo, pacifico, sol, tecate

    • Vino

      Red or white wine from the vineyards of santo tomas in the mexican state of baja california norte.

    • Specialty Drinks

      Margarita, michelada, paloma, pina colada

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