mmm-yoso!!! is a food blog. Today's post is written by Cathy; Kirk and Ed(from Yuma) are a bit under the weather.
The Mister has also been under the weather for the past week or so…and I'm not, so I've been making Him go on errands with me and then we stop and He has some sort of soup or stew as a lunch. The other day, we were in National City and I just started driving and looking for a place to stop. This signage looked promising.
Here's that sign from inside-Estilio Jalisco- Jalisco Style Mexican food preparation. Turns out it's been here since 1978. Family owned and operated. It was never on my radar. 
I ordered from the White Board you can see to the right in this photo. The interior is fairly large for a Taco Shop and was quite busy, with a large group carrying musical instruments outside as we were walking in around noon on a Saturday. 
The Menu Board looks very interesting.
I ordered a fish fillet with Ranchera sauce (Diablo sauce was another choice) ($8). This was a thick, large, fresh fillet (definitely not tilapia) covered with a very nice, very fresh chili/tomato/onion sauce that was unexpected. Served with a good rice, great beans, the two (also fresh and homemade) hot sauces shown and fresh, handmade corn tortillas.
The Mister's Birria de Chivo ($8) was really, really good. Given the choice of ranch beans or refried, I wasn't sure, but the refried went well with this large portion of goat stew. The onions and cilantro complimented the stew, as did the (again, fresh made) corn tortillas. There were a few small bones in the meat, but nothing bothersome. The broth was so rich and really multi leveled in flavor points.
Here's a better photo of one and a half of the tortillas (we each got four)- you can see they are not perfectly symmetric, by any means…thick, thin and wonderful. So very fresh. This was a great place to stop.
Mi Tierra Super Taco 1835 Highland Avenue National City 92950 (619)477-1927 website
One of my friends really likes this place for their birria…great choice. It’s been there FOREVER. There’s a few more birria places along Highland as well (Birrias Chivos & Cheves and Don Rafa)…
Freshly made corn tortillas are amazing.
Birria de Chivo is goat right ?! It looks really hearty and delicious (I’ve never had goat before though).
Happy new years eve to everyone at mmm-yoso!
This was another totally random spot, cc, and so very good. I really don’t research or have a destination in mind most of the time other than to ask The Mister to pick an ethnicity or utensil (yes- I ask if He wants to use a fork, spoon, chopsticks or his hands for the next meal). Checking the blog, I see Kirk has posted on both that Don Rafa location and Birrias Chivos & Cheves.
These tortillas were the best, Bill.
Yes, Faye- Birria de Chivo is goat stew and Birria de Res is beef stew. —- de Borrego is lamb (whatever style, Barbacoa(barbecue) and Seco (stew) are the most common). I grew up eating lamb but the first time I had goat was at a wedding in National City about 15 years ago and I liked it. Happy New Year Eve to you too!
Happy New Year mmm-yoso crews!
Haha, I like those choices. I never thought about “utensil” when asking my husband where he wants to go. I usually ask, what type of food and what part of San Diego. 🙂
Thanks, Bill. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Ha, cc. We used to keep coupons in the car and look at them once we were in a neighborhood, so stops were still pretty much random. Lately, the utensil game when we are leaving determines a general neighborhood…although yesterday His response was ‘either mabo or curry and I’d prefer noodles’…