El Cuervo Taco Shop
El Cuervo Taco Shop is a taco shop on West Washington Street in the Mission Hills area of San Diego, singled out by the San Diego Reader in 2015 for having the best carnitas in the city.
Overview
El Cuervo is a neighborhood counter shop on West Washington Street, the main road linking Mission Hills and Hillcrest with the Middletown area below. In a 2015 roundup of the city's tacos, the San Diego Reader gave its headline to El Cuervo's carnitas, describing pork that is tender inside with crisp, fried edges.
Menu
Tacos are served in the old-school San Diego manner, on a doubled pair of corn tortillas with guacamole and salsa fresca. Carnitas, pork slowly cooked in its own fat until it can be pulled apart and then crisped, is the shop's specialty, and the Reader also praised the carne asada. The combination of carnitas and carne asada, along with rolled tacos and burritos, forms the standard menu of the city's independent taco shops.
Reviews
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References
- "Easily the best carnitas in San Diego". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2026-10-10.