Mike's Red Tacos

Mike's Red Tacos is a San Diego birria specialist founded by chef and owner Cristian Marin Vazquez in 2021, beginning as a food truck before expanding to brick-and-mortar locations in Clairemont, Point Loma, and Mira Mesa, with a national franchise expansion of 200-plus locations planned. Landing on Yelp's Top 100 Restaurants in 2023, the fast-casual restaurant serves slow-cooked beef birria tacos in chile oil-soaked, cheese-lined tortillas alongside birria ramen, a signature Crunchstack, and fresh consomme for dipping.