El Tianguis - Mission Valley

42 ratings
$ • Mexican Restaurant
dedicated gluten-free badge Reported to be dedicated gluten-free
Reported GF menu options: Fries, Nachos
7995 Civita Blvd Unit #1
San Diego, CA 92108
From the owner

We use ONLY gluten-free ingredients to prepare our gluten-free items.

On safety—All our ingredients are gluten-free, practically cancelling out any possible cross-contamination.

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Most Recent Reviews


Gluten Intolerant

Overall Rating

Review


Dude this place rules! Not a single source of gluten. The food is flavorful and super delicious.

You cannot go wrong eating here.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 12 hours ago read full review

Celiac

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one of my favorite rolled taco places and all completely GF!! and completely fresh every single time- love this place!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 3 weeks ago read full review

Celiac

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Multiple GF DF options. No issues.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 month ago read full review

Gluten-Free Features

  • Fries
  • Nachos

Categories

  • Allergy Friendly
  • Delivery
  • Dinner
  • Healthy
  • Keto Friendly
  • Kid Friendly
  • Lunch
  • Mexican
  • Online Ordering
  • Restaurant
  • Takeout
  • Vegetarian Friendly
Information contained in this listing is based on reports by the community. Please verify all information directly with the establishment.

From the owner


No need to worry, all our items and ingredients are gluten-free, and we are committed to keep it this way.

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Carne fries and California taquitos
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More Reviews


Overall Rating

Review


Excellent tacos, taquits. Most of menu is gf. Very a comodating and food is de licious..

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 month ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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All four of us are gluten free and all four of us loved our meals! Fries were tasty, taquitos are delicious, and the bowl was my favorite! Fresh ingredients. Everything on the menu is gluten free!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good selection of healthy options
Updated 1 month ago read full review

Celiac

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Really great carne asada fries and taquitos! So glad I found this spot.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 month ago read full review

Celiac

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Review


So happy to find a dedicated GF taco shop. Granted, they don’t have regular tacos, but the rolled tacos are delicious, as is everything else on the menu!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 month ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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This place is soooo good! It’s the Mexican food fix I needed. Did not get sick!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 month ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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A great place, all gluten free! It’s fast food but delicious. The rolled tacos are basically nachos in taco form. Unfortunately they only have Corona for beer, sort of baffling.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

Updated 2 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Nice store clean, beautiful paintings on the wall, great location. Staff was very helpful. All the food was GF. I was able to order dairy free as well. The food is always great. The potato taquitos were fun (not traditional) and yummy. My husband had fries topped with choice meat he liked them. They also serve loaded nachos with your choice of meat. I’ve eaten at the other locations too. I never get sick. *** Update saw a post they were no longer all GF but the website says they tried adding flour tortillas for a week in Jan but decided to go back to GF. See photos.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 2 months ago read full review

Celiac

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They announced on IG they will no longer be a dedicated GF restaurant. Disappointing news. Eat at your own risk.

Updated 3 months ago read full review

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SO GOOD! I got the five taquito combo. I got one of each type of taquito, and then there was a small amount of rice and beans as well, the perfect amount of food! The hot red sauce was soooo good too! I can’t decide which taquito I liked best, I’m going to get only two flavors each time I go so I can narrow it down, but they were all so good!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 3 months ago read full review

Celiac

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Review


We ate here multiple times during our June 2023 trip, all excellent, delicious food. All GF and many DF dishes.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good with other allergies
Updated 3 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Fantastic food! I was so happy to have French fries! Everything is gluten free! No worries!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 5 months ago read full review

Overall Rating

Review


I can not say enough about how amazing this place was! My husband has celiac and is super sensitive so trying to find places to eat out is very hard. The food was absolutely fantastic!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 5 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Enjoyed the taquitos (potato were my favorite). No problems

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good vegetarian options
Updated 5 months ago read full review

Overall Rating

Review


I got glutened here. I am very sensitive. This is unfortunate because I really liked coming here. I got glutened from their carne asada fries with jack cheese and spicy red and tomatillo salsa.

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for takeout
  • Offers delivery
  • Offers online ordering
Updated 6 months ago read full review

Overall Rating

Review


Totally gluten free and completely delicious. The non-celiac members of my family were MORE than happy with the food. And I love being able to share plates! Highly recommend.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 8 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Had a wonderful lunch at El Tianguis, coeliacs and ‘regular’ eaters alike absolutely loved the food and the generous sized meals! Totally gf menu 🎉

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 9 months ago read full review

Celiac

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Really good food. Best fries in the area. Everything gf takes the worry out of ordering.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 9 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Review


Soooo good and so safe!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 10 months ago read full review

Celiac

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The potato taquitos were delicious! Mine were slightly overcooked, but being able to eat in a gluten free restaurant was awesome! It was clean and had cool artwork. Definitely recommend.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

Updated 10 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Absolutely delicious. We ate here multiple times during our trip, and I loved having a reliable place to eat whenever. Taquitos, bowls, and nachos were all fantastic! Their guacamole is the best I’ve ever had.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for takeout
  • Offers online ordering
Updated 10 months ago read full review

Celiac

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Really good food! So happy to find a good dedicated gluten free place so I can eat in peace. I got 6 taquitos (2 beef, 2 chicken, & 2 California) they were all great! The sides are great too (I had the beans and rice). The Pico was some of the best I’ve ever had! Highly Recommend!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Offers online ordering
Updated 11 months ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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So happy to have found a dedicated GF Mexican restaurant. The rolled tacos were great...even my non-GF co-workers give this restaurant a thumbs up 👍.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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A small, brightly decorated, cafe feel. Located in a new build area so parking is odd but there’s an underground lot. Service was sweet with a smile. Generous portions, well priced. We had rolled taquitos and loaded fries. Excellent, really tasty and all gluten free.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Wowsers! Not only do they have tortilla chips but they have French fries! I got the carne asada fries with a few salsas on the side, held the dairy due to allergy. So tasty and reasonably priced!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Always good. Not a fan of the default of cheese sauce on their bowls/fries/nachos, but they substitute if asked. Love the 40% off one meal for military/law enforcement/fire!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Overall Rating

Review


Best 100% Gluten Free Mexican restaurant I’ve ever been to.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Their beef taquitos are my favorite! Their fries are amazingly crispy and probably one of my favorites. Their guac was super fresh and their chips came out crispy and warm. So good and all gluten free!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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I had the beef, California and potato taquitos and all three were delicious. My husband had the rice bowl and enjoyed it. It’s so nice to eat in a place where I can get anything on the menu!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Overall Rating

Review


Delicious rolled tacos, very authentic. And the loaded fries taste exactly like McDonald’s fries but with yummy toppings.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Overall Rating

Review


Excellent tasting food!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Highly recommend. So nice to be able to order any of the food on the menu. Everything was delicious.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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This place is always amazing. The food is delicious and the entire place is gluten free so I’m so relaxed while eating. It’s the best!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Native San Diego Mexican American with celiac disease. The food was delicious, the staff and ambiance were great. I did NOT get sick. This is the only Mexican Restaurant that I can safely eat at without getting sick. I really appreciate gluten free restaurants like this and I am glad I can safely eat Mexican food out again. We need more places like this here in San Diego so we with celiac disease can eat out.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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I’m a San Diego girl and when I come home I always get rolled tacos. But since I have been diagnosed celiac I have been so sad that I can’t get them when I come home. I’m overjoyed to have found this place! Easy to get to and parking. Happy me,happy tummy !

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Our new go-to Mexican. Soooo good!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Gluten Intolerant

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I ate here twice while in San Diego. Both taquitos and the new El T Bowl were amazing! The taquitos are super crispy. Everything is 100% gluten free.

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Overall Rating

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I seriously had the most incredible experience in the world going to El Tianguis! Having Celiac Disease and Severe Tree Nut and Coconut Allergies makes going to restaurants super tough. However, El Tianguis is a 100% gluten free and 100% nut free establishment and it was just amazing. I ordered the Beef, California, and Chicken Taquitos with rice and beans on the side and it tasted so good. This was my first time going and I definitely will be coming back again and again!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Delicious rolled tacos and the new El T bowl is off the chain!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

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Great selection of Taquitos. All are GF. Enjoy!

Safety


Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

Quality & Quantity


How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

Updated 1 year ago read full review

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