Location: National City
Top Restaurants in National City
National City Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in National City
National City in United States, from Nouth America region, is best know for Takeout. Discover best restaurants in National City with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
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1. Family House of Pancakes
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 189 reviews
Reviewed By Denekia
My sister was in town so we tried this place . It’s small and snug feels like your at breakfast with everyone The food portions are very large we shared two plates between the four of us. The food was delicious.Even though the gave you a lot you didn’t walk out feeling heavy or sluggish. The service was very good and helpful. I would definitely return and recommend
2. Royal Mandarin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By Frank51Ctown - Ramona, California
If you are hungry for Chinese food. You will be satisfied here. For those of us with large appetites this humble, almost cafeteria like setting will not disappoint you. Great menu, hot steaming food and plenty of it. Wonderful/inexpensive dinner packages. I had the shrimp chop suey dinner that came with egg drop soup, an egg roll, fried rice, tons of shrimp with piping hot vegetables and two fried chicken wings for $11.95. My much better half had the Salted Pepper Shrimp with all the same fixings for $12.95. We were stuffed. If you find yourself hungry in that neck of the woods, dig in!
3. Nado Gelato
Overall Ratings
5 based on 286 reviews
Reviewed By tamburger - IN
Nado Gelato is in a very easy-to-access location just off of Orange. We really appreciate their unique flavors and the love they put into their homemade gelato. It is difficult to decide which was our favorite, so we decided we must stop by to try different flavors at least 2-3 days a week :-) We also bought some very special hot chocolate mix for our very special daughter-in-law.
4. Family House of Pancakes
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By Jay P - Los Angeles, California
Besides the great variety of breakfast options the Family House of Pancakes offers considerable portions. We shared an omelet and was more than enough. Satisfied!
5. Italianissimo Trattoria
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 179 reviews
Reviewed By tstlkechkn - Portland, Oregon
What can I say, this place is awesome!
I arrived, was greeted, sat and had water and warm fresh bread in less than 5 min!
I ordered a Cesar, bruchetta, and tortellini. The salad was spot on with fresh i ingredients, a proper proportioned dressing to salad ratio. And the dressingwas very nice!
The bruchetta was toasted crispy with some nicely chopped tomatoes with herbs and topped with cheese. The flavors melded nicely, the bread was toasted just right to stay crispy... a great appetizer gor sure!
The pasta was hand made. The chicken and cheese filling was wondrous. The sauce with peas, and mushrooms just brought a nic comfort flavor to the whole dish.
I finished the meal with a nice cup of custard, that was very good then to find rum soaked biscuit on the bottom.... uuh yum!,
I will be going here again!
6. Tacos El Gordo De Tijuana
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 297 reviews
Reviewed By Jay P - Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
I’m visiting family in San Diego and was told I had to try Tacos El Gordo De Tijuana in Chula Vista. I’ve traveled globally and know trying new things makes the world a more interesting place so agreed. We drove down getting there about noon. What you will first notice is how non-descript it looks. This is not a fancy place, just a taco joint that would look just at home in Tijuana as in Chula Vista. As we walked up, we noted the line out the door. The tacos are worth it so don’t get discouraged! Well, actually, there were three lines, two of which were out the door. Look at the marquee above the front of the lines as you can only order certain things in certain lines. The left had tripe (stomach), brain, tongue, and head tacos; just to the right of this line you can ask for peppers/onions to add to your taco; the middle line was asada (steak) and chorizo tacos; the line to the right line is where you order adobada tacos. All move along fairly quickly so don’t get discouraged. After you order and get your tacos, take them to the counter to pay and then find a seat. For us, this was pretty darn hard as there is limited seating and we had a VERY full restaurant. Don’t be shy – ask 2 people in a booth if they’re willing to share or ask a group if they are about to leave. Also, the tacos are small so try a number. My very small niece had 3 and I had 5 without feeling overly full. I tried the tripe (don’t sneer, it was GREAT), asada, chorizo and two adobada. All were GREAT but I think I liked the adobada just a little bit more followed by the tripe. I think that is why the line on the right is the longest. All said, Tacos El Gordos is GREAT, well worth the drive down from N. San Diego. I'm truly baffled seeing ratings below excellent. I guess if you want a restaurant with table clothes and a candle, this is not your place. If you want GREAT tacos, then don't worry about the lines and give it a try. I’ll definitely be going back again!!
7. Cafe La Maze
Overall Ratings
4 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By Basiluzzo - San Diego
Red velvet wallpaper, red leatherette banquettes, photos of Hollywood stars of the past on the walls. Live music, good martinis, and really excellent steak, served by a competent, knowledgeable server. What you see is what you get here and if you want some retro ambiance and a good meal at reasonable prices, in a slightly out of the way location, this is your spot.
8. Aunt Emma's Pancakes
Overall Ratings
4 based on 215 reviews
Reviewed By Paul C - Tucson, Arizona, USA
Came here because last time here, was amazing. This time not even close. Got seated and maybe 20 minutes later our waitress showed up. Gave us coffee that tasted old. We had to have another server get us something else because we barely saw ours. I got the ultimate omelette with hashbrowns, and pancakes. My friend got the special 2 eggs, sausage, pancakes and biscuits with gravy. My food was warm hers was cold and gravy was old too. Pancakes were nasty. We told the server and her reply was "Sorry, here's the check." We told the server at the beginning we needed separate checks, she said the cashier will handle it. By the time we got to paying for it we had 7 checks with 1 item each so we had to use a calculator to add them up. We went back to the hotel for bagels. Again BARF!
9. In-N-Out Burger
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 85 reviews
At In-N-Out Burger, quality is everything. Stop by to enjoy our menu of hamburgers, cheeseburgers, french fries and shakes. In-N-Out makes fast food the old fashioned way.
Reviewed By baaaaaaa - Fountain Valley, California
Busy! Crowded! Packed! No empty tables. No parking spots. Drive thru line hits the street. Place would have the Fire Department take a second look for Maximum occupancy limits. Barely standing room inside. Army of employees working and consistently great hamburger gives it 3 stars. Layout & size would be minus 5 stars
10. Zorbas Greek Buffet
Overall Ratings
4 based on 147 reviews
Reviewed By 350kenyab - San Diego
Food: Very good
Service: Excellent
Price: Decent (if you really maximize the buffet) otherwise-overpriced
Buffet: Traditional Greek dishes, various Greek desserts, various fresh hummus, salad bar, fruit bar and various meat dishes.
Taste: Good
Ifv you love Greek then eating here is worth it. If you like Greek grin time to time, maybe a different restaurant would be recommended.
Yes, vegetarian, vegan dishes.
