Vanessa Deli

Since the new location has open this place has changed tremendously in service and food quality. I’ve been coming here for roughly 8 years… sad to see this happen. This is a place I would always recommend. What really threw me off is that a SMALL chocolate milk that they make with syrup and takes about 30 seconds to make costs $4.99. $4.99!!! I hope the owners see this, this place was made famous because of authentic Mexican antojitos with great food, good portions, and great customer service. Not price gouging. SMH.

NEW Review (9/25/2021): Down from 5 starts to 1 star I didn't want to say it but Vanessa's service and food to go packaging has really gone down hill. The food is still great but let me tell you. My wife and I order to go only from this restaurant and usually eat it in the car under a tree in the Chula Vista Center Parking lot. The problem with Vanessa's is that their to go packaging is so low quality that it sometimes falls apart and the food ends up on my lap. Bear in mind that we order to go from other restaurants and we don't have this issue because packaging is superior and most importantly sealed so that no liquids or solids get out. On that day the to go container failed and food ended up on my lap and not only that, the lemonade that I ordered WITH NO SUGRAR on it (I told them 3 times) ended up having sugar. I'm diabetic and sugar is not good for me. So my dinner was completely ruined and am just considering just not ordering to go at Vanessa's. Since we don't dine indoors and Vanessa's doesn't have outdoor dinning it may end up being a long time before we enjoy their food. Hopefully they improve the quality of their to-go services and pay attention to orders that because of medical issues has to be very specific. We will be back. Hopefully Vanessa's can go back to 5 stars with improvements to their service. OLDER Review: 5 stars Excellent Restaurant. Their menu has tons of options that I am have yet to try. So far I have tried the Birria soup, tacos, tortas and typical breakfasts (Ham and eggs for example) with absolutely no complaints. Highly recommended

The food here is very authentic. All my friends love this place. I like it here too. The owner is great, the waitstaff is awesome. HOWEVER imma keep it real. They DO NOT know how to bring out food so it comes out at the same time. They will literally take up to 20 minutes between some plates. This is the only problem here and also at the new place across the street. It’s always been this way and all you can do is take it or leave it. Unless they see this and take action. I still LOVE them. And I’ll gladly watch my family eat while I wait for my food 🥲

I was very disappointed with this place. Atmosphere is nice and they sell a variety of things, even water by the gallon. The reason for the 2 star is because they forgot half of the food we ordered. Waited 20 min before asking but didn’t think we had to. Sopes we’re subpar and the Mulita is just 2 tortillas with shredded cheese and meat. But just give it a shot yourself and see what you think. Oh yeah salsa is watery and has no flavor