Point Loma / Ocean Beach · Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego
Nico's Mexican Food Review
Last updatedRanked #5 of 10 in Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego
Huge, cheap, open until 2 AM. The Point Loma/Ocean Beach answer for a late-night breakfast burrito.
Score breakdown
- Fillings84/100
- Tortilla82/100
- Value95/100
- Consistency85/100
- Accessibility90/100
The verdict on Nico's Mexican Food
Ranked #5 of 10 — 87/100 in our Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego coverage
Huge, cheap, open until 2 AM. The Point Loma/Ocean Beach answer for a late-night breakfast burrito.
What to order at Nico's Mexican Food
Nico's Mexican Food appears on more than one of our lists, and the pick depends on which one you are reading:
- Breakfast burrito — from our Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego coverage
- California burrito — from our Best California Burritos in San Diego coverage
When to go
Coffee and breakfast spots tend to be busiest on weekend mornings; a weekday visit or an early start usually means more seating and shorter lines.
Is Nico's Mexican Food worth the price?
Nico's Mexican Food sits at $10 — the budget band for this category. We scored 2 other $10 options on the same list, and Nico's Mexican Food outscores 2 of them. Within its price bracket, nothing we ranked does it better.
Nico's Mexican Food FAQ
Is Nico's Mexican Food expensive?
Nico's Mexican Food is priced at $10, which puts it in the budget band for this category. We scored 2 other $10 options on the same list for a direct comparison.
Is Nico's Mexican Food worth it?
It scores 87/100, 0.6 points above the 86.4 average for its list. That's a solid recommendation within the category.
What should I order at Nico's Mexican Food?
We recommend the Breakfast burrito.
Every list Nico's Mexican Food ranks on
Nico's Mexican Food shows up on 2 of our ranked lists, without a category win so far. Places that hold up across more than one category tend to be the safer recommendation when you are booking for a group with different tastes.
What works
- Strong value — scored 95/100 in our ranking
- Strong accessibility — scored 90/100 in our ranking
Know before you go
The full review
On our weighted scale it earns 87/100 — good for #5 of 10 places we evaluated for best breakfast burritos in san diego. We eat at the places we rank, pay full price for what we order, and re-score when a kitchen, chef or menu changes.
What to order at Nico's Mexican Food
Breakfast burrito
Price: $10
How we scored Nico's Mexican Food
Every score on this page comes from the same editorial rubric we apply to the whole category: fillings, tortilla, value, consistency, accessibility. The criteria are weighted toward what matters most in the category, compared against every other place we ranked in the same list rather than against an abstract ideal. We eat at the places we rank, pay full price for what we order, and re-score when a kitchen, chef or menu changes. Scores are editorial judgments rather than aggregated user ratings.