Score 87/100 on this list's criteria · Order: Breakfast burrito · $10
Huge, cheap, open until 2 AM. The Point Loma/Ocean Beach answer for a late-night breakfast burrito.
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Nico's Mexican Food is a Point Loma / Ocean Beach spot ranked #5 of 10 in our Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego list, scoring 87/100 in our Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego. Order the breakfast burrito. Huge, cheap, open until 2 AM. The Point Loma/Ocean Beach answer for a late-night breakfast burrito.
We scored Nico's Mexican Food 87/100 in our full editorial review.
Read the full Nico's Mexican Food reviewNico's Mexican Food is in Point Loma / Ocean Beach, San Diego. Give yourself a few extra minutes for parking on weekends — Point Loma / Ocean Beach fills up early on sunny days.
Explore Point Loma / Ocean BeachOn our Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego list, Nico's Mexican Food lands at #5 of 10, just behind Roberto's Very Mexican Food (88/100) and ahead of Las Cuatro Milpas (86/100). Rudford's Restaurant holds #1 with 91/100, so the gap is 4 points. It also appears on 1 other list in our San Diego coverage.
See the full Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego rankingNico's Mexican Food scores 87/100 against a best breakfast burritos in san diego field that averages 86.4, running from 83 at the bottom to 91 at the top. That puts it 0.6 points above the category average and ahead of 5 of the 9 other places we scored. It lands 5th of 10, and the category leader is 4 points clear.
Judged criterion by criterion, Nico's Mexican Food separates itself most on value (95/100 versus a 87.4 category average). Its softest showing is fillings at 84, 3 points under the field. Those two numbers are the honest summary: this is a place you pick for value, not for a clean sweep of every category.
| Criterion | Nico's Mexican Food | Category avg. | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fillings | 84 | 87 | -3 |
| Tortilla | 82 | 83.9 | -1.9 |
| Value | 95 | 87.4 | +7.6 |
| Consistency | 85 | 86.7 | -1.7 |
| Accessibility | 90 | 86.1 | +3.9 |
Scores are Sandi Spots editorial judgments, compared against every other place we ranked in best breakfast burritos in san diego.
Nico's Mexican Food is the only place we have ranked in Point Loma / Ocean Beach so far, which makes it a destination stop rather than part of a walkable crawl — plan the trip around it.
If Nico's Mexican Food is booked or closed, these score closest at the same $10 spend in the same list:
Yes, if you are in the neighborhood or nearby.
Nico's Mexican Food scores 87/100 in our Best Breakfast Burritos in San Diego list (#5 of 10). It is strongest on value (95) and accessibility (90). Huge, cheap, open until 2 AM. The Point Loma/Ocean Beach answer for a late-night breakfast burrito.
Skip it if tortilla matters most to you — that is its weakest category (82/100).
Nico's Mexican Food is a good fit for breakfast burritos and california burritos. Because it ranks #5 on our best breakfast burritos in san diego list, it makes the most sense to pair it with nearby stops in Point Loma / Ocean Beach rather than build a day around a long cross-town drive. Check live hours and availability before leaving, especially for a weekend visit.
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Score 87/100 on this list's criteria · Order: Breakfast burrito · $10
Huge, cheap, open until 2 AM. The Point Loma/Ocean Beach answer for a late-night breakfast burrito.
Score 83/100 on this list's criteria · Order: California burrito · $11
Nico's is a late-night taco shop in Point Loma and Ocean Beach, and the California burrito is a reliable order when nothing else is open. The carne asada is salty and chopped fine, the fries are plentiful, and the cheese, sour cream, and guacamole combine into a rich filling. The tortilla is large and the burrito is wrapped tightly enough to survive the car ride home. It is not the most refined version, but it is exactly what you want at midnight after a long day.
Scored with our ranking methodology — breakfast-burritos, california-burritos.
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