Vegan
Fast food
Take-out
Mexican
Mexican food restaurant that made its menu all vegan in 2019. Offers dishes like tacos plato, taquitos, mole & vegan cheese gordita, vegan adobada huaraches, burrito, and hibiscus flower quesadilla. Open Tue 10:00am-7:00pm, Wed-Sat 10:00am-8:00pm, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm. Closed Mon.
88 Reviews
First Review by JPW
thickkshady
Points +16
Beautiful Spot - Edit
The interior is such an authentic display of culture, the dishes on the menu were all so appetizing. I opted for the Phattie’s Platter which is good if you’re indecisive and can put it back like me, lol. My son ordered the gorditas plate & we both were impressed at how much the flavors and food tasted like my mother’s own Mexican food. I can see myself eating here every time I stop into Escondido to visit my son, I was worried Escondido would not have many vegan options when we were moving him in for college. Overall very happy to find this restaurant!
Read morePros: Authentic Mexican Food, Staff Hospitality & Service, Interior/Decor
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stephnsushi
Points +33
Love love love - Edit
Always great food. Everything I've had there has been satisfying. From ceviche to burritos. Happy&full vegan
Read morePros: Friendly staff , Calm environment, including br signs (-;, Great food
Cons: Nada
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bowass
Points +24
Always closing early🤬 - Edit
Phatties has good food. It's a little on the pricey side, but it's always good. The problem is they close early often and don't adhere to their posted hours. Very annoying and frustrating!
Read morePros: Food
Cons: Closes early., Expensive.
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plumbermil
Points +48
Great spot - Edit
Great vegan food. I had the beyond carne burrito. My wife had bean & cheese burrito. Both were fantastic.
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KarenSwartz
Points +25
Delicious - Edit
If this whole place wasn't vegan I'd be worried I was served real steak 😅 it's SO GOOD!
Read moreGot the beyond steak burrito.
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JoyVeg
Points +110
Great sweet potato fries - Edit
Had the potatoes taquitos and the Gorditas. Food was good, sweet potato fries were amazing. Lots of options, will go back and try more things
Read morePros: Friendly , Fast
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Kerryk
Points +52
So good - Edit
I love Phatties. So amazing to have a long menu with so many options, all vegan. I recommend the enmoladas and carne asada tacos. Keep in mind the serving sizes are huge here. Food is great and but the dine in is a bit run down looking, but that's part of the Phatties vibe, and it fits in with the post-apocalyptic vibe of present day downtown Escondido with its numerous mostly empty dilapidated strip malls.
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KristinaLR
Points +177
Fabulous vegan Mexican - Edit
I love that you can roll into a sleepy retiree town like Escondido and find amazing vegan Mexican food I was visited for a day only and this was the highlight. I had a lovely adobada taco and shrimp taco but the best was Phattie's special gordita: "Deep fried corn flour patty stuffed with refried beans, vegan chicarron, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado & vegan cream." The corn shell, almost like Mexican pita, was so light and crispy but still help all the fillings. Friendly and full of people!
Read morePros: Great food, All vegan in a small town, Friendly staff
Cons: A bit expensive!
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Ag7
Points +103
Delicious food. Generous portions - Edit
We ordered the Enmoladas with soyrizo and potato filling, gordita plate (with two separate fling) and kids quesedilla. Everything was excellent. In particular the mole sauce on the Enmoladas. Plus the side of the spicy tomatilla sauce was amazing. Recommend the cucumber lemonade too. Didn't quite love the Champurrado - first time for me.
Read morePros: Food, Ambience - cute decor, intimate space , Good portion size
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benmanship
Points +78
The absolute best vegan Mexican food - Edit
Made with love and care, and it shows.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-01-26
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ArtyChoke
Points +106
Quality fresh meals - Edit
Super delicious, clean and friendly place!
Read morePros: Vegan breakfast burrito , Mole, Enchiladas Suiza
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KTVegan
Points +101
Mole & More! - Edit
Fantastic vegan Mexican—everything from taquitos, tacos, burritos and more. It’s all delicious. Even desserts! All vegan!
Read morePros: Mole— Enmolada is great!, Varied menu, Extras like dessert and aqua fresca choices
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tahoelocal
Points +34
Best "Fish" Tacos - Edit
Love this place! Can't wait to go back!
Read morePros: Service, Quality, Value
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NicoleParks
Points +2198
best burrito of my life - Edit
i got the vegan surf and turf burrito from the phatties food truck and it was the best burrito i’ve ever had, vegan or otherwise. i can’t wait to go to this location and try more of their menu items!!!
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TerraMcGraw
Points +22
Best Mexican food ever. - Edit
Husband and I shared the Phatties Burrito, birria tacos and taquitos. Everything was amazing. Next time I'm going to skip the taquitos and opt for dessert since I was totally stuffed and couldn't order it. Vegan or not, this is some of the best Mexican food I've ever had.
Read morePros: Great food, Service
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DanielleBacon
Points +72
Love this place! - Edit
Food is sooo good and the burritos are classically huge.
Read morePros: Portion size, Tastes great, All vegan
Cons: Small restaurant , In Escondido
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BanezaM
Points +636
Delicious Mexican Food - Edit
I had the enchiladas and they were delicious. Highly recommend.
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SwatiK
Points +30
Awesome food and great service - Edit
Awesome food and great service
Read morePros: Lots of options , Great ambiance , Good customer service
Cons: Big portions , Salsa is in to go containers
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Nfrmri
Points +30
Delicious Mexican food - Edit
Very very delicious! There is a choice of proteins, everything I had was amazing
Read morePros: Completely vegan
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SeanBerger
Points +1207
Some of the best Mexican food around! - Edit
Wow! So many options…it can be hard to choose what to get. Gordita plate was very tasty and the Abobada fries had the perfect amount of toppings.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Friendly staff, Cute local business
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YadiraOlvera
Points +38
Delicious - Edit
I love their huitlacoche menu and extremely love their food. Every time I come to SD I always make a stop in here.
Read morePros: The food is always delicious , It is Mexican cuisine , Also they have in times huitlacoche 🥰
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Kirsses
Points +807
Good, Reliable Option - Edit
The fish taco combo is my go to here. So good, fresh, and a great amount of food a huge drink for the price.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-01-27
Pros: fully vegan , friendly , good location
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Hylton
Points +76
5-star vegan Mexican food in Escondido - Edit
They officially have a totally vegan menu now. I got the mole enchiladas and a peach mango tajin (salty chili powder) smoothie and both were exceptional. Can't wait to go back!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-12-24
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MariXochitl
Points +20
Authentic Mexican Food - Edit
The best Mexican vegan restaurant! From food truck to restaurants, I'm so happy for them. I like to call to order because I live far away. Really great customer service. They update their Instagram, so I am always up to date. My favorite foods are Gorditas, Panbazo, and Burritos. I have ate almost everything from the menu. Recently, they were closed for 10 days. But they posted on instagram to inform their customers. I recommend Phatties to everyone and my family and friends.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Great customer service, Tasty auga frescas(fruit drinks)
Cons: None
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KatieBush
Points +3176
Never Open! - Edit
I love this restaurant but it’s admittedly out of the way. They’ve got good food but aren’t good business people. They close without warning and don’t announce it on their website or their social media. It’s virtually impossible to get ahold of them on the phone and place an order. If you just show up it’ll take forever because they make everything fresh. They just introduced online ordering so I did that and went to pick it up at the time it said and there was a note on the door saying they were closed for a week. Why was my order able to go through? So frustrating!!!
Read morePros: Tasty food, Everything is vegan
Cons: Never open, Closes without warning , Phone always busy
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CeciliaVargas
Points +262
Authentic flavor - Edit
Had the taquitos, green enchiladas suiza, chicharrón taco, and soup- everything was amazing!
Read moreDon’t expect a fancy restaurant, menu is on the outside window. You order at the counter and the food is brought to your table.
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abbyg
Points +342
amazing authentic mexican!! - Edit
this place is now one of my go-tos in the broader san diego area. it offers authentic mexican options that are completely vegan while keeping the true flavor. never get tired of ordering here! so many options. definitely try their different flavors of tacos, taquitos de papa, and the guacamole- it is TO DIE FOR!! the staff is very friendly too and the atmosphere is nice.
Read morePros: completely vegan, authentic, delicious mexican food, good atmosphere
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