Otay Farms Market

This place had all we needed to make authentic street tacos… and I should say… I am pretty proud of this gringa… because in a blind folded taste test… my street tacos just might have won… Located deep in the South Bay… When I cook authentic ethnic style foods… I always go to the best authentic source for proper ingredients.
Located inside is a carneceria (butcher shop) where you can buy all types of meat, I was there for pollo asado (Mexican marinated chicken) Carne asada (Mexican marinated beef)
The prices were great and even better was the Feliz (happy) Smiling butcher who spoke to me in Spanish for my order… thank goodness I’ve been practicing… The meat was fresh and nicely packaged…
In back they have the bakery, were all the Pan Dulces and special cookies can be found… As well as packages of fresh made corn and flour tortillas, (still warm if not hot in the packages)…
I also swung by the café and purchased some authentic Frijoles (beans) and pico de gallo salsa sold by the quart. You do have to pay separately for these items at the deli, and pay for your other purchases at the check out line…
Will I be back? You can bet yer Nalgas!!! Bwhahahahaha

Otay Farms is within close proximity of where I work, so I visit on occasion. It has fair prices and the selection is pretty good. I will usually walk over to pick a few things of produce for dinner before I head home.
I love getting the burritos they make at this location. It is a sizable amount for the price.
Overall this market is perfect for my needs.

This place is awesome love everything about it. No fancy frills that will end up costing you extra. The produce is generally better and it is much less expensive. As everyone else says the tortillas are fantastic the guacamole as well.

Flour tortillas are great… but to make a corn tortilla that good involves some form of black magic.

Best Salsa & Guacamole! Amazing Produce & Tortillas! My dad loves this place! We are San Diego Native Fans 4 Life! P. S. Bolt up! =)

Was in the area and came by for some fruit. They have a deli for ready-​made food. We had the california quesadilla & enchilada. My quesadilla was very generously-​portioned. I requested for cheese instead of cream as that’s how it’s done up north, but the lady had added the cheese after she cooked the quesadilla so my cheese did not melt at all. :(And too little cheese. Also a lit’ oily, but it was good.
I also ordered a carrot juice drink to –go (they were to busy to make me a mixed juice). Also bought that sweet chocolate (?) drink. It was a little thick so it’s pretty filling. Only took a few sips since the meal made me full already.
I wanted to also order the dulce tamale but they ran out.
There was a line of about 20 – 25 ppl waiting for what initially i thought was to get tortillas (hand made), but it turned out they were waiting for the tamale dough. Since the hand made tortilla was such a big thing, i bought a bag, although I don’t make much burritos or quesadillas at home.
Would def return if i’m in SD again… i’d try the less fattening soup next time. :)

Family owned, everything is fresh, All employees are helpful, and the flower tortillas are from heaven! OMG it’s a must no need to drive south of the border for the best fresh flower tortillas when it’s in your own back yard!

Great tortillas made fresh, good prices on meat, and it was clean. Best price in town for eggs. Will be back for avocado paste and salsa.

I moved to a new place –and I’m on a hunt for new places to shop. I already found my regulars: Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, Northgate etc… I went on Unilocal and came across Otay Farms Market. I got there at 7:52am on a Saturday morning – people were already lining up outside the store! Once i got inside –people made a B line for the flour tortillas. 1 dozen for $ 2.59. I bought some, and they were good. I also got 1 LB arroz, 1 LB frijoles, and 1 LB guisado de puerco en salsa verde for my family (there’s 3 of us) so I didn’t need to buy a lot. It was really good. They also had HUGE watermelons for $ 4.99. You won’t see fancy displays –in fact, they put the fruit in grocery carts, but you get really good deals. Pay a visit to Otay Farms Market, and try something different.

A neighborhood favorite!
Had the «Asada Preparada» this past weekend… WOW!
Quality meat at a fair price!
Fresh produce and the tortillas… double WOW!
Worth the trip from Eastlake

Maybe the best tortillas I’ve ever had, made while you watch! This place is off main street in Chula Vista. I’m inclined to believe this is about as authentic as it gets for Mexican markets, save crossing the border. Its a fun experience, very active environment, different from your standard «white bread» american market. They’ve got all the hits: Pan dulce, tortilleria, taqueria, carniceria, cheap cerveza.
fun market, Check it out next time your in San Diego area.

This place has good tortillas both flower and corn and their pan dulce omg it’s soo good and their tortilla chips the bomb!!! The only thing that I hate are those cashiers soo annoying so un professional they just can’t stop talking… that’s why they get a 3 because of them. oh they yell to one another that’s why it’s so annoying. …it’s like they can’t wait till no one is around… but that pan and tortillas and chips are soo dam good I go back and I just ignore those cashiers.

Love this place, the whole family comes here to buy fresh organic produce, for a great price! If you’re into juicing this is the right place to buy all the fresh veggies and fruits! Also great selection of Mexican products, beer and a good quality butcher shop…

Otay Farms has been part of my life, as I am a South Bay native. The flour tortillas are authentic, only downfall is you must pull them apart and air out as soon as you arrive or they will get stuck since they are so fresh. Cheap produce, good variety for Mexican cooking. Authentic Mexican home cooking, and very affordable. Love the «caldo de res» you can call ahead and pick up, which I do during my lunch. As most Mexican catered markets, is better to buy other staples and groceries elsewhere.

i really hate this place. the people who make those fresh, nuclear hot flour tortillas are the worst. they’re the reason i’ll never be skinny.
i’m going to die fat and happy.

I love my little hood market! This place has the BEST tortillas! Yes I said that and will challenge you to a tortilla off if I must. They also offer ready made Mexi food that is pretty good! I haven’t had the tamales yet.
Once you finally pull yourself away from the tortillas you can head into the carniceria! Meat and cheese and meat and cheese and cheese and cheese! You can taste the cheeses before you purchase them. I always like to taste it even if I know what queso fresco tastes like!
After your cheese journey to heaven stop by the fruits and veggies. A little birdie told me they buy from local growers, it may or may not be true but I don’t care. The fruits and veggies are always super flavorful and fresh! So glad that this place is in my hood but far enough that I’m not there everyday buying tortillas!

This place is the bomb-​dot-​com. Here’s why: I live very place to this business and I don’t make a lot of money, so I don’t like to waste gas driving far to get my groceries. Living in this industrial/​residential area, I don’t have many choices. I go to Von’s which is probably closer or faster to get to but more expensive.
Otay Farms is great because I can get lots of fresh fruits and vegetables for super cheap. I can spend about $ 20 here and walk out with four bags of vegetables. It is definitely the place to go if you wanna save money and get lots of delicious fruits and veggies.
Be warned, the place is not fancy, they don’t waste a lot of money on decorations or fancy displays, sometimes they just have the fruits and veggies in shopping carts inside the store, with prices hand written on butcher paper. But I go for the prices and selection not the fancy displays. The place is small, but they manage to pack in a lot of food.
And to top things off, they make their own flour tortillas, and they pack and sell them right there in front of you. So if you are craving some tortillas with butter, grab and bag and rush home before they get cold.
They also have a carniceria (meat market), panaderia (bakery), and even a deli where they make fresh tortas (sandwhiches), burrittos and other tasty stuff… mmmmm delicious, don’t go hungry cuz you might just stop and have a bite, but if you do they have a couple of tables to enjoy your food.
enjoy, and let me know what you think.

Otay Farms is a small produce market with a small meat section with butchers working there. Otay Farms also sells hot food. I mainly go here for the low priced fruits so I can make delicious post workout smoothies. They don’t do organic here because people who shop here don’t have sissy immune systems. We can handle pesticides yo!
There’s a section where fruits are super cheap and pre bagged because they’re a tad bit ripe so if you buy them you better use them right now! I sometimes buy those fruit bags and munch on them right when I get home. My dog likes them too.
I also like to get a couple pounds of the pre-​marinated chicken fajitas. It has the right amount of flavor without going overboard. This place doesn’t have everything a major supermarket can sell, but you can get some good veggies and fruits at great prices. I forgot to mention they have fresh tortillas. Can’t forget the tortillas!

A lot of things about this market remind me of my mom. But Mexican instead of Filipino, hehe.
From the moment I walk in, there’s a comforting scent, a familiar aroma that lets me know I’m safe and that I’m about to be fed something delicious.
With every inhale you can smell the flour tortillas being freshly made from dough to griddle. I love that you can watch the whole process and that the bag of a dozen tortillas is always almost too hot to handle.
They also have fresh hot food, like carnitas and deli items like flavorful guacamole and salsa. Whenever I share with others, my friends always ask where I got these items. I haven’t tried anything from their fruiteria, but I’m sure that’s great as well because they have really good and fair-​priced produce that my mom would love.
There is also a section with freshly baked pastries, as well as meat and seafood prepared by the butcher, with marinated options as well.
With my weekly visit to see my parents in Chula Vista, I always make a stop at Otay Farms to stock up on amazingly-​priced produce and Mexican groceries.

My Mom used to go here all the time for produce when I was a tiny toddler. I remember going here with her and over the decades, the size of the market hasn’t changed even though their parking lot would give them the room to expand. I guess the charm of it all falls on keeping what was built there from the very beginning.
Although I now live thirty miles away from this spot, it’s still worth stopping by when I’m in the area and that I did a few days ago since I wanted to throw some carne asada on the grill when I got home on this particularly nice, sunny summer afternoon.
Here’s what I threw in my basket in the ten minutes I was there:
–two pounds of marinated, grill-​ready carne asada (at $ 3.79 per pound I believe),
–a small container of crema (freshly made sour cream),
–a bag of perfectly salted, super crunchy, just the right thickness of homemade tortilla chips,
— a pint of refried beans and a pint of rice from the hot deli,
— a piping hot, freshly made (on the premises) bag of corn tortillas,
— a small container of oh-​so-​good salsa, and
— a small container of freshly made guacamole
All in all, it cost me about $ 22 bucks for all this goodness. The carne asada is really easy to grill and fast since it’s so thin (I also loved that it wasn’t salty). I loved that the gal behind the deli area asked if I wanted to try both salsas that I was contemplating on buying (go with the cooked tomatoes salsa, it’s so much more flavorful) and I loved that the guy that packed the carne asada for me was helpful as well.
I’d definitely come back here a few more times when we have friends over for some summer BBQ’ing. It’s easy, it’s good and I need to make up for forgetting to buy the cotija cheese that’s like crack from a cow. I don’t know why I forgot to throw that in the basket, but the next time I have a craving, I know I’ll enjoy my cotija cheese tacos with a side of carne asada.