Las Uvas

Great little spot in the hood’ (las mas buenotas viven a la vuelta!!) and that’s enuf there for me!
Serious, very fresh fruit, smoothies served authentic Mexican style just like down south. Worth the trip (buenotas or not!!)
Looked it up on my app and saw some nonsense by someone named Rosa-​OOO.
I think the lady behind the bar started wheezing the minute she suspected a pain in the ass complainer, looks like her timing was on the money.

Terrible customer service! I went in today for the first time to get a sandwich and smoothie. She made the smoothie first, then was made to wait 15 minutes for the sandwich that I never got because I walked out. And I was the only customer there!
The girl behind the bar was sneezing and wheezing, and even retching in the sink and I decided I didn’t want to wait another minute for this sandwich so I left $ 5 for my terrible smoothie and bounced.
I realized as I was walking out that someone I thought was a customer sitting in a chair gossiping with another woman loudly was actually another employee on her break who could have assisted the seemingly sick girl. It didn’t seem like anyone was too concerned for the still-​waiting customer.
All the red flags were too overwhelming and I left fearing I would catch something from lunch. It wasn’t worth, I just went to subway.
Just so disappointing.

I drive from North County down to this place it is so worth it I love love love it ! Fresh juices, fruit bowls, coco cups, tortas and tejuinos!!!

Overall this store is great, the Tortas and sandwiches are good. The only reason why I don’t give a 5 star is because it’s cash only. But other than that. I would recommend this place if you want to grab a smoothie or desserts.

Super friendly people. They have a variety of food items. Some people don’t like that it’s cash only but I don’t mind. The place is super clean.

This place has its ups and downs.
Pros: the fruit is always fresh and they’re not stingy on the sauces. The green juices are to die for! They’re super tasty and they don’t add ice so that you get what you paid for.
Cons: as the other reviews mentioned, the customer service is pretty bad. When there’s a lot of customers they have zero sense of urgency while working. The cashiers stare at you while you order without a smile or a reassuring «ok» the also take awhile to prepare your order and scream over the counter to ask you what you ordered after you already placed the order and paid. But when it’s slow and the old lady is there, she can be pretty nice. But it rarely happens.

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! If I could give them ZERO stars I would. I’ve never been to a less accommodating business. Ever.
The old lady (owner) could not make any substitutions to the fruit salads, she acted like everything was impossible. Then she lied and said she was out of papaya when I saw it in plain sight over her chiller.
The minute I placed my order and handed her my CASH I immediately regretted giving this lady any of my business, she was not only impossible to deal with the lady was dry and RUDE. Her younger employee with the bad eyebrows was also horrid.
My ordering process was frustrating but man oh man did it get worse. First of all she failed to ask me if my order was «for here or to go» mind you it was hot as balls in there and of course they are so cheap they didn’t have any ac on.
So when they called me up to get my order of Tostilocos they handed it over to me in the original bag but I hesitated to grab it because actually wanted to enjoy it in the comfort of my own home. When I asked her if she could just give it to me in a to go container she looked at the owner and pretty much laughed and said «she wants it to go» (as if that was an absurd request) the owner shook her head NO! So the employee looks at me and says «these are your two options: take it as is or I can dump it into a plastic grocery bag» WHAT THE HECK!!!
The thing that did it for me was when I told her I would be taking my ENTIRE order to go so please get it ready for me to GO. So i left my items on the counter so that they could get my order finished then after waiting a while the girl comes with a dumb smirk on her face and says «you waited too long to come and get your order so the lady after you just took it» Really??? This had me floored.
That was it they gave me a perfect reason to ask for my CASH back. I was surprised they did. They have no business being in business with horrid customer service like that!
I’d happily drive and wait much longer for my chamangos and tostilocos at Teresitas Fruiteria ANY DAY!

Went in with my son and daughter, first thing I notice is the CASH ONLY sign (bummer) I have some cash on me but not much. I always use my debit everywhere I go. I order a 2 raspado’s de fresa (shaved ice with strawberry purée syrup), 2 tejuinos (1 with ice and one without) and a scoop of chocolate ice cream. I get my total and it’s almost $ 30!!! $ 30 for what should be around $ 23! The menu said $ 9 for tejuino without ice, $ 5 for tejuino with ice, $ 3.50 for raspado’s and $ 1 for each scoop of ice cream. That should have been $ 22 plus tax for what I ordered, not $ 30. I questioned the cashier and she explained the the prices were NOT what was posted on the menu inside the establishment. The tejuino without ice was actually $ 11 and not the $ 9 that was posted, the tejuino with ice is $ 5.50 and not the posted price of $ 5. I scrambled through my wallet and was able to come up with $ 29. When I was ordering, I was looking at the menu and adding up my bill since I knew I had limited cash on me and that was their only form of payment. It was so embarrassing to have to scramble for every dime, nickel and penny in my wallet, not because I over ordered but because THEIR posted prices were incorrect. Some may think that .50 to $ 2 MORE PER ITEM is not that big of a deal but when you’re ordering several things it adds up. I left there embarrassed and with a bad taste in my mouth. Before I left I told the cashier they should change their posted prices and she just said «i know». Needless to say, I will not be patronizing this place again. I’ll take my money elsewhere!

Love, love, LOVE their diablitos! They are my absolute favorite. One of the best things about them is that the ice is not little rocks. It is finely shaved. their diablitos are the perfect mixture of sweet and spicy with the chamoy, chile, lemon/​lime, and fresh fruit with the fruit syrup.
Their fruit is VERY fresh, you can see everything laid out in the cooler next to where they make the diablitos.
PSA: They only take cash, so make sure you bring those dolla dolla bills!

This place is amazing everything on their menu is so good. I totally recommend this place! they have tortas nieves raspados clamatos fresh cut fruit! All of there fruits and veggies are all fresh I give it a 5

D e l I c I o u s Raspados and Nieves de limon. It’s like the ones they sell when u cross the border just 1000 x better… It has no food coloring or artificial flavors so don’t expect to see bright green ice cream. «Nieve de garafa» I think this is what it’s called.
Best RAspados de limon and tamarindo. Everything is delicious. Everything is made to order so there is a waiting period! Be patient and polite please Bc the ladies behind the counter are working as fast as they can!
Oh yeah and if you are looking for Tejuino they also sell it here!
Prices– $ just right! — CASH ONLY! :(
–nachos
–bionico
— banana splits
–fruit salad
–pico de gallo
— Tortas
–jugos– fruit and veggie juice– smoothies

So I had the fruit salad and a friend had the piña colada smoothie. The fruit salad was OK; simple but missing the grapes that were mentioned on the menu board. The smoothie was also OK. Service. Eh it was OK. ³⁄₅ for this place

Great raspados, diablitos, nachos and tejuinos! Prices are good, the place is clean and food tastes delicious. They take a long time sometimes but its worth it.

Las Uvas is alriiiiiiiiiight. I wanted to give them 4 stars because the food was pretty yummy but there were a few things that were off.
I ordered a Pico De Gallo, my husband ordered nieve de queso and our son got tostilocos.
1. The Pico De Gallo — it was really good BUT certain pieces of fruit were warm :(I like my whole plate to be cold and fresh so it was really just the warm mango that threw it off, wah. If it everything would’ve been the same temperature it would’ve been perfect.
2. The nieve de queso (cheese ice cream) — since, i’ve had the queso ice cream at Tocumbo on Market my cheese ice cream expectations are pretty high and this place was meh. Cheese ice cream is supposed to be refreshing and this one was so creamy. no me gusto.
3. Tostilocos — now these were
; i think it’s the chile they use because a lot of fruterias in National City use some nasty heacy chile but this one was just right.
I probably will be back to try the tortas though :)

I love this place. I get good food and a spanish lesson every time, lol. Get the lomo torta and the jugos verdes, If you dont like it I’ll buy it (not really) but its that good. They have this thing called a vulcan, I swear its addictive. Fresh mangos with frozen yogurt and chile. I love that thing and im not even from this part of the world. The staff are super cool, almost like your aunts making you lunch

Love the ham torta, can eat it over and over again. You can always smell the bread heating up while youre waiting after you’ve ordered (mmmm). The sandwiches are huge, and only five bucks.
When they have TJ dogs, do whatever it takes to get there, fantastic! Raspados are great, they get really busy sometimes, but it’s always worth it. Mango diablitos are the s***!!!

I came here to try this place out and eww not that great!
Theyre sizes were small and over priced and they were not even real flavors and then I asked for extra of the flavor and they charged me like a alot…
I will just walk over to the place on 8^th st which is like two blocks away but way worth it. I dont recommend to anyone unless u like crappy flavors and ur taste buds are messed up cus this place was not the business yo!

The five star rating may be due to the fact that I hadn’t had Tejuino in a good 9 years and was ecstatic that we finally found a place in San Diego with Tejuino that tastes much like that I used to get in Mexicali :) it is a little thicker than I am used to but all is good and delicious! Tejuino is a fermented corn drink made of sprouted corn, a molases like sugar (piloncillo) and water, then it is mixed with rock salt, and fresh lime juice. It may sound a little odd but you MUST open up your culinary taste buds and go out of your safety zone (that is a disclaimer for those people who have never had it) you either love it or dislike it, I LOVE it!!! This little place is like a gem, it’s been around for about four years apparently according to the lady that was working there. We pretty much flooded their place when we showed up, our Mother was the person who took us here since she had already had the Tejuino before and wanted us to try it out, we walked in there party of 5 to a one lady show, and gotta say that considering it was only 1 person handling the conundrum of orders she was VERY composed and quick for just one person, quality takes time and I could see by their fresh fruit display that all their fruit is extremely fresh, I had initially ordered a tuna torta because that’s usually what I do when I go to a sandwich shop, by ordering something such as a tuna sandwich I feel that I am able to personally gauge the quality of food preparation (tuna will go bad rather quickly so if you have OLD tuna that says a lot about your food rotation) well she was OUT of tuna (or hadn’t made any yet)! So I was pleased to hear that since it was rather early anyway :) so I got myself a Torta de Lomo. All tortas are served toasty warm/​hot which is delicious except you have to be careful because as anyone who likes to eat toasty rolls knows they can hurt the roof of your mouth after a while hahaah! Well the pain was not bothersome, my nephew’s fruit salad looked delicious! Pico de Gallo is sooo good!
Place looked immaculate, smells were good, ambiance was welcoming (mexican TV show in the background, surprised the lady could hear and memorize all our orders!)
Since this place is considerably far away from me I’ve decided that the next time I go I am buying myself two large Tejuino drinks (one the classic way and another in that chamoy style I was reading) and I will take them home with me and keep them in my fridge and drink them slowly: p time only makes it better!
Anyway, just letting you all know that this place has VERY good Tejuino and I highly recommend anyone go ahead and try it! AND if you DON’T like it: p go ahead and find me and throw that cup in my face! Just make sure it still has Tejuino so I can bathe in it! ^_​^ Mmmm… tasty…
oh and BTW… just want to point this out…
When I used to live in Calexico, Mother and I used to go to Mexicali to go shopping, on our way back from Mexicali we would spot the little Tejuino stands with the giant «Tejuino» sign and HAD to stop! That dumb sign would pull us in no matter what! I am 100% certain that is the reason Mom found this place, because right under their food store sign is a very attention grabbing «Tejuino» sign and if I were in my Mom’s shoes and presented with the same circumstances she encountered on her way to some other place and saw that Tejuino sign… Yep I would have made that same exact stop too. Good job Las Uvas for keeping it old shool and grabbing our attention, didn’t even know you had a Unilocal page sooo we found you technically by word of mouth :) we will be back!
oooh also CASH ONLY!!! so don’t show up with no moola! I was prepared :)

So it seems that every corner I turn in National City, there is a fruiteria. Las Uvas was recommended by a coworker for their rapados (snow cones). They are made with real fruit!
Unfortunately, I haven’t had there Raspados yet. I did have their fruit salad. It was good, BUT where were the uvas (grapes)??? It was supposed to have grapes in it and it’s in the name of the place! My other problem with their salads is that they don’t do a good job of mixing up the fruit. The banana was non-​existent until I got to the bottom. Also the mango wasn’t ripe enough. They are topped with the usual cottage cheese, granola, and honey on the side.
Salads are priced the usual $ 5 for a small. It is cash only.
Service isn’t very good though. There were two unfriendly ladies behind the counter and they were so slow. I considered walking out because neither of them greeted me nor the three other people that walked in after me. I understand sometimes you are busy, but at least acknowledge your customer!
Anyways, On a hot day, I will probably be back for a mango raspado since they were highly recommended. Hope that experience is better.

Another Mexican fruit place that serves tortas, pretty unoriginal. What is great is the fact they they have Tejuino (trust me you dont wanna know) Its hard to find it in San Diego, so every trip I take to TJ i am on the hunt… but not anymore!!!
They have a Tj hotdog guy outside usually after 6pm, he can be pretty slow, so order from him and go inside, and order something from the ladies who can also be pretty slow.
I love getting raspados here even during the cold days. They are all made with fresh fruit and taste great. The tostilocos here are kind of disappointing but then again I am more of a tostiloco connoisseur.
Bring cash (there are several banks within a couple blocks of here) and DO NOT be in a hurry.
And if you want to know what tejuino is read this