By SDCN Staff
San Diego, CA–City Tacos’ East Village location on 7th Avenue adjacent to Petco Park’s Gaslamp entry gate will shutter its operation at the close of business on June 30, City Tacos founder Gerry Torres confirmed.
City Tacos has been operating under a sub-lease from J Street Hospitality that runs into 2026, and the San Diego Padres purchased the lease rights from J Street Hospitality on May 1. The team subsequently exercised its option to remove City Tacos.
“We were given minimal notice, but it’s hard to be too upset at our hometown team,” Torres said. “There is no better urban ballpark experience in baseball, and I believe what they’re doing will further enhance fans’ passion for the area.”
“Fortunately, the Padres and their food management company Delaware North have extended an olive branch for a potential return of City Tacos inside the ballpark next year,” Torres said. “We’re sad we can’t finish even this season with our beloved customers and Padres fans who have made City Tacos part of their routine going to games, but we are looking to be back and better than ever.”
The Padres have one homestand before City Tacos depart from June 20 to 25, when the Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals visit for three games each.
City Tacos’ East Village location opened in March 2020 just before the State of California’s issuance of a stay-at-home order in response to the Covid pandemic. The taqueria has six additional locations in San Diego, including Encinitas, La Mesa, North Park, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, and Sorrento Valley.
Torres also owns La Mesa Village’s Tour de Tapas – Euro Small Plates & Sips, and later this year he will open Fonda del Barrio in the former Barrio Dogg space in Barrio Logan.
City Tacos has won Best Taco accolades from Ranch & Coast magazine’s survey of its readers six years in a row from 2020-25.
