SAN DIEGO — For the past 17 years, Ed Fernandez Restaurant Birrieria in the South Bay border community of Nestor has been one the area's best-kept secrets. Not anymore.
Two weeks ago, Yelp.com named Fernandez restaurant No. 1 on its 2022 list of the 100 best taco spots in America.
The rankings were based on both the total volume of reviews and the percentage of high-star reviews that included the word "taco" on the crowd-sourced ratings website. Located just off Interstate 5 a couple exits north of the U.S.-Mexico border, Fernandez has collected nearly 700 customer reviews, and the vast majority of reviewers gave the restaurant five out of five stars.