Franco's Famous San Clemente

Oh goodness. Why did it take us over a year to find out about this place?? First: you can either park along el Camino or parking is along Avenida De La Estrella located right above restaurant. There is a stairwell that brings you right down to it. Be sure to go on Tuesday… taco Tuesday… where they have a phenomenal/affordable menu! Honestly the best shrimp taco I have ever had. I’m just sorry I filled up on chips. They are only opened for lunch on the weekend. The best part… PET FRIENDLY PATIO!!!! Update: Doug and I have gotten to know our waitress amber. Bless her.. she waits on the whole outside and she hustles. Food and spirits all so good. Thanks Amber for always remembering 2 ice cubes and being an outstanding server. Update 3/16/25…. This restaurant is still Crushing it!! Great staff great food, great ambience… must come here!!

If you have money to blow, go for it. But this place is a ripoff. 3 TINY street tacos are $15!! These little things usually go for less than $3 a piece at a fair vendor. There’s barely a pinch worth of meat on them. You Can grab all the meat in one taco with 3 finger tips.

Came in for Sunday brunch and Franco’s did not disappoint. We took a seat at the bar and we were able to watch 3 different NFL games. Ordered a tequila sunrise and bottomless mimosas, which they were on top of making sure the glass was full. Started with guacamole, which was all avocado, no fillers to make seem bigger, more than we could eat, the chips and salsa was very tasty. We ordered a chorizo breakfast burrito and chilaquiles both were exceptional, i actually brought half my breakfast burrito home cause it was so big, and i may have eaten a little too much chips salsa and Guac. All the food we saw come out of the kitchen looked amazing, and the owner Gabe was very engaging. We will be back. And a plus, they allow dogs on the patio.

Came in for a quick cocktail and to check it out. Ended up hanging out here for a couple of hours. Service was spot on and the bartender and manager were awesome. They have an awesome selection of tequila's and were very knowledgeable about them. They gave us chips and salsa when we sat down and chips were fresh and salsa tasty with just a slight spice. I ended up having a fish taco which was really flavorful. Happy hours price are really good as well. We saw quite a few dishes going out and the food looked yummy. I'll post up another review next time we stop in to eat.

If you are craving tasty Mexican food with great tasting cocktails I recommend trying Franco’s. I LOVE the cream cheese stuffed jalapeños, but I’ve never eaten any quite as delicious as these! They make a sweet raspberry dipping sauce that compliments the savory perfectly rendered crispy bacon wrapped around the spicy jalapeños for a balanced bite. Hugo and Stephanie were very attentive making refreshing drinks and the food came super quick. Fresh chips and house made salsa were served immediately upon seating and there are plenty of seats inside and outside including TVs with NFL ticket for all the sports fans.

First meal of the day and now my SO and I are both having very bad stomachaches. Had to go back to the hotel to rest instead of heading to the beach like we planned to. Def not coming back here. Pain isn’t going away even with pepto.

This is a delicious Mexican restaurant with fast, welcoming, and attentive service. The food was delicious and very well priced. I highly recommend them!