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California Taco Shop is a family-owned Cali-Mex taqueria on Kansas Avenue in the Armourdale district of Kansas City, Kansas, known for San Diego–style rolled taquitos, carne asada fries, and breakfast burritos.

Description

California Taco Shop is a Cali-Mex taqueria located on Kansas Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, in the industrial Armourdale district. It serves a San Diego / Southern California style of Mexican food — distinct from the central-Mexico and Tex-Mex traditions more common in the metro — with rolled taquitos, carne asada fries, and breakfast burritos among its most-cited items.

The shop operates as a casual, order-at-the-counter taqueria with a salsa bar. Reviewers consistently single out the rolled taquitos (compared favorably to San Diego “rolled tacos”), carne asada (“asada”) fries, and breakfast burritos built on eggs, cheese, and country potatoes with a choice of protein. The salsa bar’s pickled carrots are also frequently noted.

The business takes online orders through its own website, Clover, and DoorDash. A separately listed “California Taco Shop 24 Hwy” location appears in Sugar Creek, Missouri; the relationship between the two (same ownership vs. unrelated) is not yet confirmed and should be verified before publication.

Ownership and history

California Taco Shop is described in the base record as a family-owned operation founded around 2010. The specific owner/family name and the exact founding year are not yet independently confirmed from primary sources; public listings (Yelp, Visit KCK, Clover) establish the location, menu, and operating status but do not document ownership or founding.

The Cali-Mex menu orientation (rolled taquitos, asada fries) points to a Southern California culinary lineage, but whether that reflects the owners’ personal background is unverified.

Last verified: 2026-07-13 · Source: California Taco Shop online-ordering menu (Clover) via allmenus, cross-checked with Yelp · URL(s): https://www.allmenus.com/ks/kansas-city/708653-california-taco-shop/menu/ · https://californiatacoshop.com · Confidence: High (full itemized menu with prices)

San Diego–style Cali-Mex counter fare — street and plate tacos, California-style burritos, loaded asada fries, quesadillas, tortas, combination plates, and all-day breakfast.1

Tacos

Served with guacamole and pico de gallo.1

  • Carne Asada Taco — carne asada, guacamole, pico de gallo ($3.99)1
  • Adobada Taco — marinated pork, guacamole, pico de gallo ($3.49)1
  • Carnitas Taco — carnitas, guacamole, pico de gallo ($3.49)1
  • Cabeza Taco — cabeza, onion, cilantro ($3.49)1
  • Fish Taco — fish, cabbage, tartar sauce, pico de gallo ($3.29)1
  • Shrimp Taco — shrimp, onion, jalapeño, tomato, cabbage, tartar sauce, enchilada sauce ($3.29)1
  • Chicken Taco — chicken, lettuce, shredded cheese ($2.89)1
  • Supreme Taco — ground beef, lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream ($2.89)1
  • Shredded Beef Taco — shredded beef, lettuce, shredded cheese ($2.89)1

Street Tacos

Served with onion and cilantro.1

  • Carne Asada Street Taco ($2.25)1
  • Cabeza Street Taco ($2.25)1
  • Adobada Street Taco ($1.79)1
  • Carnitas Street Taco ($1.79)1

Burritos

  • Carne Asada Burrito — steak, rice, beans ($7.15)1
  • Frontera Burrito — steak and shrimp with potatoes, pico de gallo and cheese ($7.15)1
  • Crazy Burrito — al pastor, shrimp, potatoes, pico de gallo and cheese ($7.15)1
  • Fajitas Burrito — grilled chicken and shrimp with onions and green peppers ($7.15)1
  • Cabeza Burrito — head beef, onion, rice, beans and cilantro ($6.99)1
  • Chile Relleno Burrito — served with rice and beans ($6.99)1
  • Shrimp Burrito — tartar sauce, cabbage, onions, tomatoes and jalapeños ($6.99)1
  • Fish Burrito — pico de gallo, cabbage and tartar sauce ($6.99)1
  • Califas Burrito — steak, potatoes, cheese and pico de gallo ($6.65)1
  • San Diego Steak Burrito — french fries and cheese ($6.59)1
  • Chicago Burrito — chicken, potatoes, cheese and sour cream ($6.49)1
  • Adobada Burrito — marinated pork, guacamole and pico de gallo ($6.49)1
  • Al Pastor Burrito — marinated pork with potatoes, pico de gallo and cheese ($6.49)1
  • Carnitas Burrito — pork, guacamole and pico de gallo ($6.49)1
  • Grilled Chicken Burrito — served with sour cream and lettuce ($6.49)1
  • Chicken Burrito — served with rice and beans ($6.49)1
  • Poblano Burrito — steak, onions, tomatoes, guacamole and jalapeños ($6.49)1
  • Steak Fajitas Burrito — green peppers, cheese and onions ($6.49)1
  • Supreme Burrito — ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream ($6.49)1
  • Shredded Beef Burrito — onions, tomatoes and bell peppers ($6.49)1
  • Texas Chicken Burrito — rice and cheese ($6.49)1
  • Veggie Burrito — lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, cream, beans and rice ($6.49)1

Any burrito is also offered as a Burrito Special (topped with cheese dip, served with rice and beans) for $8.99.1

Quesadillas

  • Steak Quesadilla ($9.49)1
  • Adobada Quesadilla ($9.39)1
  • Carnitas Quesadilla ($9.39)1
  • Chicken Quesadilla ($8.99)1
  • Ground Beef Quesadilla ($8.99)1
  • Cheese Quesadilla — does not include fries ($5.39)1

Enchiladas

Order of 2.1

  • Steak Enchilada ($7.49)1
  • Shrimp Enchilada — onions, tomatoes and jalapeño ($7.49)1
  • Ground Beef Enchilada — lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and cheese ($6.99)1
  • Chicken Enchilada ($6.99)1
  • Shredded Beef Enchilada — onions, tomatoes and bell peppers ($6.99)1
  • Cheese Enchilada ($6.49)1

Loaded Fries

Served with sour cream and cheese dip.1

  • Steak Potato Fries ($9.99)1
  • Carnitas Potato Fries ($9.89)1
  • Adobada Potato Fries ($9.89)1
  • Ground Beef Potato Fries ($9.79)1
  • Chicken Potato Fries ($9.39)1
  • Potato Fries — plain seasoned fries ($3.19)1

Super Nachos

Served with sour cream, guacamole, beans and cheese.1

  • Steak Nachos ($10.29)1
  • Adobada Nachos ($9.89)1
  • Carnitas Nachos ($9.89)1
  • Chicken Nachos ($9.79)1
  • Ground Beef Nachos ($9.79)1

Tortas

Mexican sandwich.1

  • Carne Asada Torta — served with guacamole, lettuce and fries ($7.69)1
  • Chorizo Torta — served with guacamole, lettuce and fries ($7.69)1
  • Machaca Torta — served with guacamole, lettuce and fries ($7.69)1
  • Adobada Torta ($7.49)1
  • Carnitas Torta ($7.49)1
  • Ham Torta ($7.49)1
  • Chicken Torta ($6.99)1
  • Torta ($5.99)1

Taco Salads

Served with guacamole and sour cream.1

  • Steak Taco Salad — steak, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, beans ($8.49)1
  • Ground Beef Taco Salad ($8.39)1
  • Adobada Taco Salad ($7.69)1
  • Carnitas Taco Salad ($7.69)1
  • Chicken Taco Salad ($7.39)1

Tostadas

With beans, lettuce and cheese.1

  • Shrimp Tostada ($4.99)1
  • Chicken Tostada ($3.99)1
  • Supreme Tostada — ground beef, sour cream and tomatoes ($3.99)1
  • Shredded Beef Tostada ($3.99)1
  • Steak Tostada ($3.99)1
  • Beans Tostada ($3.49)1

Combination Plates

All served with rice and beans.1

  • Shrimp, Steak and Chicken Fajitas — tomatoes, onions and jalapeños ($13.49)1
  • Chicken and Shrimp Fajitas — onions and green peppers ($11.99)1
  • Shrimp Plate ($11.99)1
  • Al Diabla Shrimp ($11.99)1
  • Chimichanga ($11.99)1
  • Steak Fajitas — onions and green peppers ($10.99)1
  • Shrimp and Steak Fajitas ($10.99)1
  • Chicken Fajitas ($10.99)1
  • Pork al Pastor ($10.99)1
  • Machaca Plate ($11.49)1
  • Chorizo Plate ($11.49)1
  • Chiles Rellenos — 2 pieces ($11.49)1
  • Steak Mexicano ($10.29)1

Breakfast (All Day)

  • Country — chorizo, bacon and ham ($6.49)1
  • Steak and Egg ($5.89)1
  • Chorizo — red sauce ($5.89)1
  • Machaca ($5.89)1
  • Mixto — ham and bacon ($5.89)1
  • Huevos a la Mexicana — eggs, rice, beans and pico de gallo ($5.99)1
  • Bacon — 2 eggs, rice, beans and tortilla ($7.99)1
  • Ham — 2 eggs, rice, beans and tortilla ($7.99)1

Breakfast Burritos

Served with potatoes, eggs and cheese.1

  • Happy Burrito — chorizo and ham ($6.39)1
  • Tex Mex Burrito — steak and bacon ($6.39)1
  • Campirano Burrito — steak and chorizo ($6.39)1
  • Shrimp and Egg Burrito ($6.99)1
  • Chicken Burrito ($5.39)1
  • Veggie Breakfast Burrito — eggs, potatoes, pico de gallo and green pepper ($5.19)1

Sides

  • Chips with Guacamole and Cheese ($4.99)1
  • Chips and Cheese Dip ($4.99)1
  • Chips with Salsa ($2.50)1
  • 1/2 Pint Guacamole ($4.49)1
  • Single Tamales ($2.49)1
  • 1/2 Pint Beans ($2.49)1
  • 1/2 Pint Rice ($2.49)1

Tier classification

Provisional Tier 1 — independent, family-owned, single-location (or small-footprint) neighborhood taqueria deeply embedded in the Armourdale / Kansas Ave corridor of KCK, with no chain, franchise, or corporate-parent indicators. Tier 1 measures pride and dedication to the owner’s KC-metro roots; this placement is contingent on confirming the owning family and their KC-metro tie, which is not yet sourced. If the owners prove not to be KC-metro rooted, this would move to Tier 2.

See also

Sources

  1. Yelp — California Taco Shop, 1268 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS — https://www.yelp.com/biz/california-taco-shop-kansas-city — accessed 2026-05-30
  2. Visit Kansas City, KS (Visit KCK) listing — https://www.visitkansascityks.com/listing/california-taco-shop/1769/ — accessed 2026-05-30
  3. Instagram — @shopcaliforniataco — https://www.instagram.com/shopcaliforniataco/ — accessed 2026-05-30
  4. Clover online ordering — California Taco Shop, Kansas City — https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/california-taco-shop-kansas-city — accessed 2026-05-30
  5. Visit KCK — “KCK Taco Trail: Guide to Tacos in Armourdale” — https://www.visitkansascityks.com/blog/post/kck-taco-trail-guide-to-tacos-in-armourdale/ — accessed 2026-06-21. Asserts: California Taco Shop’s place on the Armourdale/Kansas Ave taco corridor; rolled tacos (guacamole/cheese/lettuce); breakfast served all day. (Does NOT establish owner, family name, or founding year.)
  6. Yelp — California Taco Shop, 1268 Kansas Ave, KCK (page updated Nov 2025; operating; 94 reviews) — https://www.yelp.com/biz/california-taco-shop-kansas-city — accessed 2026-06-23
  • Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — California Taco Shop (accessed 2026-06-23). Page updated Nov 2025 with current hours (Mon–Sat 6a–8p, Sun varies), 94 reviews, and active Clover/Grubhub online ordering at 1268 Kansas Ave. Phone-number conflict: infobox lists (913) 321-0025 (marked verified), but third-party listings show (913) 281-7773 and (816) 839-7761 — no single authoritative number confirmed; left infobox unchanged pending direct verification.

Verification

Drafted 2026-05-30 from web research; 4 sources. Unverified: owner/family name, exact founding year (2010 is provisional), relationship to the Sugar Creek “24 Hwy” location, and whether owners are KC-metro rooted (load-bearing for the Tier 1 placement). No Facebook page confirmed for this specific location.

Menu capture (2026-06-02): Added menu_last_verified, menu_status, menu_source_types frontmatter + earned secondary tags (breakfast-burritos, rolled-taquitos, carne-asada-fries). Inserted standardized ## Menu section with current offerings + website/delivery sources + archive pointer (huge batch). Updated Edit History.

Footnotes

  1. California Taco Shop — online-ordering menu (Clover) via allmenus, https://www.allmenus.com/ks/kansas-city/708653-california-taco-shop/menu/ (accessed 2026-07-13); cross-checked with Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/california-taco-shop-kansas-city. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23 ↩24 ↩25 ↩26 ↩27 ↩28 ↩29 ↩30 ↩31 ↩32 ↩33 ↩34 ↩35 ↩36 ↩37 ↩38 ↩39 ↩40 ↩41 ↩42 ↩43 ↩44 ↩45 ↩46 ↩47 ↩48 ↩49 ↩50 ↩51 ↩52 ↩53 ↩54 ↩55 ↩56 ↩57 ↩58 ↩59 ↩60 ↩61 ↩62 ↩63 ↩64 ↩65 ↩66 ↩67 ↩68 ↩69 ↩70 ↩71 ↩72 ↩73 ↩74 ↩75 ↩76 ↩77 ↩78 ↩79 ↩80 ↩81 ↩82 ↩83 ↩84 ↩85 ↩86 ↩87 ↩88 ↩89 ↩90 ↩91 ↩92 ↩93 ↩94 ↩95 ↩96 ↩97 ↩98 ↩99 ↩100 ↩101 ↩102 ↩103 ↩104 ↩105 ↩106 ↩107 ↩108 ↩109 ↩110 ↩111 ↩112 ↩113 ↩114 ↩115 ↩116 ↩117 ↩118 ↩119 ↩120 ↩121 ↩122 ↩123

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