I'm from California, and San Diego-style Mexican food is one of my loves (I stop at Maritza's at least twice each trip for the best carne asada burrito on earth).
This place is about as faithful a reproduction of a hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint in San Diego as you can possibly get this side of the Mississippi.
In a city that is lacking for good Mexican food, this definitely fills at least a part of my constant cravings for the food I grew up with.