El Jacal has the audacity to charge over $20 for a super burrito, which is the highest I have seen…read morein the city. The burrito is fine, but really nothing exceptional. I would never go back. They don't even give you chips for this price.

Basic good Mexican food in the neighborhood. We ordered a wet burrito and fish tacos and left happy…read moreand full.

One of my favorite taquerias in the mission . My order is usually a carnitas super burrito. Half is…read moreenough and I take home the other half. Chips are fresh and salsa bar is tasty (I'm a green sauce guy.) Several drink and agua fresca choices. Kind fast staff. Outdoor seating. Also try the enchiladas sometime! A solid neighborhood spot.

Have only had to-go but food was solid both times. Filling portions and they make sure to give you…read morechips/salsa. Worth a try There are occasional BOGO tacos on the delivery apps

Got a bean and cheese pupusa to go. Crispy on the outside, cheesy on the inside. Good seafood…read moreoptions as well!

Like most Mexican seafood places, there's plenty of shrimp dinners. But this one has more than…read moremost, including something I hadn't seen before: shrimp stuffed with crab and wrapped in bacon. The bacon, which was very crisp, entirely covered the shrimp except for the tail (with shell) sticking out. Five very large pieces. Bite into one (or cut it with a knife, the better option) and you could easily taste all three ingredients. Really delicious. And so were the gratifyingly light rice and beans that also came on the plate, along with more than the usual quantity of salad. Definitely want to come back here, and if I'm feeling flush and ready to take half my dinner home, try the paella.

I was on the search for a good Caldo de Res and I happened to come across El Tomate. It is hands…read moredown one of the BEST beef soups I've had in San Francisco. The broth is rich and full of flavor. There is a good amount of tender beef that isn't riddled with fat or gristle. The vegetables are tender but NOT mushy. It is absolutely delicious. I came back the next day and wanted to try their other items. I got a carne asada sopes, crispy taco and a side of rice and beans. Amazing! The masa base on the sopes had good structure to hold all the savory ingredients. The crispy taco stayed perfectly crispy and filled with tender, flavorful steak. Their rice, beans and salsa must not go unnoticed. Incredibly FLAVORFUL and all have wonderful texture. Rice is moist but not sticky, the refried beans are smooth but not runny or dry and the salsa is so tasty. Perfecto!! I highly recommend this sweet spot for authentic, delicious and well-prepared Mexican eats!!

I came to El Tomate as part of last year's Taste of the Mission Week (TotMW). It was toward the end…read moreof my week, and I had been doing a fairly good job of sticking to my sampling rather than blowing off a lot of it like I often do. (I definitely did this year.) Maybe it was because this was the first TotMW after moving out of the Mission, but I was kind of emotional all week. When I walked in, I don't know why I expected to be welcomed or acknowledged with a smile, so it made me a little bit sad how sheepishly the woman working approached me. I told her, "Table for one," or "It's just me," but she seemed not to understand me. "Solo uno para aqui," I finally said in my mangled Spanish, and she pointed to a booth and went to grab a menu. She was unusually bad at pretending she understood English. I'm used to going places and being the only gringo. I'm also used to being greeted in the most heavily accented English before I utter a word when everyone else gets Spanish. That's fine. I'm also used to being treated more briskly than others. But usually, people at least try to speak English. Or they pretend they understand more than they do. Or they're happily confident. Or confidently happy. Or they apologize profusely. This woman was and did none of those things, and even when I was ordering with a menu in my hands and was pointing directly at what I wanted, she was having trouble asking follow-up questions and even acknowledging what I had said. Again, I understand that she didn't speak English, and I understand that I was on 24th Street and that probably 90 percent of the people who eat at El Tomate speak Spanish. But it got ridiculous, especially with her standing at the counter and watching me, as if she was afraid to be in the same room with me. When she brought out my food, I asked for water in Spanish, and she kept looking at me strangely until I asked in English, and then she repeated it in Spanish. (I don't have the best Spanish accent, but it's better than the non-native speakers who actually speak Spanish but don't even try to sound like they're not speaking English.) The food was fine. I honestly don't remember what I had. It was probably three stars. Not long after I started eating, a group of four came in, and the woman smiled and started chatting with one of the women in the group. They clearly knew each other, so it didn't make me jealous, but she also kept looking over at me while talking to this new woman, and the group of four went on to have a very loud and slightly entertaining Spanglish conversation that I understood probably 59 percent of. The server was all over this group of four, refilling their water many more times than she did mine, talking to them, even bringing them their bill before she brought mine, despite the fact that they were still eating and she had already taken away my plates and utensils. When I sat down, one other man had just finished his breakfast, and he soon left. So in the maybe thirty total minutes I spent here, there were three parties, a total of six people. She wasn't taking or preparing phone orders or on her phone or busy with side work or busy with anything. It was a surreal, uncomfortable experience. I won't be back.

5* food and 5* charity This place offers amazing food all…read moreweek. But on Fridays, it's unique. They offer these fantastic taco plates for for whatever you can pay. If you're willing to pay the full price of $10, they will then donate towards a charity. It doesn't get any better than that. Turkey is pretty tight and the meat offered varies based on availability

My coworker friend always raves about this place and wanted me to try it so badly. We ended up…read morehaving it delivered to our place of work because the hours conflicted with our work hours. Apparently they're closed on the weekends and only open in the mornings/early afternoons. We got the butternut squash quesadilla, chips and salsa, and some jamaica. The quesadilla portion was huge. There was enough for 2-3 people to really enjoy without getting too full at work. It was also surprisingly yummy! The chips had some nice seasoning on them that I couldn't put my finger on. Nevertheless paired great with the provided salsas. Jamaica was also refreshing. Since we couldn't go to Tato, we made it come to us :)

It seems some foods have been adopted by other countries. You can see different versions of the…read moreburritos whether it's Korean, Japanese, Philippines and Vietnamese version. Then you will see different versions of ramen like Mexican Ramen , Indonesian Ramen and Malaysian Ramen. When it comes to pizza there is a Turkey and Brazilian pizza. Even within the United States the pizza style in Chicago is different than New York. When it comes to tamales in San Francisco you will find tamales from China and Nicaragua. There is a place which sells many versions of tamales along some flakey pastries in SF and it's called La Espiga De Oro. On a Mission first week of Summer stroll I landed at La Espiga De Oro on 24th street. Inside its bakery with lots sweet treats. I came for tamales. They have tamales from Guatemala , El Salvador, and Honduras. I got the Mexican chicken tamale. It was the right amount of chicken and cornmeal wasn't too corny like some in SF. It was tasty. They also sell menudo and cheesy pupusas like some in SF. They also sell carnitas burritos and fish tacos so you can do a lime squeeze if you feeling something sour like some in SF. They also sell chicharron. This is the spot in the Mission to get different types of tamales. Come visit the "Mission" not the same as the random social media posts and what you see on "television" some food can be found in the street corner and some inside a brick and mortar "kitchen" a place with so so many options to make a drink and food "decision" Go to La Espiga De Oro and get some tamales made of masa and "cornmeal" it's a value and a good "deal" for a delicious and for a quick" meal" and some wrappers can get corny like some on my social media feed just need to throw away the corn husk after you "peel"

Came in on a Sunday morning for Breakfast. They were not too busy. It is a small establishment with…read more2 tables and bar like sitting area. They make 3 different types of tamales, Mexicanos, Hondurenos, & Guatemaltecos. I didn't try those. The freshly made Chicharróns look good in the case, but i didn't, that will be on the next visit. They also have large selection of freshly made Mexican Bread. Bought a few of those and they were very good. Pozole Rojo was very flavorful with lots of Mexican spices. Barbacoa de Res, with Rice & Beans was also good with flavor. The meat was very tender!! Super Buche Taco was very good, I like the buche crispy and they made it perfectly. It also came with some nopales pico de gallo. Overall love the is!!! Would differently return!!!

This is the kind of taco place I like. Small, local, and classic. You order at the counter, grab…read moreyour condiments, and settle in. The lady working seemed to be handling everything herself when I went, so there was a bit of a wait, but I didn't mind. The whole place has that neighborhood taqueria feel. I got a regular taco, usually $3.45, but the Tuesday special brought it down to $2.45. They have a good selection of meats, and I liked seeing options like lengua, buche, and tripas on the menu. I also ordered a horchata, which was good. Even though it wasn't rush hour, people kept coming in, and it got pretty busy. Just a simple, casual spot with a lot of character.

First time eating here trying to support a small business during carnaval parade. On 5/24/2026…read more8:30am approximately I sat eating my food which has multiple of burnt pieces and mixed older burn pieces from other things that were being cooked on the stove top. The stove top was not properly cleaned and cook scraped burn scraps onto my chorizo con huevo. The rice had no flavor and the beans were too salty. The one thing I really liked was the handmade tortillas de maíz. As I sat eating my food I heard the cook cat calling and sexualizing the carnaval dancers that passed by. This happened with multiple of women that passed by the restaurant. The cashier points outs that another woman is passing by for the cook to sexualize another woman. I went up to the cashier and cook and told them that it was very inappropriate and they should not sexualize women. I would like the owner of the restaurant to please contact me. I asked for the owner but stated theirs only a manager on duty which didn't say anything to the employees.

So it was drippy hot today…read more I wanted to go to La Taqueria and have a vegetarian taco with extra avocado and a tangerine aqua fresca because that is the perfect meal. Unfortunately there was a line around the corner with people waiting to get burritos there. Huge eye roll. And no I wasn't willing to wait an hour in the heat with a bunch of people who think burritos are what to order there, and are often kind of unpleasant. So I went across the street to Los Altos. They have a super cute patio, and my TooGooTooGo experience there last week was pretty good. Today I got the carne asada plate and took it out to the cute patio. The patio, although darling, has a corrugated clear plastic roof which must be great on a rainy day. Unfortunately on a hot day...greenhouse effect. Sweltering. Not good. I went inside which is pretty bare bones and has a large TV but is fine. There is also a really good self service salsa bar...which brings me to the food... The food: The green salsa is killer. The carne asada was a little dry and under seasoned but it had peppers and onions and all of the extra business so I was pretty happy overall. The waitstaff: very nice. The price: very reasonable. The other patrons: THE BEST. Such a nice group of people. Smiling, normal, good manners. Two people (different tables) offered to help me carry stuff when they saw my janked up knee hobble. Someone else just stopped by to ask what I ordered/commented that it looked good. You get the idea. Maybe I noticed how nice everyone was because I had just witnessed the awful line at La Taqueria ...and had flashbacks about sharing a table there with people who could have benefitted from some diversity training? Could be. But the people at Los Altos were just nice. It made eating here an experience I want to repeat.

I got two steak tacos and they were alright. The meat was dry and kind of bland…read more The service was friendly and fast. They offered water on the side and restrooms for their customers. The area is spacious and I didn't have to stand in line for over an hour for a couple of tacos.