I stopped in and got menudo. The quality of the meat was quite good, and the soup was well seasoned…read more(not over salted). Also, the house made tortillas were very fresh, fluffy, and tasty. One thing: this menudo is the style without hominy (if that matters to you).

The food was delicious!! I ordered the super quesadilla, which was so yummy and came with delicious…read moreguac, sour cream, and salsa/sauce. It was tangy and the meat was cooked super well and tender. The lady at the counter was super friendly, and the restaurant itself was cozy and comfortable. The food was super affordable; pozole verde, the quesadilla, and a soda was only $30!!! The only reason it's not 5 stars is because the food was a bit oily, but we would definitely come here again. Food came out quick and service was super chill.

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 :)

From a customer perspective, the service provided by the cashier, Oscar, was very unprofessional…read more When I requested to try two different taco styles, the communication between the cashier and the cooks made me feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. After a long day at work, the last thing I expected was to experience behavior that felt dismissive and bullying. I believe customers should be treated with respect, and I hope this feedback helps improve the quality of service for future guests.

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.

So great! Please brave the schlep near 16th & Mission, this place is a gem and super affordable…read more The panuchos are amazing. Also had a pork/cheese empanada - a fried gooey deliciousness. The details make it great - roasted salsas, pickled onions & cabbage as toppings - really elevates the meal. I ordered these two items plus chips and salsa - $13 for everything and it was too much to finish. Inside is super clean and simple, but much more pleasant than a typical taqueria. Please support them with your business and a review. They don't seem to get much foot traffic.

Here's a polite but firm English translation:…read more I would like to express my disappointment with my order. Unfortunately, nothing I ordered was prepared correctly. * My order was incomplete; it was missing a tamale. * I specifically requested no avocado on my torta, but it was added anyway. * The hamburger was undercooked. When I took a bite, the meat was still cold in the middle and clearly had not been cooked properly, which is a serious food safety concern. * The burrito came with cheese, even though the menu only lists rice, beans, meat, and pico de gallo. It does not mention that it includes cheese. I am very disappointed with the number of mistakes in this order. Please pay closer attention when preparing customers' food. Some people have food allergies or dietary restrictions, and mistakes like these can have serious consequences. I hope you take this feedback seriously and improve your service so other customers do not have the same experience. Thank you.

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.

The menudo here was delicious! Top 10 in the city! It had all the herbs and spices!read more

The customer service was 10/10, such a sense of community in the space. The food was so good (the…read morecamera did not eat first haha) I got the asada burrito and the meat was cooked perfectly. My partner got the chicken flautas and the chicken was moist and flavorful. I would highly recommend stopping by for lunch or dinner!

I've passed by this place quite a few times. I finally stopped to grab a Super Asada burrito . I'm…read moreglad I did. It was delicious. Give it try if you're in the area !

La Laguna Taqueria is a perfectly fine spot to eat if you are in the Bayview. Seems like a standard…read moreMexican spot, overall decent, but prices are high. Overall: 3.5/5 Got a super burrito with carnitas since they advertise having some excellent carnitas. Overall, it wasn't anything special in my opinion. Super burrito was on the smaller side compared to others in the city and it was $16! Obviously inflation makes it hard for business these days, but it seemed quite high for what I got. In addition, I asked for hot sauce and everything included, and the burrito seemingly had no heat whatsoever. Not sure if there was a mistake or misunderstanding, but it was not spicy at all. Service was nice and interior is clean and plenty of seating.

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.