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El Mariachi SF

4.4 (41 reviews)
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Beef Flautas and Maduros with Crema. Deliciosos
Alicia Franzolini F.

I love this place. Super cute and family owned. The food is authentic and delicious. The atmosphere is happy and super friendly. Ingrid the morning bartender is super knowledgeable and welcoming. I highly recommend this tiny oasis in the heart of the tenderloin!

Asada burrito
April V.

I tried an asada burrito a week ago & it was good. A bit smaller & not as much asada inside but the ingredients tasted fresh. About $17 & it comes with a side of spinach salad It's open late so that's what I liked & the staff was nice

Very strange flavor and combination not ethnic at all
Plantlady5150 Y.

Honestly the location wasn't great but we thought we would go based on the good pictures on Yelp. Don't let those pictures get you too! The food was mid at best. The tortillas were barely warmed up for our shrimp tacos. The burrito was odd. Both items lil to no flavor. The server never came to check on us even though we were the only customers.

Chilaquiles with green sauce
Anica S.

My new favorite place for Mexican food. A family owned business with a friendly ambiance & great service. This new restaurant is at the bottom of the Tilden hotel. I've been here a few times now for breakfast and dinner. The jamaica, quesabirria tacos, chilaquiles with green sauce & Mexican style steak are my favs so far. Fresh ingredients & made to order. If you like a sweet breakfast, the Mariachi concha is good too. They also make yummy cafe de la olla & horchata.

Hibiscus Drink - Delicious!
Diana A.

Cozy spot inside a hotel lobby. We sat at the bar for the TVs; not a lot of people. I had the quesabirria tacos with consomé, a little small, but absolutely delicious and they did give you four. I've craved them since my visit! The Carne Asada burrito was good. It had refried black beans so that was a bit unexpected but tasty all the same! I would definitely come back, it's great for a quick bite before or after a night out.

Jessica C.

Always have had the best customer experience of my life here, and it's been avoid 4 times I've come. Tonight, I had the 3 tingz tostadas (pictured) and they were amazing. Aside from their fantastic menu, the drinks and food make it 10/10 I think the place recently changed ownership to 3 brothers, and well I love them. Check them out if you want a great atmosphere, tasty cocktails and tastyyyyyy food!

Dinning and bar area
Lorena D.

This place is an absolute gem! From the moment you walk in, you're welcomed with some of the warmest, most genuine hospitality I've experienced. The owners are incredibly kind and clearly care about their guests. The food was delicious! We got the chilaquiles for breakfast and they were so flavorful. The waiter told us that their grandma is the main cook, so that's how you know everything is authentic. Everything was fresh! The decor is vibrant, inviting, and full of character. Amazing food, outstanding service, beautiful space, and the nicest owners you could hope for. This is the kind of restaurant that makes you want to come back again and again. Highly recommend!

Strawberry cheesecake
Carlos B.

I live in Oakland, and my girlfriend and I casually go to San Francisco for long walks and fun nights filled with food and drinks. Before we even got to the restaurant, I told her I hoped we'd find a place that felt truly welcoming and hospitable, and that's exactly what we found at El Mariachi SF. From the moment we stepped inside, we felt comfortable and genuinely welcomed. The food was authentically delicious, and the service was unlike anything else! Truly a 10/10 experience. A special thank you to Joel for taking such great care of us and making the night even better. We'll definitely be back! Vivo en Oakland y mi novia y yo solemos ir a San Francisco para dar largas caminatas y disfrutar de noches divertidas con buena comida y bebidas. Antes de llegar al restaurante, le comenté que esperaba encontrar un lugar que nos hiciera sentir bienvenidos y tratados con mucha hospitalidad, y eso fue exactamente lo que encontramos en El Mariachi SF. Desde el momento en que entramos, nos sentimos cómodos y muy bien recibidos. La comida estaba auténticamente deliciosa y el servicio fue algo fuera de lo común! Una experiencia 10/10. Un agradecimiento especial a Joel por su excelente atención y por hacer nuestra noche aún mejor. Definitivamente regresaremos!

alambre
Joanna Z.

Perfect place for Mexican foood and nice pictures! The dishes are so pretty and super cute ( I forgot to take pictures). They make their food so seriously too! Portions are large and food tastes so great! Will def come back again. Oh and our server was suppper nice! He really made our day. Super glad that we came here.

Tres Leches
Steve B.

Was in town with the family and decided to stop in for lunch. We had a party of 7 and were seated immediately. The server who is also one of the owners was extremely friendly and helpful with the menu. This is a family owned restaurant and they treat you like family. The food was excellent and all homemade. We had chilaquiles, alambra and the quesobirria tacos. Tortillas are homemade and so are the salsas and guacamole. Pineapple aguafresca was amazing. After our meal we received a slice of the tres leches cake and it was so good. I highly recommend this place and please support family owned.

Tanya H.

Came here on Mother's Day . I don't know why my brother in law would pick this place ? It a little hole in the wall which doesn't bother me . The customer service was nonexistent! What's bothering me is this place smelled of bleach so bad it smelt like a toliet. It is a total assault of the senses ! the mixto fajitas are what I ordered but was honestly scared to try them my daughter got hers first and I immediately panicked I tried one bite and got a never so I was given the chicken Milaneseand it was just ok but while I was eating the waiter came up to my table asking who Tanya was and he started reading my review back to me as if that would get me to change my review just because he embarrassed me in front of my family .well it didn't it just made me angry . Leaving the restaurant was worse than coming in I almost had a junkie run into me and had to avoid stepping in shit all the way back to the car apparently they liked their plates .. I guess he picked this spot because he thought they were going to have live mariachis but they didn't .in conclusion I definitely would not recommend this restaurant. Later I found out my brother in law wrote a raving review of this place just to cancel my review out . He has no standards. I will never apologize for having standards ! Very unprofessional of the waiter to try a move like that !m never ever coming back . Hey can have this restaurant! I much rather go to an establishment like Tommy's Mexican restaurant that has stood the test of time for the garlic shrimp and the huge tequila selection. ! It's up to you .......

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7 months ago

Great new addition to the area. Relaxing atmosphere, very professional service, great food and flavored margaritas.

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6 months ago

Great food really like it and definitely come back, chilaquiles were delicious, service was good

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11 months ago

New kid on the block knocks it out of the park. We had the quesabirra, panuchos, and horchata, which all the left us salivating for more!

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5 months ago

Great service. Giovani is very attentive and brings to the ambiente. Nice atmosphere and the customer service 10/10.

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9 months ago

Everything here is good. Great food and great service. We are coming back.‍‍I'm bringing my friends and family.

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5 months ago

Friendly and attentive service. The food was delicious I had the birria tacos and consume was delicious.

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10 months ago

Awesome place to have a lunch n dinner.. Food was amazing & the service!! Will definitely come back

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I liked the relaxed vibe of this place. The meal was fresh and filling. Staff were courteous and attentive

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RT Rotisserie - Fat Rice; half Rotisserie Chicken

RT Rotisserie

4.2(906 reviews)
0.9 mi•Hayes Valley
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genuinely my go-to spot and i cannot express how much i love this place. they have 2 locations and…read moreit's exactly what you need when you don't know what to eat. my go-to is the salad with chicken and umami fries but if you ask me what to order for the table... we're getting the whole chicken, umami fries, rotiserrie fat rice, and brussel sprouts. and even better, their summer soft serve is absolutely worth it. all this and you will realize your tummy will be as full as your wallet because it is by far the best bang for your buck. everyone that works here is the absolute sweetest and i can guarantee that your dine-in will be worth it. super cozy spot and you can't go wrong taking it home to eat too

I don't usually venture out to pick-up lunch on weekdays but every now and then, I treat myself…read more RT Rotisserie, part of the Rich Table family, is always packed during lunchtime. The first time I picked up from there, I got the rice bowl with chicken. I wanted to try the rotisserie fat rice that came with it. That was a big mistake as the bottom portion of the box was so oily and heavy that it would've been the same if I just opened a bottle of cooking oil and just drank it. The second time, I went with the rotisserie chicken salad. My fault for assuming their house dressing wouldn't be creamy, I asked for my salad to be tossed rather than the dressing on the side. Another big miss as there was so much dressing that my salad was drowning in it. The online ordering option didn't allow me to select light or extra dressing. A decently priced lunch spot in Hayes Valley, but sadly both times have been misses for me.

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RT Rotisserie - Interior facing ordering area

Interior facing ordering area

RT Rotisserie - RTR Salad $10.50 + Chicken $4.25; iced tea $4.00

RTR Salad $10.50 + Chicken $4.25; iced tea $4.00

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MIXT

3.8(26 reviews)
3.3 mi•Inner Sunset

I'm actually giving this spot a 3.5 but rounding up to 4 because the Agua Fresca was excellent as…read morewell as portion sizes and packaging were on point for delivery. So while I can't speak to in person service or decor the delivery is on point. My peachy salad was just ok. The chicken was cold and not crunchy, and the cornbread crumbles were not crunchy at all, like kind of in between stale and crunchy... weird combo. Peaches and pickled onions were awesome though. The dressings that it came with which were a bbq sauce and some type of special ranch also were a weird combo, glad it was on the side vs in the salad itself otherwise I'm not sure I would have eaten it. Crispy cauliflower was good but definitely not crispy at all! Probably got softer on delivery but definitely not something that should be advertised as crispy when it's not... The saving item was my carrot ginger agua fresca- this was amazing! Loved it, that gets a 5/5. Food is 3/5.

My daughter compares this place to Chipotle, but MIXT's focus is on fresh salads (cold and warm)…read moreand sandwiches. She ordered Dave's Taco Bowl, which filled the bowl much lesser than my Soba salad. Service was fairly fast and it's an airy bright place, but we ordered to go. At home, we ate our bowls and with all of the promises on their bag, I'd expect it to be fresher. You know how you could take fresh vegetables' flavors that pop? They didn't have that and I hardly noticed any snow peas and pickled shimeji mushrooms in my salad. I took a bite of my daughter's taco bowl and it was ok- nothing special. Some Chipotle's bowls deliver more flavor.

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MIXT - FALAF 2.0 SALAD (vegan)

FALAF 2.0 SALAD (vegan)

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Kitava

Kitava

4.4(685 reviews)
1.5 mi•Mission
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Wow! Wish I had a place back home like this. I found this as I researched the area for lunch…read moreoptions during an art gallery walk. And we hit the jackpot. Delicious, high quality food served in a timely fashion. Even though my plant burger looked dry it was refreshingly tasty and soft. My fellow diners loved their bowl choices too. This is one of those places where I could go multiple times, pick new meals each time and be completely satisfied with every one. Definitely on the list to hit again when we are back in SF.

I totally love this place, workers are always nice to me…read more Today I went in to pick up my order and encountered a white tall bald man. I'm not sure if he's the manager but he needs to do way better. I showed him my order and he had an attitude when he asked for my name. He said order just came in 4 minutes ago, I totally understand that food takes time so I asked to use restroom. When I came out I saw my order on the counter but did not grabbed it. I asked him to check if any of those were my order and he said "no" I told him I saw my order on the back counter and he rudely said "you did not" I told him to please check the orders in the front counter and he gave me my order stating he haven't realized it was a pick up... Idk if this the way you're treating everyone but I didn't find the attitude to be the correct one for a place like this. Food is great but remove this man if he's in management. Thanks!

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Kitava - Inside decor is lovely

Inside decor is lovely

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Chicken Nuggets

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El Mariachi SF - mexican - Updated October 2026

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