Burritos are awesome and what they're known for, but I have to give the al pastor tacos a shout --…read morethey're awesome when you're not craving as much. Super suiza quesadillas also delicious. I prefer the al pastor to the carne asada, it was just so much more tender and flavorful. It's great they offer outdoor seating so more people can fit, but the indoor table near the back door was so cold from the wind. The atmosphere felt like a lot of locals bringing around their tourist friends (but tbh that was me too!)

Legendary - oh that quesadilla!!…read more If you are looking for an authentic late-night bite in San Francisco, El Farolito is an absolute must-visit institution. The fresh food here hits the spot every single time, serving up massive portions that never skimp on flavor, and honestly, it is so much better than La Taqueria down the street. While most people rave about the burritos, the absolute star of the show for me is their amazing quesadilla--perfectly cheesy, packed with high-quality meats, and grilled to absolute perfection. The only real downside to this gritty, no-frills spot is the deplorable bathroom situation, which is definitely best avoided if you can help it. But if you can look past the sketchy restroom, the incredible, affordable food easily beats out the competition nearby and makes it entirely worth the trip. * Tip: This place gets very busy and can have very long lines, especially during the late-night rush, so try to go during off-peak hours or just be prepared to wait a bit for your food! Thanks

We did a big group order at work. Only thing is we forgot to ask them to label our orders with…read morenames, since everyone got the tacos with different fillings. The best tacos I've had in sf.

TLDR: It's pretty hard to find a bad spot in the Mission District. I think Tacos El Patron has a…read moreshare of the pie, and I think they deserve it. The food is good, and it's clear that people will fall in line for it. I don't mind going back. Chips: It's free, and it's chips w/ salsa. Enjoy it. Birria Taco: I think a lot of restaurants are starting to understand how birria is made, so I'm noticing that the average quality is going up. While the taste profile of the meat and the consommé are above average for this place, I feel that the birria that I eat is beginning to taste the same. Kudos on the size; some spots skimp on the size. Lengua Super Burrito: I think this is priced very well for a large burrito. I am a fan of their lengua, and I'm also happy to report that I didn't feel cheated with the lengua portion size inside the burrito. I tried their asasda, and it was bad, so I'm very happy that the lengua was very good. Service: You order, you pay, you wait for the food to arrive. Nothing crazy. Ambiance: It's a smaller corner spot, so you really gotta get lucky with the seating. The line can get crazy at certain hours of the day, so it's gonna be hard to sit and stay a while. I'd just eat here and move on.

Found this restaurant while my friend and I were starving looking for the nearest food place. I'm…read moreso glad we picked this restaurant because their food was exactly what we needed after a day of shopping. The shrimp tacos and the quesa birria were amazing. As someone who loves cheese I wish the quesabirria had a tiny bit more cheese but regardless it was a 10/10. The drinks were standard, great place to go if you're in the castro looking for some good tacos!

Enjoyed my quesabirria and consume on the side with a mango margarita with taijin rim…read more Plenty of seating indoors and outdoors. Salsa bar by the counter. Staff friendly. Will be back.

Apparently getting a Mission burrito is a requirement when visiting San Francisco, so we went to La…read moreTaqueria. Did I know what made it a Mission burrito? No. Can I explain it after eating one? Also no. Whatever was happening inside that tortilla was incredible. Juicy, packed with flavor, and immediately more important than anything else we had planned. My wife could've said "the bridge is gone" and I would've needed to finish chewing before asking which one. I'd been living in the South for a few years and hadn't had Mexican food this good in a while. First bite had me looking around the room for someone to hold accountable for the last several years. Please excuse the picture. A partially eaten burrito is difficult to photograph with dignity. Great atmosphere, line out the door, and the staff were nice while working their butts off. Meanwhile, I'm standing there holding my burrito with both hands. Double gripping that beautiful mf. Highly recommend. Still couldn't define a Mission burrito under oath, but I'd happily eat another one.

For a classic mission burrito, look no further than La Taqueria. It's an iconic, no frills burrito…read morespot nestled in the Mission. Bring your cash because you're going to need it here! The inside is pretty bare bones with bench style seating. It gives cafeteria vibes. The cashier will write down orders on paper tickets, so listen out for when they call your number out loud throughout the restaurant. It's old school at its finest. I ordered the burrito, and it was a solid and filling meal. It had flavor, and was perfectly toasty and warm. I will say the chips are nothing to write home about, but they were super cheap!

After some sightseeing and walking out of Balmy Alley, we walked into Taqueria Vallarta for…read more dinner. It feels like a hole in a wall place, nothing fancy, nothing touristy, sort of divey, very functional! Don't expect cleanliness. That said staff is very polite, very sweet, very efficient with a bit of a language barrier. Food: good food, tasty, and a very vast choice. No salsa bar, the hot sauce is not really hot. Quick service, fresh stuff. Service: kind staff ...they don't rush you when you're not able to get across what you want due to a language barrier. Ambience: basic not trendy, not fancy, very-very functional!! At our table of 3 adults and two kids: we ordered a plate with 3 chicken tacos, a grilled veggie burrito, a vegetarian with cactus plate, and a burrito with french fries in it also vegetarian! Coke. Good food, worth a try!

The customer service was ok Lady at register a little rude…read morewhen asking for chips with our meal The carne asada tacos were awesome Great flavor and taste The shrimp tacos are cooked fresh so a little wait and so good Lots of seating inside and some outside

I haven't been here in years. When I went a long time ago, I didn't like it. It was alright to me…read more I was a true El Farolito fan, but man...last night...I was made into a believer... Ordered the Carne Asada Quesadilla Suiza on flour tortilla and I have been converted. I finally get it now... My previous opinion could've been because I was young and didn't know any better. Excited to go back and try the rest of the menu. The red and green salsa paired nicely with the quesadilla suiza as well. Dare I say, the best quesadilla suiza ever? I would, but I think it's the first one actually. But yes, veddy good.

This has been a spot I wanted to try for a long time so my husband took it to go for us, and it was…read moreokay, nothing special We tried their regular carne asada burrito which was okay. We had added for chicken burrito but they got the order wrong and gave us carne asada instead For the super quesadilla Suiza, we had asked for carne asada but they gave us chicken instead, that was one super oily Overall it's an okay spot . They do hang up the phone if you call ahead so they don't take the orders via phone ; the employee at the counter seemed unhappy and was hanging up the phone on clients

Five stars, easy. I got the chicken tinga bowl: rice, beans, chopped lettuce, green enchilada…read moresauce, a little cheese, sour cream on the side, plus chips and three salsas. The orange salsa is probably a mango habanero: spicy with this lovely fruitiness. The green is your classic, done well. And the enchilada sauce is great. The chicken tinga itself was incredible and not overly salty, which so many places get wrong. Rice and beans cooked perfectly, lettuce chopped nice and fine. But the thing that won me over happened before I even ordered: the server brought out a little plate of samples: their mole, some chicken tinga, some birria; just so I could taste around the menu. Who does that??! Simple interior, clean, super friendly people. All of it for about $15! In SF that's like a pricing error in my favor. I'll be back.

Cocina Mamá Cholita is such a find, it's a total WOW!…read more It's totally worth three times around the block for street parking (really). On a scrubby block of the outer Mission, I used to be here weekly for social skills therapy with my son at KidSpace. So, I was familiar with the parking challenges. Ten minutes later we headed in. Clean, welcoming warm, they invited us to try anything before ordering. We were ready to order the enchiladas divorciadas ($18.49) and breakfast burrito with guacamole ($16.99). We were kindly fussed over by a woman I think was the young owners' mom. She wiped down our table, brought chips and three kinds of salsa and my coffee plus cream and sugar. My son wolfed down the enchiladas with green and red sauces and I saved half of my breakfast burrito for dinner later. My burrito was deliciously filling - and I was super hungry - that's how satisfying it was! The owner told me they make the chorizo sausage in house. The burrito had a wonderful smoky flavor, almost like bacon. Check out this wonderful, newer spot on the 3400 block of Mission. Lovely owners, great food!

Amazing street tacos in the Mission. For $4, you get a two delicious corn tortillas topped with a…read moreshit ton of tender, juicy meat. There's also a pickled veggie, radish, and lime bar along with 4 different (spicy af) sauces. Not sure which one was sooo spicy, I think maybe the white-ish one which is misleading haha. We came for the Al Pastor but was wowed by the Lengua. Asada quesadilla was also good, especially when you bite into a fatty piece of Carne with cartilage :D

TLDR: recommend the lengua and horchata. They take Zelle. Cash preferred…read more Details: Great value! Come early around 8pm. It says they open the 7pm but they're not ready till much later and we were told to show up around 8pm to be first in line. The lengua tacos are fantastic! The horchata is also good. I also had the pastor and carne asada. The pastor was better than the carne asada but even then neither stood out. It was nice to support their entrepreneurial spirit. I like that the early crowd is Latino locals, and that the later crowd (assumed) gets after bar crowd. It really services a wide San Francisco scene. Limited seats. Don't expect to sit down.

Decent tacos but better burritos…read more Dishes (ranked by best): -Super burrito -Al Pastor taco -Birria taco ($4.75) Logistics: -accepts cc -some indoor seating -street parking only

Got a burrito here that tasted like something I could've made at home. Was it terrible? No, but it…read morewasn't good neither. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing. Maybe the burrito isn't their strong suit. Either way, it was meh.

The food I had delivered to my residence was very small and I would hope that they would give me a…read morelarger portion but it still tasted good. The service is also good and the ambiance of the place was great from other reviews I wrote. I give them 3 stars

Came here with friends on a Friday night and it was pretty empty inside. There's plenty of sesting…read moreand a salsa bar in the back. Sitting by the window is nice because you can feel the fresh air. You can order at the counter or they can also bring menus to the table for you. They are very fast with getting our food to us too, so it's a good place to go to if you need a quick bite. I got 3 tacos: Pastor, Grilled Chicken, and Carnitas. My favorite was the Carnitas one, it had a nice flavor and good, juicy texture. The chicken one was rather dry, but I think it's because it was later in the evening and they had cooked it a while ago. Would want to come back to try their Tijuana style tacos because my friend recommended them to me after and they looked delicious.