Mexican restaurants in San Francisco
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Pancho Villa
The hero of the downtrodden and burrito-deprived, delivering a fresh, heaping condiments bar and tinfoil-wrapped meals the girth of your forearm. The line moves fast going in, and as you leave, the door is held open for you and your newly acquired Pancho's paunch.
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La Taqueria
Rabble-rouser, are you? Ask a group of San Franciscans where to get the best burrito in town, then as voices rise, quietly slip off to La Taqueria. There's no debatable saffron rice, spinach tortilla or mango salsa here – just perfectly grilled meats, flavorful beans and classic tomatillo or mesquite salsa wrapped in a flour tortilla. They're purists at La Taqueria – if you don't want beans, you'll pay extra because they pack in more meat – but add-ons of spicy pickled vegetables and crema (Mexican sour cream) are true burrito bliss.
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El Tonayense Taco Truck
The best meal on wheels in SF. Burritos and quesadillas are generous to a fault, but the $2 tacos are an easy gourmet meal on the go – especially the al pastor (marinated roast pork) and lengua (beef tongue).
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El Metate
Smack in the middle of a residential stretch of the Mission is a cheerful yellow nook where you'll find upstanding corn tortillas and venerable carnitas (roast pork that is pulled and fried), though the chicken tacos can get a tad greasy. But the salsa is made in house and the burritos are made with fresh beans, not the stuff that's been sitting out all day at other tacquerías.
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Los Socios
Who says you can't get decent Mexican outside the Mission? Here the tacos are Transamerica Pyramids of meat and fresh veggies, and heaps of hot, salty chips and smoky-tangy mesquite salsas are up for grabs on the honor system. Los Socios takes the gray right out of a foggy downtown day with bright flavors, fiesta decor, and Mexican ska on the sound system.
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Tortas Los Picudos
Mexico City’s signature street food reinvented to satisfy famished Potrero del Sol skateboarders: sandwiches ($6 to $8) stuffed with farm-fresh veggies and healthy poached chicken or tangy marinated pulled pork, with optional pickled jalapeños. Wash it down with a strawberry smoothie or fresh-squeezed OJ, and you can skip dinner.
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Little Chihuahua
Who says sustainable, organic food has to be expensive or French? Charbroiled tomatillos, sustainable fish, Niman Ranch meats and organic veggies add up to sensational tacos, washed down with $3 draft beer or housemade organic agua fresca (fruit drink).
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Chilango
Upgrade from taqueria to sit-down restaurant at this casual Mexican spot that uses all-organic ingredients in its Mexico City–derived cooking. Meals are served at tile-top tables with Frida Kahlo images embedded within. Everything is made to order, including guacamole and tortillas. Favorite dishes: filet-mignon tacos, duck flautas (deep-fried flour tortilla with filling) and succulent carnitas (roast pork).
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Tropisueño
Last time you enjoyed casual Mexican dining this much, there were probably balmy ocean breezes and hammocks involved. Instead, you're steps away from SFMOMA, savoring an al pastor (marinated pork) burrito with mesquite salsa and grilled pineapple and sipping a margarita with a chili-salted rim. The organic rustic decor and the location are upscale, but the prices are about what you'd pay in the Mission, give or take a buck and a BART ride.
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