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I love fish tacos. I also love veggie burritos. But finding fish tacos North of San Diego can be a challenge. Here's a list of the best places I know of to get fish tacos and veggie burritos in San Francisco. Ed. Note: My preference is for vegetarian burritos (beans and rice) and not vegetable burritos (broccoli and carrots and cauliflower and every other vegetable that is on sale at the market). I can't stand vegetable burritos, so your mileage may vary. |
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Recommendations:
Best fish taco: | Nick's Crispy Tacos | Best veggie burrito: | Taqueria Cancun | |
Best fish burrito: | ?? (was El Balazo) | Best chain: | Rubios | |
Best healthy mex: | Papalote, Los Altos | Best hole-in-the-wall: | El Chachanilla | |
Unique fish taco: | El Gran Taco | Late night fish taco: | Taqueria Zorros |
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El Balazo (a.k.a. 'Car Wash Burrito') | 282-7130 | 2560 Marin St | |
Fish Burritos (cash only!) | |||
UPDATE: El Balazo is no longer at the Car Wash location!
This has been replaced with El Tonayense,
the taco truck people (who have Fish only on Fridays). A sad loss.
UPDATE #2: El Tonayense has been replaced by "Martitas", which has decent fish burritos, though not quite as good as Balazo. Old info: These fish burritos are to die for. This is hidden in the corner of a car wash near the Cesar Chavez entrance to 101. Not to be confused with the other (related but not as tasty) El Balazo's in SF. |
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Martitas Kitchen | 231-3196 | 2560 Marin St | |
Fish Burritos | |||
A decent enough fish burrito, but sadly it replaced the original
home of El Balazo, who had the best fish burrito around, so it's
hard to compare.
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Tacos El Ojo De Agua | - | 3rd and Brannan (truck) | |
Fish Tacos | |||
The best grilled tilapia I've had in SF. This truck is sometimes
also parked by 1015 Folsom on Fri/Sat nights, but normally sits
at 3rd and Brannan. The taco is overflowing but simple, with cabbage,
salsa verde and pico de gallo.
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Al Carajo | 400-4146 | 3224 1/2 22nd St @ Mission | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Right in the mission we finally have some incredible fish tacos.
These are on the fancy side with their clever purple tortillas, but
it doesn't matter because the fish is basically cooked perfectly
to order.
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El Chachanilla | 550-9410 | 2948 21st @ Harrison | |
Fish Tacos | |||
At the walk up window you can plunk down a measly $1.25 and get
some of the best fish tacos in San Francisco. If you want other
meats, they have an encouraging menu of brains, eyes and guts
as well as the more American chicken and steak. The fish is
so lightly breaded it almost seems grilled. If that wasn't enough,
there's a massive selection of condiments on the counter so you
can apply your own heaping dabs of gaucamole and salsa fresca.
The Agua de Fresca (particularly the Melon) is very sweet, so if you like that (as I do), then you'll enjoy the Agua here. Chachanilla has only two faults. They cook the tortillas on the grill with no oil, so they're dry, but more importantly, they have serious consistency problems. Make sure to come during normal feeding hours, otherwise the condiments and fish can be very dry and unhappy. If it wasn't for that, Chachanilla's would be a solid 5 stars. |
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El Pelon | 864-3647 | Mission St and South Van Ness | |
? | Fish and Shrimp Tacos/Burritos | ||
A converted bright red trailer on the inner West corner of Mission
and Van Ness hides some of the best Taqueria fish in San Francisco.
Their grilled sole would hold it's own if it was sitting on a plate
by itself. They grill in butter (can do oil if asked), though they
use enough that the fish is fairly close to deep fried in terms of
fat content, and even tastier. They also have prawns, though I
haven't tried them yet. Guacomole has no milk.
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El Tonayense | 559-0404 | Harrison & 17th St | |
Fish Tacos on Fridays | |||
The Tonayense mexican trucks are a source of surprisingly good and cheap
food. Because of laws on food trucks, they are found in some odd parts
of town: 3150 24th St and Harrison & 14th/17th/19th St, and their hours
aren't clear. But they're definitely worth a try. They have fish tacos
on Fridays, and the fish (Tilapia, I think) is lightly fried, but incredibly
juicy. The tacos are very simple and cheap.
Guacomole has lots of cream/milk.
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El Farolitos Taqueria | 826-4870 | 2779 Mission St | |
Veggie Burritos | |||
2005/10/26 Update:
The line quality at Farolitos, I am sad to say, has hit rock bottom.
They make their burritos so quickly that it's a mess to watch, and
food is flying everywhere. Order chicken and expect pieces of beef,
order no-cheese and watch as they drop cheese all across your tortilla.
Not cool if you have serious dietary restrictions. The last three times
I've gone they've screwed up my burrito somehow, finally on the last
time I gave up and had to give the burrito away - I won't be going back.
Let me know if their quality changes, because I miss their good and fast
food.
2011 Update: To make things worse, I had some good friends who went to Farolitos and one of their workers stole their iPhone. When they figured out who took it, they got their phone back and told management, but management didn't do anything about it and chose to protect their thief employee. A sad drop for what used to be the best Taqueria in the Mission. Originally: The best veggie burritos in SF. Ask for extra avocado and you'll be in heaven. Open superlate and generally packed. The cebollitas (grilled onions) are tasty too - though they dip them in the same oil as the meat. |
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Weird Fish | 863-4744 | 2193 Mission St | |
Fish and Veggie Tacos | |||
Another sad loss in the Mission. The Weird Fish menu was cut by
more than half, and a lot of great items have disappeared. The
menu keeps changing, so whether or not they will have satisfying
fish tacos is always a question.
Originally: Great fish tacos, though I wish they had hot sauce available at the table. The have many veggie tacos available which are also fantastic, check out the yam and spinach taco for a treat. Also has a number of excellent veggie and vegan selections, such as vegan buffalo wings (gluten free batter available!) a vegan fish and chips. |
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Dos Pinas | 252-8220 | 251 Rhode Island St | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Interesting menu and location. Has two fish tacos, a Baja taco and a
'Corona' fish taco (although their online menu mentions Baja, Grilled Tilapia
and Prawn). I tried the Baja taco. The fish is sizable and good, but
without the creme sauce (they couldn't tell me if it was dairy or not),
the taco wasn't complete, and their lack of pico de gallo anywhere is
a shameful oversight. They have a good (homemade?) hot sauce, but
that's not enough to complete this taco. So very close to a fantastic
taco.
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Street Taco | 872-9503 | 980 16th St | |
Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos | |||
Somehow they've managed to mix fairly expensive tacos (2 for $9)
with the notion of street food. Having said that, it's worth
noting that they cook their fish perfectly - the fish is juicy
and tender, it's tilapia with no breading. The tortillas are
pretty good as well, though unfortunately there isn't really
much else going on with this taco. They asked me if I wanted
it hot and I did, but the taco itself didn't really have much
flavor or heat. If you're looking for a really well cooked
fish on a simple tortilla with cabbage, then maybe this is the
taco for you. I did not use the chipotle sauce they offered,
because it was based off dairy (tartar sauce), but I doubt it
would have completely changed the flavor of the taco. Worth
doing, but perhaps not at this $$. I also tried the shrimp taco,
which was also reasonably well cooked (and not in butter, for
once), but less noteworthy than the fish.
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Street Taco | 872-9906 | 83 9th St | |
Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos | |||
One of their other locations
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Street Taco | 525-4435 | 1607 Haight St | |
Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos | |||
One of their other locations
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Papalote | 970-8815 | 3409 24th St @ Valencia | |
Fish Tacos, Veggie Burritos, Soyrizo! | |||
New location at 1777 Fulton St @ Masonic (old "Tango 20" location)
Papalote's is an anomoly for Mexican food - it's clean, healthy AND
it's tasty. They're vegan friendly and fresh, the vegetables are picked
daily, and they proudly advertise vegan rice, beans (refried!) and guacamole.
The fish tacos are tasty considering how much healthier they are than fried (non-dairies be warned, ask for oil instead of butter), and the salsa has many fans. They also have something that I wish more Mexican restaurants would offer, which is Soyrizo as a meat choice, though I haven't had a chance to try it in their tacos/burritos yet, but Soyrizo is what I use in tacos at home so I know it's good.
There are better fish tacos in SF, but if you're looking for a healthy
taqueria, this is the place to go.
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El Farolitos Taqueria | 641-0758 | 2950 24th St | |
Veggie Burritos | |||
Next to their Mission Street location, almost as good but they
steam their tortillas instead of grilling them.
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Rubios | 957-1389 | 865 Market St | |
Everything | |||
I actually like Rubios even though it's a chain. They have
lobster, shrimp, fish and even grilled fish tacos and burritos.
They've got it all, and it's decent and cheap. Not exactly south
of the border, but what do you expect from fast food? This Rubios
is hidden in the lower level of the San Francisco Centre mall at 5th.
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Tacos Santana | 920-9366 | 2491 Mission St | |
Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos, Mexican Seafood | |||
This bar and restaurant carries a massive seafood selection, including
fish and shrimp tacos. The fish is fried and is juicy and tender, the
seasoning is just about perfect. Missing from a perfect fish taco is
pico de gallo, unfortunately. The menu says that it's open to 2am, but
it's only open to 11pm.
Non-dairy people take note, the guacomole has milk and the shrimp is cooked in butter. |
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Nick's Crispy Tacos at Harry Denton's Rouge | 409-8226 | 1500 Broadway St | |
Fish Tacos, fish burritos. | |||
Club by night, fish taqueria by day!
They have grilled fish and baja fish (fried), but the baja is much better. The fish is very tender and tasty and the tacos are packed. The guacomole is generous and delicious (though it's an extra charge). The white sauce is made from mayo and lime juice, so it doesn't have any milk which is great for us non-dairy folk. On top of having great tacos, they often have Watermelon Aqua de Fresca, which is my favorite kind, and refills are only a dollar. |
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Taqueria Los Coyotes | 760-7199 | 3036 16th St | |
Fish, Shrimp Tacos | |||
A very clean and new taqueria place with well designed menus draws
suspicion in my book, but it turns out to be undeserved for this
restaurant. They have a grilled fish taco that isn't overloaded
with fish, but they load it up with salsa, cilantro, etc, making for
a very juicy taco, of which I am a fan. If you're looking for
lots of the fish taste, then you'll be missing here, but it otherwise
makes for a tasty taco. They also can do Shrimp tacos (w/out butter,
thanks for that) and the situation is very similar, though the texture
of the shrimp helps it stand out a bit more. Also worth trying is
the Guacofries, which are quite good even without cheese.
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Tacolicious | 346-1966 | 2031 Chestnut St | |
Fish Tacos | |||
I'm not much up for the loud, crowded bar-like atmosphere, but the
tacos show potential. The fish in the fried cod taco is very similar
to the excellent fish at Nicks, but the rest of the taco doesn't own
up - the tortillas aren't worthy of the fish. The guacomole they offer
as a side is good and has a large portion, but the salsa is a bit overly
citrus. Better tortillas and a strong pico de gallo would make this a
top notch taco. Good enough if you're in the area otherwise. They
have a "taco of the week" called the "Pescado Veracruz" which I am
guessing is a regular on their menu, it's grilled cod with tomato-caper-olive
sauce, but it's just not worth it. Stick to the friend cod.
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White Orchid Taqueria | 474-3888 | 993 North Point St | |
? | Fish Tacos (Coming Soon) | ||
At the beginning of April this taqueria by Fisherman's Wharf will
be carrying fish tacos. I'll try them out soon as they're up.
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El Tesoro | 202.0530 | 599 O'Farrell St @ Leavenworth | |
Fish Tacos, Prawn Tacos | |||
A very messy, tasty taco - the fish is simple but juicy, and the salsa is
quite good. They'll do avocado instead of guacomole if you ask.
My only wish would be that they'd cook their tortillas differently,
they seem to just heat them up instead of fry or grill them.
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Taqueria Fiesta Taco | 885-0866 | 250 Golden Gate Ave @ Leavenworth | |
Fish Tacos, Prawns, Ceviche | |||
Their fish is just slightly salty and dry, but the rest of the taco
is so phenomenal that it makes up for it. They have a great pico
de gallo that I highly recommend, and they load up the taco with it.
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El Metate | 641-7209 | 2406 Bryant | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Tasty fish tacos, and I'm told they have the best vegetable
burrito around. (That's 'vegetable' - not 'veggie')
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El Castillito | 621-6971 | 2092 Mission St | |
Veggie Burritos | |||
This was my favorite place to get veggie burritos until I discovered
El Farolitos.
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El Balazo | 543-4601 | 54 Mint St | |
Fish Burritos | |||
Blah. Nothing compared to the Car Wash Burrito.
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El Balazo | 864-2140 | 1654 Haight St | |
Fish Burritos | |||
Blah. Nothing compared to the Car Wash Burrito.
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El Beach Burrito | 731-2004 | 3914 Judah St @ 44th Ave | |
Fish Tacos & Burritos | |||
If you're in the deep sunset and longing for fish tacos, you don't have to
drive into the "city" anymore. El Beach slices up fish relatively thin
and then grills it - which has the benefit of being somewhere between
grilled and deep-fried as far as fat/flavor. Unfortunately they don't
do much to the fish to wake it up - so unless you're looking for a plain
taco, it's not much of a catch. I went back and tried the fish burrito.
Sadly, it was kind of dry. It was solid, but not quite what I was
hoping for.
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Green Chile Kitchen | 614-9411 | 601 Baker @ Fulton | |
Veggie Burritos | |||
Not a lot of offerings, but a decent veggie burrito, and really good
green chile (hence the name), which is used as a topping as well as
the base for a good vegetarian green chile stew.
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Ganim's Deli | 282-9289 | 1135 18th St @ 280 | |
Fish Tacos | |||
This pre-gentrification little market is nestled on the end
of the hip Potrero shopping district. The grilled fish is
okay, and the tortillas are barely warm, but the toppings are
good and plentiful. You get three completely packed tacos for
under $10, and that's a pretty good deal.
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Gracias Madre | 683-1346 | 2211 Mission St | |
Vegan Mexican | |||
Interesting 100% organic and vegan mexican restaurant in the Mission.
Not that exciting from a veggie burrito perspective, but worthy
of note on my SF veggie
restaurants list
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Pacific Catch | 440-1950 | 2027 Chestnut St @ Fillmore | |
Fish Tacos | |||
This is a pretty tasty fish place - somewhere between a restaurant and
fast food. They have fish tacos on their menu, in the healthy style.
The tacos are more non-traditional in their flavor, exemplified by
the Salmon BBQ Taco.
They have lots of great things as well such as sweet-potato fries and
coconut shrimp, and they're the only place in San Francisco where I've
found my favorite Hawaiian dish, Ahi Poke.
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Taco Los Altos | 821-0701 | 737 Cortland Ave | |
Fish Tacos, Ceviche, Shrimp Tacos | |||
I haven't tried the ceviche or shrimp yet, but the fish tacos are great.
They use a quality grilled white fish. I highly recommend paying the
extra money for the "super" - not only for the guacomole and toppings,
but because the super taco comes with a homemade tortilla which is
well worth the money. This is a very tasty taco that isn't fried
and doesn't have a fried shell. Update 2007/05/07: I tried their
fish burrito and it was awful. The fish was dry and overcooked, and
the burrito had nothing going for it. My companion tried the veggie
burrito and only had this to say: "It wasn't bad, at least."
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Taqueria Zorros | 392-9677 | 308 Columbus St @ Broadway | |
Fish Tacos, Fish Burritos | |||
This place serves a great bare-bones fish taco with some caveats.
They're also happily open late (2am). They give you lots of grilled
red snapper, but it only comes with onion and cilantro, so you probably
want some extra condiments. The hot sauce is tasty but hot.
Make sure to ask for avocado instead of guacamole, since their
guacamole is often a pathetic, soupy imitation of some weird guacamole
mayonnaise spread.
And unfortunately their fish burrito isn't very good either,
it was too salty and bland the time I tried it, which is hard to
justify with a price tag over $8. Stick to the tacos.
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El Gran Taco | 956-6125 | 448 Broadway St | |
Fish Tacos, Fish Burritos only Thursdays | |||
Even though they commited the cardinal sin of reheating
their fish in a microwave, the fish was somehow still delicious.
They use a very unique spice in their fish which is a great
flavor, though not one that is very common to fish tacos, and
they use rice and beans instead of the common cabbage and sauce,
but again, it's quite tasty.
Warning: the rice is not veggie, it has chicken broth,
and they only have fish on thursdays.
It's definitely worth checking out for a unique fish taco experience.
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La Fonda | 681-9205 | 712 Irving St | |
Salmon Tacos | |||
They grill up a slice of salmon on the spot when you order the
salmon taco. It's very fresh and very clean. The taco is sparse,
only coming with lettuce and salsa, though an extra order of the
guacomole (non-dairy) gets you a heap of guac. The fish is only
lightly seasoned, but it's still fresh, so it's good if you're
looking for a subtle fish taco experience. I believe they also
have shrimp burritos.
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Circolo Lounge | 553-8560 | 500 Florida St @ Mariposa | |
Fish Tacos | |||
At happy hour, this 'Ultra Lounge' serves grilled fish tacos for $5.
The tacos are pretty sparse as one might expect from an upscale restaurant,
but they are pretty tasty. My biggest wish would be for more salsa.
They are tasty enough if you don't mind the price, though don't talk
to the owner, since he's a bit of a jackass.
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Amante | 362-4400 | 570 Green St | |
Fish Tacos, Prawn Tacos | |||
Overpriced ($8) fish and prawn tacos as an appetizer. The
fish is good, but the tacos are a bit dry, they need more
sauce and grease - they're a bit too clean.
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El Taco Loco | 282-7018 | 3274 24th St @ Mission | |
Fish Tacos, Fish Tortas | |||
Fish tacos aren't on the menu, but fish tortas are (haven't tried one yet).
The fish doesn't seem to have much flavor at first, but the taco has a
nice amount of sloppiness on it and the flavor starts to grow.
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El Taco Loco | 695-0621 | 3306 Mission St @ 29th | |
? | Fish Tacos? | ||
The other El Taco Loco - haven't tried.
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La Cumbre | 863-8205 | 515 Valencia St | |
Fish Tacos, Mexi-Seafood | |||
Great salsa, lousy Baja fish. Imagine some slightly seasoned and salted
fish sticks on a taco. A shame, because they have good pico de gallo.
They also carry a number of fish dishes I haven't tried yet.
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La Carreta | 522-1999 | 533 Haight St | |
Fish Tacos | |||
A new taqueria in the mission. Fish was neither good nor bad, and the
pico de gallo was pretty good, but the tortillas were a bit soggy, and
so overloaded that it was actually too big to eat. If you're
in the area and you need a fish taco, it isn't too bad, but they
need to work on their tortillas.
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Pancho's | 387-TACO | 3440 Geary | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Cleaner slightly more styling joint but not necessarily as tasty as I'd hope.
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Pancho's | 474-2280 | 1639 Polk St | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Another smaller version of the Pancho's on Geary
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Pancho Villa's | 864-8840 | 3071 16th St | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Pancho Villa has two types of fish tacos, a whitefish and a salmon taco,
both grilled.
They serve more fish per taco than any other place I've seen, but the
whitefish isn't as good as the salmon and probably should've been fried.
The tacos aren't very exciting, but they have salsa mexicana at the
salsa bar which I appreciate. If you like your fish tacos to mostly
be tortilla and fish, then you'll love their tacos.
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La Salsa Mexican Grill | 771-7848 | 2401 California St | |
Fish Tacos | |||
It's a small chain, so that doesn't help. They have grilled fish tacos
(two kinds) and shrimp tacos. They aren't bad but they aren't great.
They seem to be walking in the no-mans-land between healthy and
not-healthy-but-yummy which doesn't seem like a great place to be.
If they fried their tortillas, then we'd have a whole different review.
They have a salsa bar (hence the name), but while the salsa selection
is good, none of them knocked me off my feet taste-wise (though the
habanero salsa will knock you off your feet heat-wise).
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Taqueria Cancun | 252-9560 | 2288 Mission St | |
Ceviche Tostada, Veggie burritos | |||
Ceviche is fish cooked with lime/lemon juice instead of heat. Cancun
has delicious ceviche tostadas - which is ceviche and tomatos and
onions (optionally avocado) on a hard tortilla. Fantastic and
juicy. You'll want lots of napkins.
Their veggie burrito is also great. It was my favorite until I
discovered Farolito's, but Farolito's has severely fallen off in
quality, so Cancun is back on top.
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La Salsa Mexican Grill | 291-0717 | 39 Pier @ Bldg P | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Another La salsa location.
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El Burrito Express 2 | 776-4246 | 1812 Divisadero St | |
Fish Tacos, Fish/prawn burritos | |||
On their "specials" menu they have a $3.90 two fish taco plate (no fish
on their "regular" menu. The fish is grilled snapper (though it looked
more like whitefish to me) and has some nice spice and is grilled in
white wine. The tortillas are very good and large, though a bit thin.
Unfortunately they serve the whole thing as one big plate taco, making
it impossible to eat taco style. I recently tried the fish burrito,
and it was really good - you could definitely taste the white wine
sauce, and the tomatos, onions and peppers were plentiful. Evidently
they now also carry a tofu burrito.
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El Burrito Express | 566-8300 | 1601 Taraval St | |
? | Fish Tacos? | ||
Another Burrito Express - haven't tried it.
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Mariachi's | 621-4358 | 508 Valencia St | |
Fish Tacos, Shrimp Burritos | |||
Not particularly exciting unless you like "fancy" salsas such as
mango salsa. They have lots of options for beans and rice and salsa,
but the fish isn't terribly exciting.
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Las Mesas | 863-1382 | 663 Haight St | |
Fish Tacos, Vegetable Burritos | |||
This is the winner in the 'too big too eat as a taco' category, also
known as the fork&knife taco. The tortilla seems homemade, and is
good, but it's not fried, so it gets a little soggy underneath all the
toppings. The fish is grilled and is good fish, though with a little
less spice than I prefer. The toppings are good - if they'd fry the
tortilla and split it amongst two or three tacos so I could actually
pick them up, then they'd have a solid contender in the "pescado a la planche"
(grilled) category.
They also have a vegetable burrito, but brocolli and squash don't belong on a burrito as far as I'm concerned, so I haven't tried theirs. Their menu is also more extensive than the menu behind the counter shows - I suggest looking at their takeout menu to get a full list of plates. |
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El Toro Taqueria | 431-3351 | 598 Valencia St | |
Shrimp Tacos | |||
Well made shrimp tacos, but not a lot of flavor.
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Ocean Taqueria | 346-3515 | 1836 Divisadero St | |
Shrimp Tacos | |||
They don't actually have shrimp tacos on their menu, but they have
shrimp, and they have tacos. I asked them to make a shrimp taco
for me and discovered why they don't have shrimp tacos on their menu.
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Sweet Heat | 387-8845 | 1725 Haight St | |
Fish Tacos | |||
You would think that, considering the high price and the long
menu descriptions with all sorts of quirky ingredients that
these tacos would actually taste good.
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La Tortilla | 861-3990 | 495 castro | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Small joint, decent tacos, not enough condiment selection.
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Taqueria San Jose | 282-0203 | 2830 Mission St | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Not a lot of selection, but the grilled fish taco is actually
surprisingly tasty. If they had more salsa mexicana on it, it would
be perfect.
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Temporary Specials
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Squat and Gobble | 665-9900 | 1 W Portal Ave | |
Fish Tacos | |||
2005/01/25: The S&G on Portal has a temporary lunch special
of fish tacos that they said will run until late February. Let me
know if you see it there again. The tacos are pretty good, they give
a heaping portion of guacomole if you order. If the tacos were spicier
then I'd really enjoy them - but they're pretty far away for me anyways.
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Haven't Tried (Please send in reviews!)
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Del Taco | 975-0855 | 711 Market St @ 3rd | |
? | Fish Tacos | ||
Suggested by Harold Wong , similar to Rubios.
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La Parilla Grill | 359-1212 | 1760 Polk St | |
? | Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos | ||
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Primavera stand | ? | ? | |
? | Fish Tacos | ||
Allegedly you can get good fish tacos some saturdays at the
Ferry Buildings Farmers market.
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Tres Agaves | 227-0500 | 130 Townsend St | |
? | Fish Tacos | ||
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Taylor's Automatic Refresher | 866-328-3663 | 1 Ferry Building | |
? | Fish Tacos | ||
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Maya's Next Door | 543-2928 | 303 2nd St | |
? | Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos | ||
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Taco Del Mar | 618-0534 | 163 2nd St | |
? | Fish Tacos | ||
I was perusing Google Maps Street View for something else and noticed
this neon
"Fish Tacos" sign down a side street. So I searched for the name
on the front of the building and here it is. It's a chain, but they
still might have decent fish tacos.
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Restaurante El Delphin | 643-7955 | 3066 24th St | |
? | Fish Tacos, Shrimp Fajitas | ||
The menu seems to have many fish/prawn entrees that are served with tortillas.
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Tortilla Flats | ???-???? | Divisadero and Bush | |
? | Fish Tacos | ||
"Fish Tacos" advertised on their frontage.
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Andal� | 749-0506 | 2150 Chestnut St | |
? | Upscale Fish Selection | ||
Andal� is a slick local chain. Of note are three SFO locations, two post security.
I haven't tried them yet, but their menu looks promising: Shrimp Quesadillas,
Shrimp Fajitas, Fish Tacos, and Fish/Shrimp/Veggie Burritos. They also have
watermelon Aguas Fresca.
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La Taqueria | ? | 2889 Mission St @ 25th | |
Veggie Tacos | |||
Julia says: Bustling restaurant and sometimes long lines for some of the best
Mexican in town. The veggie tacos are delicious, you have to ask for
everything and they get to be a little expensive because all the
toppings are the price of an extra. The guacamole is super chunky and
tasty and the salsa's great. Have not tried without sour cream but
probably pretty good. The burritos aren't quite as good, pretty runny.
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La Corneta | 469-8757 | 2834 Diamond St | |
? | Salmon Burritos, Salmon Tacos, Veggie Burritos | ||
Recommended salmon burritos. The fish taco is salmon and grilled.
There's also a La Corneta at 2731 Mission, 643-7001 - don't know if
it's the same food.
Mentioned by David Goldsmith (dgolds.com)
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Victor's Inc | 495-7018 | 210 Townsend St | |
? | Cactus Burritos | ||
Mentioned by Chris Bowden.
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Taqueria ?? | ? | 24th St & Noe Valley | |
? | Cactus Burritos | ||
Don't have the name - mentioned by Chris Bowden.
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Taqueria Vallarta | 826-8116 | 3033 24th St | |
? | Shrimp Burritos, Spicy Shrimp Burritos,.. | ||
Has a bunch of different shrimp burritos on their menu, and though their
menu is curiously lacking in any tacos, I've seen them setup an
outdoor taco shop for $2 at night that develops quite a gathering and
looks great, though it's dead cow only.
Even so, they have a variety of shrimp burritos on the menu inside.
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Puerto Alegre | 255-8201 | 546 Valencia | |
? | Shrimp Tacos | ||
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Taylor's Refresher | 866-328-3663 | 1 Ferry Plaza | |
? | Spicy? Fish Tacos | ||
According to citysearch: "Spicy fish tacos, delicious but a bit
underwhelming, may not be quite up to all the hullabaloo."
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Beach Chalet | 386-8439 | 1000 Great Hwy (Route 1) | |
? | Fish Tacos | ||
According to their online menu, they have fish tacos, at least for
brunch/lunch.
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Tlaloc | 981-7800 | 525 Commercial St | |
? | Fish Tacos | ||
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CLOSED
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Tango 20 | 447-7333 | 1777 Fulton St @ Masonic | |
Fish tacos, soyrizo, veggie/tofu tacos | |||
I was excited to see that a fish taco place had opened up near my house!
This seemed like a semi-upscale chain, but it's actually not a franchise.
The serve a large variety of less authentic but "fancy" tacos - with a plethora of salsas and toppings. If you like orange slices in your salsa, then this is the place for you. The menu includes items such as a Jamaican Taco, a Cuban Taco, with ingredients "chimayo citrus salsa," "green chili white beans" and "grilled achioiote chicken." They actually do a great job of mixing flavors together, the fish taco (talapia) is quite tasty considering it's grilled. They also have a soyrizo burrito, and if you ask nicely, they can make a soyrizo taco. Also of note is their Ginger-Garlic Sweet Potato Fries which, while not exactly standard mexican fare, are fantastic. Dairy warning: they use cheese when they grill the tortillas, and the guacomole has sour cream. |
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Joe's Taco Lounge & Salsaria | 383-8164 | 382 Miller Ave, Mill Valley | |
? | Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tostadas | ||
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Flying Fish Grill | 650-712-1125 | 99 San Mateo Rd, Half Moon Bay | |
Fish Tacos | |||
Ian MacDowell says: Not a traditional mexican taco shop,
this place is more of a traditional SF chowder shop with some
Northern San Diego beach taco influences. It has all the traditional
fare -- clam chowder, popcorn shrimp, crab cakes -- plus deep fried
shrimp and fish tacos. Tortiallas and toppings are so-so, but the
breading and shrimp are always good and hot.
Joe Gore <3-zero comcast net> says: Tiny joint in Half Moon Bay. The Flying Fish Grill makes a superb cod fish taco. They also have Mahi and shark too. Don't take my word for it. AAA magazine picked them as one of the best in the entire west. |
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The Tonga Room | 772-5278 | 950 Mason St @ California | |
? | Polynesian Fish Tacos | ||
Pricey and kitschy bamboo lounge. They supposedly used to have
"Polynesian Fish Tacos" but not anymore.
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Butterfly | 864-8999 | 1710 Mission St @ Duboce | |
? | Fusion: Mu Shu Fish Tacos | ||
Moved to Pier 33 and don't have the fish tacos anymore
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