El Metate
$ • Mexican, Vegan, VegetarianAbout El Metate
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Flour Tortilla Rice Beans Salsa with Choice of Meat
Chicken and Shrimp Tacos
Chicken Milanesa Torta
Prawn Burrito Deluxe
Chicken Mole Burrito
Al Pastor Burrito
Shrimp Quesadilla
Cheese Enchiladas
Chips and Salsa
Grilled Chicken
El Metate Reviews
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Quaint & good food. Friendly restaurant & staff.
food good especially nachos..
place nice but ambiance ok for friends not really a romantic setting..Ike a cantina in Nexico but very qyaint
place nice but ambiance ok for friends not really a romantic setting..Ike a cantina in Nexico but very qyaint
Born and raised here. The best burritos and tacos in SF. Hands down. Salsa bar is phenomenal. I miss it during COVID.
Hours
| Monday | 10AM - 9PM |
| Tuesday | 10AM - 9PM |
| Wednesday | 10AM - 9PM |
| Thursday | 10AM - 9PM |
| Friday | 10AM - 9PM |
| Saturday | 10AM - 9PM |
| Sunday | 10AM - 9PM |
El Metate offers very good, well-priced, classic Mexican food with a salsa bar for everyone. The enchiladas are a must-try, and the burritos are impressive, with all the ingredients coming together to create a divine dish. The restaurant is usually calm, kid-friendly, and has great vegetarian options, making it a solid choice for families. Recently, customers have praised the tasty comfort food and highlighted dishes like the carnitas torta, steak nachos, and birria, noting the well-seasoned meats and the extra juicy carnitas. The birria comes out piping hot with stewed, glistening meat, rice, beans, escabeche, cilantro, onions, and warm corn tortillas. Even on busy nights, the food arrives quickly, and the staff is wonderful, attentive, and accommodating. Customers also enjoyed the free mixed corn and flour chips, the beautifully stuffed and wrapped mission burrito, the vegetarian burrito and grilled chicken burrito, and the variety of salsas and sauces, including a warm salsa and a cucumber salsa. The horchata is a great way to wash everything down. The decor is described as down to earth yet thoughtful and colorful, and the dishes, including the vegetarian burrito, are considered a rare steal in San Francisco. The place is fully self-serve, with ordering at the register, self-serve water, salsas, and napkins, plus bussing your own table when you are done.