El Castillito

Authentic Mexican spot serving up hearty burritos, carnitas & other south-of-the-border favorites.

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  • Phone

    (415) 621-3428

  • Website

    taqueriaelcastillito.com

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    ElCastillitoSF

  • Type

    Mexican Restaurant

Address

136 Church St #1111 (btwn 14th & Duboce) San Francisco , CA 94114 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards No
Outdoor Seating No
Music Jukebox
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Beer

Comments / 108


Keywords:

burritos quesadillas casual good for a quick meal tortas hole in the wall great value good service al pastor big portions chicken salsa beef brunch food avocado tortillas taqueria city dinner jalapeños
SFist

This humble Castro favorite is known for their al pastor , which is of course the best thing to have on a plate of nachos . They're also not shy with toppings, expect mountains of meat, guac , pico , etc. Read more

Vihang Mehta

The vegetable burritos are amazing. A steal for the low low price of $5. Also try the green salsa . If you bring a little extra back home, it goes well with scrambled eggs .

SFist

While Castillito is one of the more humble taquerias about town , they're also a Castro favorite. Grab lunch here today and order the al pastor tacos . They aren't shy with the toppings here. It's good. Read more

Zachary Browne

Their quesasillas are top notch. The veggie quesadilla with a fruit juice to water down the spicy salsas at the salsa bar is one of the best deals in sf no doubt

Luke Bornheimer

Vegetable (different then the vegetarian ) burrito and quesadilla are amazingly delicious! The best veggie burrito I've had in SF thus far and made even better by swapping guacamole for avocado . Yummo!

Simon Willison

Wow, the wet burrito with pastor is astonishingly tasty and happily feeds two people. It's almost too much for the plastic cutlery to handle, I'm considering bringing my own next time!

brian

The fish here is delicious. They'll cook up fresh fish if they're out, no questions asked. Burritos , tacos , quesadillas , doesn't matter; it's all great. Their pastor is also bomb.

Natalie M

Their food is so good!! I love their fajitas especially the prawn . It's big enough to share with two people if you get extra tortillas !

Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit

Best burrito so far in SF. Go wet burrito with advocado, cheese and cream. Top it off with some jalapeños and you're good to go for a week .

Ilya Kuznetsov

Can we just accept the fact that it was the best burrito I’ve tried in my life (and I had more than 50 different ones)?

Jason Su

They serve food fast here. Cash only . If you can't decide between pastor or carnitas , you can combine both. You're welcome.

Brian L

Beers at nearby Lucky 13 followed by an al pastor super burrito at Castillito is basically the perfect afternoon with friends.

Ben Ward

Their Pastor is outstanding, best I've had in the city . Critically, you should have them add pickled jalapeños to whatever it is you're eating as the two in combination is mind blowing.

Nancy Tran

Really good breakfast burrito , and burritos in general. Also quesadillas and tacos . Love the salsa verde .

Luke Bornheimer

Noticed this sign below the menu today; Apparently, they have a veggie burrito . I'll be trying this next time I come here!

Jessica Rae

Zagat 25. Cost $9. To-die-for burritos & carnitas ; digs are a bit grungy , but service is fast, bill is small & they aren't shy with the portions – can always get your order to go.

Curtis Shoung

Carnitas is the best protein here. The steak and pastor are not tasty. Horchata a bit too gritty.

timoni west

The wet burrito with carnitas & verde sauce is the best burrito in San Francisco. Get it regular, of course.

Josh Pyles

San Francisco's secret best burrito . Try the Super Burrito with Al Pastor , and ask for the spinach tortilla .

Jordan Fine

When you ask for cheese on your tacos they layer melted cheese between the two corn tortillas . It's heavenly.

megan

Classic hole in the wall taqueria with excellent burritos . Get it super!

Luke Bornheimer

Vegetable burrito sans tortilla on a plate (vegetable dinner plate?): huge, delicious, $5.75!

Ryan Spohn

The cooks here are nice. Good vegetable burrito on spinach wrap . Ask to add an avocado instead of the guac .

Steve Almeida

Best marinated pork tacos in all of SF. Awesome people, and delicious food.

Adell hk

If you're me, get the al pastor super burrito . Free chips . Strong salsa game.

James Stinnett

Most generous with topping !!!! So much flavor.

Adrienne Liu

Pastor burrito yummmm

✨Lauralynn✨

Amazingly good fresh squeezed orange juice for $3

Dave

The quesadillas are like pressed burritos without rice and beans. They're tasty.

Anthony Maës

great carnitas here! I also like the quesadilla suiza with carne asada and an avocado

Dave Meyer

Quesadilla al pastor . Like a grilled burrito , with amazing pastor.

Roy Scopazzi

Cheap , excellent burritos . They make it and then you pay for it.

JoJo Bear

Super veggie burrito rules! Remember to bring cash if you dare offer them a cc card or debit card they laugh in your face!

Andrew Wilson

Vegetarian tacos are enormous, and all their meats are perfect.

James T

Beef fajitas with added chorizo is the way to go.

Megan Alderete

Vegetarian quesadilla is best value. It's basically the super veggie burrito grilled. Yum! Try w/ avocado !

Joseph Peralta

Generous portions , reasonable price. Their al pastor meat is one of the best I've ever had anywhere.

Yolanda Lee

They make proper burritos . I'm Mexican and tend to be picky with Mexican food . This place has my seal of approval.

Alex Dobyan

What a wet burrito - it was like two meals. Al pastor all the way

brian

Their fish burrito is our if this world. With a carrot orange juice ? Perfection.

Chris Iverson

Salsa verde is amazing.

nancy t.

Super Burrito al pastor is the only way to go.

timoni west

Get the wet burrito with salsa verde (the red sauce isn't particularly remarkable). With melted cheese & avacado on top, you'll be having one of (if not *the*) best burritos in SF.

Jake Oktawiec

the carnitas are really good here too but the veggie quesadilla w/ avocado is my go to

Steve Dean

Burritos so good they can stand for themselves.

Randy Lashley

Best burrito 's I found in SF so far. Carnitas here is delicious

Vivian Wang

Get the al pastor quesadilla with cilantro

erinsauce

Even with the worst hangover of all time, El Castillito's breakfast burrito will make you happy to be alive.

Jonathan Chinchilla

Delicious burrito . Ask for avocado instead of guacamole .

Nikolas Laufer-Edel

Carne Asada super burrito with spinach tortilla

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