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Linking some late night places with reports:
Beep’s Burgers - open until 2am daily
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Over the last year the number of late night taco stands in the Mission has quite significantly dropped and a number of places have closed down. One of the few remaining ones is El Gran Trompo Regio https://elgrantromporegio.com And even they have less offerings than in previously. Last night it was just al pastor. Good tacos with plenty of meat
Al Pastor tacos
Menu
Trompo
Truck
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Any guess why? Fewer people want to go out?
I think the number of people going out hasn’t changed too much over the last year (just visually it might even have increased) but I heard that many vendors see it as too risky with the current immigration enforcements in general and don’t want to take any risk. Some late night taco places in San Jose have also changed and moved into residential areas where they are less exposed
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Quick very late night dinner after a long drive at a Sausage/Taco truck (Vanessa’s Hot Dogs)https://www.instagram.com/vanessashotdogs/?hl=en in San Jose - Mexican bacon-wrapped hotdog with the works and fresh fries hit the spot
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I think I found out about this place from the food news thread.
Dao Artisan Noodle in San Leandro, according to their website open til midnight 7 days a week. I had dinner there in late October and it was good, tasty, fresh. XLB were solid and sauteed pea shoots delicious. Dan dan noodles good too. I think they were out of hand pulled noodles by that time in the evening.
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Welcome to HO - and yes, Dao is definitely on our list for late night places
Cocktail night in the Nob Hill area means pizza slices at Mustafio’s Pizza https://www.mustafiospizza.com
Pepperoni Pizza
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After some MLS game we need some late night dinner - Montero Taco Truck. Very good tacos with homemade tortillas and a massive, fully loaded hotdog.
Taco plate 1 - asada, chorizo, pollo
Taco plate 2 - lengua, carbeza, carnitas, papas con chorizo
Hotdog Montero - bacon wrapped sausage, asada, queso, pico de gallo, avocado, cream
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Late night food options in the Outer Sunset area are pretty slim and so the only reasonable option was a slice of pizza at SF Hole in the Wall https://www.sfholeinthewallpizza.com on Irvine Street. Pizza was actually quite good only a little bit expensive but that’s a consequence of the no-competition situation close to midnight.
No Hangover Aloha - marinara, ham, bacon, pineapples, jalapeno
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Not too many options for a late night snack in Hayes Valley with the exception of Hayz Dog https://www.hayzdogsf.com A number of creative hot dogs, e.g. elote, banh mi etc. A few chairs and tables outside in the parklet but otherwise more of a takeout place
The Tramp - bacon, hayz special sauce, charred serranos, chopped onions, cilantro
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A night of cocktails in Alameda called for midnight tacos at Mi Grullense Taco Truck https://www.instagram.com/migrullensetacotrucks/?hl=en on International Blvd in Oakland. Meat and salsa were excellent but the tortillas were clearly not made there like at some other places and just OK
Trio of tacos - lengua, carnitas and cabeza
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Castro is one of the more active parts of San Francisco and so it’s no surprise that there are a few options for a midnight snack. Fratelli Pizza https://www.fratellipizza-sf.com is a newer spot on Castro Street (nearly across Castro Theater) with a larger variety of good thin crust pizza (and pasta etc).
Combo classic slice
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Late night tacos at Taqueria Ortiz https://taqueriaortizca.com in East San Jose on McLaughlin Ave. Really enjoyed their corn tortillas which tasted much better than the regular commercial ones you get at many taco shops - not sure if they are made in-house. Meats and especially the camarones were very good - and it doesn’t happen often around midnight that you get your tacos served on a real plate.
Camarones, lengua, cabeza, birria de res
Taco truck
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Plenty of places for a midnight snack on Polk Street. This time picked Uni Pizzeria and Grill https://www.unipizzeria.com/san-francisco Quite spacious place and quite busy late at night. Good selection of slices of pizza. Picked the Supreme Combo - not classical NY-style but more doughy and more heft. Overall quite enjoyable and pretty filling
Supreme Combo - mushroom, bell pepper, onions, black olives, pepperoni, salami, sausage
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I dig their birria pizzas.
It’s the perfect late-night drunk food.
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tacos from a truck on a plate- that’s a new one for me. where are they even going to store and wash the plates…
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Perhaps one should order “for here” more often at taco trucks
You need to visit LA more often.
