Mateo's Taqueria (Mission at 21st, SF)

plragde - i wanted to let you know we went back and i agree that their al pastor was a little bland, although i liked the chewiness of the meat. the BF had it in his super burrito this time and it could not hold up to all the other ingredients.

the carnitas i had were in the plantain quesadilla and were quite tasty, seasoned with chipotle in this dish. i didn’t mind the shredded texture, and there were some bigger pieces. overall i didn’t love the plaintain quesadilla, but i bet i would love the mar y tierra (carne asada and shrimp.)

the chorizo taco i had was delicious - house-made, it is chunkier than you usually see, and it was really well spiced. i would definitely go back for that.

i had the horchata and found it really tasty, refreshing, and fresh tasting, and only a tad chalky. not in any way off-putting though.

and it turns out we like the red sauce ok, though it’s not our favorite (i was thinking of red sauce at another Mission taqueria that really tasted like tomato sauce to me, just a couple days before we went here the first time.)

guac was very good too - creamy but with chunks, not too limey.

just wanted to give you my second impression. not 100% this time, but still somewhere I’d come back to.




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