Las Mestizas, a Mission District Destination for Yucatan-Style Cochinita Pibil, Has Opened in the Marina | Eater SF

"I found a Marina destination for the cuisine of the Yucatan Peninsula that opened in late February at 2280 Chestnut Street near Scott and Chestnut, centered on sour orange–scented cochinita pibil and panuchos, a regional specialty reminiscent of a tostada. Owner Fausto May, who hails from the Yucatan, says he’s excited to bring the food of his home state to the area and to serve both neighborhood residents and Yucateco people who work in the Marina. The restaurant’s specialty is cochinita pibil—pork marinated in sour oranges, achiote, garlic and other spices, wrapped in banana leaves and slow-cooked so smoke and steam yield tender, earthy pork—and it appears across the menu in tortas, tacos, or as a dinner plate with vegetables. He’s also focusing on poc chuc, likened to carne asada made with pork that’s marinated overnight, grilled and thinly sliced; poc chuc appears in tortas, tacos, burritos and atop panuchos. The panucho is built on a sturdy, fried tortilla layered with beans, vegetables, meat and pickled red onions. They serve Mexican breakfast (breakfast burritos and tres leches French toast) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinner until 9 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and 10 p.m. Friday–Saturday, and offer coffee, cappuccinos, hot chocolate, aguas frescas, iced tea and soda while working on a liquor license. May previously operated Las Mestizas from a Mission Street spot that closed Sept. 30, 2022, after landlord issues." - Lauren Saria