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"I've noticed a new all-day restaurant from the Tacolicious team opening at 4063 24th Street in Noe Valley that blends Tacolicious evolution with nostalgic drive-thru fire-grilled chicken and memories of Mexico: owner Joe Hargrave describes the inspiration as “El Pollo Loco meets this restaurant experience I had as a kid.” The space (formerly Village Rotisserie) was refreshed with a colorful mural stretching the dining room to a cozy patio, a front coffee and juice bar replacing the deli display, and a fuchsia-painted back patio planted with succulents. A massive rotisserie makes roasted chicken central (available whole or half), and combined with chef Fernando Guzman’s slow-cooked guisados the menu also features tacos — deliberately different from Tacolicious — including pork chile Colorado, chile verde de pollo, and camarones Japoneses topped with pickled cabbage and avocado mayo. The family pack chicken dinner comes with Rancho Gordo yellow eye beans, mint-cilantro rice, housemade blue corn tortillas, and the restaurant’s proprietary “orange sauce.” As an all-day spot, it serves locally roasted Postscript coffee and espresso, three kinds of juice, and an 8–11 a.m. breakfast menu with chia pudding, quiche, egg-and-bacon tacos, and huevos divorciados; later offerings include a Noe Valley blonde ale made with SF Brewing Co., wine, and nonalcoholic drinks like horchata-cold brew, tepache, and lemonade. Hargrave hopes it becomes a casual neighborhood favorite for quick coffees, lunches, and family dinners, with limited DoorDash availability planned and seven-day hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m." - Lauren Saria