Quintin E.
Yelp
Todo el día y la noche... All day and late night Mexican Taqueria of SoMa, we're grateful for you.
Very intimate space sharing a joint double sided co-op with Anton's Pizza & Deli - separate kitchens and businesses adjoined by an entryway inside - meaning you can order food from either and enjoy on either side. We definitely saw a lot of pizza at El Capitan which has some tables and limited counter/bar seating.
You have a huge menu to choose from of traditional Mexican meets street style and loads of vegan y vegetarian options consisting of:
Tacos, Tortas, Quesadillas, Special Plates, Postres (desserts), Ensaladas y Desayuno (all day breakfast) como sus Breakfast Burritos. Not to mention all the yummy sides - chips, guac, fries, rice, beans, sour cream, pico.
I didn't realize I passed by here a few times over the course of a few days so I was happy to go. I know where we are when we stopped in after a long day out.
Estaba emocionado to try their Super Beyond Burrito and my boyfriend was already ready for a Steak & Prawn. When we eventually got to the front of the counter, a long line, we put in our orders... To our dismay they were out of several things from the huge event weekend being out of so much on the menu after a huge event weekend...
The guy on the register explained they couldn't do the Super Beyond it the way they normally do because they were out of vegan meat, vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, etc etc... It still comes with a lot of veggies and other things so I was okay with it not being as filling plus he charged us less.
For some reason he didn't understand that I still wanted this initially and I let him know no como carne, soy vegano... So my options are literally what I can get lol... I think that blew his mind or he expected me to order something easier... But I'd never been here and the options were so many that figuring out what was available was what I like to call a como se dice un viaje (a journey) and a half... in fairness it was crazy busy.
My boyfriend is so awesome that he re-explained that he/I doesn't eat meat so whatever you can put in the burrito he'll eat it and we'll take it. This was true of his meal as well with them being out of steak...
We did water (though we had to wait for them to refill it and they were so unbothered), plus chips. Though they have loads of beverages like agua frescas, sangria, margaritas, canned sodas, plus bottled goodness (Mexican Coke, Jarritos).
I really wanted to love El Capitan, but we're just in a casual likeship. Tables got used like it was lunch time at an elementary school we cleared out ourselves and with there being little room for someone to come clear these it would've been interesting O.o.
On the corner of 8th & Folsom Street they have a great location, but experience a lot of foot traffic - I was at F8, the nightclub next door the night before and noticed them even busier then. Would try again - maybe during the day and/or when they aren't out of as much.
Oh Captain, mi Capitan until we beyond meat again/for the first time because you were out...