El Castillito
Mexican restaurant · Duboce Triangle ·
Hearty burritos, carnitas, & south-of-the-border favorites.
Hearty burritos, carnitas, & south-of-the-border favorites.
"On the best of days, a burrito from El Castillito is a melty cannon of beans, rice, cheese, and crispy al pastor that can satisfy your meat-filled tortilla craving around Duboce Park. And eating one on a sunny day is truly a love affair. Unfortunately, they can also be greasy on bad days, making this a harder sell unless you’re in the area and you can’t wait to satisfy your burrito fix." - ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1, lani conway
"While we love heading to Zona Rosa for tacos, we always come back to our long-running favorite, El Castillito, for burritos. That's because the taqueria is one of the best burrito spots in the city, and their version with cheese melted onto the tortillas and well-spiced carnitas is what keeps us coming back. Eat your burrito over at Duboce Park, or chill inside with an agua fresca." - lani conway, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"Less famous than the Mission’s Taqueria El Castellito (whose burritos have gotten well-deserved kudos), the now-unrelated Church Street location boasts excellent carnitas and, even more notably, one of the best breakfast burritos in the city — a rice and potato-free version filled with a juicy, exceptionally flavorful egg and chorizo scramble. Online orders are accepted at both the SF and Livermore locations." - Paolo Bicchieri
"This taqueria in the Castro is one of the first places we tell people to go if they’re new to the city, or are visiting for the first time. That’s because they churn out fantastic burritos with cheese melted onto the tortilla and carnitas that set the bar high for all other carnitas in town. But even if you’ve lived here forever, you should still swing by on your way to Duboce Park, or anytime a burrito and agua fresca call." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez
"Ask 10 people in San Francisco what the best burrito spot in town is and you’ll get 15 different responses. Ask us, and we’ll tell you it’s El Castillito. Located in Duboce Triangle, their carnitas are the benchmark for carnitas in this city and they melt cheese onto the tortilla before they load it up with rice, beans, and meat. This is as close to burrito perfection as you’ll find." - lani conway
