Cherylynn N.
Yelp
Flakier than dandruff.
The "best" tacos in LA is now in Frisco?!
In 2010, four brothers started Leo's Tacos (truck) in LA and has grown to 12 locations across the city of angels. Their SF location is their 13th taco truck, located at Motel 6 (don't park at their lot, an employee will come out and tell you to move your car).
LA's most popular taco truck *finally* officially opened in the city yesterday....
They're brand new and things/emergencies happen but they seem very flaky and aren't respectful of customers' time and gas. Another customer told me, she's tried coming 4 times and they weren't there.
They seem to arrive and leave when they want to which is fine but at least post on IG so customers aren't left in the dark.
Since I had the afternoon off on 4/11 and nothing better to do, we trekked 30 minutes across the city (FYI, Great Highway is closed to cars now so expect traffic).
Yay for Leo's Tacos arriving BUT they were over 2 hours late with no heads. And, we had to wait an additional 40 minutes for them to actually open.
No outdoor tables for seating.
M E N U
Specialty: Al Pastor, marinated pork prepared on el trompo (vertical spit).
Other proteins: asada, pollo, buche (pig intestine), suadero (like brisket), cabeza (beef head), lengua (beef tongue), carnitas, and tripas (beef intestines).
Choose your style: Taco, burrito, quesadilla, tostada, papas (fries), nachos, sope (fried masa base), torta, and more.
There are no prices on their menu. The cashier said, tacos are $3 each but charged me $4 each for the lengua and tripas.
CC's accepted.
T A C O S ($3-$4 each)
Each taco comes with double corn tortillas (commercial) and your protein of choice. Diced onions + cilantro provided in a baggie. You can request limes, pickled onions, cucumbers, and radishes. They have salsa roja and salsa verde (avocado based).
* Al Pastor: Marinated Pork x4
SO disappointing after the long wait. The al pastor looked and tasted like it was cooked a la plancha, not on el trompo. Dry and bland with no crispy caramelized edges. It wasn't even topped with pineapple.
These look nothing like the ones in LA.
Good thing Al Pastor Papi is opening their first brick and mortar this summer in the city!
* Cabeza: Beef head
Beefy and soft but bland.
* Lengua: Beef tongue
Decent but also bland. I prefer my lengua meltingly tender.
* Tripas: Beef intestines
The intestinal tubes were gritty and chewy/soggy. No crispy bits.
* Asada: Beef - Didn't try.
* Carnitas: Braised Pork - Didn't try.
S E R V I C E
There's one cashier and three guys preparing the food. After ordering, it took 10 minutes for our tacos.
P A R K I N G
Easy free street parking across Motel 6.
Overall, I initially *thought* Leo's Tacos would be a welcome addition to Outer Sunset since the great Mexican spots are at the other side of the city in The Mission/Outer Mission area (where I live near). I'm trying to give them grace for being new but a 3 hour wait for bland, mid tacos, no/poor communication on IG, being flaky/late, and not even apologizing or thanking customers for waiting hours for them is not cool.
Hope they get it together!