New Castillito Taqueria

Nice taqueria in the Mission. Carnitas super burrito, Modelo, chips and salsa for $22 tax and tip included,free second round of chips, which I like. When you eat here, chilled squeeze bottles of green and red salsa, which I like. On the corner with parking on the side street.

Did they forget the salsa on the nachos? I see salsa on the picture in Doordash but if it's not in the description I guess it's not in the dish either. For $15 (as of Dec 2023), it's pretty pricey for what they are charging for dry nachos. Portion also wasn't very big. I had to supplement my own salsa and made it infinitely better. The birria in the nachos was also dry but not so dry to the point that it's inedible. Honestly the whole look of the nachos were pretty disappointing. The chips also weren't the best that I've had. The burrito was also just ok... not very memorable. I don't think this food is 3 stars but compared to what else is available in Mission, I think it's fair.

Great food. I feel like a lot of people haven’t had a chance to appreciate this restaurant. Personally I don’t mind because it means you don’t have to wait so long. Sure, the others are being reviewed by food/travel influencers. We’ve heard your time at El Toro. This, is good. You’re not gonna famous eating here, but the food is great. Skip el toro

The wet burrito looked great. The main complaint is the carna asada was too dry. Otherwise it would have been great.

I love wet burritos when dining out & this place does it right. Had the birria burrito and it was legit. Good size burrito for the price. They have a prawn burrito I want to go back and try. I do wish the food was spicier, but that what hot sauce & peppers are for. Can’t wait to come back👍🏽🤤

Family had to try it out. We had tacos and burritos. Chicken, Al pastor, and carnitas. Carnitas was by far the best but very greasy.

I grew up with this Taqueria, made friends, and locals. Its sad how it just changed ownership, style and taste and service. And now its become so empty. Food is so bland. Meat is either so dry or over cooked (burnt). Cashier is either in a good mood or seems moody when he actually works. Truly Dissapointed. My last order, Carne Asada. Half steak -Half fat?? Come on...

Hello, I frequent this place because they close late, but the truth is that the torta they gave me today had cold and tough meat, it tasted like old meat and had a flavor like it was on the stove or like rancid oil. It was the worst thing I've tried in San Francisco.

Great service! 10 taco platter is a great deal and I highly recommend. Will definitely come back

I ordered a California burrito from DoorDash. I was very disappointed in the quality of the food, specifically the carne asada. I had 3 very big fatty pieces of carne. I had to spit it out. The meat was not cut all the way through so the pieces I spit out were big. I had taken out a good amount of the carne. Everything else about the burrito was really good. I liked the fries in the burrito, the salsa was good and it was a good size. Unfortunately due to the poor quality of the carne asada, I don't think I'll be coming back here.

Nothing was terrible, but it was just not up to par for the area. Considering there Latin food on almost every block, this place charges more than most for a super burrito and tacos and it's taste just doesn't justify the price. Maybe I went on a bad day, but everything from the chips to the food was ok, and considering there's price, I didn't think it was worth it.

I decided to try a new burrito, and chose this spot but I am not too satisfied. It has potential because the flavor was good but lacked portions in meat and had too much rice. Also, when you hold the burrito it's kind of loose and not tight like some other burritos you get in the city. All in all, they have potential for a good burrito but it's just okay right now.

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THE VIBES WERE AMAZING!!!!! The guy at the cash register was so nice . Love him, love his energy. The food was also so yummy. The cheese was giving the cheese from the goofy movie (IYKYK). Yummy! Nom nom nom nom

Great owner, quick service and amazing food! Stopped in for lunch and loved it! Great cali burrito! Will be back for sure

I ordered a chicken burrito bowl the chicken was completely raw and bloody with nasty smell i sadly had a bite into it and my appetite was ruined thinking about how nasty the smell and taste was makes my stomach move again! Ot was very nasty and ruined my dinner. Threw the whole thing away! You should just cook at your home and save your money on these places they don't even know how to cook meat and serves it raw!!! Wtaff!! This raw chicken got me sick as I think it had bacteria browth inside since it was not cooked through. I need to report this to health department now.

Incredible food! Possibly the best tacos I've ever had. I got the regular taco with birria meat and the prawn taco. Friends got the super taco with birria and a taquito chico with carne asada. Everyone was so happy with their orders! Fast and friendly service too. Would highly recommend.

This has quickly become my favorite Taqueria in top half of the Mission. Went here on the reccomendation of my roommate on the fourth of July and have been coming ever since. Out of all the Taqueria's above 19th Street, New Castillitio is one of the only one's open late (11 PM during the week, 2AM on weekends). They are also one of the only Taquerias I've found that does both the mission burrito as well as the California Burrito (burrito with fries) The shop itself is your typical taqueria with plenty of seating, and the staff is super friendly. Every time I've gone I have not been dissapointed. My go to order is a Super Burrito (or California Burrito) with Carnitas. The Carnitas from this shop is perfect every time - a great blend of crispy bits and tender meat. Other meats I've tried (Carne Asada and Al Pastor) have also been solid. Also, the salsa verde and salsa roja they provide is really good. If I'm feeling extra hungry, I go for an order of Carne Asada fries as well... but that's only an every now and then thing. Most recently - this place saved me after a very late night out in Oakland after I made my way back in to the city. TLDR - Best Taqueria in the northern part of the Mission (In my Opinion).

10/10 el pastor burrito and good spicy salsa. The service was prompt and everything was great.

I tried my first mission burrito here! Came here for a late lunch and got the super burrito al pastor, carne asada fries, and two chorizo tacos. Everything was on point and so delicious; the fries were FRESH and hot I nearly burnt my tongue. The portions were pretty large, but we came hungry and was able to finish, though I may or may not have staggered out of there overly full. Reading some of the reviews on this page, I wish I had tried the chicken here... but gotta save something for a return trip!

"You have to get tacos in the Mission!" - everyone I talked to I ate here 6 times while visiting SF LOL tacos, burritos, nachos, ALL GOOD + they have a lot of jarrito options

Looks like my enchiladas was banged around by my hecka rude Grubhub driver. Rice, salad, refried beans were on top of my enchiladas. The pastor was super hard and dry. Skip the enchiladas as it wasn't good at all and stick with the burritos. Skip the pastor and choose the other meat options.

This place slowly somehow became my default taqueria. I know there are propably not many people like me as the competition here is super tough as there are so many high quality options for Mexican Food in the Neighborhood. But this place opens very late, has a conitently good quality and very nice employee that really seem to love what they do. Also they do my favorite quesadilla. Also it is very easy to customize your order which I really like to do!

World-renowned chef David Chang calls the super burrito here "the best he's ever eaten." FiveThirtyEight's national Burrito Bracket (which, by the way, saw San Francisco's own La Taqueria take home the Title of "America's Best Burrito" for its amazing Dorado-style super burritos) named this "the one that got away." Naturally, being a self-proclaimed burrito aficionado, I had to see for myself whether or not there was any truth to the claims that El Castillito makes the best burrito the city has to offer. Upon entry, you definitely notice the classic no-frills atmosphere characteristic of many spots in the Mission. I ordered the super burrito al pastor, which includes rice, beans, sour cream, sliced avocado, and cheese, along with the marinated pork. First observation: the burrito was large -- heavy, dense, and best of all, forearm-sized. Taste-wise, it was pretty solid as well; the al pastor was very tender and flavorful. What really took away from the experience, however, was that the ratio of the ingredients was completely off (see photo). The burrito was swamped with rice, with only a little bit of meat and beans, and to make matters worse, they were all sequestered in one spot. Same goes for the avocado -- while fresh, every slice was placed in the center, with none spread out anywhere else. It was a disappointment because the flavor was there... but not so much for the execution. Despite the mishap in the assembly, though, I'd definitely be willing to give this place another shot; if put together right, this place is worth your attention for sure.

I bought a California Burrito here and it was shocking how they managed to care so little and give me almost no meat. I'm almost impressed that the people who make the food care so little about the customers that they would actually think it's okay to give that out. This is my second try with this place, first time they gave me the wrong order entirely. Never again, if I had more thumbs I'd give it four thumbs down.

The food was very good. Great prices. I got a giant burrito that I ate for two meals for just $12! The carne asada is wonderful! The staff was very friendly and quick. They brought us our food pretty fast. The inside isn't fancy but it isn't bad either. You go here for the food and great service more than the ambiance.

Carne asada burrito and cheese quesadilla, it was pretty packed and slow during Carnaval. The staff was super nice, handed me food with since I had kids in tow. The food was solid, nicely textured, although not exceptional. I would consider stopping in again!

This place looks nicer since my last visit. New booths, fast service. Some weird man still came in trying to sell me pens. Something about this location on Mission Street, as I've said previously, is always too sketch. But that's not this restaurant's fault. Steak fajitas came quickly and tasted great. They offered chips and salsa, but I wasn't in the mood today.

I ordered via DoorDash, and had a wonderful experience, both with delivery & the food. Maybe I was starving... but I guzzled my chicken (asada) taco plate. The plate comes with rice & beans, with a choice of black, pinto, refried, or any choice of 2. Meat choices (online ordering) 1. Beef head 2. Carnitas 3. Carne asada 4. Chorizo 5. Pastor 6. Grilled chicken 7. Chicken in green sauce ? My two tacos came with ample amount of diced chicken, onions, cilantro, and a drizzle of red sauce. My delivery came with two green & red salsas, which I appreciated because I didn't indicate if I wanted salsa on the side. Chips are an additional 1$. Definitely El Castillo will be on my radar for future late night snacking! Thank you for staying open during this COVID times!

This place is great. It is lame to see some really petty reviews bringing down their rating. They got your salsa wrong and it took too long when you had it delivered? Well, you got to stay home during lockdown and they went in and made you food. So they sent you green salsa instead of red? Cry me a river. Be grateful and check yourself! The guy seemed slightly rude? Were you in late at night after having been to a bar? Maybe you were rude and he was meeting you at your level. Check yourself! The food tasted good, but you had a belly ache later that night, must have been the food? Yea, or it could have been a dozen other things. You said it yourself, the food was good! Check yourself! You would have given it more than 2 stars except you found some bone in your meat? I hate to break it to you, bones come in meat! Check yourself! $12 is too expensive for a burrito in the Mission and you can get one for half the price at a food truck? I hate to break it to you, this is San Francisco, there is no such thing as a $6 burrito within 50 miles of here my friend. Don't listen to the haters. These folks are great and their food is on point!

yo check it mission impossible at the Mission with amigos margs, guac, tito's, El Castillito burrito midnight greasy hit so hard this always, ALWAYS was in the cards ok you say you spent last six hours prowling the streets smell of the meat dirty dog fleet give a luck what you think keep downing the drinks sing songs to be sung forever is young lights hang in the sky five star is the ride and all of that you end up here at Castallito like you little again happy once more burrito in hand gone in the wrinkles and winds with the time when you wake up startled and fall lucid again remember the night that was Castallito with friends they're pieces of a puzzle you say in the dream Al Pastor Super hold the sour cream foodkid fAAtcity

Prawn Super Taco is very substantial ... tortilla, cheese, 8 shrimp, rice, beans, avocado, pico de Gallo, and sour cream. You can make a light meal out of it and it's $6.99! I'm particularly impressed with the volume of shrimp, and they had a great smoky flavor. For hungrier people, prawn wet burrito is $12.99 and is enormous. The green sauce is really tasty. Red sauce is good too.

I love this place! Husband and wife team give great friendly service. My usual is the steak burrito is just the best!!

Order some tacos through delivery, they were cold. Beans no flavor, and rice was hard. You could tell the food been sitting all day. I only ate the tacos everything else trash. So kind of a waste of money, so no I would not return.

We came into the Mission last week for one thing, and one thing only: an Al Pastor Burrito from El Castillito. Reading an old copy of Bon Appetit, El Castillito was praised as having "the best burrito" ever eaten by the author, Gustavo Arellano (who you should get to know if you haven't) and David Chang (?!). I'd never even heard of this place! As a Bay Area native, I've frequented El Faro, El Farolito, La Taqueria, etc. my entire life, and realized that I've never crowned any specific taqueria with "Best Burrito." As far as burritos go, I'm a simpleton - I came into adulthood eating $2 BCR's (bean, cheese, rice) from Cinco de Mayo in Concord. I reserve judgments for rellenos and enchiladas. Burritos are almost always two thumbs up. Either way, curiosity got the best of me, and we braved the post-apocalyptic hell that is the 16th St. BART station to get to this place. El Castillito is your classic hole in the wall - bright yellow walls, a couple guys running the place that are laid back and casual, insane piles of carnitas and asada being grilled on the flattop in back. Folks wheeling their bikes in and hanging out...the usual. We ordered just one Al Pastor (pork) Super Burrito ($10) - rice, pinto beans, cheese, meat, chunky guac, a bit of sour cream. Just your classic burrito, with free chips (unfortunately not freshly fried) and salsa bar (2 salsas - tomatillo and tomato-based, both pretty mild). Bigger than your average forearm, the size, filling distribution, and overall quality of the burrito is indeed 5 stars. It's a great burrito, and you'd be a fool for passing it up if you're in the area. I hope that's the only convincing you need. General cleanliness, ambiance, and overall vibe leaves a bit to be desired, but the burritos are definitely top notch. Definitely not a date night spot, but worth a stop if you're on a bar crawl or your own burrito quest. Godspeed!

Friendly small little place nice staff clean quiet taco shop on the mission worth the stop

I just finished my food and OMFG those were the BEST tacos I've had in a loooong time. Maybe the best carnitas taco I've ever had. They were crispy and juicy, a bit spicy so if you don't like spicy food ask for salsa on the side. The carne asada had a bit of a different flavor then I'm used to but was also delicious- not the absolute best I've ever had- but close. And they are bigger then your average street taco so I could only eat two! The chips were super thin and crispy and they had green salsa which is my favorite. Will deeeefinitely be back! YUM!!

amazing tacos and v good salsa verde come here for the tacos Super Burrito also very good

Taqueria El Castillito is absolutely in the top 3 for the best burrito in SF (in the same tier as El Farolito and La Taqueria). For me, this spot is better than Pancho Villa and deserves so much more than a measly 3.5 stars. While it boggles my mind that this place hardly gets the recognition it deserves, I enjoy having a no-wait pickup time. I was in and out in a matter of minutes, as opposed to Pancho Villa where I waited in line for my phone order for about 20 minutes. While La Taqueria will forever hold its spot in my heart and stomach as the best burrito joint in town, I go to this spot more often just because of how easy and cheap it is to acquire such a tasty meal. This place is handling the quarantine exceptionally well. When I went in the middle of the day on a Saturday, the place was dead-empty. The workers were notably friendly and the service was lightning fast. We got 2 super burritos and were blown away by how delicious they were. While they weren't as big as a Farolito Super burrito, it fixed my burrito craving and left me with a full stomach. While words can't do this joint justice, just imagine a warm tortilla securing a heavenly mix of juicy asada, flavorful rice and beans, and a salsa melody that sings to your taste buds. That's how I feel every time I have one of their burritos. As there are three castillitos in SF, this one is the castle that stands at top of them all. You probably should listen to David Chang and chase the burrito "that got away" instead of listening to these self-proclaimed "burrito aficionados" giving this place a simple 3-star rating.

I got a delicious take-out veggie burrito here the night of the solstice - 12-21-20. (Everything is take-out in SF right now due to Covid). While I was waiting, I used their VERY CLEAN BATHROOM (just to dispute an old review that said their bathroom was not clean). I happily ate my burrito once I got home after a little reheating. It was fantastic! I definitely recommend Taqueria El Castillito.

This spot is bomb!! They are generous with the meat and it is so flavorful. We grabbed a burrito, a 12 pack and went to Dolores Park with a meal that lasted us all day. It's the best way to quarantine. I live in a different city and I will be making the commute to indulge in one of these delicious burritos again.

Got here last Wednesday at 7 pm and there were only two guests at this restaurant. My friend and I were really impressed to see how slow it was for a joint located in such a good area. We ate our food very slowly (it took over an hour till we were done) and surprisingly we saw virtually ZERO guests walking in. It's hard to understand how this place will remain open for business. Our food was fine (I got a burrito mojado) and my friend got two tacos. The staff was friendly, the food was ready within minutes and the restaurant was shining clean. Prices were average and it was a nice evening to be out, so it was hard to tell why nobody cared for this place.

My mistake may have been ordering tacos instead of a burrito, which seems to get more play here. The tacos were definitely good, but there was nothing special about the meat, tortillas, or the sauce. To be honest, I liked other things about the place more: - vertigo vibe, with a TV in the corner playing spanish-language news at full volume, which is competing with giant speakers in the middle of the room blaring boleros. kinda loved it. - the free chips & salsas (plural) station in the corner, near the counter. And these were actually good chips. Compare this to paying for mediocre chips and guac in New York... - staff who didn't mind that an apparently homeless man had decided to rest, after eating a taco, in the restaurant. This is a good thing.

This place is getting a two star because I bit into a big fat chunk of bone or tough tendon in my quesadilla "el Castillito". If that weren't the case, it would have gotten a solid 3. The quesadilla (or is it pastor?) comes on the VERY GREASY side, so this thing was literally dripping oil as I attempted to eat it. Not a really good experience when I'm eating a quesadilla, or anything for that matter lmao. So yeah this rating is based almost entirely on my experience with the food here. Other things about the establishment including service, friendliness, cleanliness, condiment bar are pretty much on par with other Mission taquerías, at least as far as I'm concerned. Price point is also pretty similar - the quesadilla I got was $11-12. The regular burrito is about $9-10. Wouldn't come back. Tough life being in such a competitive area for taquerías.

I feel like a king! Last night, I dined like the royals... I got the last scoop of the 6 hour old chicken bucket they left on the grill all night! The experience was like eating a pound of warmed lard and lego blocks wrapped in a dirty sock. They made sure that I got every last drop of that chicken grease too! Thanks, Passive Aggressive kitchen staff! Message received! I will go lock myself in a porta-potty and set it on fire! But nothing during the quesadilla could possibly have compared to the explosion of emotions I experienced after it! I am truly a changed man. Thanks El Castillito for making me feel like a little king! (Who was just assassinated)

Ordered delivery and pretty sure I got food poisoning from here. Perhaps the move is to come late night and enjoy the hot greasiness but couldn't get over the poor quality- black avocados and oily fatty indistinctly-spiced chicken. I only ate a quarter of it. Much better options in the Mission exist.

Not same quality food! Not going to come back Had a super burrito and the meat was super dry.

I ordered enchiladas. Soooo good. Heavy on the sauce but it was so far the best enchiladas I've tried here.

Got two burritos to go from here on Saturday. They were really efficient and made our food fresh and quickly. I got the carne asada super burrito, which was excellent. The carne asada had a nice crisp crunch from refrying on the griddle. Everything was super flavorful, with rice, black beans, guacamole, cheese, and salsa. It was huge. I did finish it, but I wasn't hungry for dinner. My husband had the carnitas regular burrito, which is a little smaller than the super and doesn't have cheese or guacamole. It was still huge, carnitas was delicious. This is an excellent burrito.

This place could not provide a Door Dash driver, thus couldn't deliver my order of 4 gourmet ( wet burritos)... They kept the 50 dollars, stating they already started my order, and I was refunded only $12.83 in delivery fees....what a crock! Your a rip off and a scam, and lost my respect and my business!...

This was the busiest place when I was scoping out taquerias in the Mission. So I stopped in and got two tacos: carne asada and pastor. I liked both a lot lot lot. They have a salsa bar with free chips. The chips aren't the traditional greasy ones. I didn't really like them but thought it was nice that they served them at the bar. I will be back to try more things on the menu for sure.

The food is so so I'll call in Friday at 4 o'clock I wanna make an order That one boy he work in the restaurant he Answering the phone to take people older He is very very rude guy he don't have no respect for the customer I'm counting my money he said do you want the food or no With that attitude And he charge people too much I will never go back there again

This place has the most comforting and satisfying chicken tacos ever. I order the same damned thing from them a MINIMUM of twice a week and it's perfect every time. Not only that, but they've memorized my order at this point. I just made a phone order for the first time and my man finished my order for me before I could finish talking. This is the relationship I want with a taco joint. Five stars & all the love.

Ordered Delivery and got chips and queso. Thought the cheese would be melted queso, either way tiny portion of cheese for $2.00 w

Ordered via postmates, gave red sauce instead of green sauce for Enchilada Carne asada burrito was good but they don't give salsa with the burrito?! What Mexican food place doesn't give salsa with a burrito? Don't even have an option to buy extra on the app. Annoying.

Hoy es 26 April un star por sourcrem,,que ordene una quesadilla y venia con sourcrem y dije a la seniora que queria apartado,, me dice te cobro extra ,,,y le digo pero si viene con sourcrem,,,me dise debe de ir adentro,,,pero no qiero adentro dame on the side,,,no no ,,,si quieres te cobro extra ,,,esta seniora que esta en la casa es bien estupida ,, primera ves que vengo aca y la ultima,,,entrena bien tus empleados,,

While I definitely recommend the Quesadilla Suiza and the Birria Super Taco, I don't recommend the California Burrito. I ordered the Chicharron California burrito and the fries tasted freezer burnt and their was a weird taste to the Chicharron. I tried to eat half of it but couldn't because it tasted so bad. I was left hungry. I know to stick with the chicken quesadilla suiza, and the birria super taco.