Taqueria La Venganza
Vegan restaurant · Fairview Park
6419 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Highlights
Vegan Mexican fare featuring flavorful tacos, burritos, and pozole
Vegan Mexican fare featuring flavorful tacos, burritos, and pozole
"“This is all vegan, right?” Once the food comes out, it becomes clear why this is one of the most-asked questions that guests ask at this compact taqueria. Chef Raul Medina has perfected the vegan taco, successfully replicating the texture and complex flavors traditionally found in meats at taquerias. He’s considered every aspect of the taco — and it shows. The corn tortillas come from La Finca and everything from the smoky “carne asada” to the adobo-spiced mushroom al pastor to the carne con chile rojo are well-salted, well-seasoned, and well … just flat-out good. Like any other taco, they’re best eaten fresh, so try to snag one of the few tables outside to gobble them up the minute they arrive." - Lena Park
"A second-floor taqueria that departed the food hall in March, citing low foot traffic and a 12 percent share of sales taken by the venue as factors that made continuing to operate financially untenable." - Paolo Bicchieri
"The taqueria was the first to leave the building’s second floor on March 7; owner Raul Medina told Eater San Francisco, “Food halls and ghost kitchens are death.”" - Paolo Bicchieri
"The plant-based taco and breakfast-sandwich spot that opened as an early tenant in Saluhall on Market Street closed for good on Friday, March 7; chef-owner Raul Medina told Eater SF he wanted to focus on his Oakland location and an upcoming Los Angeles shop." - Paolo Bicchieri
"One of the Bay’s most sought-after vegan Mexican restaurants closed its Civic Center outpost at the Market Street food hall; the food stall outpost closed for good on Friday, March 7. The operation originally opened in Oakland and had become an anchor tenant in the huge Market Street food hall. In an Instagram post, chef and owner Raul Medina wrote this location was only meant to last a year to see how he felt about opening in San Francisco. Medina also wrote about the difficulty of running a restaurant inside of a larger company (in this case, the food hall) and told Eater SF he felt overseas management made it unclear how much autonomy he really had as a business within the larger space. He is quoted: “Food halls and ghost kitchens are death,” and “It’s not the ’90s anymore and food halls — like malls — are going extinct.”" - Paolo Bicchieri
