Taqueria Los Mayas
Mexican restaurant · Inner Richmond
331 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118
Highlights
Yucatecan specialties including panuchos, cochinita pibil
Yucatecan specialties including panuchos, cochinita pibil
"One of the better Mexican restaurants on the West side, Los Mayas is also one of the city’s better Yucatecan restaurants. It’s a solid spot to sample the cuisine’s characteristic citrus-marinated meats — poc chuc and cochinita pibil — in taco form, piled onto fat handmade tortillas." - Paolo Bicchieri
"First cousin to Cantina Los Mayas’ haven for Mexican wine and panuchos, this Richmond District restaurant offers well-made tamales. Tamales here are (at least so far this season) not available to be ordered en masse. Instead, the $19.75 entree includes two tamales, rice, beans, and plenty of cotija cheese and crema." - Eater Staff
"The moment you step inside Taqueria Los Mayas, it’s clear you’re about to have a memorable experience. This counter-service spot specializes in food from the Yucatán, and the menu here is, simply put, lengthy and exciting—they do everything from gigantic, made-to-order empanadas to seafood dishes to burritos and tacos with homemade tortillas. One thing that makes this spot so special is you can’t go wrong with whatever you order. The other reason is their tender cochinita pibil and poc choc, which you should get on the tostada-like panucho—a fried, bean-filled tortilla topped with meat, cabbage, and pickled red onion." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez
"Crowds fill this Yucatecan spot daily for their panuchos and tender cochinita pibil—but no visit is complete without a tall glass of their daily changing agua fresca, with flavors like watermelon, tamarindo, and cantaloupe. If the stars have aligned and there’s mango, stop at nothing (short of lunging across the counter and grabbing the entire plastic jug for yourself) to get it. Each sip tastes like a romp through a perpetually ripe mango field." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"Anything involving masa at this Yucatecan wine bar is great, especially the panuchos. The Richmond spot nails these fried, black bean-filled discs that confidently bear the weight of mounds of dribbly cochinita and pickled onions. There are two per order, but you’ll want both for yourself. Avoid the intra-table passive aggression by getting one serving apiece, and round out the meal with something from their extensive list of Mexican wines." - patrick wong, ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong, julia chen 1, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong
