Tacolicious Noe Valley
Permanently Closed
Rotisserie chicken, tacos, tortas, and patio beers.
Rotisserie chicken, tacos, tortas, and patio beers.
"The team behind Tacolicious spread its footprint to Noe Valley with the opening of Todo el Dia, an all-day restaurant that serves breakfast tacos by day and fire-licked rotisserie chicken at night. Think of the lunch and dinner menu as a fancified version of El Pollo Loco: tacos, tortas, and family-sized chicken meals come with freshly made blue corn tortillas, Rancho Gordo yellow eye beans, and mint-cilantro rice." - Dianne de Guzman, Lauren Saria
"I checked out the new spot from the Tacolicious team that opened in Noe Valley on April 15; owner Joe Hargrave describes it as a colorful testament to fire-grilled chicken and patio beers aimed at neighborhood families and fans of rotisserie." - Paolo Bicchieri
"The name is apt at this all-day restaurant specializing in fire-grilled chicken, slow-cooked guisados, and patio beers. This one comes from the team behind Valencia Street’s Tacolicious and is meant for the neighborhood’s families and fans of powerful lunches. By morning Postscript handles coffee and SF Brewing Co. tackles things in the evening, partnering with the restaurant to create a Noe Valley blonde ale." - Paolo Bicchieri, Becky Duffett
"As a born-and-raised Californian who grew up on citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken, I was eager to try the new rotisserie chicken–centric restaurant from the Tacolicious team. The half chicken I had sported flavorful umber skin that seesawed between tart citrus, smoky chile, and salt against the addictive backdrop of luscious fat; the meat was moist and flavorful and needed nothing more than pieces of soft blue corn tortillas and a swipe of the remarkably spicy hot sauce. A bowl of Rancho Gordo yellow-eye beans made for a simple, light accompaniment and by 11:15 a.m. a line spilled out the door, suggesting that even though Todo el Dia isn’t open all day yet (they’re open from 11 a.m.), its succulent chicken is already a hit." - Eater Staff
"I've noticed a new all-day restaurant from the Tacolicious team opening at 4063 24th Street in Noe Valley that blends Tacolicious evolution with nostalgic drive-thru fire-grilled chicken and memories of Mexico: owner Joe Hargrave describes the inspiration as “El Pollo Loco meets this restaurant experience I had as a kid.” The space (formerly Village Rotisserie) was refreshed with a colorful mural stretching the dining room to a cozy patio, a front coffee and juice bar replacing the deli display, and a fuchsia-painted back patio planted with succulents. A massive rotisserie makes roasted chicken central (available whole or half), and combined with chef Fernando Guzman’s slow-cooked guisados the menu also features tacos — deliberately different from Tacolicious — including pork chile Colorado, chile verde de pollo, and camarones Japoneses topped with pickled cabbage and avocado mayo. The family pack chicken dinner comes with Rancho Gordo yellow eye beans, mint-cilantro rice, housemade blue corn tortillas, and the restaurant’s proprietary “orange sauce.” As an all-day spot, it serves locally roasted Postscript coffee and espresso, three kinds of juice, and an 8–11 a.m. breakfast menu with chia pudding, quiche, egg-and-bacon tacos, and huevos divorciados; later offerings include a Noe Valley blonde ale made with SF Brewing Co., wine, and nonalcoholic drinks like horchata-cold brew, tepache, and lemonade. Hargrave hopes it becomes a casual neighborhood favorite for quick coffees, lunches, and family dinners, with limited DoorDash availability planned and seven-day hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m." - Lauren Saria
