Taqueria Los Coyotes

This is the best burrito I’ve found in SF, and I’ve been here for about a year and a half. It isn’t better by a substantial margin, but the cleanliness of the restaurant and the huge selection of salsas and toppings is totally unmatched. For sure my go-​to burrito spot!

If you want to wait 30+ minutes for mediocre Mexican food then this is the place for you.

Authentic Mexican Tacos in the Mission District! Delicious Vegetarian Taco for Dinner!
I ate dinner at Los Coyotes Taqueria on the evening of July 29^th with my mother, while we were staying at an Airbnb in the Mission District.
Los Coyotes is a taqueria in the Mission District serving authentic Mexican tacos. It is located on 16^th Street between Wiese and Julian Streets.
I ordered a vegetarian taco, which was loaded with delicious ingredients and toppings. There was a large menu posted on the wall and you ordered at the glass counter, choosing your ingredients for your taco as you walked along the line to the cash register where you paid. The prices of the tacos were slightly more expensive than other taquerias in the Mission District.
My taco tasted fantastic and fresh, and I enjoyed the variety of salsas and toppings available at the salsa bar.
The atmosphere felt very authentic Mexican. There was typical Mexican music playing and the interior was decorated in colourful tiled walls with a Mexican flavour. The small restaurant was packed with people at the time, and it actually felt like I was in Mexico with everybody speaking Spanish.
I will definitely eat here again next time I am in San Francisco’s Mission District!

I dropped by here purely by accident. My friend and I picked up some take-​out food from another place but I wanted to get some soup for my sick partner. I scanned the wall menu and found nine soups. I ordered the caldo de res (beef soup) and after a very long wait, we took the food home.
It was just what my partner needed! He said it was great and ate very of a quart container. He ate the rest the next day and on the third day, he was well again. My grandmother gave us caldo when we were sick kids.

Good ’nuff for those late night drunken Mission cravings.
Came here on a Friday night around 1AM to a colorful crowd at the Taq. It wasn’t overly full, but it was exciting in that every corner of the place was filled with some sort of drama going on. There were a couple of bros in tanks waiting for their noms, a peace/​make love not war/dreadlock’d couple munching away happily, and even an awkward situation when a worker had to drag a screaming individual out of the store because she wasn’t coherent… ah, Mission.
I ordered a shrimp burrito and basically had my stomach FULL, which was the goal anyways. At 1AM, all I’m looking for is something hot, a place to sit/​pee, and a spot to get my grub on. Taqueria Los Coyotes is the perfect place for that.
I didn’t enjoy their restroom situation, nor did I find the food to be a falvorbomb of awesomeness. But this place is great for late night cravings, and that’s that. Their bathroom situation is kind of confusing, and I was also one of the unlucky people who stood in line because the handle was locked. The awkward restrooms are literally connected to the one grand room where customers order their food and sit at the tables… so everyone watches you from their tables while you do the «bathroom hopscotch» while you hold your bladder. Later on, a kind but quiet worker who was probably the busser, told me that there was a key to the restrooms around the divider. AND VOILA! Pee problems solved. Everyone after me rejoiced because we were all waiting in line… because the door was locked.
Other than that, the lights are LED and make you feel crusty and unattractive while you wait for your drunk food, but there are tons of seats for your drunk group or for a small pair. There are always people coming in from their boozy adventures looking for a place that can whip up something warm quick! So I felt safe here and easily found street parking for free.
Remember to tip, because the workers on Friday/​Saturday are there to serve you, clean up after your messes, AND probably finish closing up shop at 5AM or later. Hats off to the Friday night crew!

Oh hot damn the food here was good. Found this place on a rainy night looking for a good tortilla soup to warm up. Tortilla soup was actually not great, pretty flavorless, and I don’t recommend it.
However, the shrimp superburrito was so very well done. This was one of those burritos in which all of the elements are fresh and marry together in a grilled camaron-​lettuce-​bean-​sour cream ballet of tastebudliciousness.
I did a good amount of looking over the counter at the chef’s ingredients during my many trips to the salsa bar, and everything — meats, vegetables and toppings alike — looked and smelled incredibly fresh.
The salsa bar is on another level. We’re talking mountains of pico de gallo (they brand it as Chunky Sauce, perhaps to appeal to techbros idk), avocado cilantro green sauce, mango salsa, and some new takes on salsa roja. Get the grilled onions/​chorizo medley; you won’t regret it.
Décor is awesome; cleanliness and service average; restrooms weren’t great. But the food makes for a 5 star joint.

This is the most solid spot in San Francisco for a California Burrito and California fries. I haven’t found better! Good meat to filling ratio. And yes — the fries are still crispy, not soggy! Perfect to grab a late-​night bite, close to Mission bars. They have a salsa bar. Go crazy!
Minus one star for the cleanliness of this place. I wish they could be a little more consistent cleaning up the tables and the bathrooms.

Came here on a Tuesday around 1 and got a super al pastor burrito with pinto beans and no lettuce. It was huge
The ingredients are really fresh here, the al pastor was flavorful but not as good as taqueria cancun. However the tortilla wasn’t heated up so was kinda hard and smelly
The salsa bar wasn’t stocked I guess the lunch crowd kill it.
I prob would only come when they first open.

I was starving one night on Bart on my way to the Mission and this place had such great reviews it made me salivate even more as I read them getting to 16^th and Mission…
We walked in, the place was was leaking from the room… Guess we are not used to all this rain.
They had me at California Burrito. Since we needed to go to our final destination and I was the only one hungry, I ordered it to go and we quickly went on our way. I looked at my receipt after I paid and noticed they charged me $ 0.10 for a plastic bag. Now I know it’s only $ 0.10 but they never asked if I needed a bag and I would have happily not added to the landfill since I basically inhaled the burrito as soon as I walked out and the bag was a waste.
The other problem was, it looked like they threw in a bunch of stuff in my to go bag so I thought I was all set… but, there was no napkin, no utensils, no hot sauce, nothing. Just the burrito and a bag of chips. That would have been fine except the burrito was not flavorful enough without and spice.
I may have been at fault for not seeing a salsa station, but I did scan the room and one did not jump out at me – could have been behind the wet floor that was blocked off.
I was hungry. I ate the whole thing. But at $ 10+, I expected more.

My 4 star review is for the CARNE ASADA FRIES/​AL PASTOR FRIES!
Huge portions and definitely meant for sharing, but it’s less than $ 10. Comes topped with carne asada or al pastor, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole. Do yourself a favor and top it off even more with all of the offerings at the salsa bar (there are a lot), ESPECIALLY their amazing grilled onions (which are amazingly caramelized and also has more bits of meat)
It’s open until 3:30am on weekends, so coming here is a great decision after making a few bad ones.

Came here after a day of drinking and chilling in Dolores Park. It was close by and we were hungry so we walked over. I got a regular burrito with asada and pastor (no beans) and nachos with carne asada. The burrito was huge, and bomb. The nachos were ok, maybe it needed more cheese or I wish that we would have tried the asada fries instead, but my friend really wanted nachos.
The place is pretty big and busy with a huge counter, but the service was fast and we got our food fast of course.
Anyways, we drank more here because when in San Francisco just drink yourself to $hit. Just kidding, but we did take the BART to the city so we could and did without having to drink and drive, yeeee! I’d definitely come back and recommend this place.

They have carne asada fries here, but not as good as what I had in SD…-/ My standards are VERY high.
Still, this place is clean and the people working here are super nice.
I love that it’s so close to the 16^th street BART station.
The portions are huge, and really not meant for 1. I had the fries to myself and was stuffed into the evening.
Free chips and salsa too. Honestly, there are so many types here, you can make a meal just off of that.
I want to try the California burrito next time I’m here. Hopefully that matches close to something I had in SD.

If you want you some fast food Mexican food to handle that craving stop by here!
Area isn’t the best and the décor appears typical to your standard Mercian food place.
I got carne Asada fries which ended up around 10 $ standard for the size meal.
The meal also comes with free chips in baskets by the cashier. Plenty of variety and food to order.
Plenty of tables to sit and service was great.
The cooks do a good job to expedite the line of the Cashier gets bogged down in orders. Would recommend and come back when in the area!

Will satisfy your craving for burritos and Mexican food!!!
FOOD: I shared the California burrito ($ 9.20) and the carne asada fries ($ 9.20). SO GOOD!!! I loved everything about the burrito. I am sure it’s very unhealthy (has fries, steak, cheese, avocado, etc) but it was so tasty and very filling. It was my first time having the asada fries and I loved the giant mountain of avocado!!! However, the steak was kind of dry…
SETTING: Pretty spacey inside! There are 8 – 10 tables, even though I was kind of questioning about the sanitary of the place, because you clean after yourself (you put the plates in a bin in the back) and I didn’t see any staff wiping the tables or anything. Parking may be hard. There are a bunch of good bars and desserts places nearby, which is a plus!
SERVICE: Cafeteria style — you order up front and you can serve yourself to a variety of sauces and sides.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Love it! I have a weak spot for Mexican food and this place definitely satisfied my burrito craving.

I stopped by Taqueria Los Coyotes after the Carnival parade. The place was pretty busy and all the tables were taken, but the ordering line went pretty fast and it didn’t take long for tables to open up. I wasn’t in the mood for something typical like tacos or a burrito, and the first thing that actually caught my attention on the menu was their Pork Belly Guisado, and that’s exactly what I ordered. They so had me at Pork Belly.
Pork Belly Guisado –
Essentially it’s a roasted pork belly in a red sauce that comes with rice, beans, and tortillas. Well, the dish was okay. You definitely get a big portion of pork belly and the platter will fill you up, but man, was this dish overly salty! And one piece of the pork belly had a tough exterior part that was hard to chew. Despite the saltiness and the one tough piece, I still enjoyed the rest of it.
I can’t really give a high or low rating for Taqueria Los Coyotes just based on this one dish which was mediocre, so I’ll give them 3 stars for now. I’m betting that their usual staples such as their burritos and tacos are probably really good. I’m willing to come back again to try them out but the only problem is with them being in the Mission and a whole slew of Taquerias competing against it, it’s gonna hard for them to grab my attention.

I ordered nachos with just chicken cheese and mole and I basically got chips and enchilada sauce. This place sucks. The people who work here are jerks and don’t care. Sorry I don’t speak Spanish but I think if can’t get a simple order your not made to have a restaurant. Totally discriminated me because I don’t speak Spanish. FU
Also, my Friend ordered food and she is clearly not Latina and asked for her receipt while the all my other friends who were not Latinos didn’t need a receipt. RUDE

Flash food concept: order & pay, then wait for your food to be prepared & find a seat.
The queue moved very slowly. Partly because the menu is huge and detailed, so takes time to read & decide; but also the single cashier was not at all helpful. Whatever question you asked, she just shrugged and said ‘I don’t know’. How can she not know the difference between mild & spicy?
The food was good despite the staff. The fries red snapper for $ 16 was a very filling meal. The burrito (I upgraded to the extra) didn’t come with anything on the side which was disappointing, but it was packed full & bursting. It was very good!
Simple but tasty food.

FOOD:
I loved the California burrito! It has steak, french fries, cheese and avocado. I highly recommend that burrito if you like fries in your burrito. They have a really nice salsa bar with over 5 salsa options and they give every person a basket of chips. Also, try their strawberry fresca, its delicious!
TIP:
Try every salsa! Its free so you can try all of them!
WOULD I RECOMMEND? YES :)

Their Micheladas (with Negro Modelo) are like $ 5.50 and are great! The flautas are my fave thing I’ve ordered– they’re tacquitos made with white meat chicken covered in guac, crumbled queso fresco and shredded lettuce.
Def order a michelada guys!

Located across the Bart station of Mission and 16^th, this little gem doesn’t seem like much amongst all the other taquerias nearby but this place definitely beats the others hands down for not only its amazingly versatile salsa bar but it has my favourites birria and al pastor all the time! Not just weekends. So happy I found this place! The menu is huge also and difficult to get a grasp of all the things they cook up.
The broth of the birria was perfect as well as the meat. They also take credit card which is convenient.
Fellow bloggers, Unilocalers, foodies, my search for best birria on SF may be over… At least for now as this will bey go to place any day of the week!
Value 4.5÷5
Atmosphere ⁴⁄₅
Service5/​5
Quality ⁵⁄₅
Overall18.5/20