Really really great Al Pastor. Im a big fan of Food Trucks, and i can easily say this is one of my favorite food trucks in the SF Bay Area. This truck gets really busy at lunch time so be ready to wait a little bit, its worth the wait. My favorite item here is the Al Pastor Tacos served with a slice of pineapple. I cant wait for food trucks to reopen fully, so i can go out and grab some tacos from here. Btw dont miss out on their Strawberry Horchata, its super delicious read more

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Got to try this place at a pop-up at Nobel Brewing in Oakland. Oh my goodness, the vegan al pastor burrito was the best I can remember. All my omnivore friends also loved their selections. Salsas were so tasty too. I'm going to start following their location for their next trip back to the east bay! read more

Not worth the wait. It's okay, but a bit on the boring and dry side. And very overpriced.

I thought the tacos here were fantastic! I do think it lives up to the hype and surpasses their current Yelp rating. If you read past reviews it sounds like people were mainly frustrated with the wait. When I went it was no more than 10 mins from order time to taco time. Right now they have crab tacos! It's not listed on the menu, you have to ask! read more

Now I understand why Al Pastor Papi won best food truck and burritos. From their meat, sauces, vegetables to rice, it's fresh and flavorful! My favorite is their nopales (cactus) taco and horchata. I would hands down recommend tasting their delicious food. read more

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The al pastor has good flavor but it needs a bit more crunch/char to it. They do a great job of melting cheese throughout their burritos. There's almost a grilled cheese gooey quality to it that I've not seen in the many hundreds (thousands?) of other burritos I've had. read more

Meh. Where's the trompo? Was expecting shaved pastor, got cubed chunks like every other place around here. Decent for the Bay Area, but I want that DF pastor. read more

Portions are SMALL! Shrimp were WAY over cooked... don't waist your money or your calories. Oh! And the girl taking my order wasn't very friendly either. read more

Al Pastor Papi - Food Trucks Near Me - San Francisco, California

Soooo amazing!!! Best al pastor in the city. Always great service. Line gets long but moves pretty fast.

10/10 by favorite in SF the workers are nice food is great and they keep you well update on menu prices etc on instagram page!

For $4, you'd probably expect a pretty huge taco with extra toppings and more. Or perhaps just a taco from SF. The latter is what you'll find at Al Pastor Papi, a food truck located at Parklab Gardens (which features a San Francisco/California-themed mini-golf course). No, the tacos aren't huge, but they are delicious. The al pastor is definitely not traditional--the meat here isn't carved from a rotating spit, but consists instead of thin slices of pork marinated and grilled, garnished with onion, cilantro, pineapple, and lime. You can top it all off with their two sauces--a red chipotle and a green salsa verde, which are absolutely bomb and add just the right creaminess and spice to balance out the hearty, meaty flavors. The nopales tacos are delicious as well--this filling consists of diced cactus cooked with tomato and onion, and you get a whole lot of it--way more than can be consumed with a single tortilla. Oh, and the corn tortillas here are absolutely amazing as well--grilled to perfection with just the right amount of crispiness and chewiness! So expect to pay up for these little snacks, but be prepared for a flavor fest! read more

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mad respect for everything this truck stands for and does for the community, but when it comes to Mexico City-style al pastor, this just... doesn't hit the standard. having tried the best of LA and CDMX, i can't help but think Al Pastor Papi is missing the mark -- the pork doesn't have the trademark taste of thin slices carved off the trompo, with a crisp ring of reddish charred marinade and a juicy interior. instead, my tacos and torta had thicker strips of pork that were drenched in marinade (very salty, and very intense with cumin, imo overpowering) and tougher than i'm used to. it's good for SF al pastor, but a massive step down from, say, Leo's Tacos or Tacos Tamix in LA. and my five tacos didn't even get any piña! all the right pieces are there, namely the trompo itself. but this isn't the execution i'm used to, personally. i'm gonna go back to searching for al pastor in the Bay that can compare to an El Huequito. read more

I've ordered the food (burritos, tortas) from here (both truck and Door Dash for a total of about 7 times) and the food is good. Solid 4 stars good. However, I ordered the burrito with al pastor meat yesterday (for reference), and had a bout of food poisoning, which I'm still paying for at the moment. I know it was this specifically and not anything else since it was the only I ate yesterday and 5 hours I start with GI symptoms including low grade fevers/chills. I haven't been able to stomach anything since then, almost 24 hours. I know, it happens with restaurants/trucks from time time, but I think I've just become averse to this place and won't be going for some time. Again, the food is good. The people are nice. But it's just a shame this happened. read more

Bummed to leave this review. Normally I really love the food here, so 2 stars for that, occasionally it's not great, understandably, but more so lately. I recommend this to ppl all the time, probably not so much any more. After spending $40+ on 2 burritos from Al Pastor Papi I expect to be completely in food heaven. No. Both burritos were completely full of old, tough, chewy, over cooked and over salted pork. No sauce, minimal other ingredients to balance the hard, chewy, super salty meat. I feel like they really don't care abt the quality here anymore, just coasting on their former reputation Won't ever get excited for this place again. :( read more

Food was just ok, there's better places. Would have gave 3 stars but the service wasn't the best. Pretty slow service, only 4 people in line ahead of us a group of 6 shows up and cut in line, the guy at the window didn't do anything or say anything. Super rude. When we ordered we were told Al Pastor was sold out, while waiting for our order to be prepared some one in line, who was behind us, ordered al pastor and they took their order!!! That was definitely messed up. They messed up our order, combined 2 people's orders into one to go container, no salsa, no slaw, no cotija cheese. It's all hype honestly. So many taco places in the Bay with better food. Really wanted to like it. read more

Eh. We drove 45 mins in traffic to get pastor because of all the hype. This didn't cut it, no idea why so popular. The meat was dry, not crispy. Almost like finely cut up pork chops with seasoning and sauce, definitely not the crispy/juicy porky goodness of real Al Pastor. Too bad, but not interested in trying again. read more

Dry burritos and hard al pastor. Went in from the SF Chronicle hype - found it slightly overpriced. The torta was definitely better than the burrito. read more

Burritos are huge. I went with the TJ Al Pastor burrito. I couldn't finish it so I made a delicious omelet the following morning.

The best vegetarian tacos in the city but I've a few times and they are just randomly closed. Would recommend coming if you're already at spark social but don't leave your house for this just in case. read more

Expensive stomach ache. I feel like they served us left over Al Pastor from the day before. The meat was mushy and nasty . I though I was tripping then I asked my boy he said the same thing about his food. We both ended up throwing our food away. Stomach was tore up that night. Never again over hyped read more

Came with boyfriend. Meat was dry and seasoning wasn't that good to be honest. All around nothing special. People are nice. Wouldn't come again unless they had better food. read more

HUNT THIS TRUCK DOWN. It has got to be one of the best burritos I've had in the Bay Area. Got their daily location from Instagram and got some vampiro tacos and an al pastor burrito. The staff were very friendly and the food came out quite quickly despite the limitations of being in a truck and the large amount of customers ordering food. The food was very good and juicy, but the pastor is where the food truck really shines (evidently). The burrito was very big and juicy, the burrito itself was like two meals worth of food and was still juicy after leaving it a day in the cooler. Definitely worth the money and decently priced for the Bay Area. Places like these make me wish I was back in California every day. read more

The tacos are off the chart. Had a carne asada and an al please taco.Dang that meat was tasty and moist. Even tastier morsels when you add that orange sauce to it. Good job Miguel. read more

Food was good, some stuff lacked flavor. The vampiro one was pretty good but that's probably bc the fried cheese gave it flavor. My sis and I shared a torta and hers had a hair in it. Small one. The horchatas are delicious. My husband loved the pastor burrito too. I'm glad we only drove 30 minutes to benicia or it would have sucked even more. The hospitality is great. Overall it's good compared to other taco spots. The aguachiles tamarindo has some of the best quesabirria tacos hands down. Located in oakland. Unfortunately, we will not be eating here again. read more

I got al pastor and carne asada tacos, they were really good and had really good flavor! The meat was tender and juicy, Also got a horachata&strawberry drink wich was also really good! The only thing is that the tacos are smaller than i thought and expensive for the amount, other than that it was really good!! read more

Al Pastor Papi - Taocs al pastor and carne asada - Food Trucks Near Me - San Francisco, California

It's aight, this whole hype train has really took off for them, but I don't see what it's all about. Been there twice now, once for the al pastor and once for the carne Asana. The steak is the better option, disappointingly. But the meat is a little rubbery and the tortillas are covered in grease, which is pretty standard but I've been to places that give me perfect little guys I can hold without ruining a shirt, and that's what I call 5 star tacos. The best thing they are doing is the pineapple on top, love that. Now if they could work on the delivery and the meat, maybe add a chorizo option, I'll be more interested. After the second time, I think that'll be the last time for awhile. read more

Saw al pastor on KTVU news! It's awesome to see Mexican heritage on tv especially for Mexican heritage month. You gotta try their famous Al pastor tacos it's the bomb! My favorite is their carne asada burritos! It steals my stomach! Órale carnàl now let's eat! read more

The tacos are superb, but god fucking damn if this isn't the slowest fucking food truck on the face of the fucking earth. Your menu is small and simple. It shouldn't take this fucking long. Jesus motherfucking Christ. I've been here 45 fucking minutes and still don't have my fucking tacos. There were FIVE fucking people in front of me in line when I got here. read more

Goddamn, that's a good burrito. Got the Tijuana style Al pastor burrito and it was crazy good. Salty, a little spicy, very very flavorful. Best burrito I've had in a minute. read more

After seeing the glowing review on "Check, Please! You Gotta Try This!", I was all ready to love the al pastor burrito I got at the South Shore shopping center in Alameda. However, it was WAY TOO SALTY! I really couldn't believe how salty it was! I was so disappointed, especially as I had waited in a long line. read more

Drove a long way to try these tacos. We've tried tacos all over California and in MEXICO. The presentation of the tacos on all these pictures on yelp and on instagram may look appetizing but there not. There so called green salsa ITS NOT EVEN SALSA its disgusting does not go well with the tacos. There two options and they come out of a squeezable bottle. For anyone who has tried REAL MEXICAN tacos will know these meats are not seasoned right the meat is not what al pastor is suppose to taste like or have that mushy texture and know what salsa is. Guy taking your order is not friendly. My 8 year old son called this man a CON calling himself Al Pastor Papi. Hes not even Hispanic and talks NO SPANISH!! Do yourself a favor take some of that money your charging and take a trip to mexico to find out what REAL AL PASTOR TACOS ARE ABOUT. This business has so many reviews because of the ethnicity the community their in you'll see asian and americans. There tacos are $3.75 for a small tacos save your money and go somewhere else. read more

Dry, hard al pastor. I paid $16.31 for 4 tacos and left hungry. For nearly $4 a taco they could at least double layer the tortillas.

Slightly disappointed with this place. It was very hyped up. I had the al pastor taco and the asada taco. These tacos definitely had some flavor to them because of the sauce, but I wouldn't call them authentic. They put too much "San Francisco" in them. The salsa was not spicy enough, the asada taste like ground beef, the pastor was overlooked and rubbery, but the corn tortillas were just right. I'm going to be sticking to Oakland for my tacos. read more

This place I couldn't wait to try for like a year just to be disappointed!! I watched him when he was on food insider on YouTube and just couldn't wait to try his tacos and Al pastor. But what intrigued me was the Amount of salt he out in the marinade! I was like I pray his food ain't salty..... to the real who loves salt and all the things it does to enhance flavor. Hmmmm' I must digress and say these tacos and burritos were soo salty and what made it worse was the customer service he was there but the only person that was actually nice was his cook or partner who was so nice my tip went up. Listen it was just ok if your looking for high blood pressure. I'm sorry but this was a try and pass! Thanks but no thanks ! read more

Bad service but delicious food. Not super friendly. We went to order but they said to come back in 15 minutes. We waited, came back and ordered. We got one of our orders and then had to wait 45 minutes for the rest of our order. Apparently they were catering an event and decided they had to make 100 burritos right then in between our order, and we had to wait till after those were done till they could finish our order (which was literally two burritos). read more

Got an al pastor burrito, it was sooo delicious. Toasted tortillas are the way. They were super nice. Highly recommend!

O m g where should I begin.. Al Pastor Papi is all I dream about day and night. No joke! Whenever I see the truck parked nearby my school building, I'd definitely get Al Pastor tacos and nachos for lunch! Soooo good :') I sometimes would get their al pastor burrito and asked if they could put a few slices of pineapple in it . The flavor just explodes in your mouth, its indescribable. If you see their beautiful pink truck nearby, GET IT!!! The owner is sooo friendly and gives such a good energy too! I'm actually gonna get Al Pastor tacos for lunch today. CAN'T WAIT!! read more

This truck really puts care in everything they do. My personal favorites are the burritos and the gringas! Authentic!!!

Saw their food truck at Serramonte Shopping Center tonight and decided to wait the long line to check out the hype, given there were quite a wide range of experiences from previous Yelp reviews. We wanted to give the business the benefit of the doubt. We ordered the Al Pastor Tijuana style burrito medium spicy at $16 with tax. Customer in front of us was quoted 20 minutes, but we all had to wait nearly an hour to closing time before we got our orders. Was it worth the wait? Unfortunately, definitely not! As some previous Yelp reviewers have complained, the burrito was way too salty. At first bite, the first taste was the overwhelming amount of salt, only to get worse and more intense with each subsequent bite. We couldn't taste much of any other flavors besides the salt and some spice. Our taste buds were left feeling salt burned after eating. Additionally, the pork was a bit chewy. We were not among the lucky ones who had more positive experiences, but if there is such a big inconsistency in quality, would you want to waste your time and money? read more

Awesome Awesome tacos from awesome people. Went here to grab a bite on a sunny afternoon and was not disappointed. Their Al Pastor taco is amazeballs. I also had a special one that had Chicharrones sprinkled on it (that one was a little salty but still good). Check their insta for their daily specials! read more