Excellent food, the BEST. Delicious, homemade-style Mexican food. They make their own tortillas, people! Need I say more? I love their shrimp burritos, and I went in week ago for their costillas en salsa (ribs in sauce), and it was amazing. This place deserves to have lines outside the door and to the corner. read more

Comida sin sabor y la cocina se ve muy sucia y vieja . El pozole fue lo más horrible que he probado. Cuidado con la mesera no tan bien el cambio. Se cobran a. Lo chino sus tips. read more

I'm not sure why some places in the Mission get completely ignored by the hipsterati, but I never see this friendly hole-in-the-wall on anyone's must-try list. It's a pity really since the food is solid and probably more consistent than a lot of similar operations. Granted it's not the most inviting-looking place with the bars in the window blocking the view into the plain, square dining room inside (photo: http://bit.ly/2lj7bnn). I just happened upon it because I was strolling by and curious enough to check out what others said on Yelp. The ones who have tried it appeared to like it, and I noticed the possibility of another menudo spot on the weekends. The menu is pretty standard, and I noticed tacos were just $5.50. I asked the server if I could get a Fish Taco since I didn't see it listed. She said they make a special one for $8.50. I was thinking the higher price was not a good sign, but when it came out, it was a ginormous amount of food, generous with pan-fried cod mixed with fresh salsa wrapped in a large flour tortilla (photo: http://bit.ly/2liVFbq). It definitely required a knife and fork, and had I known how big it was going to be, I would have thought twice about ordering the $12.50 Caldo de Res, a hearty bowl of beef soup with real chunks of tender beef mixed with carrots, corn on the cob, and chayote (photo: http://bit.ly/2kUWSVo). Add in chopped onion and cilantro, a squeeze of lime (photo: http://bit.ly/2lxyYmt), and a little plate of Mexican rice (photo: http://bit.ly/2lj1WUI), and it's a complete meal on its own (photo: http://bit.ly/2liRe0i). Delicious home cooking and definitely worth a return. No hipsters allowed. FOOD - 4 stars...home-style Mexican done big, abundant, and flavorful AMBIANCE - 2.5 stars...well, it ain't Gary Danko SERVICE - 3.5 stars...friendly and laid back TOTAL - 4 stars...want a big fish taco? come here read more

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I finally got the chance to eat here for lunch again after more than a year. I was so happy that there was sit in dining here again during this pandemic. The Super Quesadilla that I had was huge and perfect. It was not too greasy like some other places. I really love the relaxed atmosphere here. The food is always great here. read more

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Chavitas has the best beans and the best caldo's! the broth is made with so much love you can taste it!!

Everything I have had here is excellent , my favorite is the steak milanesa it is to die for, hand made tortillas are over the top good. Nothing fancy but solid good Mexican food with large portions. The Micheladas are on point I recommend with negra modelo. Roxana the waitress in the day time is the best read more

Chavitas - Steak Milanesa - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

If you were looking for a place that will let you spend the next three days on the toilet pooping your guts out this is it! This place is a health department nightmare! They serve rotten food with a bad attitude and are thoroughly disgusting on all accounts. And if you are foolish enough to order them through Eat24 or any of the other Mobile delivery apps you will get screwed royally usually they do not receive the orders and if they do receive the order it will be very very late and you will have the runs for so long that you cannot imagine how awful life can be when your sphincter burns so badly for so many days! You also have to fight with them and I mean fight if you want guacamole! And did I mention that their bathroom is an absolute death trap? read more

I ordered this through uber eats. The food was actually amazing I ordered Chile verde ...there was a pice of glass in my food! I called the store to tell them and the manager said he served the food and denied it. If I didn't see it on my fork who know what would have happened!!! read more

Chavitas - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

All I can say to start this off is warm hand made fluffy fresh corn tortillas !with every order. I had the chile verde and my co worker had 3 tacos. Huge tacos... I will be back for sure... read more

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Ive been going here for years and it never disappoints. The breakfast burritos and super burritos are huge and is enough to split with another person. The chicken Millanese is the best I've ever had. read more

Oh, chicken and carne asada tacos, with your fresh cilantro and onions, sour cream and guac. How I miss you re-fried beans, better than any fancy restaurant. And you homemade red salsa, how could I forget you. You're actually spicy! YES! YES! I'll have a little chip with my salsa! Any my sweet sweet carnitas platter...well, not sweet at all. Salty actually. I swear it was you all along. When I was with Cancun's platters, and San Jose's platters, they meant nothing to me! It was always you. Every cheap imitation, every fast fix, I pictured you. How I long for your tender touch, when I roll you in a flour tortilla and I finally full fill this long awaited hunger. And you're open till 11?? Whoa read more

This place serves good food and the people are nice. I've only tried their enchilada plate with carne asada, but it was very good. The carne asada was tasty and fresh, even though it was late at night. The beans were great. I had to channel my high school Spanish teacher to help the waitress understand that we wanted to share our food, but she was very nice about it once she understood. The salsa is yummy and pretty darn spicy, and I am worried that others might double dip in the container. But I will be back to try their chilaquiles. read more

I love this spot. The food is usually fresh and traditional Mexican delicious. Home made tortillas and breakfast here is so good oh .... And affordable. This will be my go to home made Mexican spot in San Francisco. read more

The best way to judge a Mexican restaurant is by the quality of their salsa. If they bring out bland and boring, barely edible salsa it's not going to be good. THIS PLACES SALSA IS THE BOMB. Perfect amount of kick and spice and the chips are golden. When the phenomenal waitress brought out our food (I ordered the enchiladas and my boyfriend a burrito) I was immediately impressed. Plenty of sour cream and the lettuce was real, not that shredded grossness you'll find at subway. The best part? After digging in for a couple minutes my boyfriend turned to me and said, "I'm going to make a bold statement: this is the best burrito I've ever had." So happy we stumbled upon this place. read more

I roll past this place back from 24th St. BART to my humble abode. Well, sometime I saunter, or stroll, depending on my mood. But I sort of dragged myself there this last Saturday after a healthy dose of inebriants the night prior. And I ordered something that has always been a curiosity---menudo. The soup that, basically, is a heap of chopped up cow innards that supposedly has restorative qualities after a hard bender. And, well, it had the consistency of cow innards. Undaunted, I slurped down the whole big bowl, which set me back about $6.50. The Negra Modelo was an extra $3. I give three stars because, honestly, I can't tell if that's how good menudo is supposed to be. But they do have a nice TV to watch los Gigantes or las Chivas (a Mexican soccer team). I think this place merits another go-around with non-cow-innard material. read more

Delicious Huevos Rancheros. Inexpensive. Eat at the Bar, a real taste of Central America. No worries about the way your dressed, come as you are. read more

Chavitas - Helps to read Spanish - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

"I'm never eating here again." I'd been getting the veggie nachos here off-and-on for several years. They are usually a very nice big plate of deliciousness that I can take all the way down. Avocado, everything.. yum. I went in today (Sunday) and ordered my usual.. paid in advance and left a healthy tip. The plate that came back was sickly and small. I started picking at it but was sitting at the bar and so said something to the two waitresses standing right next to me. I gave them an opportunity to make it better, but they just pulled the I-don't-speak-english card and said, I don't know. Come on. Later, I hear a loud, sudden thud behind me. I delay my gaze so as not to contribute to any ensuing panic. But there was no commotion . Imagine my surprise to find a very elderly lady completely horizontal on the hard tile floor.. her cane still in hand. Nobody was moving to help her. After we got her resettled, I picked up her groceries for her and walked her home. She reminded me of my own grandmother, so I was easily happy to do it. After that sorry plate of nachos, their indifference to making it better, coupled with the staff and guests apathy to this poor lady who couldn't get up... I was so disgusted that, on my way out I thought, "I'm never eating here again." There are countless other taquerias in the neighborhood. I have had many good nacho plates there in the past, and understand that this could have just been an off-day for them. But with that many people there to watch her rot, I can't help but feel like this is a sub-par pool of humanity gathering there. I'm glad that plate was small.. I lost my appetite. read more

I feel really lucky that this restaurant is right by my apartment. They have outstanding chips and salsa -- freshly deep fried. A huge upgrade from many more popular places. Their standard super burrito is maybe two-thirds the size of somewhere like El Farolito, but made with a lot of care -- the cheese is well melted, the meat is outstandingly cooked, the filling is well distributed. By default, their super burrito has peppers and onions in addition to the meat, which I love. Staff is friendly, service is acceptable. There's always a Spanish-language sports station on. I go here a lot and quite like it, and in most any other neighborhood, it'd be an easy five stars -- it's just that competition for good Mexican food near here so stiff, and frankly, if I lived even five or ten blocks away, I'm sure I'd find new go-to place, which means I'm not enough in love to bump it up to five. But seriously -- go here. It's good, never crowded, and cheap. read more

Ask someone for recommendations for mexican food in the mission, they might direct you to la taqueria or el farolito. Ask me, and I will recommend you Chavitas. I recommend their chili verde or fried pork or any of their plates. You will get a salad, beans, chips, their spectular brown salsa, a tender, well flavored helping of meat, and a piping hot stack of their hand made tortillas, which perfectly complement any combination of items in the plate. Or explore anything else on their menu - nothing will disappoint. Find your favorites. Cash only, jukebox, and a collection of very interesting posters as you wait for your order. The server will help you with a smile. No lines. read more

Had some of the most delicious Birria de Chivos in the universe here. The soup was hearty and I seriously thin they put half a goat in my soup. There was that much meat. The taste of the goat was gamey so if you don't like that don't have it. The portions were well sized for being 7.50 and I was left feeling extremely stuffed. I've also tried their various breakfast dishes and they all taste equally scrumptious. The tortillas are fluffy and perfect for dipping into the leftover sauce on your barren plate. 4 stars only because the place is a little shady with lots of creepy old men staring you down. Overall had a fantastic lunch and am most definitely coming back to try the Posole :) read more

Went there for the chilaquiles but was not impressed, and neither was my other half. I'd give it 1 star for food, and an extra star for friendly service. The place looks like it could use a cleaning. Correction: scrubbing. Also the menu on the wall/ceiling should get redone as it doesn't look inviting. I can't speak for their entire menu since this was my first time here. The salsa was good and so were the chips and homemade tortillas. They serve beer, so that's a plus. read more

I am completely addicted to their chile rellenos. $5.50 for a half portion (which is still really big because it comes with chips, a little thing of salsa, four handmade tortillas, and sides of rice and beans). And the chile relleno is SO GOOD. I also like their nachos. Good prices, good portions, great handmade tortillas. And they're quick. read more

Very disappointed! I used to come here all the time 2 years ago and loved it! Came back today and the food was awful. I ordered a chicken super burrito and besides it being large there was nothing SUPER about it. It only had fatty chicken, bland/mushy beans, white rice, and a watery pico de gallo. Really!? I want my money back. read more

The nachos here are just awesome. Huge helping of chips, salsa, buried in cheese with a pile of steak on top. Enchilada plate is also delicious. Home made tortillas served piping hot and the sauce is great. Ps cash only read more

My favorite Mexican food spot to eat. Fast service and great customer service. Everyone is always very friendly.

This place is nasssssssty over priced never again I will waste my money here smfh. The lady was nice but the burrito was not good at all!!!!!! read more

One of the best carnitas taco that I had ever had!!! Lots of tasty moist pork with slightly crispiness which was very well dressed with salsa and spices. These are homemade tacos made by a well crafted recipe unlike any other. Tacos are made to order, and extremely well priced. This is the best deal in the Mission, and I'm going back for more. read more

This rating is because of their dishonesty, not their food. Today my coworker and I both ordered a super burrito, she was charged $6 while I was charged $7.75. Both of our burritos are exactly the same size with the exact same fillings. The only difference was that we ordered it at a different time. This has happened to me before, where different waitresses charged different prices, but they were smaller amounts so I never really cared. Now they even took off their menu from the wall! My coworker told me to go and get my money back, but I decided to just never go back. If you guys decide to order from here, check their price first or the waitresses will cheat your money! No wonder why I never see a lot of people here...Thank you Chavitas for your dishonesty, I will never be back! read more

So, I was super excited to discover this little hole in the wall and the birria WAS on point. The tortillas were freshly made. Then I made the mistake of coming back with my family. The food was significantly less delicious, there wasn't any birria, and the tortillas were NOT homemade. It wasn't HORRIBLE (no one got sick) and the portions were good, but I wouldn't go back. Not even for the birria. read more

I need to go back here again and try some more things so that this place can earn a 5-star review from me. I love finding hole in the walls like these. Its a little further south in the Mission (closer to Cesar Chavez) which is great cause it wasn't that crowded (early in the morning). I love that there's an old lady in the back HAND-MAKING tortillas. They were huge and so delicious I wish I had ordered some extra to take home and make quesadillas with (which I did the the 2 I had). I had the Juevos Racheros and beans and rice. So awesome. read more

Chavitas doesn't look like much from the outside...and then when you go inside it still doesn't look like much. I ordered a Michelada ($8) coz any time's a good time and it was pretty darn good. The ratio of mixer to beer was a little mixer-heavy, but it was a HUGE frosty mug so it was a-ok in my book. I got a combo plate with a Chile Relleno and an asada taco ($11). The taco was great, would definitely order again. The Relleno was good, nothing spectacular. The plate came with chopped iceberg, sliced tomatoes, a spoonful of sour cream (not crema) rice and beans. The beans were good but the rice was horrible. Srsly. I would eat rice at every meal if not for #diabeetus , especially Mexican rice (or tomato rice) but this stuff was literally cat rice. I know that makes no sense to anybody except for me, but there's this flavor profile that the only way I can describe is that it tastes like what I would imagine a cat would taste like. That is a horrible thing to say and I really hope that I don't lose all my yelp friends and get thrown off the Elite Squad. I'm considering just deleting it but I'm trying to live my authentic life. Anyway. It's probably just some seasoning because I remember tasting the same flavor at this sketchy Burmese restaurant in Daly City in their tea leaf salad. Iono. No Bueno tho. To the point where I actually got a to-go box, but didn't bring my rice home. Chips and salsa were on point. I'd definitely go back for those, a Michelada and tacos. read more

Our waitress was very friendly, and my huevos rancheros and chips and salsa were fine. I don't think I'd go out of my way to come here again, though, especially after seeing the place's most recent health score report and the cleanliness concerns voiced in other reviews. The restaurant isn't super clean, although I wasn't struck by anything noticeably gross when my friend and I ate there one night. read more

Need to start taking credit and debit cards or have ATM machine inside your business 2017 get with the times

Love this place. I eat here at least once a month. The amount of food they give you could probably feed 2 people. I love there chilaquiles and milanesa de pollo. read more

I've been to Chavita's on several ocassions. The food is always consistently good, homestyle mexican cooking. The tortillas, I think, might be handmade. Get there before 10:00 AM, and they offer breakfast specials for $4! I like their Chile Verde (yummy tender roast pork in a green chile sauce). The waitresses always give great service. read more

Great food, amazing value, and a cute waitress. I could not ask for more. I'll definitely be back but I probably won't order as much next time. I couldn't finish it all! read more

I used to live right above this place, but haven't been back in years until today. Their super burrito with chicken is probably the best burrito in the city, IMO. read more

This place is great especially for tacos for breakfast and lunch any food all day everyday it's good at this place A+

I love chilaquiles here, and they have the best hand made tortillas in toda la misión!

This restaurant is literally in my building... a three minute walk... and man o man is it good! I LOVE the chicken enchiladas, comes with rice and beans... And chips and salsa of course! Place is always busy and the best party super cheap! $7 bucks for two chicken enchiladas. $5.50 for a fully loaded burrito. Great service and great food! Worth a shot if you are nearby! read more