I was craving some tacos on my way home after being stuck in traffic and knew I was going to drive by El Gran Taco Loco and decided to grab some tacos to go. I had some credit with DoorDash, so I made an order since I was 5 minutes away. Knowing how fast they are at making the food, I knew it would be ready when I got there. I drove down Ocean and made a left on Mission Street, found a parking spot a few feet from El Gran Taco, and walked in. The place had the same ambiance as I've always known, seats for people to dine in, friendly staff, and a large menu to order from. I headed over to the pickup spot, which is next to the cashier, right where the sauces are, let them know my name, and she quickly grabbed my order as it was finished cooking, wrapped it up, and got me on my way. I was inside for a total of probably 2 minutes, drove home, took a few bites with their green sauce, and it still tastes as good as I remember. read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Carne Asada Taco + Chips - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

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First time trying this taqueria. They're open late which is good for a taqueria. The servers were very nice and friendly. The food was pretty good & the portions were reasonable. I like how the food was freshly prepared & came in freshly cooked. Nothing too special inside the restaurant itself & parking can be difficult in this area. Overall, not bad for a taqueria. read more

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Open until midnight, El Gran Taco Loco is a good option for late night dining. I was surprised how clean it was for a late night restaurant. The Santa and elf statues are still up. That put me in a good mood. My taco salad $18.20 was small. I was still hungry when I left. It felt unbalanced with a lot of sour cream. It needed more lettuce and tomatoes and less beans and rice. It comes with a small side of chips. The salsa was already presorted into small cups by the water dispenser. I didn't see an actual salsa station. Service was fine for a pay at the cashier when you order type of restaurant. read more

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I had a very disappointing experience at this restaurant. I came to pick up a DoorDash order and politely asked to use the restroom because it was an emergency. The staff refused and told me the restroom was only for customers. I felt disrespected and poorly treated, even though I was there to help deliver their customer's order. Customer service was disappointing, and this experience left a negative impression. I hope management will treat delivery drivers with more respect in the future read more

I've ordered from this place and they always get the orders wrong. It's really not that hard to get the orders correct let especially if we're paying. I ordered 6 super tacos and received 6 regular tacos. I called and was trying to explain and the lady wouldn't even allow me to finish speaking. Super tacos has guac, sour cream, etc and did not have any of that. READ THE ORDERS CARREFULLY!!! read more

El Gran Taco Loco - This is a regular taco when I paid more for a super taco. - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

I opted for online delivering. Regular burrito, asada, requested extra chopped, enchilada sauce. Regular burrito asada. 2 carnitas tacos. My order is correct unlike others that claim they received wrong items. Every thing tasted amazing. My taco was so tender and crispy. Even my dad was able to eat it, he doesn't eat much hard or crunchy items. I love their green sauce, I wish I had more. My wet burrito was amazing! I split it into 2 meals. One for lunch and one for dinner. They gave free ships and salsa. The chips are amazing. Medium thick, salty and crunchy! It made my meal extra delicious! I can't wait to order more. read more

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The birria queso tacos were yummy!! I forgot to ask for the consommé, so don't forget to do that!

Friendly service. Tasty burrito. Free chips. Clean and spacious. Colorful neighborhood.

Birria tacos were excellent, great late night snack. Quesadilla with carne asada was huge. We will definitely return to try more options. read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

All I can say is this is my 1st time trying Birria tacos and this place made me love it! So flavorful and the dipping part is even more delicious! I'm happy that it's Beef and my preference! I totally recommend cause I will order again soon! read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Birria tacos, hella good! - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

I ordered a chicken taco, the carne asada nachos & an agua fresca through their delivery system. I received a chicken taco, chicken nachos & an horchata. The chicken taco was packed full with lots of meat, onion, cilantro & salsa. It has a nice kick to it, the flavors all together were really nice. The chicken by itself was less flavorful but it shows you how well the combination goes together when all the pieces are there. The nachos were nice and packed in. The chips were stale when put under the food, thicker than usual but then they were thin, soggy and hard to pickup. I wasn't super impressed by the flavors even when I was intentionally getting it all in one bite. I wish I could've had the carne asada. The horchata is thick and delicious and was the reason why i gave 3/5 stars instead of 2. While the food that I was given was yummy, I would've loved to have known what I had ordered tasted like. I don't think I would return in the future but I hope you try it & make your own opinion! I would recommend going in and picking your food up yourself and checking it before you leave. read more

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This is a good spot if you are close to Bernal Heights in San Francisco. It's has a variety of different dishes and the traditional taqueria foods. I enjoyed their wet burrito. read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Everytime I have ordered so far, I have gotten great food! I usually order taco plates for myself and my boyfriend and my father get super burritos. I order on grubhub, since I live a bit far from the restaurant, but love the food! Taco plates come with 3 tacos and rice and beans... the rice is very good! the beans are delicious as well.. They also give chips and salsa on the side for free.. very good chips too! the green salsa is the bomb! Can't wait until I can actually go inside the actual place and eat inside! read more

Had to try San Francisco Mexican food ( From SoCal) and El Gran Taco didn't disappoint. Great service. Great food. (A little high in sodium)!but worth the indulgence. The Music adds to the environment and ambiance. read more

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I've been here only a handful of times , but the food is always great. And the staff are very friendly and helpful. A lot of room to sit.

The food was very good and the service was good highly recommend service was excellent

Ordered a super wet burrito. It was missing guacamole,beans,sour cream. What a rip off. The worst wet burrito I have ever had. I did not like the taste of the enchilada sauce and since all the best things were missing from the inside of the burrito, it really lacked flavor. read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Super wet burrito - NO beans, guacamole, or sour cream. SMH. - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

Of course I miss them being on 29th and mission. I used to work next door at Cole hardware and would get a chicken burrito or Al pastor tacos every lunch! But in their new location I'm obsessed with their super grilled chicken quesadillas and their carnitas street tacos!!! I seriously would eat here every day if I worked next door just like old times! I'm very happy they're still around. They even have a taco truck at kwik n convenient on Monterey and Foerster that I still need to try! read more

It was a pretty good burrito! Great deal! Would order from this place again. Not crazy about the whole beans though. I prefer refried. Other than that, it was a solid burrito. Totally worth it! read more

The bean are not even cooked all the way and had no flavor in the burrito. The burrito was small and had mostly lettuce and rice with a small amount of guacamole and beans, and very little cheese. It was very disappointing and will not be returning. I've given this place multiple chances and it used to be good and they used to make a decent vegetarian burrito, but this was a rip off. read more

Food is 1/10 it's very bad and I been eating Mexican food all my life and it's just not it I was going to my regular Mexican food, please, but it was closed I forgot that today's Tuesday and they close at nine and it's next door from this place so I said let's try it out but it was garbage I'd rather go to the place a few doors down that place is call Mexico tipico restaurant the service better too and the people that work there is so nice and it's always busy not like this place where there's always one person in it read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Food that ain't good - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

Food arrived via delivery was still hot ! Missing the guacamole on the side but portion size is filling! Carne in the burrito was a bit dry but with the sauces it made up for the dryness sauce was flavorful not to spicy, 1 taco was $5 dollars but you can easily make it into two tacos and it was juicy and the onions gave it a sweet crunch read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Taco & Super Burrito - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

My first time coming was NYE 2024 my tacos was fire I mean 10/10 I ordered a taco place with steak tacos and the flavor on the meat was excellent I couldn't believe it and the rice also had a lot of flavor ..... it was very busy and the lady taking the orders remains nice with a smile on her face I loved that so double back 1/2/2025 and the flavor was the same so it's safe to say this is my new FAVORITE spot in the mission read more

Had to check this place out as it's in the neighborhood. A couple of friends had suggested trying this place out and decided to order lunch from here. Kept my order simple and got some nachos (mobile order). The presentation of the nachos was great. The nachos were not smashed and there was a good balance of toppings and chips which is always appreciated. Just good nachos and great flavor. No complaints and good service. They also provided additional chips with salsa which is a HUGE PLUS for me. Good stuff and great eats. read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

I have the opportunity to check out many many Mexican restaurants and taquerias around sf and I'll said California, this is one I'll said I felt like home, their soups, tacos and the burritos are so tasty, the beans are amazing; the staff and location always clean and super friendly, please don't forget to visit and support this family business; any time I got to the mission areaI have to stop to get a shrimp cocktail, burrito asada or birria, caldo de res or OMG OR THE BEST TORTA AHOGADA !!!!! YES THE TORTA AHOGADA IS THE BEST !!!! do I have a space to write something about their best OMG BEST FLAN !!!! The location is amazing around the area is very clean and safe. This is one of maybe the only clean Mexican spot around this area !!!! read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Catering order for my office - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

Holy crap this was sooooo fire. I got the birriatacos and had it delivered so fast, good still hot, with amazing chips and salsa. The birria tacos themself are tender, Cheesy, comes with like, onion, cilantro. Will be ordering from here again for sure read more

It's a regular burrito with no rice and extra Salsa!? Just ordered through Uber, I ordered a regular burrito with NO RICE and extra salsa. If you look at the photo, you know what's up. Got a RICE burrito with light carne asada. Never again, too much good Mexican food around to even waste any time or money... read more

El Gran Taco Loco - It's a regular burrito with no rice and extra Salsa!? - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

Best of the Best. Owner Saul and the El Gran Taco Loco team are the San Francisco's finest Mexican food. LOVE their street style tacos and the Super Burritos. Their restaurant is also very spacious, clean, and comfortable. The staff is always friendly and very efficient. Thank you, Saul and Team, for bringing us authentic and delicious Mexican food!! read more

this is an amazing local late night mexican spot. They also have tons of vegetarian options. Veggie burrito and fries is my go to order

Hands down the best taco place in the City. Yes, I said it. It's a little hole in the wall spot that's easy to drive right past and there's almost no parking near there so you gotta get lucky, but it absolutely worth it. I've seen some non-5 star reviews for other dishes besides the tacos, so let me say that I've only ever had tacos here and I will only ever get tacos here. They're absolutely amazing - bursting with flavor with the right amount of spicy and cooked perfectly. They make everything fresh and the chips are perfect. The lady only wanted to eat like 3 boxes of chips because they're so good, until she had the tacos and she was hooked like I was. If you like tacos, do yourself a favor and come here. You won't forget it. read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Four chicken tacos with the fixin's - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place has been making really delicious tripas burritos, and is currently my favorite burrito spot. My pro tip is to ask for extra crispy tripas because it makes a huge difference! When they're extra crispy, they are easier to chew and more tasty. If I feel like switching things up, I get the tacos or the tostada salad. I don't really like the nachos too much because I have a personal preference of having less toppings so that the chips stay nice and crispy. I like that this place looks so clean too. They are a bit on the pricier side but it's worth it for their amazing tripas burrito. Ok, now I'm craving it. *drool* read more

Their "new breakfast burrito" is what I get on a fairly regular basis and it's been consistently good since I started coming here almost a year ago. I'm so glad they have this as it's simple, filling, and the perfect breakfast burrito for my taste. It's not loaded with a bunch of salsas and rice etc. Amazing! The staff are fantastic, very welcoming and quick! Check them out! read more

My to go order of chilaquiles. Yes, thats right, thats what i got. . And what is up with the beans (or so i think) and this egg? Scrambled in the chilaquiles, no? The quantity is not what it used to be either. What is this mess? Wish i could get a refund! read more

El Gran Taco Loco - Chilaquiles Verdes, supposedly! - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

Food truck, Brentwood Ca. Summerset. Carnitas taco was so greasy, couldn't taste if the meat was even good. Husband got steak enchilada and couldn't eat through the tortillas. Wish La Taqueria would come out this way instead read more

I used to love to go to El Gran Taco Loco late at night at their old location near Cortland in Bernal Heights. My go-to menu items were lengua quesadilla and shrimp cocktail. Recently I visited their current (new) location and found that they no longer offer lengua and prices have gone up quite a bit. I ordered a quesadilla with Al Pastor and a shrimp cocktail for old times' sakes. My bill was approx $35 for 2 items (take-out, without tips). The cook wasn't friendly. I tried asking a question but he wouldn't even look at me. Alright, cool. The food was just so-so since there's no lengua and if you ask for Carne Asada, you have to pay something like $2 extra. The shrimp cocktail was still good but a tad too sweet I don't remember it being this sweet? Oh well. I satisfied my craving for nostalgia. I think I will explore other taquerias that still offer lengua. read more

El Gran Taco Loco is my GO TO! For some caldo de res. And yes, I've tried many other places but this one is consistent, thick chunks of beef, flavorful for sure, thick cuts of carrots, potatoes, and FRESH CORN (not frozen thank goodness!) Only place I order my caldo from (yes I'm particular on this haha) read more

Queso-Birria tacos!!! It's clean and organized The flavors were spot on for their new dish. I am definitely returning read more

El Gran Taco Loco - QUESA-BIRRIA - Mexican Near Me - San Francisco, California

I don't know how much prices are at the restaurant but the food truck is a rip off for basic Mexican food. $17 for a burrito lol? C'mon I can easily go anywhere else for $12. This is all honesty and I'm not trying to tear apart their business. I think most people would agree with me. read more

Tasty food, good value, good customer service... A+ The best super quesadilla in town. read more

One of my old co-workers recommended this place and omg, the Quesabirrias are sooo goood. I love that they give you cilantro and onions on the side. Definitely recommend, a bit on the pricey side but worth it once in a while. I also like their Burrito bowls, very filling and heathy. read more