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    Los Palillos Restaurant

    3.4 (38 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed • 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Anadarko taco salad
    Janet G.

    Went in for first time today. Ordered asada taco salad. The girl who took my order was welcoming and friendly!! The food was delicious! Will definitely go back and try all the other dishes!

    molcajete
    Manny M.

    First time eating here and most likely my last. I came here because my girlfriend likes their Milanesas which by the way was okay, yeah just okay! I ordered the Molcajete, since the second it got to my table i had a feeling it wasn't going to be good. And it really wasn't. I don't like to sound picky or anything but no Molcajete EVER has mushrooms in it, EVER!! so i went to the ingredients on the menu and it doesn't say it comes with mushrooms! luckily im not allergic to them like i was before but thats a No for me! Almost everywhere else i get Molcajetes from NEVER have the food chopped into pieces, it always has the big pieces of steak and chicken. Also most Molcajetes if not all are done in red salsa and not in green, at least from all the time i had them In Guadalajara, Jalisco!

    Los Palillos... indoor and outdoor seating
    Lindsay B.

    Friendly, clean, authentic, great salsa variety, sweet mole, indoor seating or nice outdoor bench or table seating; tough competition around here for good Mexican food as there are quite a few options. Los Palillos by far has the salsa bars beat, there are 6 compketely different kinds and they are all good and many heat variations. The prices are on par with most of the local Taqueria's and the food is too. Probably the most similar to Mi Familia. Los Palillos seems, so far, to be an undiscovered gem of a Taqueria. So there's no long line to worry about or lack of a place to sit. I will be coming back to try more of the menu. I had the mole burrito $8 with grilled chicken, no rice and pinto beans. The serving size was large and the mole was sweet. The chicken was marinated and grilled and quite good. The mole burrito also includes guacamole and sour cream inside, fyi. YOU MUST try ALL of the salsas at the salsa bar... except maybe the habanero one... unless you know you can handle it. They are all unique and delicious!

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    2 months ago

    The food is excellent, and the vibe is fun! It's a great menu too. I had the fish tacos and now I'm definitely going back.

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    La mejor torta de milanesa muy recomendada aki en San Rafael excelente servicio muy sabrosa y con mucho sabor

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    The tortilla soup is back to its original self! So good. Yay!

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    I think their Tortilla Soup is awesome. I've never had better. It is what I always get when I come here!

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    9 years ago

    Eat at your own risk. I got really bad food poisoning and it lasted a while. Never going back to this place!

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    Ordered a tostada and they gave a bunch of lettuce with barely any meat. Nope!

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    one of the best mexican taquerias in marin by far !!

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    Sabor A México

    Sabor A México

    4.6(345 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    •$$

    We happened upon this sweet spot on a Friday night. We sat up front and got an amazing show with…read morethe live music. They were awesome! Service was great! Drinks were lovely. We just got in before happy hour ended and it made our trip even better. We shared a salad and each ordered happy hour tacos. The flan we ordered for dessert was amazing. And I don't normally even like flan. It was the best I've ever had. Great place to try out!

    Am liking this place more than before. Went with daughter-in-law, wife and one grandchild for lunch…read moreand it was OK. Mexican Jarrito sodas are $5 each, a glass of Modelo beer is $7 and a small orange juice is $6. Prices, to us, are high. Yes, it is in California, but Mexican dishes are not that expensive to make. Eli was our server and he did a good job with us. The Conchinita Pibil Tacos plate ($21) is a Yucatán Peninsula dish of deeply flavorful pulled pork, marinated in citrus and achiote (those tiny red seeds common in the Americas) paste. Served with pickled onions on corn tortillas. They were OK. Huevos Rancheros ($19) were, as expected, fried eggs over corn tortillas and slathered with green and red sauces. Pretty good. Most expensive was the five Street Taco Plate ($48), an outrageous price for five street tacos. Of course, you could choose what protein you wanted in those five tacos, but... We will be back as son's family like it very much. We...not so much.

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    Sabor A México - Inside - Very festive!

    Inside - Very festive!

    Sabor A México - One of the very best Quesabirria out there.

    One of the very best Quesabirria out there.

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    Los Moles - Enmoladas with Habanero Mole   Just the right amount of heat with queso fresco and sour cream! Delicious

    Los Moles

    4.2(738 reviews)
    1.7 mi
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    I wish I had more words to describe my experience here!…read more I've never been to this area before so I asked a friend who lives nearby for recommendations. Los Moles was one of the top recs and I can definitely see why. We found street parking a couple blocks away and enjoyed the weather walking to the restaurant; the parking meter was a few bucks for maximum two hours, not bad! The exterior of the restaurant is beautiful, music was playing, and the interior was just as beautiful and cozy. They offer the menu or a buffet style. The service was phenomenal right off the bat and continued throughout our meal. I ordered the Carne Asada Platillo Casero and my boyfriend got the Burrito Mojado with Carnitas. For drinks, we got a Tamarind Margarita and a Modelo Especial. Both of us were overwhelmed with how good our orders were - we finished every last bite on our plates! My plate included beans, rice, cotija cheese, nopales, onions, carne asada, and guacamole, and they gave me a steaming basket of two fresh made tortillas. It was the perfect amount of food and every last ingredient was enjoyable on its own, so combined it was even better. I kept repeating, "Wow, this is so good!" throughout the meal. I wish I had asked for an extra order of the nopales and onions to go because I enjoyed it so much. My margarita was probably the best margarita I've had, hands down. I don't usually drink so I couldn't finish the whole glass, but I easily could've had two if they were nonalcoholic! I highly recommend coming here and enjoying a meal. I'm so glad my friend told me about this place, I wouldn't even mind making the drive again to try more of the menu :)

    Don't get adventurous here - just get the mole. It's in the name, and it's really good…read more But the burritos / standard fare is really not great. Just weird and bad.

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    Los Moles - Bar

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    Casa Manana Restaurant - Enchilada Vallarta

    Casa Manana Restaurant

    4.2(347 reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    My husband and I went here immediately after porchfest and yes, it was crowded and yes, we had to…read morewait (a fairly long time for food, but our table was available immediately). We have been coming here off & on for about 10 years since we moved to Marin and I'm so glad we remembered this place as we were walking back from the porchfest in gerstle park. I had a shredded chicken burrito and took half of it home to my teen son. The flavors were all there and just incredibly tasty and not too salty like a lot of Mexican food can be. It was one of the best burritos I ever had and having lived in the city for 15 years before here we ate a lot of great Mexican food in the mission. My husband had the steak plate and loved it, with refried beans and salad. We had the sangria and I was nervous about it because I don't like very sweet drinks, but it was only mildly sweet and very refreshing after a long day at porch fest. I heard someone saying there was a new chef and that he was a bit overwhelmed by the unexpected crowd of the porchfest, but I must say he sure handled it well as did the entire friendly welcoming team of staff. My husband actually is there right now the next day, eating lunch on the patio and getting in order to go for our son (the same chicken burrito)! If you are craving Mexican food in Central MARIN, I highly recommend this gem - very family, friendly vibe of staff caring and upbeat. Food is delicious and the restaurant is very relaxing and spotless clean.

    I used to come here weekly, decades ago, when I worked down the street. I was back in town and came…read moreback for nostalgia. It's the same great quality! This is NOT some typical below par Mexican restaurant where all dishes taste the same, like is common at strip malls across the country. This is fresh and everything is delicious! I would still be here weekly if I lived or worked in the area. Strong recommendation!

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    Casa Manana Restaurant - Indoor seating.

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    Cascabel - Great easy menu

    Cascabel

    4.3(173 reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    Came here to try out their tequila and mezcal flights as well as their food. The ambiance is kind…read moreof dark, I was able to get the comfy sofa by the window however. This spot seems more of a tequila bar that serves food rather than a restaurant setting. For food, we ordered the fish tacos, shrimp ceviche and taquitos. Their fish tacos were good! That green salsa (avocado/chiles) that comes with it was very spicy. Shrimp ceviche on the other hand was whole pieces of cooked shrimp halved lengthwise with cut up avocado and cucumber. I have had better. The taquitos were okay, the exterior tortillas were a bit overcooked. Was impressed with the selection of tequilas however. Would recommend the anejo flight. I'm not a huge tequila expert, but discovered that I like El Tesoro Anejo, very smooth! Service was attentive and our server went out of his way to explain the difference between the various flights. I would come back to try the tequila again for sure!

    So, I have no idea who made the decision but going from eclectic antique loungecore velvet…read moreloveseats and wingback chairs to cheap dining tables was not a move I would have made. I used to love walking in here. It had the vibe of a funky SoHo lounge in the 90s. I would add it to the roster for a night out and recommend it to others based on that atmosphere. Now, it looks like every other restaurant in Marin. The drinks are still great and that green ghost pepper salsa is fire. Pixels next door is fun for tipsy gaming.

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    Cascabel - Great decoration full bar

    Great decoration full bar

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    Great bar and bar tender

    Sonora Taqueria - Regular Carnitas

    Sonora Taqueria

    4.4(213 reviews)
    5.2 mi
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    This was my first time here. The macho burrito was good. The interior is roomy and reminiscent of…read more outdoor setting. Service was pleasant.

    I don't usually do this, but my phone call right now was very offputting and unprofessional by…read morewhomever whatever guy was answering the phone They don't have a menu anywhere and I had a few questions about quesadillas like the price and what does it come with? I've never eaten at this restaurant and I was over in the area. It looks good but I asked bacich questions and the guy was nice at first until I took longer than 60 seconds to you know ask three questions and then I guess I was kind of putting him out I want to know what the cost was for quesadilla with meat. It comes with guacamole, which is cool but I had another practical question places make their guacamole different so I'm put a bunch of salsa, pico de gallo and onions and stuff and some places make guacamole more simple and bacich which is my preference. I don't like onions and you know I don't like it overcomplicated with tomatoes and onions and stuff and you're like hey I just want to mainly taste the flavor of guacamole and then this actually matters I asked do they do like a single half Totino fold the tortilla in half when they're cooking it or is it like two folds like a trifold it almost likes like a flat burrito and yeah, I really don't like the double fold quesadilla concept it just doesn't look like a quesadilla But after 60 seconds and you know me asking these very basic questions and a third of the time he wasn't understanding my well spoken English task my questions and he's like unprofessional. I was taking too much time. I guess he's like he's like OK. Do you wanna order bro like I have you know a line in front of me but it was rude to hurry some off off if you're not gonna order then I don't have time for you, but if you do order then I'll make time and take your order. That's just unprofessional and bad service already. It's a red flag. Here's an idea and I mean this sincerely create a website your successful established business at your Customer. See what your prices are. I'm having to rely on an old Yelp review with two-year-old pictures on a person's review and that that's lame. So if you don't want people to call and take 60 seconds to ask bacich questions who have never eaten there why don't you somehow create something that allows someone to see your menu and prices you're a restaurant this should be automatic And if you don't want to do that, then expect people to call and ask questions and don't have a poor attitude about this. It's just bad Customer Service and it's free to be kind. It's free to be informative like you're not valuing the customers taking time out of their life and they're choosing to call you and maybe spend money at your restaurant and maybe they become a regular customer but instead you wanna have a poor attitude so just lost my business because there's too many restaurants that are friendly and professional and value your perspective patronage. Bummer too. I'm in the mood for quesadilla but I guess I'll go over to La Hacienda... they give you free chips without the attitude this gentleman when I said I said do you charge for chips and I didn't understand the simple question so I had to repeat it differently. I said yeah do you give free chips? He's like he's like yeah if you buy food then you know we'll give you chips said it like it was something special. You're not the norm again. I would know this as a as a potential new customer if you had a menu of any Kind. Oh, and if somebody from the restaurant wants to challenge this review, feel blessed that I'm giving it a three star review not a one do you wanna capture new customers and increase your revenue? I shouldn't have to call to get basic information about food, but if someone does call value their potential business and that's how you earned their business and then you make it have a good product and friendly customer service. There's a good chance that you'll keep them as customers because they had a great experience. What do I know? I just been go to a restaurant as a customer for like 40 years,

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    Inside restaurant

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    Macho burrito

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    Los Palillos Restaurant - mexican - Updated September 2026

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