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El Farolito (Mexican cuisine)  $

 7
JaT Rating

2779 Mission St, San Francisco, 94110  (Directions)


415.824.7877


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Mission district taqueria, a favorite among the late night crowd


Reviewer: Jason
Total Reviews: 998
Reviewed: 9/7/2005
Rating: 7
My photo gallery 		A couple of coworkers and myself were at some nerd event in San Francisco. We decided to hit 2 pizza places after the presentation but as fate would have it, both restaurants didnt open until 5pm...damm you Paulines Pizza and Little Star!! Maybe next time? We were in the Mission District might as well hit them up for burritos. El Farolito has been on my list for ages. My friend Jarrod used to swear by this place until he started going to Taqueria Cancun up the street.

We beat the lunch rush and I get the regular carnitas burrito with guac. I got my drink and sat down at this filthy table. I would have gotten another table but most of them were dirty. I made the mistake of visiting the bathroom to wash my hands. omg....I should have left my hands dirty as this bathroom belongs at a camp site. bllllaaaaaahhhh. How can the bathroom be so dirty at 11:30am?

My appetite is almost gone at this point but I need to give an honest review for the you folks. Burrito is delivered in a plastic red tray and Im ready to go.

tortilla and rice - best part of the burrito, tortilla is on par with La Bamba and rice was moist.

beans - pinto, nothing spectacular, just average. I didnt check for refried.

carnitas - just ok, meat was juicy, no crunchiness to be found anywhere, burrito was stuff with a lot of meat.

Ive been going to taquerias for a long time all over california. I dont mind eating at hole in the wall establishment but, El Farolito was filthy...there was so much food underneath the tables, the bathroom was absolutely disgusting, and could not enjoy my surroundings. On this particular day, we should have eaten on the sidewalk. With all this going on, it obviously puts a damper on the rating. Food was decent as I could tell they have some winners on the menu to order. I'd probably rate it somewhere between a 7.5-8. When you add the cleaniless factor into it, its a borderline 7.
 
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