[rating: 5]
Having lived in the Mission for over a year now and indulging in the oh-so-healthy cuisine of Taqueria Cancun countless times (and yes, even sober), it's time to formally give it the attention it deserves...
Tag: mexican food
Thoughtful Mexican Dining in the Mission? Gracias Madre Delivers
[rating: 3]
I am neither vegan, nor do I live off of a gluten-free diet (thank god!). If I could have carnitas smothered in cream on top of pasta every night, I would. Well, that's a lie because that would be disgusting, but you get the point. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly satisfied by my meal here tonight.
Gracias Madres is very SF in the sense that they're taking a lot of seasonal ingredients (and maybe a few that are just past their season, i.e. butternut squash) and throwing them into classic Mexican entrees. Tacos with roasted asparagus is a perfect example. Although they haven't updated all the winter ingredients (kale, brussel sprouts, & squash, for example), they're certainly mixing things up. And, when the menu says "mushrooms" they don't mean flavorless button mushrooms, they mean shiitake. And if they mean shiitake, they mean business...Continue Reading
I Stole La Taqueria's Carnitas Recipe, and I'm Not Sharing it.
[rating: 4]
My reviews have been getting epically long, so lets keep this one to the essentials - order something with carnitas.