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2406 Bryant (at 22nd St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-641-7209

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Critics'
Pick
Best Fish Taco
Award Winner 2008

Cuisine(s): Mexican

Hours: Daily 10am-10pm

Price: $
Payment Types: cash

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: None

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

This colorful hangout, whose tiny entryway leads into a comfortable dining room decorated with faux-finish walls and paintings, prepares California-Mexican soul food. Order enchiladas smothered in red sauce; a taco piled with radishes, cilantro, and crisp carnitas; or tightly rolled burritos packed with tender, citrusy pork verde or chile colorado.

2008 | Best Fish Taco

The secret to the delicious experience that is an El Metate fish taco lies in the crispy, spiced breadcrumb crust, which provides a great flavor and texture to complement the sweet white fish inside. The pure pleasure of this taco also lies in its simplicity -- El Metate has an array of bottled hot sauces you can add, but it's really just the nicely breaded fish on a bed of iceberg lettuce. Yes, iceberg! But the contrast in texture makes it taste fresh, light, and scrumptious. And if... More »
2004 | Best Really Cheap Taco

The term "cheap" is so insufficient to the task of pricing El Metate's delicious tacos, we're forced to elaborate. They're really cheap. For a mere buck and a quarter you get two corn tortillas piled high with radishes, onions, lime, cilantro, and one of a dozen substantial fillings, including crisp, spicy pork carnitas; grilled vegetables in season; chile colorado with steak and potatoes; and moist shards of chicken with chile rojo. A variety of salsas -- verde, negra, habanera, et al. --... More »
2003 | Best Quesadilla

It may be tough figuring out who holds the title of best taqueria, but choosing the best quesadilla-maker is easy. Nestled in what was supposed to be the modish Bryant Street stretch (Blowfish, the Monkey Club, et al.), El Metate's small, unimposing site belies its tantalizing menu. The place opened late last year, offering an amazingly simple, tasty quesadilla: With three cheeses and a choice of meat, placed between tortillas and then grilled and quartered, it lacks the oiliness and... More »

Fish Taco Smackdown: El Metate v. Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet

By Andrew Simmons | Tue, April 13, 2010

Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet, the James Beard award-winning regional minichain of faux fast-food eateries formerly known as Taylor's Automatic Refresher, is prized for burgers beef, turkey, and ahi, r... More »

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sfweeklybestof | San Francisco, CA | 74 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

The secret to the delicious experience that is an El Metate fish taco lies in the crispy, spiced breadcrumb crust, which provides a great flavor and texture to complement the sweet white fish inside. The pure pleasure of this taco also lies in its simplicity � El Metate has an array of bottled hot sauces you can add, but it's really just the nicely breaded fish on a bed of iceberg lettuce. Yes, iceberg! But the contrast in texture makes it taste fresh, light, and scrumptious. And if you're not running off to your next event in San Francisco, you can enjoy your taco or a full menu of equally tasty taqueria delights in the festive, brightly painted dining room next door, overlooking Bryant. The restaurant likes to call it quits at the early hour of 9 p.m., and at $2.50 a pop, the fish tacos aren't the cheapest Mexican food item to be had in the city, but two of these puppies in the early evening, along with the complimentary chips and salsa, are enough to set up you up right for your night.

Main Menu

Main
Fried Marinated Fish, Lightly Breaded.

$6.00

Quesadilla

$5.00

Burrito
flour tortilla, beans, rice and salsa fresca.

$2.75

Fish Two
tortilla, rice, lettuce and salsa fresca.

$5.75

Broiled Flour Tortilla
with oaxacn cheese, monterey jack cheese and queso fresco. served with guacamole, salsa fresca and sour cream.

$12.75

Shrimp, Fish And Calamari
sauteed with peppers, onions, tomatoes and a special sauce, served over a bed of rice.

El Meteste Shrimp Dishes
Sauteed Prawns With Three Kinds Of Salsas.

$8.75

Quesadilla

$8.50

Burrito

$4.25

Taco

Platillos Con Sabor A Mexico
All The Above Plates Are Served With Rice, Choice Of Beans And Salad.

$7.25

Chile Relleno Con Queso

$7.25

Chicken Enchiladas

$7.25

Beef Enchiladas

$7.25

Cheese Enchiladas

$7.25

Chicken Tamales
wit chile rojo sauce

$7.25

Pork Tamales
with chile verde sauce

$7.25

Chicken Flautas

$7.25

Taco Plate
choice of two tacos

$7.25

Chicken Milanesa

Tacos
Corn Tortillas Served With Onions, Cilantro, Salsa Brava And Choice Of Fillings. Add Guacamole, Cheese And Sour Cream For $1 Extra

$2.75

Al Pastor

$2.75

Bistec A La Mexicana

$2.75

Carnitas

$2.75

Chicken Milanesa
breaded chicken

$2.75

Grilled Chicken

$2.75

Grilled Steak

$2.75

Pollo Con Chile Rojo

$2.75

Pork In A Chile Verde Sauce

$2.75

Steak And Potatoes In A Chile Colorado Sauce

$2.75

Vegetarian Burrito
seasonal vegetables

Burritos
Add Guacamole, Cheese And Sour Cream For $1 Extra.

Flour Tortilla, Rice, Beans, Salsa
fresca with choice of filling

Al Pastor

Bistec A La Mexicana

Carnitas

Chicken Milanesa
breaded chicken

Grilled Chicken

Grilled Steak

Pollo Con Chile Rojo

Pork In A Chile Verde Sauce

Steak And Potatoes In A Chile Colorado Sauce

Vegetarian Burrito
seasonal vegetables

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El Metate

2406 Bryant (at 22nd St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-641-7209

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2008 | Best Fish Taco

2004 | Best Really Cheap Taco

2003 | Best Quesadilla

Fish Taco Smackdown: El Metate v. Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet

By Andrew Simmons | Tue, April 13, 2010

sfweeklybestof | San Francisco, CA | 74 Reviews

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