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

415-559-6127 

 

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  • Mexican
    Daily 9am-10pm
    $
    cash
  • Casual
    Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout
    Dinner, Lunch
    None
  • Not Accepted
    Lot Available, Street
Description

A dozen or so taco trucks have kept San Francisco's street-food traditions alive since long before the Twitter-powered food cart craze. One of the best is El Tonayense, home of some of the city's sloppiest, most satisfying tacos, tortas, tamales, and burritos. Tomato, onion, cilantro, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, and grated cheese share tortilla space with your choice of lengua, cabeza, carne asada, pollo asado, and other meaty delicacies. Snazzier snacking options include menudo, huevos rancheros, fried snapper, and smoky, garlicky prawns. These handheld al fresco megameals are awfully good with tall cool cups of horchata, a sweet, creamy rice drink flavored with cinnamon and almonds.







  • 2007 | Best Burrito (S.F.-Style)

    People around here demand a lot from their burritos: They must be too big for a 135-pound person to eat at one sitting. They've got to have plenty of expertly grilled meat or veggies, with fragrant rice and beans. We want freshly made salsas to go with them. Somewhat bizarrely, we want them to have an amazing level of structural integrity, so that we can eat them with one hand. Luckily, the mothership of famous lunch trucks scores high on all counts. El Tonayense's classic Mission-style... More »

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  • El Tonayense Trucks: Too Big a Fleet?

    El Tonayense Trucks: Too Big a Fleet?

    | Thu, September 23, 2010

    El Tonayense, one of the oldest taco trucks in the city, has always been one of the most reliable. The Santana family, whose origins are Jaliscan, opened their first taco truck in 1993. The success of... More »

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