Taqueria El Castillito is a long-standing taqueria in San Francisco. Started by a Dad and his friends in the 80's, it has stood the test of time.
It began as a way to express his love for his food and bringing delicious food to people. 40 years later and that same passion is still relevant, but now it has been passed down to his son.


Now in 2020, we keep that same desire of bringing pride to the food we make.
El Castillito has been recognized as one of the top 50 best restaurants in San Francisco in 2019. Now with two locations in the Bay Area, one in San Francisco (in the Castro) and in Livermore.

El Castillito is utterly excellent. Three ingredients are key to its magic: the meat, the tortilla, and the cheese. The meat is perfectly tender and well-spiced. We’re partial to al pastor, and man-oh-man is this killer pastor. It falls down off the rotisserie like manna from Heaven. What does the pastor fall upon? An immaculately grilled tortilla. It’s not clear what exactly is going on with the tortillas’ composition, but they’re above and beyond the normally high Mission standard.

El Castillito is another place offering “regular” and “super” burrito options, and we will always tell you to go in the super direction, which here means rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, onions, cilantro and salsa along with fillings including carne asada, pastor, chicken, chorizo or carnitas.