Category Archives: mexican

A grilled feast at El Rancho Restaurant, Concord

July 1, 2010 – 8:42 am

1450 Monument Blvd, Concord, CA  94520 | 925.685.5582 | website Exploring the stripmall wilderness out in Contra Costa can be a bit daunting because there are so many obscure restaurants that appear undistinguishable from the rest.  This restaurant in particular we almost missed because I drove into the parking lot and went the wrong way [...]

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Taqueria El Farolito, Concord

May 19, 2010 – 12:07 pm

1844 Grant St., Concord, CA, 94520  | 925.363.3940 | website In Coco County there are lots of options for Mexican food, everything from upscale Maria Maria to hole-in-the-wall taquerias.  Fortunately, the Taqueria El Farolito empire extends out as far as downtown Concord, it’s reassuring to see the little red lighthouse in this far flung corner [...]

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Nopalito, San Francisco

February 16, 2010 – 9:14 pm

306 Broderick Street (between Oak and Fell), SF, CA 94117 | 415.437.0303| website This restaurant serves the kind of Mexican cuisine that leaves your tastebuds so entranced that you can’t wait to return for more.  Nopalito is an offshoot of the restaurant Nopa and is actually closed today to celebrate its first anniversary.  It’s located [...]

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Mexicatessen La Palma

June 29, 2009 – 10:47 pm

Take-out mostly | 2884 24th St., at Florida Street, SF | 415.647.1500 | website The sign really does say Mexicatessen, which is an abbreviation of Mexican Delicatessen.  It feels a lot like the famous Italian deli, Molinari‘s in North Beach…  The line forms quickly so you need to grab a number when you walk in and it can [...]

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Burritos from Pepe’s Mexican Tacqueria

September 8, 2008 – 9:12 pm

27915 Mission Blvd, Hayward, CA, 94544 | (510) 538-5393 We were working on the interminable home project and needed something substantial to fuel the beast.  Mr. K tends to favor burritos for this purpose because taquerias and taco trucks make the best kind of fast food, where you get delicious food that is prepared before [...]

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