Los Jarritos
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 648-8383
- Cross Street:
- 20th Street
- Hours:
- Daily 8am-10pm
Editorial Review for Los Jarritos – by Jennifer Joseph
The Scene
Light streams into this quiet corner space, illuminating brightly painted walls and vintage chrome dinettes. Decorative ceramics from Jalisco line the walls alongside photographs of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. The service is charming even when busy.
The Food
House-made tortilla chips, served warm with salsa appear minutes after being seated. For breakfast, the massive chilaquiles--scrambled eggs with tortillas--or huevos rancheros are quite satisfying. For lunch or dinner, start with a quesadilla Arturo: Jack cheese melted between two corn tortillas stuffed with nopales (cactus), pico de gallo (fresh salsa), chopped onions, avocado and jalapeno pepper bits. For an entree, Deanna's mole enchiladas--two enchiladas filled with chicken, beef, pork or cheese and smothered in a rich, smooth sauce, deep with spices and a hint of chocolate--are truly exceptional, as is the fried chicken.
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User Reviews for Los Jarritos
02/17/2008 Posted by sweetfe2
A casual family owned and operated Mexican restaurant, consistently filling customer with the best Mexican food around. The home made tortillas are to divine. This place has been a staple in my diet for the last six years. Some of my favorites include Deanna Mole, Chilaquillas, and the Chipotle chicken. One of my friends has been working through the menu and he has "never had a bad meal." I have turned a lot of people of to this restaurant and I frequently get feedback from them about how often they now visit and how they share it with their friends. Tip: The family will not rush you. Chances are you will have to ask for the check.
Pros: The food is amazing
06/09/2006 Posted by gos377
I started going to los Jarritos after the old Chavaz burned down, and realized that one needn't feel like lying down and never getting back up after eating a filling up on meal of delicious handmade chips and tortillas, and something saucy-beany to boot. The breakfasts are my first love, at any time of day. The mole is spicy, but not ridiculously hot-ly so. I went with the rest of my grimey city worker crew--lots of blue collar types. The police like it there at times, which I guess is another type of recommendation. And plenty of mission district hipsters of all stripe. The musicians who wandered in were actually pretty good, though in competition with the world cup on the tv. The service is always friendly, but since there are only a few people serving and waiting tables and working the register, they don't hurry you out. The huge difference between my boyfriend and myself is that he doesn't eat meat or drink alcohol, and I really really like a hot bowl of birria when I'm hung over. The other soups have large chunks of vegetables and meats (or fish), and while not always carefully cut, hearty, and great for a cold foggy day.
Pros: good mix of people, all pretty nice
Cons: snobby people complain loudly.
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