Taqueria La Morena

An authentic as it gets, La Morena really knows how to whip up some tasty Mexican food! The food is comparable to the awesome Mexican food found down in San Diego....(best Mexican food can be found in SD)

When I come here with co-workers on my lunch break, I always find myself ordering either the Al Pastor Super Burrito or the Al Pastor Plate...

Their ingredients are fresh, and the Al Pastor (marinated pork) is always served with the right amount of spiciness and flavor.

The staff is friendly and parking is relatively easy to find.

Also, this saves you a trip to the MIssion, where its crowded, parking sucks, and lots of inconsiderate pedistrians and drivers...not to mention annoying double-parked trucks that are unloading their cargo.

Be sure to get here early for lunch though, or else you'll be faced with a long line!

If you're looking for ONLY Al pastor tacos, this place is a go to. The flavor is bursting and the portions are relatively decent.
If you're looking for a birria burrito, look for another place. Husband didn't enjoy it and salad the burrito was bland. He kept trying to add salsa from our chips to it make the burrito appealing.
Also unlike most of the taqueria we frequent, there is no salsa bar, no limes or radish to serve yourself. If you want chips, you need to pay 0.75.
There's decent amount of seating though so you can definitely eat in.

Haven't been at this restaurant in years... the vibes inside this restaurant is superrrer nice! It's literally giving mexico vibes. It's my first time trying their menudo, and I didn't really find it that special. I didn't like their torta as much either... I was hoping it was a bit more flavorful, but it was a little bland for me. I did enjoy their plates with rice, meat, beans, etc. We came on a Sunday & it wasn't as packed, but I still enjoyed the food & the ambiance. I'd for sure come back for their plates next time!

Horrible service. Period. Full stop.

Came in to get birria tacos and I politely asked if they had them. The woman at the counter proceeded to yell at me saying I didn't know how to read the menu. There's no sign saying anything, but I told her I heard from coworkers that they had it.

She said it's only on the weekend and proceeded to stack some containers.

I asked her if I could get Carne asada enchiladas to go ansshe said no. She said she was busy. It was 2pm on a weekday.

Wow, rude. So I left.

I have eaten here for the last 15 years and never wrote a review. Shame on me.

This lovely family owned Taqueria is one of my Mexican cuisine favs! Homemade at its best!

The crispy tacos are off the charts fantastic! You can choose from any of their delicious meats for the taco. I love the grilled chicken. Taco also includes Mexican cheese, little minced white onion and cilantro all crispy grilled to perfection. Some cheese oozes out during grilling and gets crunchy, flipping love that, drives me wild!

The all star fav...the carnitas plate. The best carnitas around! Loaded with juicy crispy pork goodness with fluffy Mexican rice and refried beans, little guacamole and sour cream. The best ever, hands down. Wait that's not all. Loads of warmed corn tortillas like little cozy blankets to wrap up the crispy porky deliciousness. They are super generous with their portions and very reasonably priced.

The 2 story restaurant converted from a decades, quite possibly centuries old house, is adorned with beautiful murals depicting Mexican culture; very colorful. I love eating upstairs. Very unique, cool establishment.

Stop by for some awesome Mexican food in downtown SSF, just a block south off Linden & Baden from the main street, Grand Ave.

There is street parking and a small metered public parking lot a few buildings north on Baden.

Love this restaurant, give them a try! You will be hooked. Nice staff, awesome cuisine, good prices!

This is kind of 'hole in the wall' since the interior has been the same for 20+ years but boy is the good good.

My favorites include the carnitas plate, green chicken plate, anyhow the burritos and on weekends the menudo. All authentic and in particular how they fry the carnitas is better than most places.

I come here for the food and not the ambiance. Normally I take out. Salsas are fresh and the food is hearty and tasty. They could improve in the cleanliness of the tables and seats. Upstairs is the same - could be cleaner.

Great food, good prices, ambiance is OK. The carnitas is to die for! I ordered three street tacos with everything and I was stuff.

Been coming here for about 20 years and they've even catered my kids parties. I come here for the carnitas plate but I'm sure everything else is as good. Nice and crispy with good fat and salt. Love the 8 tortillas they grill for you on the side.

Epic carnitas here. The best you will find. Whether in a burrito or a taco, it's moist, tasty and delish

If you leave the airport hungry or just in the San Fran area, this little Taqueria is a hidden gem. Hands down the best tacos we have ever had in our 50+ years! We got chicken tacos and beef. I believe they slow roast their meats then grill them up to order. Nice and crispy edges. Salsa Verde so good you can drink it!

We just happened upon it and got lucky!

Ate too fast for a photo!

Oh, and try their homemade pineapple juice drink!

Let me say that my food was not very good, but the burrito and the torta my husband and son had were pretty good. We also tried some ceviche which was ok. I had the carne asada plate. The meat itself was ok. The rice was ok. The salsa was not fresh. The guacamole was atrocious. The menu I saw on line touted they used whole beans unless you asked for refried, so I didn't ask. I should have. I got some awful refried beans. But it wasn't expensive. I might do take out for a different meal. The other thing. I didn't get the idea they cared about our business. Maybe they were just tired.