Gordo Taqueria

This Gordo is a place I’ve been visiting for a long time now, and while they’re not the best taqueria in the city, they’re still quite good, fast, and convenient. The burritos are, as per the name, hefty and tasty. The interior may not be the nicest, but as far as take out Mexican food goes, Gordo is my gold standard.

Maybe I’ve eaten here 500 times. I’m an avid taqueria eater. The poor reviews is mostly because they’re not ordering the right things. Order correctly and I’m hard pressed to put any taqueria over this. Yes you gotta pay extra for chips, pico de gallo to dip it with the chips, sour cream, and guacamole. You have to ask for the green sauce and red sauce cups which are free. And both sauces are good. The red sauce is different than any taqueria I’ve tried, it has a more savory taste than the average sour and spicy taste you would expect from salsa. The carnitas are inconsistent but if you get lucky it’s the best. The chicken is more flavorful than other taquerias. The ingredients are flavored more than most taquerias. For Quessidilla you need to add more cheese or they will just give you one slice. Tacos you need to add the extras too. Once you are familiar and stick to the favorite combinations this is better than El Farlito and LA Taqueria. And specifically this Gordos location is the best. I tried the two locations and they’re not as good but still good. The Berkeley location is good but not as good as this location.

Gordo has been my nostalgic eats since the 90s. Go to has always been super burrito with carnitas (or pollo) with no beans and extra hot sauce. Comes out to around $8 Another one is the quesadilla is delicious the way they do it there it’s not what someone would typically imagine (if Taco Bell was the base) Though all the locations have the exact same menu and pretty similar taste… personally I feel the one on 23rd and clement is the best one despite being the smallest location. Parking in the 9th Ave area also sucks so you’d have to be in the area, take muni, walk or bike. Golden gate park is right there so you can get a burrito to go then walk and eat it in the park.