Chuy's Fiestas

Fantastic al pastor tacos. Worth a stop for sure, and I'd recommend dinning in so you get them nice and hot.

Super friendly service. And super patient with me, as I have a crazy bad cilantro allergy (yes, I'm an odd ball), but she had them even make me some salsa with no cilantro (I didn't ask, but they did it)

Tortillas are all hand made.

Food was quite good 8/10 BUT

Docked a point since it looks like they count the taxes as part of the amount you're tipping on which doesn't seem like the norm?? As a consumer this seems a bit misleading/dishonest. There's a credit card fee too but I guess that fine because they don't charge the SF health mandate fee as well.
I also saw a couple rats roaming around the stairs in the back patio area.

I thought the value seemed pretty good though.

This is a 3.5 star review.

I came in a little on the late side on a Tuesday night. I was expecting more, however those tacos were great. Ambiance and service was a bit lacking. No one came to check on us, we needed more salsa, but wasn't able to order, etc...

The homemade tortillas are delicious. The tacos are huge and were good. 2 was plenty. The shrimp one was really good, and the vampiro was great (and honestly a meal in itself). It had true cuts of steak, not that pounded out, cut up scraps. So kudos to that.

What took this meal to a less than 4 star review:

The guac and chips were sad. The guac was a bit watery and not flavorfully fresh. The chips were stale.

As mentioned, the service was fine, but not really there.

Overall, high expectations from the reviews, and I'm sure a great spot if you doing takeout or doing a super casual eat. I was looking more for some ambiance and good eats, and that wasn't quite what I got.

Loved the ambiance in this local joint. The Vampiro taco was my favorite. The perfect bite with beans, salsa, tremendous flavor on the salsa, and steak on homemade tortillas.

Quesabirria taco and shrimp burrito were yummy! The front was a little quiet when we arrived, but there were also picnic tables in the back that had more people and was livelier. My favorite part of this place was the lovely stoneware the food was served on. The waitress was super nice too and it was really easy to pay the check. There are margaritas on the menu but I don't think they are made with tequila so I passed on that. It's nice to have another option after climbing at Mission Cliffs!

Food and service was 10/10. We got a burrito, carne asada fries, quesadillas and another thing I can't remember. We went a few weeks ago and forgot to leave a review. the ingredients are definitely fresh and juicy and authentic. This is one of my new go to spots aside from el farolito.

Amazing food love it definitely recommended eating here the employees are always super nice best biria tacos their salsa is very seasoned

A hidden gem! Tip is to go to their back patio (you have to walk past the kitchen) -- it's pretty spacious and so cute at night. Great for bigger parties.

Chuy's has delicious tacos and decent portion sizes, my favorites were the shrimp and volcano tacos. Highly recommend their agua frescas as well; I've tried their mango and strawberry -- both are good!

This is a great spot to grab some tacos. I came here once, and I'll return ten more times; my favorite tacos at this restaurant were the carnitas. Yum. Paired with excellent service and outdoor seating, it was just what I needed to enjoy a nice lunch out in the city.

We found Chuy's Fiesta during Covid, offering delivery through door dash. The food is fast, not too expensive and flavorful.

I like the super nachos, birria tacos and the seafood specials. The shrimp burritos have a nice portion of shrimp. They also grill their burritos on the flat top which helps melt everything together inside.

I would love to come back and try the ceviche and aguachiles with a michelada on that patio, it looks very inviting.