Poc-Chuc

Excellent poc-chuc with huge portions! Definitely need to add the black bean sauce for moisture but otherwise outstanding.

Poc-Chuc is a great place to go for a traditional, fair-priced, delicious and filling eating experience

Family-owned place with a lot of charm and a hidden gem. Food here is amazing and great portions for the prices. Have had about four or five entrees and all have been spectacular - recommend the turkey chimole. Try the juices. Chips and salsa come free and good spiciness. Definitely worthwhile to check out.

I had the poc chuc taco and taco de cochinita pibil. The tacos were quite large and the meat was savory and delicious! Even the salsa and chips tasted authentic. I highly recommend this spot - it's not my current favorite taco spot in the city.

Fantastic food, wonderful service I made reservations, by phone, for a party of 9 people to celebrate a friend's birthday. Everything was great! The guacamole was very good, awesome chips, I got the Poc Chuc, and it was great. The rice was amazing. The service was awesome. I plan on going back even though I live in the east bay. I loved it.

Lovely, locally owned restaurant.We got the platos mayas, the cochinita pibil (amazing, generous portions, not pictured) and the pescado frito featured in picture. I love that the tortillas are handmade, the food is reasonably priced, and they have outdoor eating options. I always walk by this place and on the weekend evenings they have some sort of karaoke and are super busy. Went on a weekday night and had no problem getting a table and quick service.

A dear friend I'll call "Nick" took me here. He was saying this was the dopest joint around. Well, I might have to agree with him because the food rules. If I were you, I'd get yourself a "Nick" and get over there before you start that other hobby you had planned today. This is too important!

This place is fire! Got the poc chuc pork platter, it's huge. It's a bit pricey for a pop-in lunch but worth every penny. The pork tasted like it came right off the grill, the hot sauce was flavorful and obviously home made. I would come back anytime and try some of the other exotic dishes.

Just go for the food. That is all. Just. Go. 4. The. Food. The visual elements of the space are poorly maintained. The flavor and quality of the food was well above average 😋 👌

Mayan restaurant with some unique and different dishes. The pic-chic is excellent with bbq pork, fried red onions, marinated shredded cabbage and fluffy rice. It also comes with hot tortillas and a big bowl of black beans! We also ordered the mixed maya platter which was very good. The stand outs was the empanadas, and two covered puffed tortillas! You get a lot of food so given the price of the mixed dish is $17 and the poc-chuc is $18, it’s a bargain. It is a bit loud inside with music videos going nonstop but service was good.

Do NOT!!! sleep on this place holy cow. Gorgeous food, the mole had me in tears from its beauty. The plantains 😭 the tortillas!!!

Loved dinner here. Everything was so flavorful, and the menu was different from most Latin American places. To start, the chips and salsa was excellent, with really crunch fresh chips. We tried the fried plantain appetizer, which was both HUGE and really really good. We also had the tostada which were tasty as well. Mains - the cochinita pibil was amazing - a really rich porky stew which was delicious. The poc chuc was also very good. Last, the salpicon was tasty but not as good as the other two. All the dishes came with particularly tasty rice as well. Service was a bit slow, and the appetizers came out at the same time as the mains, but I can forgive that when the food is this tasty.

Unmatched in it's arena! Great food, and the restaurant becomes a sort of club on some weekend nights, with a DJ, smoke machine, and lasers! Crazy cool. I had the cochinita pibil, salpicon, and bistec de res (which was my absolute favorite). Home made corn tortillas are incredible, as are the black beans. I would highly recommend this restaurant. I've been back twice, got the veggie trio both times. Phenomenal vegetarian (vegan?) option, the vegetables are all seasoned and cooked well, and the pickled onion/cabbage are a great acidic contrast. Be sure to ask for more of the hot salsa.

Fantastic. Food was amazing, portion size was as expected and staff were super friendly and let us stay and dine despite having to wait for our entire group. Inside the music is really loud and a bit stuffy but it’s cool, quiet and refreshing outside after 6:30pm. Great for a group of 4! I got 2 tacos and split the Poc-Chuc entree with 3 others. The rice in the Poc-Chuc taste fantastic and the pork is cooked really well too! Unfortunately charged us $3 more for the wrong drink but besides that would love to come back, thanks for having us!

Have you ever heard Mayan/Yucatan cuisine in Mexico? I think this is the most unique and extraordinary place when it comes to eating Mayan/Yucatan cuisines. This is absolutely top notch!! Mole,Poc-chuc are the most representative cuisines which are awesomely good. Totilla is daily hand-made so the shape is not well rounded. Mole is watery but, simply good. Poc-chuc is winner. It has perfectly fantastic combination of citrus marinade and grilled pork. Taste is amazingly sour and flavorful. It looks like as if Korean pork is grilled with citrus marinade. Kotzito is insanely good. Taco is rolled, deep fried, smothered in tomato, black bean sauce almost like gravy. It was very unique experience!!

Saw this place highly recommended but dragged my feet to come because from the photos it looks like any other Mexican place (and why go here when I could get a burrito?) but wow it’s the way the food is executed here that’s great. From the salsa that came with the chips (fresh ingredients) to the level of doneness the meat is cooked to the bite of the pickled vegetables to the softness of the handmade tortillas, this was delicious. There’s a nearby place with a similar menu and Poc-Chuc Restaurant is just on another level, go here!

Very courteous and attentive young gentleman going around helping the customers. I got the turkey mole and really appreciated how fresh and flavorful everything was. Yes, even the rice was perfectly seasoned and not just forgettable like most places! The mole was more of a soup consistency but still quite tasty and the amount of turkey was generous! You can tell that tortillas were handmade with lots of love! Impressed and glad I was able to pay them a visit!

Popped into Poc Chuc since it sounded like a different style of Mexican food from the standard Mission places. It was a great choice! The cochinita pibil was deliciously flavored, very tender, and served with a hearty side of homemade thick tortillas, pickled onions, and limes. Plus the server brought out chips and two salsas while I waited - both tasty, one really spicy. Will definitely come back next time I'm craving Yucatanean food

Good lord, this was some seriously good food. Quite possibly the best Mexican food I have had in SF and the Bay Area in general. We started off with the appetizer plate, which was...admittedly not very good. I was nervous for the main courses, until they came out. They completely redeemed the appetizer. We got the Poc Chuc, mole con pollo, and cochinata (cerdo). All of them were incredibly, especially the poc chuc and mole (+2 tacos for good measure). The star of the meal were the tortillas, which were just to-die-for. Probably the best I've had in a long time, sightly better than Gallardo's down the street. Homemade of course. The staff were also incredibly nice and patient, and the ambiance was friendly. All around, this is now one of my favorite restaurants in SF!

Low key restaurant with yummy food. I completely forgot the names of these appetizers we ordered... they were about $5 each. Both were so delicious. One has black beans on the base of the tortilla, the other does not. Both are yummy. The shredded chicken is cooked nicely. Tasty, yet not overly salty (the way i like my food) Very filling.

I ordered the poc-chuc plate, which was very well cooked and came with delicious black beans and white rice on the side. The cabbage slaw on the side is deliciously citrusy and a perfect side salad. The salsas are on point. I didn’t love the chicken pibil tacos (too squishy), but the homemade sangria is a must try and really packs a punch! Would definitely return.

Delicious food those slow service. I guess it takes time for quality but it was a lot of quality. Turkey mole that sure looked and tasted like chicken. Loves those pink pickled onions.

JEONGBUM SEO

Have you ever heard Mayan/Yucatan cuisine in Mexico? I think this is the most unique and extraordinary place when it comes to eating Mayan/Yucatan cuisines. This is absolutely top notch!! Mole,Poc-chuc are the most representative cuisines which are awesomely good. Totilla is daily hand-made so the shape is not well rounded. Mole is watery but, simply good. Poc-chuc is winner. It has perfectly fantastic combination of citrus marinade and grilled pork. Taste is amazingly sour and flavorful. It looks like as if Korean pork is grilled with citrus marinade. Kotzito is insanely good. Taco is rolled, deep fried, smothered in tomato, black bean sauce almost like gravy. It was very unique experience!!

Katarina Makmuri

Saw this place highly recommended but dragged my feet to come because from the photos it looks like any other Mexican place (and why go here when I could get a burrito?) but wow it’s the way the food is executed here that’s great. From the salsa that came with the chips (fresh ingredients) to the level of doneness the meat is cooked to the bite of the pickled vegetables to the softness of the handmade tortillas, this was delicious. There’s a nearby place with a similar menu and Poc-Chuc Restaurant is just on another level, go here!

Tibor

Very courteous and attentive young gentleman going around helping the customers. I got the turkey mole and really appreciated how fresh and flavorful everything was. Yes, even the rice was perfectly seasoned and not just forgettable like most places! The mole was more of a soup consistency but still quite tasty and the amount of turkey was generous! You can tell that tortillas were handmade with lots of love! Impressed and glad I was able to pay them a visit!

Krish Sigler

Popped into Poc Chuc since it sounded like a different style of Mexican food from the standard Mission places. It was a great choice! The cochinita pibil was deliciously flavored, very tender, and served with a hearty side of homemade thick tortillas, pickled onions, and limes. Plus the server brought out chips and two salsas while I waited - both tasty, one really spicy. Will definitely come back next time I'm craving Yucatanean food

Michael Evans

Good lord, this was some seriously good food. Quite possibly the best Mexican food I have had in SF and the Bay Area in general. We started off with the appetizer plate, which was...admittedly not very good. I was nervous for the main courses, until they came out. They completely redeemed the appetizer. We got the Poc Chuc, mole con pollo, and cochinata (cerdo). All of them were incredibly, especially the poc chuc and mole (+2 tacos for good measure). The star of the meal were the tortillas, which were just to-die-for. Probably the best I've had in a long time, sightly better than Gallardo's down the street. Homemade of course. The staff were also incredibly nice and patient, and the ambiance was friendly. All around, this is now one of my favorite restaurants in SF!

Michelle H

Low key restaurant with yummy food. I completely forgot the names of these appetizers we ordered... they were about $5 each. Both were so delicious. One has black beans on the base of the tortilla, the other does not. Both are yummy. The shredded chicken is cooked nicely. Tasty, yet not overly salty (the way i like my food) Very filling.

C B

I ordered the poc-chuc plate, which was very well cooked and came with delicious black beans and white rice on the side. The cabbage slaw on the side is deliciously citrusy and a perfect side salad. The salsas are on point. I didn’t love the chicken pibil tacos (too squishy), but the homemade sangria is a must try and really packs a punch! Would definitely return.

DYJ1948

Mayan restaurant with some unique and different dishes. The pic-chic is excellent with bbq pork, fried red onions, marinated shredded cabbage and fluffy rice. It also comes with hot tortillas and a big bowl of black beans! We also ordered the mixed maya platter which was very good. The stand outs was the empanadas, and two covered puffed tortillas! You get a lot of food so given the price of the mixed dish is $17 and the poc-chuc is $18, it’s a bargain. It is a bit loud inside with music videos going nonstop but service was good.

Katie Doarn

Do NOT!!! sleep on this place holy cow. Gorgeous food, the mole had me in tears from its beauty. The plantains 😭 the tortillas!!!

Dan C

Loved dinner here. Everything was so flavorful, and the menu was different from most Latin American places. To start, the chips and salsa was excellent, with really crunch fresh chips. We tried the fried plantain appetizer, which was both HUGE and really really good. We also had the tostada which were tasty as well. Mains - the cochinita pibil was amazing - a really rich porky stew which was delicious. The poc chuc was also very good. Last, the salpicon was tasty but not as good as the other two. All the dishes came with particularly tasty rice as well. Service was a bit slow, and the appetizers came out at the same time as the mains, but I can forgive that when the food is this tasty.

Dylan Stolfus

Unmatched in it's arena! Great food, and the restaurant becomes a sort of club on some weekend nights, with a DJ, smoke machine, and lasers! Crazy cool. I had the cochinita pibil, salpicon, and bistec de res (which was my absolute favorite). Home made corn tortillas are incredible, as are the black beans. I would highly recommend this restaurant. I've been back twice, got the veggie trio both times. Phenomenal vegetarian (vegan?) option, the vegetables are all seasoned and cooked well, and the pickled onion/cabbage are a great acidic contrast. Be sure to ask for more of the hot salsa.

Robbie Zhuang

Fantastic. Food was amazing, portion size was as expected and staff were super friendly and let us stay and dine despite having to wait for our entire group. Inside the music is really loud and a bit stuffy but it’s cool, quiet and refreshing outside after 6:30pm. Great for a group of 4! I got 2 tacos and split the Poc-Chuc entree with 3 others. The rice in the Poc-Chuc taste fantastic and the pork is cooked really well too! Unfortunately charged us $3 more for the wrong drink but besides that would love to come back, thanks for having us!

MUST order the poc chuc plate. Smokey poc chuc, fragrant rice, spicy salsa, earthy beans, and freshly made tortillas. Can't go wrong with any of it.

Wanted a quick snack so only ordered the fried plantains and wow amazing 🤩 tender, sweet, with a yummy vinegar-based sauce and salad on the side. Will definitely be coming back for more! riquisimo 🤌🏼

Slept on. Should be way busier than it is... Been coming for years. Small things like salsa, chips, tortillas all really great quality.

Delicious food and very reasonably priced. The staff are very friendly and attentive. They also give a very generous pour of wine

Great Mayan themed menu with many options, you really can't go wrong. The people that run the place are incredibly kind. Everything I've had here is great. They make some of the best guacamole in the city in my opinion. Highly recommend.

Colin Ho

MUST order the poc chuc plate. Smokey poc chuc, fragrant rice, spicy salsa, earthy beans, and freshly made tortillas. Can't go wrong with any of it.

Nick Alatorre

Great Mayan themed menu with many options, you really can't go wrong. The people that run the place are incredibly kind. Everything I've had here is great. They make some of the best guacamole in the city in my opinion. Highly recommend.

Clementine

Delicious food and very reasonably priced. The staff are very friendly and attentive. They also give a very generous pour of wine

Nico Faraguna

Slept on. Should be way busier than it is... Been coming for years. Small things like salsa, chips, tortillas all really great quality.

La La

Wanted a quick snack so only ordered the fried plantains and wow amazing 🤩 tender, sweet, with a yummy vinegar-based sauce and salad on the side. Will definitely be coming back for more! riquisimo 🤌🏼

The culinary experience at this place is truly remarkable. The food is fantastic, delivering flavours that impress without any pretentiousness. The atmosphere adds to the enjoyment, creating a lively and vibrant ambience. When I visited on a Sunday evening, there was a live DJ spinning tunes and enchanting lights that added a whole new level of excitement. It was an incredibly fun experience, with Pepas and reggaeton tunes filling the air while savouring the incredibly delicious poc chuc. It's safe to say that it was one of the most enjoyable moments I've had in quite some time.

Yum. Can't wait to go back. Warm, delicious comfort food at very reasonable prices. Best salsa I've ever had. I had the shrimp tacos. The tortillas were perfect, the shrimp succulent, the rice light, the bean puree so much better than refried beans.

It's true, the poc chuc is all sorts of juicy and flavorful and a must try. There's the poc chuc platter but you could also do a poc chuc taco (off menu, comes with bean puree and avocado). Cochinita pibil taco was also very good. Only wished they added some greens to the tacos.

Poc Chuc looks like a hole in the wall, but only the service can really match up to the name. The flavors are decent but not outstanding, and run starting at $13 for moderate sizes. For any of the rice plates, you'll also be treated to pureed black bean soup and tortillas. I'd recommend the Poc Chuc for carnivores and anyone hungry. However, the service is impeccable and you'll feel welcomed the moment you walk in. Please note the restaurant is cash only.

August 2023: Stopped by for dinner and ordered the poc chuc pork special plate. My very first time eating Mayan food. I've driven by this place for years. Finally stopped when I was looking for a place to eat. The grilled pork came with rice, beans, tortillas and some grilled veggies. Everything was very tasty. I thought the marinade of the pork was good. Almost like a Vietnamese grilled pork marinade. The tortillas were super fresh. The pull is what I look for in a tortilla! Chips and salsa were delicious. Agua fresca was refreshing! And es muy Grande! 😂 Service was very friendly. Both workers were busy busy! Cons: The pork was very fatty. So I had to trim all the extra fat. I probably over ate because I felt uncomfortable for a while.

Ken Wong

August 2023: Stopped by for dinner and ordered the poc chuc pork special plate. My very first time eating Mayan food. I've driven by this place for years. Finally stopped when I was looking for a place to eat. The grilled pork came with rice, beans, tortillas and some grilled veggies. Everything was very tasty. I thought the marinade of the pork was good. Almost like a Vietnamese grilled pork marinade. The tortillas were super fresh. The pull is what I look for in a tortilla! Chips and salsa were delicious. Agua fresca was refreshing! And es muy Grande! 😂 Service was very friendly. Both workers were busy busy! Cons: The pork was very fatty. So I had to trim all the extra fat. I probably over ate because I felt uncomfortable for a while.

The Maya platter not worth $17 plus tax. 5 items of fried tortillas . Two of which had beans and chicken, the remaining three just fried corn tortilla topped with tomato salsa and cheese. All 5 items were small. I think $5 or $6 would be the reasonable price

It's fine. The watermelon water was good, I added quite a bit of water to dilute it and to make it less sugary. The handmade tortillas are REALLY good as well as the salsa. The poc-chuc is good but I had higher expectations for the flavor and texture of the meat.. The dish comes with sides. In terms of service, there is one waiter who is really nice and some others that are not super friendly but that is not a factor in my rating in this specific case.

The food was definitely authentic and rather good, with adequate service though it did take -30 min to get our food because of a large group ahead of us. Unfortunately we were disappointed by the cleanliness and infrastructure of the restrooms as well as the “tax” that was added manually at the end of our meal, which amounted to ~22% of the total cost per the prices on the menu. For two people we ended up paying $60 and we don’t even drink alcohol. So I’d say this place is good but possibly overpriced for is offered

Miguel Serrano Illan

The food was definitely authentic and rather good, with adequate service though it did take -30 min to get our food because of a large group ahead of us. Unfortunately we were disappointed by the cleanliness and infrastructure of the restrooms as well as the “tax” that was added manually at the end of our meal, which amounted to ~22% of the total cost per the prices on the menu. For two people we ended up paying $60 and we don’t even drink alcohol. So I’d say this place is good but possibly overpriced for is offered

The food is good. The service is poor. But the last straw was when we went this past Sunday. They have added a DJ and karaoke (which many will enjoy). But, the music was way too loud for conversation. Finally, the main problem I had was after I asked for the check, our server (also the owner) went and sat down with another table to chat. Four stars for the food, minus two for the poor service and ambience.

Mislabeled as Spanish and Mexican on yelp and Google. Mayan is not synonymous with and is distinct from both Spanish and Mexican cultures and languages. While Mayan cuisine can be included in Latin America, the more accurate description would be Mesoamerican. It is wonderful to have Mayan cuisine represented. However, I am being generous by giving a two star rating. The proteins were quite good overall. It is fun to get flavors that are unique such as poc chuc and pollo pibil. I enjoyed the mild salsa, though it wasn't very flavorful. I also enjoyed the fried plantains. The chips were over fried. We asked for refills of the small bowls which were served few and far between with observable disdain from the server. The service was poor. There was one person in the kitchen and one person serving the front which resulted in waiting quite a long time for our food. The customer service was offensive to say the least. Also, the website no longer functions and the receipts were unhelpful. We came here because of its proximity and the higher reviews relative to other restaurants nearby. The reviews within our party were mixed.

Jae DK Szeszycki-Truesdell

Mislabeled as Spanish and Mexican on yelp and Google. Mayan is not synonymous with and is distinct from both Spanish and Mexican cultures and languages. While Mayan cuisine can be included in Latin America, the more accurate description would be Mesoamerican. It is wonderful to have Mayan cuisine represented. However, I am being generous by giving a two star rating. The proteins were quite good overall. It is fun to get flavors that are unique such as poc chuc and pollo pibil. I enjoyed the mild salsa, though it wasn't very flavorful. I also enjoyed the fried plantains. The chips were over fried. We asked for refills of the small bowls which were served few and far between with observable disdain from the server. The service was poor. There was one person in the kitchen and one person serving the front which resulted in waiting quite a long time for our food. The customer service was offensive to say the least. Also, the website no longer functions and the receipts were unhelpful. We came here because of its proximity and the higher reviews relative to other restaurants nearby. The reviews within our party were mixed.

Shady area. I wanted to try the Cochinita Pibil, my favorite food from Yucatán México. As I entered I looked at the menu pictures and the advertisement for Cochinita included Black Beans and Rice, the lady behind the counter didn’t acknowledge so I went to the counter and ordered my Cochinita Pibil meal, I was served the dish with fresh tortillas along with the Cochinita, Pickled red onions, an habanero pepper, house sauce and rice, they missed the black beans. The food was less than average from what I had eaten before at other places, the Cochinita was water down and not very appetizing., I’m giving it two stars for the food because I liked the Poc Chuc taco (citrus marinated grilled pork). The inside of the place smelled old as in beer thrown on the floor for a few days. I should have known better as soon as I entered the place. I gave the place the benefit of the doubt but it didn’t live to my expectations.

Food was very good, however at the end they charged us 30 percent gratuity without asking us for our approval! We realized after we left the restaurant. This left us feeling frustrated and deceived. Even though the food was good, I will never go back to an untrustworthy business. I don’t support a business who takes advantage of the customers.

Sticky tables and general disorder. The restaurant needs a good deep clean; the food was lacking flavor.