La Alteña
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About La Alteña
La Alteña is a Mexican restaurant restaurant in San Francisco, CA. Rated 4.2 out of 5 by guests. Discover the menu, photos, and reviews.
What Customers Say About La Alteña
La Alteña is a local favorite known for its authentic Mexican flavors, especially the burritos and tacos. Many customers praise the friendly staff and fast service. However, there are some complaints about oily food and occasional order inaccuracies.
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La Alteña San Francisco Reviews
I hadn't been to La Alteña in over 20 years, my dad used to take me when I was a kid. I always remembered how much I liked their burritos. I made sure to stop by when visiting San Francisco. I ordered a burrito and it tasted just how I remember from when I was a kid. It hit the spot! The food was delicious
La altena is in my top 3 Mexican restaurants in SF. Good authentic flavor.
Ordered a Tripa super burrito with extra tripa and a bit crispy on the meat and let me say it’s one of the best tripa I’ve had In the Bay Area. Fast, professional and clean environment with friendly staff. Will be back 😋
Same authentic taste that I grew up with on 22nd / Mission. When I visit the 415 I ALWAYS visit this burrito shop.
The most beautiful staff, very clean spot with so delicious, different and cheap foods ♥️😋
Mexican Flavor is a thing here! One of the best tasting mexican foods I've had.
Mexican Flavor is a thing here! One of the best tasting mexican foods I've had.
I hadn't been to La Alteña in over 20 years, my dad used to take me when I was a kid. I always remembered how much I liked their burritos. I made sure to stop by when visiting San Francisco. I ordered a burrito and it tasted just how I remember from when I was a kid. It hit the spot! The food was delicious
La altena is in my top 3 Mexican restaurants in SF. Good authentic flavor.
Ordered a Tripa super burrito with extra tripa and a bit crispy on the meat and let me say it’s one of the best tripa I’ve had In the Bay Area. Fast, professional and clean environment with friendly staff. Will be back 😋
Same authentic taste that I grew up with on 22nd / Mission. When I visit the 415 I ALWAYS visit this burrito shop.
The most beautiful staff, very clean spot with so delicious, different and cheap foods ♥️😋
We get take out from here at least twice a month it’s our favorite local spot! Highly recommend super anything :)
Solid birria tacos. Open late night. Easy parking in Safeway.
Getting super burritos from La Atlena almost every day. So, so good, can’t recommend it enough 💛
They were open on Thanksgiving this year. My friend and I went there. We got a wet burrito and super burrito. We were satisfied with the price and flavors. Would return!
I've been here about 10 times ordered doordash from his place like 20 times never fails. I love the fact that they use Swiss cheese for their burritos and tacos amazing. This place is in my top 3 in the Bay Area.
This place has the best super quesadilla I have ever had. Every time I come, I am met with amazing service, and even better food. The staff, chefs, and entire establishment will always get 5 stars from me.
Best taco I've ever had. No embellishment. I had already bought a pizza from the shop across the street and just bought a taco to pass the time. I will never forgive myself for wasting hunger on that pizza when I could have had more of these tacos. Please learn from my folly. I beg you. Buy the tacos. More than u think you'll want. The opportunity is precious. As is life. Don't waste it
Getting super burritos from La Atlena almost every day. So, so good, can’t recommend it enough 💛
We get take out from here at least twice a month it’s our favorite local spot! Highly recommend super anything :)
They were open on Thanksgiving this year. My friend and I went there. We got a wet burrito and super burrito. We were satisfied with the price and flavors. Would return!
This place has the best super quesadilla I have ever had. Every time I come, I am met with amazing service, and even better food. The staff, chefs, and entire establishment will always get 5 stars from me.
I've been here about 10 times ordered doordash from his place like 20 times never fails. I love the fact that they use Swiss cheese for their burritos and tacos amazing. This place is in my top 3 in the Bay Area.
Best taco I've ever had. No embellishment. I had already bought a pizza from the shop across the street and just bought a taco to pass the time. I will never forgive myself for wasting hunger on that pizza when I could have had more of these tacos. Please learn from my folly. I beg you. Buy the tacos. More than u think you'll want. The opportunity is precious. As is life. Don't waste it
Seemed like the tacos were the specialty. Each meat was good and slightly different.
super good!!!! some of the best burritos i've ever had have been from here! super kind staff and very fast + efficient
Seemed like the tacos were the specialty. Each meat was good and slightly different.
super good!!!! some of the best burritos i've ever had have been from here! super kind staff and very fast + efficient
The chicken super tacos no sour cream are amazing. I come back again and again for this item. 5 stars on the tacos; less stars for anything else I’ve tried. Very happy this place is here! The people who work here are always friendly and nice!
The chicken super tacos no sour cream are amazing. I come back again and again for this item. 5 stars on the tacos; less stars for anything else I’ve tried. Very happy this place is here! The people who work here are always friendly and nice!
Food is extremely oily and doesn't taste very good, the restaurant is a bit rundown, the server and person at the register is unfocused but friendly. And whatsapp with all the NYC pictures on the walls...?
Food is extremely oily and doesn't taste very good, the restaurant is a bit rundown, the server and person at the register is unfocused but friendly. And whatsapp with all the NYC pictures on the walls...?
I got a regular burrito from this taqueria a few weeks back, and it was pretty good. So, I decided to give the place another shot and ordered a super burrito to go. The second visit wasn't great. The older lady with glasses who took my order was pretty rude & unfriendly. The first time I got the regular burrito, it came with tortilla chips, but this time they wouldn't give me chips and said it was an extra dollar. Which is fine, but I don't think that was the case because I didn't see any sign saying chips cost money. So I really felt like that lady was just being rude to me. The burrito also wasn't as good as the first time, so the food seems inconsistent. I think the cheese tasted weird. Anyway, I'm not going back.
I got a regular burrito from this taqueria a few weeks back, and it was pretty good. So, I decided to give the place another shot and ordered a super burrito to go. The second visit wasn't great. The older lady with glasses who took my order was pretty rude & unfriendly. The first time I got the regular burrito, it came with tortilla chips, but this time they wouldn't give me chips and said it was an extra dollar. Which is fine, but I don't think that was the case because I didn't see any sign saying chips cost money. So I really felt like that lady was just being rude to me. The burrito also wasn't as good as the first time, so the food seems inconsistent. I think the cheese tasted weird. Anyway, I'm not going back.
Ok....since this place is close to safeway....I have been coming here....but everytime nonchalant cook in the afternoons doesn't seem to get the order right. But my senior mother order a burrito.....and told the lady at the cash register...refried beans.....only to get whole beans. I wanted to share with my toddler. She can't eat whole beans....NOT coming here again....pure lazy on the cooks part.
I ordered on DoorDash because they had rave reviews. However, once I received the super nachos which I called ahead of time to make sure that it was going to be delivered correctly once I received it, it was a horrible unedible mess of a soup. It was nowhere near the consistency, nachos should be. And the chips that I received with it were stale almost $15 for soup and stale chips. I also ordered two tacos on the side. They were soggy and wrapped in foil when they arrive don’t Waste your time and your money here and be aware that on DoorDas They filter the reviews so only the good ones come up.
Ok....since this place is close to safeway....I have been coming here....but everytime nonchalant cook in the afternoons doesn't seem to get the order right. But my senior mother order a burrito.....and told the lady at the cash register...refried beans.....only to get whole beans. I wanted to share with my toddler. She can't eat whole beans....NOT coming here again....pure lazy on the cooks part.
I ordered on DoorDash because they had rave reviews. However, once I received the super nachos which I called ahead of time to make sure that it was going to be delivered correctly once I received it, it was a horrible unedible mess of a soup. It was nowhere near the consistency, nachos should be. And the chips that I received with it were stale almost $15 for soup and stale chips. I also ordered two tacos on the side. They were soggy and wrapped in foil when they arrive don’t Waste your time and your money here and be aware that on DoorDas They filter the reviews so only the good ones come up.
We got food poisoning yesterday after we ate the tacos from La Altena. We got Al pastor and tripa. We poder a dry fish that my vegetarian daughter didn’t eat because it was dry as a bone. It was $61 down the toilet
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